FedDev Ontario invests in UOIT research and industry collaborations

After successful completion of 13 research projects funded by the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) under the agency's Applied Research and Commercialization Initiative (ARC), the University of Ontario Institute of Technology is pleased to announce it has recently received $639,000 to fund new projects. UOIT researchers will collaborate with 11 southern Ontario companies to bring new products to the marketplace sooner. 

Through these projects, which will be completed by March 21, 2013, UOIT researchers from the faculties of Business and Information Technology; Energy Systems and Nuclear Science; Engineering and Applied Science; and Science will work with industry partners on innovative projects while providing UOIT students at both the undergraduate and graduate level with valuable hands-on experience and industry connections.

In 2011, under the ARC initiative, UOIT was awarded $739,000 from FedDev Ontario to partner with small- and medium-sized businesses on activities such as applied research, engineering design, technology development, product testing, and certification.

More details about the ARC initiative are available on the FedDev Ontario website. 

More details about UOIT’s ARC projects are available on the Research website.