Doing Business with DRDC Ottawa

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Doing Business with DRDC Ottawa

• Technology Exploitation Office
• June 2009

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How DRDC Does Business

• DRDC looks for technologically innovative and
  forward-thinking organizations to help to
  deliver the best solutions for the challenges of
  our Canadian Forces using a variety of business
  models, including
• Collaborations and Partnering
• Technology Transfers and Licensing
• Fee-for Service
• Funding Opportunities

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Information on DRDC Technologies and Projects

• Fact Sheets and Publications
• DRDC Outlook (CASDI)
• TEN classified DRDC presentations
• Trade Shows and Conferences
• National science and technology councils,
  networks, associations and forums (member of
  over 60)
• MERX electronic service for contracting
  opportunities
• Patent Office DRDC is one of Canadas largest
  producers of patents within the federal
  government
• Technology Exploitation Office

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Collaborations and Partnering

• Approximately 50 per cent of DRDCs annual budget
  is invested in collaborative programs. This is
  a accomplished through
• Joint applications to Canadian funding programs
• Joint applications for external funding from
  national/international granting agencies
• Cost recovery, shared costing or in kind
  contributions
• Service Level agreements 
• Special Purpose Accounts 
• Collaborative licensing or contracting
  arrangements
• International agreements

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Technology Transfer and Licensing

• DRDCs research efforts often result in a
  technology transfer or licensing agreement to
  develop defence innovations into leading-edge
  commercial products.
• License agreements
• Memorandum of understanding
• Non-disclosure agreements
• IP protection including Patent Applications

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Fee-for-service for Facilities or Services

• DRDCs unique expertise and facilities are
  available on a fee-for-service, case-by-case
  basis. Rates are available from the Technology
  Exploitation Office.
• DRDC contracts for expertise and facilities using
  PWGSC and the Merx electronic tendering system.

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Funding Initiatives

• Funding and support mechanisms that encourage the
  development of innovative defence or dual use
  technologies include
• CBRNE Research Technology Initiative (CRTI)
• DND/NSERC Research Partnership Program
• Advanced Research Program (ARP)
• Defence Industrial Research Program (DIR)
• Technology Investment Fund (TIF)
• Technology Demonstration Program (TDP)
• Public Security Technical Program (PSTP)
• The Technical Cooperation Program (TTCP)
• NATO Research and Technology Organization (RTO)

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CBRNE Research Technology Initiative (CRTI
Funding)

• CRTI was launched on May 10, 2002 as a
  170-million initiative to enhance Canadas
  capacity to deal with potential chemical,
  biological, radiological-nuclear and explosives
  (CBRNE) threats to public security.
• Applications must have at least one lead federal
  department and one partner from the private or
  academic sectors, other levels of government, or
  international participants.
• Call for papers are against current investment
  priorities.

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DND/Natural Sciences and Engineering Research
Council, Research Partnership Program (DND/NSERC
Funding)

• DND/NSERC Grants are awarded for support of
  university-based research carried out in
  collaboration with DND and Canadian-based
  companies.
• Activities may be supported for up to five years
  and a maximum of 500,000 per project.

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Advanced Research Projects (ARP Funding)

• ARP projects can last five years and range
  between 3 million and 6 million.
• About 600 of Defence RD Canada's science and
  technology professionals in the seven research
  centres work on more than 80 ARP projects.
• This mainstream program element is supported by
  about 43 million in contract funds.

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Defence Industrial Research Program(DIRP
Funding)

• DIRP supports eligible research projects from the
  Canadian private sector at the 50 per cent
  funding level.
• DNDs financial contribution under the DIRP does
  not have to be repaid.
• Maximum project size is typically around 1M.

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Technology Investment Fund (TIF - Funding)

• Supports forward-looking, high-risk but
  potentially high-payoff research projects that
  advance the defence technology investment
  strategy. Typical projects are three years in
  duration, with a total contract budget of up to
  750,000. Successful TIF projects are
  subsequently absorbed into our Applied Research
  Program to ensure effective impact and uptake of
  ground-breaking research.
• See Defence ST Strategy published yearly

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Technology Demonstration Program(TDP Funding)

• TDP sponsors approximately 40 defence RD
  projects with an average funding value of 6
  million. New projects are selected yearly from a
  pool of proposals and are funded for 2-3 years.
• The main objective is to impact future defence
  capabilities by demonstrating the military
  utility of emerging concepts and technologies.
• Projects are collaborative and usually require
  some form of meaningful investment by all
  stakeholders.

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Programme technique de sécurité publique (PTSP
Soutien)
PSTP aims to develop a coordinated program to
enhance collaboration across government and to
deliver science and technology (ST) solutions
across many dimensions of public security. PSTP
will work with partners from academia, industry,
the responder and operational communities, and
government departments and agencies at the
federal, provincial, and municipal levels.

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The Technical Cooperation Program (TTCP Support)
TTCP is an international organization that
collaborates in defence scientific and technical
information exchange program harmonization and
alignment and shared research activities for the
five nations (Australia, Canada, New Zealand,
the United Kingdom, and the United States).

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO
Support)
NATO is an alliance of 28 countries committed to
fulfilling the goals of the North Atlantic
Treaty There are a number of science fellowships
and NATO co-sponsors conferences, seminars,
workshops and roundtables with NATO and partner
countries on security-related issues.

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Useful Links

• DRDC Ottawa
• www.ottawa.drdc-rddc.gc.ca
• Canadian Association of Defence and Security
  Industries
• www.defenceandsecurity.ca
• Canadian Public Tenders
• www.merx.com www.cipo.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointer
  net-internetopic.nsf/eng/home
• Canadian Intellectual Property Office
• http//www.cipo.ic.gc.ca
• CRTI
• www.css.drdc-rddc.gc.ca/crti/invest/index-eng.asp
  
• DIRP
• www.drdc-rddc.gc.ca/partner-partenariat/prog/dirp-
  prid/index-eng.asp

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FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

• We would like to capture your questions on how to
  do business with DRDC and publish them on our
  website in an FAQ page, along with our researched
  answers.
• Look for this presentation and your FAQs on our
  website www.ottawa.drdc-rddc.gc.ca
• What are your Frequently Asked Questions
• Submit your list of up to 10 questions
• Submit now or send to TEN_at_drdc-rddc.gc.ca

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