1. Value Addition Through Genomics and GE 3 LS Dr. David Castle Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Law University of Ottawa Dr. Peter Phillips Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy University of Saskatchewan

2.  Value Addition through Genomics and GE 3 LS  $CDN 5.4 M, 4 year project  Stand-alone GE 3 LS project  Genome Canada funds  Genome Prairie administers What is VALGEN? Overview of VALGEN 2 22/02/10

3.  Genome Canada Position Paper Process (2007)  Life Sciences Innovation in Canada: New Metrics, Methods and Models for Success in Innovation  Genome Canada Position Paper Process (2008)  Models, Methods and Metrics for Governance of Genomics Innovation in Canada  Genome Canada Competition in Applied Genomics in Bioproducts and Crops (ABC) (2008-2009) What is VALGEN’s Origin? Overview of VALGEN 3 22/02/10

4. How did the ABC Competition Develop? Overview of VALGEN 4 22/02/10 60 Letters of Intent ABC Competition 11 Position Papers 2 Successful Position Papers

5. 6 ABC LINKS How did the ABC Competition Proceed? Overview of VALGEN 5 22/02/10 58 Letters of Intent 27 Full Proposals 12 Successful Projects

6. Where are VALGEN Researchers? Overview of VALGEN 6 22/02/10 Canadian co-applicants and collaborators International collaborators

7. To understand and respond to the deep governance challenges and opportunities of applied genomics for bioproducts and crops by focusing on the core issues of  intellectual property management  regulation and governance  democratic engagement to add value to the genomics science and integrated GE³LS projects. What is the Vision of VALGEN? Overview of VALGEN 7 22/02/10

8.  Remove roadblocks to innovation in Canada’s bio- based economy  GE 3 LSCapacity building:  New scholars / practitioners  New domestic and international networks  Develop:  New models for IP protection and technology transfer  Faster and more predictable regulatory review processes  Embed public consultation in policy-making and risk assessment frameworks  Bridge the science and society gap What are the VALGEN Goals? Overview of VALGEN 8 22/02/10

9. How is VALGEN a Research Network? Overview of VALGEN 9 22/02/10

10. How Are Research Types Defined? Overview of VALGEN 10 22/02/10  Priority Setting and Triage  selection and prioritization of cases  gaps, overlaps, iterative and transformative  Normal research  Kuhnian puzzle-solving  Models, methods, metrics  Foresight research  Desirable futures to shape  Back-cast to present circumstances

11.  Intellectual property management & technology transfer  patents, copyright and trade secrets in combination with public policy, industrial structure and business strategy  effect on commercialization and use of new technologies  Regulation and governance  increasingly complex and intertwined domestic and international systems  identification of regulatory bottlenecks and blind spots.  Democratic engagement  methods for engaging the public  uses of the outcomes of democratic engagement How are Research Themes Defined? Overview of VALGEN 11 22/02/10

12. How do VALGEN’s Activities Flow? Overview of VALGEN 12 22/02/10 Triage Normal Research Foresight Research Foresight Research iterative research transformative research Direct Decision Path Knowledge Flow Direct Decision Path Knowledge Flow

13. What is VALGEN’s Structure? 13 International Group of Experts Scientific Advisory Board IP Management Research VALGEN Science Management Executive Committee International Outreach Dock with IGE 3 LS Regulation & Governance Democratic Engagement New Researcher Program Networking & Partnerships Knowledge Mobilization Mobility Knowledge Mobilization Priority Setting and Triage Consortium Building New Researcher Group Canadian Expert Group 22/02/10Overview of VALGEN

14. SMEC  David Castle  Keith Culver  Kari Doerksen (PM)  Edna Einsiedel  Richard Gold  Peter Phillips  Jeremy Rayner  Stuart Smyth  James Tansey Who Manages and Advises VALGEN? Overview of VALGEN 14 22/02/10 SAB  Jose Falck-Zepeda  Julian Kinderlerer  Robert Paarlberg (C)  Reno Pontarollo (EO)  Eric Sachs

15.  National network for ABC-focused GE 3 LS  Synergy building and gap / overlap identification  International branding  Source of integration models and strategy  Spanning disciplines, institutions, existing networks  New Researcher Group (NRG)  Researcher mobility  Coordination of partnerships  Social networking; information clearing house  Ad hoc national and international peer groups  Enhanced knowledge mobilisation  Increased return on ABC investments  …more to be added in the four years…. How does VALGEN Add Value? Overview of VALGEN 15 22/02/10

16. Acknowledgements  Kari Doerksen  Lisa Jategaonkar  Cami Ryan  Stuart Smyth