Short & Long-Term Sustainability of Scientific Platforms Monday June 18, 2018

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1 Scientific Platforms Meeting (SPM) 8 th Floor, Donadeo Innovation Centre for Engineering University of Alberta, Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1H9 Short & Long-Term Sustainability of Scientific Platforms Monday June 18, :30-13:00 Registration 13:00-13:15 Welcome and Overview of the Meeting Welcome Remarks Walter Dixon - Associate Vice-President (Research), University of Alberta Workshop 1: Scientific Platforms Success & Challenges 13:15-14:30 Scientific Platforms Across Canada Marie-Eve Paquet - Coordinator, Molecular Tools Platform Team, Neurophotonics Centre, Université de Laval Eric Flaim - Director, nanofab Fabrication and Characterization Centre, Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta Alexandre Forest, Executive Director, Amundsen Science, Research Icebreaker, Canadian Coast Guard Ship Amundsen 14:30-15:00 Funding opportunities through Mitacs Eric Loo - Director, Business Development, Mitacs 15:00 Coffee Break

2 15:30-16:30 Perspectives from Scientific Platform Users Rob Peters - Project Manager X-ray Optics, Applied Nanotools Inc., Former user of nanofab at University of Alberta Jean-Baptiste Cavin - Post-Doctoral Fellow, Sharkey Group, University of Calgary, User of the Live Cell Imaging Facility Mang Zhu Graduate Research Assistant, Mayor Lab, University of British Columbia 16:30-17:30 Keynote Address Short and Long-Term Sustainability of Scientific Platforms Christian Beaulé, PhD, MBA Director, Strategic Project Management Group, Office of the VP Research, University of Ottawa Christian Beaulé obtained his PhD in 2003 from Concordia University in the field of neuroscience. After a postdoctoral adventure that lasted 8 years with stops in Illinois (USA), Missouri (USA) and Ottawa, and an academic career resulting in 19 peer-reviewed publications, Christian finally realized that his career needed a change and transitioned to research administration. Christian started in 2011 as a research development officer at the University of Ottawa, supporting researchers in their quest for research funds. After completing his MBA in 2014, Christian occupied positions of increasing responsibilities, including Senior Advisor at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Assistant Director at Research Management Services at the University of Ottawa. Since 2015, Christian has been the director of the Strategic Project Management Group (SPMG) at the University of Ottawa, a multi-service team managing the entire life cycle of projects funded through the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). The SPMG also manages the University portfolio of 24 core facilities, which are at the centre of its research enterprise. 17:30-18:30 Tours of nanofab Fabrication and Characterization Centre (Optional, Limited space, first come first serve 17:30, 17:50, 18:10) 19:30-21:30 Networking Dinner 2

3 Tuesday June 19, 2018 Workshop 2: Scientific Platform Corporate Relationships 8:00-8:30 Registration 8:30-9:15 Service based scientific platform projects with corporations. Corporate Full Service Light Microscopy Projects Erika Wee Manager, Advanced BioImaging Facility (ABIF), McGill University Academic Interactions with Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Industries Erik Joly Technical Supervisor, Metabolic Diseases Innovative Solutions (MeDIS) Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'université de Montréal (CR-CHUM) Linking with Scientific Platforms and Corporations Laurence Lejeune Development and Cytometry Consultant, Microscopy Imaging Analysis (MIA) Cellavie 9:15-10:30 R&D based scientific platform projects with corporations. Development of Iron Ore Production Methodology with Corporate Partners David Grant Research Laboratory Coordinator, Microanalysis Facility, Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) Ali Tehrani President & CEO, Zymeworks Rachael Ritchie Vice President, The Centre for Drug Research & Development (CDRD) MEMS Manufacturing Platforms Ian Roane President and CEO, Micralyne Inc. Yuebin Ning Vice President Research, Norcada Inc. 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break 3

4 11:00-11:15 CFI Navigator: Connect with Corporations Danielle Fremes Senior Officer, Stakeholder Relations, Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) 11:15-12:00 Small Group Discussion 12:00-12:10 Group Photo 12:10-13:00 Lunch Break Optional Lunch Session, Amphitheatre Connected Services: Maintenance and Monitoring of Infrastructure Abdel Barraj, Vice President Microscopy Business Group, Carl Zeiss Canada Workshop 3: How Can the CNSP Support SP Sustainability? 13:00-14:30 Small Group Discussion Management/Business Course for Scientific Platform Managers Scientific Platform Job Shadow Program Career Options/Development Committee Outreach Committee 14:30-15:00 Coffee Break Workshop 4: Sustainability through Funding & Institutional Support 15:00-16:15 Short Presentations Frank Nolan - Research and Innovation Development Officer, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Canada Stefan Scherer Executive Director, Future Energy Systems, Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF), University of Alberta 4

5 Ian McDermott Senior Director, Research Facilities Planning and Safety University Health Network, University of Toronto Angela Krawetz - Director, Core Facilities & Strategic Projects, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary Christian Beaulé Director, Strategic Project Management Group, Office of the VP Research, University of Ottawa 16:15-17:30 Small Group Discussion 17:30-18:00 CNSP General Assembly 5