1. The Future in Collaborations and Partnerships FPTT National Meeting June 18, 2009 Cyril S. Gibbons, Ph.D. University of Toronto Get Connected.

2. Structural Genomics Consortium The SGC is a public-private partnership with a mandate to place protein structures of relevance to human health into the public domain, free from restrictions on use.

3. Structural Genomics Consortium Charitable objects (i) ….research into matters relating to the causation, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness and disease…. (ii) ….supporting research into novel protein structures of therapeutic interest…

4. Structural Genomics Consortium Sponsors

5. Structural Genomics Consortium

6. BioDiscovery Toronto An organization comprising the University of Toronto and 8 associated hospitals Core funded by Ontario MRI as a “Regional Innovation Network” Funds from NSERC/CIHR Intellectual Property Management Program Collaborations on many levels to leverage resources and funds

7. Vision Maximize the commercialization of research and increase deal flow by linking research, industry and capital. Core competency in deals for early stage commercialization Employ the flexibility of the ‘networked’ business model BioDiscovery Toronto

8. Tech Transfer Toronto An informal association of institutions involved in research in Physical Sciences Information and Communications Technology Environment & Energy Instrumentation & Devices (Medical)

9. Tech Transfer Toronto Members University of Toronto BioDiscovery Toronto (8 hospitals) Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Toronto Rehabilitation Institute Ontario Partnership for Innovation & Commercialization (6 universities) Colleges Ontario Network for Industry Innovation (10 Colleges)

10. MRI - ORCP Ontario Research Commercialization Program BDT and TTT administer a combined program of $5.6 million over 3 years Addition of commercialization staff Support of Proof of Principle research and product/prototype development (POP – 85 projects under way)

11. MaRS Innovation Partners Member Institutions MaRSInnovation

12. Research Partner Focus Areas Clean Tech University of Toronto TAHSN Hospitals OICR Ryerson University OCAD Health Sciences Physical Sciences & Engineering ICT

13. MI Budget – Five Years Cash Support CECR: $15 million MI Members: $10.6 million Ontario Ministry of Health: >$50,000 In-Kind Support MI Members: >$8 million BioDiscovery Toronto: $3 million MaRS: $3 million Ontario Government: $5 million (Market Readiness Program delivered through MaRS) Total: >$25 million Per year: ~$ 5 million Total: >$19 million Per year: ~$ 4 million *Represents only 1% of annual research spending in Toronto

14. Other initiatives at U of Toronto Sunnybrook annual agreement to perform commercialization support Bloorview Kids Rehab perform commercialization on case by case basis George Brown College - agreement to provide business development activity for commercialization and access to complementary skillsets (ICT)

15. Thank-you!