IP Osgoode and

the Hennick Centre for Business and Law

present

Commercialization of innovative research:

Implementing solutions that work for Canada

(Click to see conference poster)

This conference features a variety of multi-disciplinary speakers who will discuss various aspects of IP commercialization, patenting, entrepreneurship and technology transfer.

Location:        Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Room 206

Date:              Friday, March 20, 2009, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

 This event is free of charge and anyone may attend.  Lunch will be served.

VIEW WEBCAST (Windows Media Video):

Part 1: Introduction, Opening Keynote Address, and Panel 1 (Law and policy efforts relating to commercialization of innovative research)

Part 2: Panel 2 (Entrepreneurship, business strategy and case studies)

Part 3: Panel 3 (The role of universities in commercializing research) and Concluding Remarks

Conference Agenda

8:30 – 9:00

Continental Breakfast

9:00 – 9:15

Welcome and introduction by conference chairs:

Giuseppina D’Agostino (Director of IP Osgoode & Assistant Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School)

Poonam Puri (Associate Director, Hennick Centre & Associate Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School)

9:15 – 9:30

OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESS: 

Deputy Minister George Ross, Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation

9:30 – 10:30

PANEL 1: Law and policy efforts relating to commercialization of innovative research

• Key issues Canada faces in encouraging innovation. Does Canada provide the appropriate mechanisms and policies for facilitating this innovation?
• Tax related and other incentives for promoting innovation and commercialization of research
• U.S. perspectives on commercialization, intellectual property and competition
• OECD Guidelines for the Licensing of Genetic Inventions, and implementation strategies for Technology Transfer Offices

Moderator:
Emir Mohammed, Assistant Professor of Law (University of Windsor)

Panelists:
Paul Carenza, Partner (Ogilvy Renault)
Powerpoint slides: Tax Measures Relating to Commercialization

James Isbester, Partner (Townsend and Townsend and Crew)
Powerpoint slides: The Role Of IP, A Perspective From South of the Border

Tina Piper, Assistant Professor of Law (McGill University)
Powerpoint slides: TTOs 

10:45 – 11:45

PANEL 2: Entrepreneurship, business strategy and case studies

• Business strategy lessons from past experiences in commercializing research
• New mechanisms to provide better entrepreneurship opportunities in Canada
• Intellectual property and funding for research and new ventures
• Patterns in the management behaviour of small and medium enterprises that enable or disable their ability to commercialize their innovations.

Moderator:
Poonam Puri, Associate Professor (Osgoode Hall Law School)

Panelists:
Marc Castel, Manager, Business Development (Ontario Centres of Excellence Inc., Centre for Photonics)
Powerpoint slides: IP Impact on Funding – Perspectives from the Field

Tom Corr, CEO, Accelerator Centre (University of Waterloo)

David Johnston, Professor (Schulich School of Business)

11:45-1:00                 LUNCH 

1:00 – 2:15

PANEL 3:  The role of universities in commercializing research

• What are the experiences of researchers in commercializing their research, and what have been the critical lessons learned at various stages of the process?
• Opportunities and concerns from the perspective of technology transfer offices
• Public-private partnerships
• IP policies and awareness of IP at universities
• The unique space that institutions such as universities and colleges occupy and their role in innovation
• International approaches to commercializing academic research

Moderator:
Michelle Lindsay, Associate Director, Research Agreements & Intellectual Property (York University) 

Panelists:
Darlene Homonko, Executive Director (Golden Horseshoe Bioscience Network)
Powerpoint slides: Thoughts for Successful Commercialization 

Michael Johnny, Manager, Knowledge Mobilization (York University)
Powerpoint slides: Knowledge Mobilization

John McCulloch, Venture Group Advisor (MaRS Discovery District)
Powerpoint slides: Commercializing Life Sciences - UK Experience 

Ron Pearlman, Professor, Department of Biology (York University)
Powerpoint slides: Commercialization