Industry Innovation Centre at Niagara (IIC@N)

制造业是对尼亚加拉地区国内生产总值(GDP)贡献最大的部门，2012年超过**21.4亿美元；16%的地区GDP来自制造商的产出。**尼亚加拉大约每9名工人中就有1人在制造业谋生；其在**地区劳动力中的份额仅次于零售业和医疗保健。尼亚加拉地区有近1,000家制造企业，它们需要创新才能成长。为了帮助尼亚加拉**制造商在竞争激烈的新兴全球市场保持强大和蓬勃发展，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，扩大尼亚加拉的工业创新中心，或IIC@N(“我能”)。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。对尼亚加拉学院先进制造业服务和**成功项目的需求来自当地制造产品的公司，包括运动服装、诱饵、生物技术测试和预制绝缘家居面板。IIC@N是尼亚加拉地区创新生态系统中不可或缺的关键**部分，其由**技术和商业项目的教职员工和学生组成的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**制造商所要求的。IIC@N是唯一能够同时满足这两个关键行业需求的区域实体。

Manufacturing is the largest sector contributing to Niagara Regions gross domestic product (GDP), in excess**of $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 the**regional labour force is a close third only to retail trade and healthcare. There are close to 1,000**manufacturing companies in the Niagara Region, and they need to innovate to grow. In order to help Niagara**manufacturers stay strong and thrive in competitive emerging global markets, Niagara College is proposing**to 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 access**an array of state-of-the-art equipment, expertise and services to support process improvement, product**innovation and commercialization. Demand for Niagara Colleges services in advanced manufacturing and**successful 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 key**part of the Niagara Region innovation ecosystem, and its team of faculty, students and staff from the**Technology and Business programs currently offers two axes of services: Manufacturing Technology**Solutions and Manufacturing Commercialization Solutions, both of them requested by our local**manufacturers. IIC@N is the only regional entity to address both these crucial industry needs.