{"id":8126,"date":"2011-02-11T16:17:03","date_gmt":"2011-02-11T21:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=8126"},"modified":"2011-06-16T10:49:47","modified_gmt":"2011-06-16T15:49:47","slug":"brock-looks-to-partner-with-niagara-businesses-on-research-and-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2011\/02\/brock-looks-to-partner-with-niagara-businesses-on-research-and-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Brock looks to partner with Niagara businesses on research and development"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_8127\" style=\"width: 298px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8127\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8127 \" title=\"Ian Brindle, Rick Dykstra and Steven Hudson\" src=\"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/brockniagarangenannouncement.jpg\" alt=\"Ian Brindle, Rick Dykstra and Steven Hudson(Niagara College's Vice-President Academic) chat at the Nov. 12 announcement of the federal research funding.\" width=\"288\" height=\"162\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8127\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ian Brindle, Rick Dykstra and Steven Hudson (Niagara College&#39;s Vice-President Academic) chat at the Nov. 12 announcement of the federal research funding.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Brock is excited by the applications it has received so far to do research for small and medium-sized companies. And there is still room for more applications.<\/p>\n<p>The federal government\u2019s Applied Research and Commercialization (ARC) program helps small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) in Niagara partner with Brock to innovate and bring new products and processes to market.<\/p>\n<p>Since the <a href=\"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=6297\">program was announced in November<\/a>, Brock has already received submissions from outstanding homegrown companies. The companies specialize in knowledge-based industries such as biomanufacturing, applied health, and digital and interactive media.<\/p>\n<p>And there is room for more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re pleased to be involved in this important venture, and we\u2019re excited about the calibre of applications that we\u2019ve received to date,\u201d said Ian Brindle, Vice-President, Research. \u201cWe\u2019re strongly encouraging eligible companies to apply for this program as there are still plenty of opportunities for firms here in Niagara and beyond to partner with our world-class researchers to help innovate their products and services.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario has provided up to $750,000 to the University for the overall program, which aims to include up to 15 projects at a maximum of $50,000 each. Companies selected to be part of the program are asked to provide $25,000 in cash or in kind.<\/p>\n<p>Using these funds, Brock will offer research and development support services to SMEs in areas such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> product and process applied research<\/li>\n<li>engineering design<\/li>\n<li>technology development<\/li>\n<li>product testing<\/li>\n<li>piloting<\/li>\n<li>problem solving<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The application form to apply for the ARC program is available on Brock\u2019s website: <a href=\"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/government-relations\/research-and-commercialization\" target=\"_blank\">brocku.ca\/government-relations\/research-and-commercialization<\/a><\/p>\n<p>All projects will be identified, approved and initiated by March 31, 2011 and completed by March 31, 2012.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brock is excited by the applications it has received so far to do research for small and medium-sized companies. 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