Carleton Technology and Training Centre,
Suite 3800
Telephone: 521-1964
Fax: 521-7794
In the course of their research activities, graduate students at Carleton University sometimes make discoveries that have commercial potential. There is a process that enables inventors at Carleton University to seek protection for their ideas and to enter partnerships to seek commercial possibilities.
Initially a graduate student contacts the Technology Development and Commercialization Office of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research. If reasonable commercial possibilities exist, the student proceeds to the Carleton University Development Corporation for further action.
The Carleton University Development Corporation (CUDC) is wholly owned by Carleton University. CUDC's mandate is to support the academic and research activities of the University primarily through the production of revenues from commercial endeavours. The Corporation's principal activities, in which other private sector companies may be involved, are technology transfer, training and professional development, and development of University owned lands.
CUDC has a strong commitment to the advancement of research, technology, and training both at Carleton University and with the community at large. The Corporation's activities are potentially of direct interest to some graduate students.
CUDC manages the development and commercialization of technologies and related intellectual property. The technologies may come from Carleton University or the community at large.
Training opportunities for professional development are available in business and management development, workplace skills development, spatial information systems, total qualitymanagement, technology-mediated training, and executive development.
The Carleton Technology and Training Centre opened in the fall of 1995. A multi-tenant building located on the campus of Carleton University, the Centre focuses on technology development and training.
The facility will complement current Carleton University initiatives in moving research to development and commercialization, and will encourage spin-off companies associated with CUDC and Carleton University through a business incubation centre.
Additionally, the facility will provide the space and services for high quality technical training through CUDC's training division, and offer outstanding management services and support to the occupants.
Graduate students may seek opportunities to protect their inventions and to set up companies in the new business incubator, or to work with enterprises associated with the technology and training centre. Students can be involved with research being conducted on campus as a result of the relationships with research organizations developed with the assistance of CUDC.
CUDC Organization
The 1995-96 Board of Directors consists of the following individuals:
R.M. Cruikshank, Board Chairperson
J.W. ApSimon, Associate Vice-President (Research) and Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, Carleton University
D.J. Brown, President and Chief Executive Officer, CUDC
R.H. Farquhar, President, Carleton University
A.J. Freiman, Colliers
W. Joe
R.J. Laughton, Gowling, Strathy and Henderson
A. MacDiarmid, Raptor Communications
G. Neathway, Kanata Research Park
W.M. Nicol, Nicol and Lazier