Industry Collaborations

Partnership Opportunities

Western Engineering is actively working with partners for further innovation in the city of London and beyond. With world-class experts, trainees, and facilities, Western Engineering is committed to helping local, Canadian, and international partners address their research and innovation needs.

Research Facilities

Our research centres and groups provide teams with expertise and facilities to support research and development projects. Western Engineering includes specialized testing facilities such as Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Laboratory, WindEEE Dome, the Geotechnical Research Centre, Fraunhofer Innovation Platform for Composites Research, and University Machine Services.

Western Engineering = High Impact Research

50%

Of our own researchers in research projects.

$1m+

In research funding and grants.

10+

Partners and sectors in the region.

Funding Collaborative Research Projects

Government funding (federal and provincial) exists to offset the costs of research, development, and innovation for partner organizations located in Canada or worldwide. Access to experts in your area, and student trainees, offers an enriching experience for the academic teams at Western Engineering.

NSERC

Alliance Grants

Alliance grants encourage university researchers to collaborate with partner organizations, which can be from the private, public, or not-for-profit sectors. These grants support research projects led by strong, complementary, collaborative teams that will generate new knowledge and accelerate the application of research results to create benefits for Canada.

Alliance grants support projects of varying scale and complexity, from short-term smaller projects involving one researcher to long-term projects involving researchers across several universities, and from one-on-one collaborations with one partner organization to projects involving many partner organizations across multiple sectors.

O ntario C entres of I nnovation (OCI)

C ollaborate 2 C ommercialize (C2C)

The OCI C2C program (formerly VIP) supports the collaboration between academia and industry to solve a partner-based problem and drive the commercialization of Intellectual Property [IP]. Universities leverage the unique skills and specialized infrastructure that is instrumental to streamline internal innovations and commercialization needs, resulting in targeted training of individuals and direct engagement with industry to work on commercially viable solutions.

Industrial Training Programs

Mitacs

Accelerate + Elevate

Mitacs Accelerate Internships support graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, allowing them to spend half their time with an industry partner and the other half at the university. Mitacs Elevate is a competitive program for postdoctoral fellows in Canada, focusing on R&D management in various sectors. Over two years, fellows develop career-ready skills in project management, entrepreneurship, and presentation, applying their expertise in a partner organization through a research project.