BARRIE, ON, June 13, 2019 /CNW/ – Congratulations to the 17 new Technology Access Centres (TACs) awarded across the country by the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport, today at Georgian College as part of the College and Community Innovation Program and College-Industry Innovation Fund awards.
After the first grueling, merit-based Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)-administered competition in three years, the 17 new TACs were awarded to colleges and cégeps across the country from Kelowna, BC to Inuvik, NWT, to Rimouski, QC, bringing the total number of Canada’s Technology Access Centres to 47.
Congratulations as well to the six TACs across the country that were renewed with another five-year award, validating the Technology Access Centre model and joining the previous 15 TACs that have also been awarded a second mandate.
“We are very excited to welcome the 17 new TACs into the Tech-Access Canada family” said David Berthiaume, Executive Director of OLEOTEK and Chair of Tech-Access Canada’s Board. “We look forward to sharing our best practices and assisting them to hit the ground running and solve the innovation challenges of industry partners in their regions.”
Canada’s 47 Technology Access Centres (TACs) are specialized applied research & development centres affiliated with publicly-funded colleges and cégeps. Each TAC serves a specific geographic area, with a focus on strengthening the industrial sector of significance to that region. These demand-driven centres, from BC to PEI, help Canadian businesses – especially Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) – get their products, processes and services market-ready by:
• offering objective advice and specialized technical services;
• providing training related to new types of equipment and processes; and
• conducting applied research and development projects focused on company problems.
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