WORLDiscoveries® is a leading commercialization centre that harnesses partnerships between communities in academia, commerce, research, business, institutions and the greater community. We work with an impressive team of collaborators in the public and private sectors. Our collaborators are local and international and are committed to transferring innovative research products and services to the community for the benefit of all.
Quick Facts for the 2022 Fiscal Year
19 patents issued
47 active spin-off companies
35 license agreements
$465 thousand in commercialization grants
$7.87 million in revenue
48 disclosures
240 active licenses
$5.79 million distributed to researchers
Stories
Executive Director
It was another banner year for WORLDiscoveries. In the last
An Eye ON: TENOMIX
Founded in 2021, Tenomix’s mission is to develop novel technologies
Western Entrepreneurship
As one of the pillars of entrepreneurship at Western, WORLDiscoveries
Western Innovation Funds
Shawn Li and colleagues at Western University’s Schulich School of
WORLDiscoveries Asia
WD Asia was established ten years ago in response to
INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR
Claire Crooks, PhD WORLDiscoveries has awarded Claire Crooks the
Building Medical Innovations
Western Medical Innovation Fellowship Program The Western Medical Innovation Fellowship
Treating Inflammatory Responses with Antibodies
Currently, there is no safe and effective treatment for the
Battling Cancer: One Lymph Node at a Time
Millions of people are diagnosed with colorectal cancer yearly, and
Food Skills Questionnaire
A Comprehensive Tool For Assessing Food Skills Low food skills
PROTEUS INNOVATION COMPETITION
Strengthening Regional Connections Twenty-five teams of more than 57 individuals
Biomarkers can diagnose long COVID
Dr. Doug Fraser and a team of researchers at Lawson
Our Team
Executive Director
Souzan Armstrong
Executive Director
International Operations
Ling Ting
Director, WORLDiscoveries Asia
Ruby Zhao
Business Development Manager
Betsy Kuai
Director, China Operations
Karinna Yu
Business Development Officer
Engineering and Natural Sciences
Tristan Harrison
Business Development Manager
Noshin Hashim
Business Development Officer
Life Sciences
Kirk Brown
Senior Business Development Manager
Colin Macaulay
Business Development Manager
Saqib Sachani
Business Development Manager
Support Services
Bev Bailey
Administrative Officer
Tyler Lougheed
Patent and Market Analyst
Nadine Weedmark
Manager, Intellectual Property & Admin
Thurman Sawyer
Agreements Advisor
Jordan Flemming
Digital Marketing Manager
Rebecca Gould
Project Coordinator
Board of Directors
David Muir, Chair
Western University
David Litchfield
Western University
David Hill
Lawson Health Research Institute