Research partnerships
We connect external partners with UVic faculty and students. These include industry, government, not-for-profit organizations, other post-secondary institutions, and Indigenous governments and organizations.
Business and industry partnerships
Our partnerships team connects industry, government and business partners with research expertise. We can also help you access funding programs for sponsored research and technology development. Learn about how to conduct research with UVic.
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Community partnerships
Our partnerships team connects not-for-profit organizations and government to UVic researchers. We can help you transform your idea into solutions to inform policy, programs and practice. We can also help you access funding programs for research and knowledge mobilization initiatives that positively impact communities. Learn about how to conduct research with UVic. Connect with our partnership team
Pathways to impact: Mobilizing Knowledge fund
The Pathways to Impact: Mobilizing Knowledge Fund supports researchers in mobilizing knowledge and creativity for greater impact.
2022 fund recipients
UVic technologies
Find a selection of UVic's licensable technologies and start-ups seeking partners on the IN-PART website.
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Contact usPartnerships quick facts
580+patents filed to date
1145+invention disclosures to date
169start-up companies to date
Invention management
We support faculty, staff and students through their innovation journey. We aid in the development of research partnerships, intellectual property management (IP), commercialization, licensing and start-ups.
We support the management and development of novel ideas, inventions, processes and technologies to bring them to reality.
Learn more about Invention management
Entrepreneurs at UVic
We have established a vibrant and diverse community to support our innovators and entrepreneurs. At the hub of this community, our Coast Capital Innovation Centre (CCIC) provides a range of supports. CCIC works with student, faculty and staff creators to bring their ideas to reality. Our supports include mentorship, connections, funding and action-based programming to grow their business or venture.
Learn more about entrepreneurshipInnovation blog
Insightful and inspiring articles on innovative research, start-ups and intellectual property emerging from UVic.
Samantha Sperling and Keeley McCormick (BME) Win the Coast Capital Entrepreneurship Co-op Award for Revyn Medical Technologies Inc.
“The Coast CapitaI Innovation Centre is so generous with their time. They always have time to listen. It’s been so validating.” – Keeley McCormick, CEO, Revyn Medical Technologies Inc. Samantha...
From Family Traditions to Pottery Powerhouse: Sarah Davis’s Journey with SJD Ceramics
As a young child, Sarah would sit on her grandmother’s lap at the Saskatchewan lake house, doing pottery. Reflecting on that precious time, she doesn’t recall feeling a specific connection to theart;...
Entrepreneur Jamieson Fregeau won $10,000 & was named the 2022 Student Entrepreneur National Champion by Enactus
Building a business while managing a full course load is challenging, consuming and hopefully rewarding. For UVic alumni Jamieson Fregrau, President and Co-Founder of Quandri Technologies Inc., building...
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Research partnerships team
Contact our dedicated research partnership teams to discuss how we can help connect you with the right people, funding and resources to meet your needs.
Business & industry Community Research securityFind information on research security for UVic researchers or send us an email: researchsecurity@uvic.ca
For general enquiries, please contact us or call 250-721-6500.
For a full list of our staff, visit the Research Partnerships (RPKM) team directory listing.