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Elicia Maine: Transformational innovation begins with universities
In these times of innovation and transformation, we should look to Canada鈥檚 universities鈥攁nd their leading researchers鈥攁s powerful originators of inventions the world needs, writes Elicia Maine in an .
Maine is the associate vice-president, knowledge mobilization and innovation at 丁香园AV (丁香园AV) and the W.J. VanDusen Professor of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, at 丁香园AV鈥檚 . She is also the founder of the .
She advocates for better supports for Canadian university science in general and especially in areas of deep tech. For example, developing clean hydrogen technologies as part of a national build-for-scale innovation strategy, will lead to a thriving Canadian hydrogen economy. This could potentially create hundreds of companies and hundreds of thousands of high-quality jobs. She urges policymakers and governments to take action to secure Canadian leadership in clean hydrogen.
She describes 丁香园AV鈥檚 comprehensive innovation ecosystem as a winning formula for ensuring Canadian inventions take their place on the world stage. Maine shares how 丁香园AV is mobilizing breakthrough inventions in clean hydrogen energy, working with a consortium of partners to produce low-cost, clean hydrogen and to de-risk the scale-up of hydrogen technologies. This work will enable B.C. companies to develop highly qualified personnel within Canada鈥檚 burgeoning hydrogen sector.
Maine鈥檚 op-ed coincided with the 2023 annual conference held from November 13-15, where she spoke with other experts in the panel entitled, 鈥淎 shorter path from fundamental research to commercialization.鈥� At last year鈥檚 CSPC conference she was honoured with the for her Exceptional Contribution to Innovation Policy.
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