Leading Edge
Five years ago, leaders from Western University, Robarts Research Institute and Lawson Health Research Institute elected to combine each of their respective business development offices, mandates and resources under one banner called WORLDiscoveries®.
Five years later, the intended outcomes from what some considered a bold experiment have been largely realized and in many cases exceeded; outcomes that we affectionately call “The Edge Effect”.
Quick Facts for 2011 Fiscal Year
47 patents issued
11 cumulative spin-off companies
$1.5 million in commercialization grants
$5.1 million in revenue
65 disclosures
10 trademarks issued
Stories
Our Team
Executive Director
Paul Paolatto
Executive Director
Asia Operations
Ling Ting
Director
Engineering and Natural Sciences (ENS) & Social Innovation
Patrick Therrien
Senior Business Development Manager
Jaipreet Bindra
Senior Business Development Manager
Life Sciences
Souzan Armstrong
Senior Business Development Manager
Kirk Brown
Senior Business Development Manager
Sandy Vascotto
Senior Business Development Manager
Support Services
Nadine Weedmark
Manager, Intellectual Property & Admin
Jan Payne
Patent and Market Analyst
Thurman Sawyer
Agreements Advisor
Lori Lariviere
Program Coordinator
Mona Wuytenburg
Administrative Assistant
Fabian Folias
Electronic Media Channel Coordinator
Jonathan Deeks
Inventions and Patents Manager
Board of Directors
John Capone, Chair
Western University
David Hill
Lawson Health Research Institute
Mike Irwin
3M
Kevin Robertson
PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Dwayne Martins
Western University
Paul Paolatto
WORLDiscoveries
Janice McMichael-Dennis
Bluewater Power