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The i2I Research & Innovation Institute will coordinate regional efforts to drive innovation, foster economic resilience, and position Canada as a leader in key global emerging industries.
Its mission is built on the following pillars:
- Strengthen linkages across sectors along Canada鈥檚 innovation continuum through its collaborative approach that brings together academia with regional and national innovation ecosystem partners, creating a robust and interconnected innovation ecosystem.
- Build innovation capacity within industry, deploying graduates with entrepreneurial and commercialization mindset and skills to dramatically enhance the ability of Canadian companies to drive and adopt new technologies, while building bridges back to academic labs to both inform and benefit from research.
- Establish a new and lasting culture of entrepreneurship and innovation at our research institutions, universities and colleges through graduate student, postdoc, and faculty innovation training. By integrating entrepreneurial approaches into their supervision and training at all levels (from undergraduate training to postdoc supervision), institutions will foster a long-term, substantial cultural shift within Canadian academia.
