INNOVATION SESSION
Click here to download a promotional poster for the innovation session component of Newleef 2015.
Does your firm have a problem, challenge, or opportunity it would like for university or college staff to investigate?
The Newfoundland and Labrador Environmental Industry Association (NEIA) is calling for business interest in its
Innovation Session at its Newleef 2015 conference.
At our
Innovation Session, businesses can ask questions like:
- Is there a better way to forecast fog?
- How can we pour concrete later in the winter?
- What can we do with the waste my business is generating?
- Are there new methods of aboriginal engagement we should be aware of?
- Are there locally sourced alternatives for my product/service inputs?
- How can I decrease pollutants during our manufacturing process?
- Is there someone who can help us develop an algorithm?
- Is there a better way to ship my products?
What's the benefit of engaging with university and college staff? Your company gains from the expertise of academics focused on your research and development issues as well as learning about what researchers have to offer.
University and college researchers can access funding to help your firm by applying their expertise to your challenges or opportunities through a short-term research and development (R&D) project
Firms interested in participating are encouraged to contact Abbie Lacey as soon as possible at
abbie@neia.org.
This will mark NEIA’s fourth
Innovation Session, with each of the three previous resulting in collaborations between industry and academia – collaborations supported by funding agencies.
The
Innovation Session draws environmental sector researchers across a range of disciplines including engineering, marine systems, geography, biology, chemistry, geo sciences, environmental studies, food sciences, technology programs, etc.
It is an opportunity for firms to discover local research expertise with an eye to solving existing challenges or generate new business ideas and initiatives.