Industry Innovation Centre at Niagara (IIC@N)

尼亚加拉产业创新中心 (IIC@N)

• 批准号: 445229-2013
• 负责人: Nantel, Marc
• 金额: $ 25.5万
• 依托单位: Niagara College Canada
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Technology Access Centre
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=641765
• 关键词: Industry; Innovation; Centre; Niagara; IIC

Manufacturing is the largest sector contributing to Niagara Regions gross domestic product (GDP), in excessof $2.14 billion in 2012; 16% of the regions GDP is derived through the output of manufacturers.Approximately 1 out of 9 Niagara workers makes his/her living in the manufacturing sector; its share of theregional labour force is a close third only to retail trade and healthcare. There are close to 1,000manufacturing companies in the Niagara Region, and they need to innovate to grow. In order to help Niagaramanufacturers stay strong and thrive in competitive emerging global markets, Niagara College is proposingto expand -- in partnership with local industry, economic development agencies, the Government of Ontario,and NSERC -- the Industry Innovation Centre at Niagara, or IIC@N ("I can"). At IIC@N, companies accessan array of state-of-the-art equipment, expertise and services to support process improvement, productinnovation and commercialization. Demand for Niagara Colleges services in advanced manufacturing andsuccessful projects have come from local companies manufacturing products including sports garments,fishing lures, biotechnology tests and pre-fabricated insulated home panels. IIC@N is an integral and keypart of the Niagara Region innovation ecosystem, and its team of faculty, students and staff from theTechnology and Business programs currently offers two axes of services: Manufacturing TechnologySolutions and Manufacturing Commercialization Solutions, both of them requested by our localmanufacturers. IIC@N is the only regional entity to address both these crucial industry needs.

制造业是尼亚加拉地区国内生产总值（GDP）的最大贡献部门，2012年超过21.4亿美元;该地区GDP的16%来自制造商的产出。大约九分之一的尼亚加拉工人在制造业中谋生;其在区域劳动力中的份额仅为零售业和医疗保健的近三分之一。尼亚加拉地区有近1,000家制造业公司，他们需要创新才能发展。为了帮助尼亚加拉制造商在竞争激烈的新兴全球市场中保持强大并蓬勃发展，尼亚加拉学院提议与当地工业、经济发展机构、安大略省政府和NSERC合作进行扩张--尼亚加拉工业创新中心，或IIC@N（“我可以”）。在IIC@N，公司可以获得一系列最先进的设备、专业知识和服务，以支持工艺改进、产品创新和商业化。尼亚加拉学院在先进制造业和成功项目方面的服务需求来自当地公司，这些公司制造的产品包括运动服装、鱼饵、生物技术测试和预制绝缘家用面板。IIC@N是尼亚加拉地区创新生态系统不可或缺的重要组成部分，其来自技术和商业计划的教师，学生和工作人员团队目前提供两个服务轴：制造技术解决方案和制造商业化解决方案，这两个解决方案都是我们当地制造商要求的。IIC@N是满足这两个关键行业需求的唯一区域实体。