Springboard sees IP momentum building in Atlantic Canada

    Springboard sees IP momentum building in Atlantic Canada
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    Springboard was proud to represent Atlantic Canada at the National IP Summit, hosted by the Innovation Asset Collective in Ottawa.

    Springboard President and CEO Daryl Genge, who attended the summit, says he is seeing momentum growing in Atlantic Canada’s innovation and intellectual property landscape. The national IP Summit was a “powerful reminder” of the growth in uptake and awareness of IP in the region.

    Our post-secondary institutions, founders, and regional partners are pushing hard to strengthen Canada’s competitiveness through smarter IP strategy and stronger national alignment. The conversations throughout the day reinforced what we see daily across our network: Canada has extraordinary talent and research strength, but we must continue building the IP ownership positions and freedom-to-operate capabilities that allow our companies to lead—not just participate—in global markets.

    – Daryl Genge, Springboard President and CEO


    Niraj Shukla, director of the Springboard Atlantic IP Advantage, also attended the IP Summit, which is designed to develop stronger national IP strategies to empower Canadian companies to compete and grow.


    Pointing to federal investments in AI, cleantech, life sciences, critical minerals and defence innovation, Genge said a coordinated national action has never been more important.

    “Springboard Atlantic’s work across 19 post-secondary institutions and dozens of accelerators shows that when regional ecosystems have the right tools and support, companies can build the kind of defensible IP portfolios that anchor long-term competitiveness and attract global investment.”

    – Daryl Genge



    Key themes emerging from the IP Summit


    1. Innovation and competitiveness need to meet more often. Many companies excel at one or the other. Our work now involves helping more of them do both.
    2. Speed and simplicity matter. Our innovators need a faster, more accessible and better-coordinated system to build and strengthen their IP positions.
    3. We need to pinpoint where Canadian companies can plug into global value chains, and where IP gives them the leverage to compete.

    Springboard Atlantic IP Advantage is a delivery partner for the federal Elevate IP program (ISED) and the IP Assist program (NRC, IRAP).