STEM Fusion: Where Academics and Industry in STEM Collide

Mon, May 3, 2021 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm

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12 – 12:15 p.m. Welcome Address & Introduction to the Innovation Ecosystem

12:15 – 12:35 p.m. KEYNOTE

12:40 – 1 p.m. Panel 1: What do you need to know about research collaborations?

1:05 – 1:45 p.m. Catalyst Talks: Mini-TED Talk-format presentations from various STEM Fields

1:50 – 2:10 p.m. Panel 2: Hiring in STEM

2:10 – 3 p.m. Lab Benching: 1-1 Consultation Sessions with Service Providers, Mentors, and Knowledge Experts

3 – 4 p.m. Open Networking

Presenters to date are as follows:
-North & Co LLP (Patents & IP topics)
-SN BioMedical (New Startup Company)
-Dr. Matt Tata (IP development & Partnerships)
-AMII -Mara Cairo (Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute)
-KorAlta Agri (New Innovations in AgTech)
-Campus Innovation Consulting Group (funding and business development)
-RNA Innovation (Industry partnerships)
-Mitacs (Fuding opportunities for industry, students & faculty)
-IDEaS (Department of National Defense funding opportunities)
-Blue Sky Analytical Labs (New Startup on campus)
-Western Economic Diversification (How to apply for funds)
-NSERC (Alliance application process)
-Campus Alberta Neurosience (Funding opportunities)
-Allos Bioscience (Biosensor Startup)
-Hire Standard -Emma Goerzen (Hiring in STEM)
-Colby Robertson at Cavendish (Finding the right career)
-API & Launa Aspeslet (Finding the right career)
-Alberta Innovates (Funding opportunities and business support)
-TecConnect (Business support)
-Genewiz -Ingrid Saba (Technical Support for research discoveries)
-Connection Silicon Valley (Joanne FEdeyko connects canadian companies to Silicon Valley)
-SR & ED Tax Credits (Sam will talk on research tax credits)
-BioAlberta (Robb will share more about the biotech ecosystem)