The Art of the Start Available programming for the R

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The Art of the Start Available programming for
the RD continuum

• John Argall,
• Executive Director, BioAtlantech
• 11 May, 2006

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Me - I am only the messenger
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Financing the continuum

• Intra-mural programs at Federal Institutions
• Can be large, sometimes partnered
• CFI useful starter grants for researcher
  establishment
• Line provincial departments (TDF, Embracing
  innovation in Ag/Agri-Food, Environmental Trust
  Fund)
• Small to medium, useful, sometimes ad hoc,
  usually sectoral (agriculture, bio-resources,
  environment), tied to benefits to core
  constituency
• NRC-IRAP
• Small to medium, useful, with proper leverage.
  Technology input from ITAs

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Atlantic Innovation Fund

• Competition
• Competition I (July 02)
• Competition III (Sept 03)
• Competition III (March 06)

• allocation to Bio Sciences
• 52.350 M
• 29.800 M
• 39.600 M

• allocation to Bio Sciences
• 44
• 22
• 57

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Financing the continuum

• ACOA Atlantic Innovation Fund and BDP useful
  initiatives for HQP
• NBIF Suite of funds in two realms
• Institutional sector (capacity development, HR)
• Business sector (VC, Seed equity, enterprise
  innovation)
• Excellent lever
• GrowthWorks emerging as an interesting VC for
  Atlantic Canada
• BDC traditional investment vehicle with higher
  risk tolerance, and VC
• FCC ag focus

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Thank you!Merci!