The Office of Commercialization, Industry, and Innovation (OCII) is your gateway to accessing UPEI’s world-class research expertise. Whether you're a company, community organization, or government agency, we connect you with the right researchers to help address your unique challenges and drive innovation. Our team provides guidance and support at every stage of your collaboration, ensuring that you achieve your desired outcomes.

We don't just bring innovations to market; we help you navigate the entire research process—from identifying the right experts and forming partnerships to understanding funding opportunities and accessing state-of-the-art facilities. With a broad range of services and resources at your disposal, we work closely with you to ensure a successful and mutually beneficial collaboration. 

Find and Expert
Build a Partnership
License a Technology
Access Equipment and Facilities

Find an Expert

We help you identify the UPEI researchers who are best suited to address your specific business, social, or environmental challenges. By understanding your needs, we connect you with experts across a variety of fields who can work with you to find solutions and create impact.

UPEI has a wide range of research expertise. Our researchers are passionate about solving real-world problems and have experience working with organizations of all types.
 

Don’t see your field of interest? Contact us to set up a meeting.

You can also check out our Researcher Highlight Booklet – Human Health or explore our Island Scholar database for more about our researchers. 

Build a Partnership

Research collaborations lead to valuable outcomes, from new business opportunities and innovative products to transformative social solutions. At OCII, we ensure that your partnership with UPEI researchers goes beyond an initial introduction.

We offer ongoing support throughout the collaboration process, including:

• Answering questions about partnership processes 
• Assistance in securing partnered funding opportunities to support collaborative projects
• Guidance on technology licensing and commercialization
• Coordinating access to research facilities, and equipment

Whether you're looking to improve your business processes or develop game-changing innovations, we are here to help you build a long-term, successful partnership with UPEI. 

License a Technology

UPEI researchers have developed a range of technologies that are available for licensing. Our OCII team can help you identify these technologies and navigate the licensing process, enabling you to leverage these innovations to develop new solutions, products, or services tailored to your needs.

View Available Technologies

Access Equipment and Facilities

By partnering with a UPEI researcher, you gain access to world-class research facilities and cutting-edge equipment —helping you save on capital expenditures. Our state-of-the-art labs and research infrastructure are available to support your project needs, and we can connect you with the resources necessary to advance your work.

Contact the OCII team to learn more about how you can access these facilities and equipment.