2. Springboard Network Over 60 campuses in the region, many with active R&D. 16 campuses are in major cities.

3. Vision To move ideas and expertise from our universities and colleges into in new or existing companies, creating new or improved products and services. To focus on economic development through academic-industry engagement and technology and know-how transfer.

4. Mandate Springboard accelerates academic and industry innovation by: pushing academic IP out to real-world applications, engaging industry to encourage academic – industry collaborations and solves industry problems. Springboard supports the commercialization of post-secondary research in Atlantic Canada with resources: To encourage IP transfer to the region’s private sector. To help increase industry engagement and awareness of the expertise available in each major community.

5. What we do Enable Members’ new tech & knowhow to be developed for commercial use. Help improve Members’ practices Help companies connect to R&D resources (technologies, knowhow and capabilities) for improving products, processes and services. Help guide companies through program funding needs for R&D, etc.

6. Member Metrics – Q9 (June 2013) 6

7. Regional Outcomes to Date Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD) Spending Using Higher Education in Atlantic Canada as a Percentage of Canada Data was sourced and aggregated by The Impact Group

8. Ref: Jenkins Report, 2011 Includes NGO’s, governments Not for profits Etc. Taken from the 2011 “Jenkins” Report

9. Ref: Jenkins Report, 2011 Sampling of Federal Programs

10. NSERC USRA NSERC Engage2 NRC IRAP Typical Collaborative Funding NSERC Engage Interaction Early Mid Late Commercialization Stages Company Idea Joint Idea Institution Idea BCIP NRC DTAPP* NRC NMA MITACS NSERC I2I Ph. 2 NSERC I-USRA NSERC I2I NSERC IRC/CRC NSERC ARD 2,3 ACOA BDP ACOA BDP NSERC IRDF/IPS NSERC CRD ACOA AIF* ACOA AIF* ACOA BDP ACOA BDP NSERC ARD SDTC* TDP NSERC SNG* IM Notes: A * denotes a more mature SME typically Does not show provincial funds which match/compliment Notes: A * denotes a more mature SME typically Does not show provincial funds which match/compliment

11. NSERC USRA NSERC Engage2 NRC IRAP Typical Collaborative Funding NSERC Engage Interaction Early Mid Late Commercialization Stages Company Idea Joint Idea Institution Idea BCIP NRC DTAPP* NRC NMA MITACS NSERC I-USRA NSERC ARD 2,3 ACOA BDP ACOA BDP NSERC IRDF/IPS ACOA AIF* ACOA AIF* ACOA BDP ACOA BDP NSERC ARD SDTC* TDP A * denotes a more mature SME typically; Does not include provincial matching programs A * denotes a more mature SME typically; Does not include provincial matching programs MITACS NSERC I2I Ph. 2 ACOA AIF* ACOA AIF* SDTC* NSERC I2I NSERC IRC/CRC NSERC CRD NSERC SNG* IM

12. Technology Readiness

13. How collaboration with academics helps industry Extends resources - reduces costs Access to students, faculty – HQP Access to lab/testing facilities - no capital cost Reduces risk – broadens your knowledge base Technologies/knowledge help differentiate and support their competitive advantage. Institutions offer a concierge service – we know the funding programs.

14. How collaboration with industry helps academics Extends your resources Validates your R&D interests Broadens your knowledge base Improves your research roadmap/plans ILOs and TTOs provide new connections to industry and facilitate projects Increases the longterm funding for your research activities.

15. Company benefits to doing R&D and Exporting Broadens revenue base Expands product and service offerings Weathers sluggish markets Extends product life cycles Improves competitiveness Spurs innovation Captures new customers Boosts productivity Broadens you contact networks

16. Our Programs & Initiatives 1.FTE program funds key positions (ILO/TTOs) in institutions to link academics to industry 2.Innovation Mobilization funds events and Member technology development. 3.Many trial programs designed to help increase commercialization and industry R&D collaboration

17. A pilot program in Atlantic Canada - Goals: – increase company use of I-USRA in Atlantic Canada, – increase institution engagement with SMEs (IRAP clients, Co-ops) – Increase industry R&D opportunities for undergraduate students; 4 month research co-op (anytime of the year), scholarship. Steps: – NSERC registers companies; Companies find students – apply for the I-USRA – NSERC provides $4500 reimbursement (4 month period) to the company – IRAP eligible Companies receive $2000 from Springboard Atlantic – Company cost: a minimum of $1125 for 4 month award. NSERC-IRAP-Springboard: Atlantic I-USRA Trial Program

18. Contact Us Chris Mathis, President & CEO Cell: (902) 476-1641 Springboard Atlantic Inc. 1344 Summer Street, Halifax, NS Canada B3H0A8 Cmathis@SpringboardAtlantic.ca ca.linkedin.com/in/chrismathis/