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Duncan McNeill Centre for Innovation - DMCI

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology - NAIT
Last Verified: 2007-04-18

The DMCI offers a supportive environment for inventors and entrepreneurs to develop their business ideas into profitable enterprises.

Eligibility Criteria

The DMCI is looking for entrepreneurs and inventors who wish to develop their ideas into profitable ventures. Business ideas should have a synergy with at least one of NAIT's programs.

Summary

The DMCI offers a supportive environment for inventors and entrepreneurs to develop their business ideas into profitable enterprises. Tenants of the DMCI will have access to NAIT's expertise, numerous labs, and other specialized facilities to grow their business.

Our Services

NAIT has 2,700 staff, some 250 programs, and over 17,500 full-time and apprenticeship students. The DMCI's location on NAIT's main campus gives licensees easy access to expert faculty and students to assist them in developing technology and growing their business.

The Centre offers a number of services to tenants including:

• Access to NAIT's expertise and state-of-the-art facilities
• Private offices with flexible lease terms
• Professional meeting rooms and common use areas
• Reception and telephone support services
• Access to professional services providers
• Connections to mentors and students projects
• A high-tech modern facility close to downtown Edmonton

The DMCI is located in the HP Centre at NAIT. Tenants have access to all of the amenities of the HP Centre such as:

• Two state-of-the-art video conferencing centres - Telus
• Communications Centre and Cisco Centre
• Full catering service
• Numerous break-out spaces
• Bytes Cafeteria
• Tim Horton's
• NAIT's TechStore
• Parking available in the parkade or adjacent surface parking lot

The Programme d'aide à la recherche industrielle du CNRC (PARI-CNRC) has two Industrial Technology Advisors located in the DMCI to assist small and medium sized enterprises in developing their technologies. Visit NRC website

If you are interested in becoming a tenant of the DMCI , please fill out the Expression of Interest Form.

Related Reading

• Prototype Development Program
• Product Licensing
• Critical Assessment Factors for New Products
• Can You Make Money With Your Idea or Invention?
• Inventors Guide

Alberta Contact(s):
Mr. Roger Armstrong
Manager
Duncan McNeill Centre for Innovation
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
W207, NAIT HP Centre, Second Floor
10504 Princess Elizabeth Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta  T5G 3K4
Telephone: 780-378-6168
Fax: 780-471-8380
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