{"id":5414,"date":"2023-01-23T21:38:43","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T02:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ccib.ca\/tfab\/breaking-barriers-for-access-to-capital-webinar-2\/"},"modified":"2024-11-22T15:25:54","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T20:25:54","slug":"sonami-webinar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ccib.ca\/tib\/sonami-webinar\/","title":{"rendered":"Collaborate to Innovate: Get support from SONAMI &#038; IPON on your manufacturing and intellectual property challenges &#8211; Webinar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;5523&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ccib310-my.sharepoint.com\/:v:\/g\/personal\/awilliams_ccib_ca\/ERXusiJJ1gxGrcbtYsGO7yEBxwP35U3PS9bzhYxZlySPNA?e=CXh2bY\">View recording here<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Description<\/h2>\n<h3>Are you in the manufacturing industry? Did you know that the Southern Ontario Network for Advanced Manufacturing Innovation (SONAMI) and Intellectual Property Ontario (IPON) offer resources to help you commercialize and protect your intellectual property? SONAMI also provides valuable support to help your company grow sustainably through collaborative applied research projects, giving you access to funding, cutting-edge resources, expert researchers, and skilled students ready to tackle your manufacturing challenges.<\/h3>\n<h3>Join us to learn more about how we can help you drive your business forward.<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>About SONAMI<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">The Southern Ontario Network for Advanced Manufacturing (SONAMI)<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> is a Niagara College-led network of post-secondary institutions that, through their respective Research and Innovation Centres, collaborate with small- and medium-sized companies to tackle their manufacturing-related challenges.<\/span>\u00a0We conduct projects that provide innovative solutions, such as process optimization, designing and testing prototypes, evaluating new technologies, and developing and commercializing new or improved products. SONAMI leverages faculty, students, and state-of-the-market equipment, together with funding from the\u00a0Federal\u00a0Government, to support manufacturing in Canada.\u00a0SONAMI is funded by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/feddev-ontario.canada.ca\/en\">FedDev Ontario<\/a>,\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca\/Media-Media\/News-Nouvelles_eng.asp\">Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)<\/a>,\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ip-ontario.ca\/\">Intellectual Property Ontario (IPON)<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">About IPON<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Intellectual property (IP)<\/strong> is an intangible asset that is critical for any business owner or innovator wanting to scale and compete in today\u2019s global market. Without a foundation of an IP strategy and supporting IP rights, efforts to move innovations to successful and sustainable commercialization remain at risk for others to claim as their own.\u00a0<strong>Intellectual Property Ontario (IPON)<\/strong> was created to drive economic growth for companies by leveraging IP which will result in securing more jobs and a more prosperous future for the people of Ontario. IPON works with innovators, businesses, and researchers at various stages of their IP journey.<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Facilitator<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_gallery interval=&#8221;3&#8243; images=&#8221;5417&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Mitchell Lutz<\/h2>\n<h3>As the Business Development Lead for SONAMI, Mitchell leads the growth of applied research projects for the award-winning network including recruiting for and facilitating connections of industry and community partners through the network office and on behalf of all network member institutions. Mitchell is also responsible for supporting the commercialization efforts of industry and community partners by advancing their intellectual property (IP) through informed guidance, strategic planning, and introducing funding opportunities related to IP protection.<\/h3>\n<h3>Mitchell&#8217;s career journey includes working abroad as a Marketing Specialist for a distribution company in Kingston, Jamaica, and developing his business skills as an Assistant Manager at Enterprise Rent-A-Car. 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