Greater Peterborough Region DNA Cluster An alliance between university, college, public sector and private sector partners, with a focus on developing commercial opportunities for DNA-based technologies and stakeholder intellectual property such as: DNA profiling Landscape genetics Forensic science Wildlife management and disease Pathogen tracking Cultivar and meat tracking DNA diagnostics and human health

Fleming College… then and now Traditional college of applied arts and technology Applied projects…applied research and partnerships

Economic Development Productivity and the Business Environment Context for Firm Strategy and Rivalry Factor (Input) Conditions Demand Conditions Related and Supporting Industries Economic Development

Leadership and Vision (Please note: the presentation at this point shows the award winning video the introduces you to the leadership of the Cluster. Please go the Cluster web site at dnapeterborough.ca to view the video on-line) We’ like to introduce you the the leadership of the DNA Cluster and their vision for the Cluster.

Peterborough Partnership Group Ministry of Natural Resources Cluster Governance Other Partners Peterborough Partnership Group Ministry of Natural Resources GPAEDC DNA Cluster Founding Directorate Trent University Fleming College Legal entity formation and responsibility Mission and Vision Policy deliberation and approval Strategic planning Plan monitoring

Cluster Operations Stakeholder and external alliances Intellectual property management Project and opportunity management Business case development and finance Market capacity analysis Strategic Alliances Technical collaborations MaRS Toronto RTP North Carolina Joint Center For BioEthics Maxxam Analytics

Key Features of the DNA Cluster Multi-stakeholder IP development platform Leadership driven Governance and accountability focus Built on the existing strengths and relationships of the partners Includes private and public partners at the very beginning of the process

The commercial development GAP VIABLE PRODUCT OR SERVICE INVENTION The commercial development GAP Leverage the applied research capabilities of Fleming college to pull inventions through the GAP

Commercial Opportunities Technical challenges and solutions being addressed by joint Trent and Fleming teams: Sample tracking Automated sample preparation and analysis (the $10 DNA profile) Data storage & retrieval (bioinformatics) Data interpretation (landscape genetics) Commercial Opportunities

Landscape Genetics Base map Road Network Genetic layer A Genetic layer The integration of geomatics (core Fleming skill) with genomics (core research focus of Trent)

Challenges Managing multi-partner research and commercialization relationships Intellectual property management both internal and external to the Cluster Developing “critical mass” to support sustainable commercialization infrastructure Rigid restrictions on college funding that constrain full participation in the process

Key Initiatives Project management business tools Web portal for multi-stakeholder communication Document templates for intellectual property management Proactive solicitation of collaborations to “bundle” complementary technologies Expanded use of Fleming college applied research programs

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