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Best Regards, Ishtiaque

Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science University of Toronto, ON, CA web: https://www.ishtiaque.net/

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Paul Gries pgries@cs.toronto.edu Date: Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 8:45 PM Subject: DCS Innovation Lab (DCSIL) workshop series: commercializing your research with industry To: dcs-all@cs.toronto.edu

Hi everyone,

DCSIL (http://dcsil.ca) is one of the UofT accelerators. We will shortly be launching an upgraded version of our highly successful Research to Commercialization (R2C) Program. The 8-week program takes place in February and March 2019, and is designed to effectively respond to the drive of applied research teams to commercialize their inventions in a founder-owned, incorporated startup format that partners with industry in order to transform the research into a production-quality high-worth commercial solution. This highly curated program by startup professionals generates the startup’s first paying and referenceable customer and provides industry a unique way to get first-hand experience with emerging technologies originating from an academic setting and evolving into a commercializing startup. A paper is attached that details the R2C Program. Please feel free to disseminate the document. The R2C application form is attached, and submissions instructions are included. Please submit the completed application form by December 14, 2018.

*Information sessions*

DSCIL will be co-hosting a series of breakfast and lunch information sessions for any team in the UofT research ecosystem (partnering institutions welcome) that is interested in looking into this avenue of commercializing invention. This is a proven methodology that insulates the startup from having to begin the distracting search for funds to sustain their efforts beyond the university. The information sessions are at the following times and locations. Please RSVP to Mario Grech < mario@cs.toronto.edu> and let us know which of the three information sessions you plan to attend.

*November 22, 8:30am to 9:45am* at DCSIL in the Gerstein Science Information Centre 9 King’s College Road on the 2nd floor - breakfast will be served

*November 27, 11:30am to 1pm* at DCSIL in the Gerstein Science Information Centre 9 King’s College Road on the 2nd floor - lunch will be served

*November 28, 11:30am to 1pm* at the Fields Institute 222 College Street - lunch will be served

Thank you, Paul