Celebrating the best OCI-supported research collaborations

OCI celebrates excellence in entrepreneurship and collaborative innovation, announcing the Mind 2Market Award annually each fall at our Annual General Meeting.

Mind2Market Award

OCI’s Mind2Market Award celebrates the best OCI-supported research collaboration, between the business and research communities, resulting in effective commercialization of leading-edge ideas and solutions. 

Award recipients will exemplify the success that is possible when the brightest minds in industry and research collaborate to address today’s most critical issues. The award will build awareness for their achievement and should inspire others to adopt a collaborative approach to research, commercialization, and ultimately the building of a more vibrant society and competitive economy for Ontario. 

Nominations for this award are advanced by the OCI Business Development Manager community.  Winners are announced at our Annual General Meeting.

Mind2Market 2025

Award for Outstanding Research Collaboration and Commercialization
Winner – Gotcare

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The 2025 nominees were:

• Cohesys
• Hyperlume
  

Recent winners include:

• Pulsenics
• Troes
• Genecis Bioindustries
• RockMass Technologies
• Mavennet Systems Inc.
• Flosonics Medical
• Moyers Apple Products
• OTTO Motors 
• Accelerated Systems Inc. 
• Clear Blue Technologies 
• InteraXon
• Fluidware
• VitaSound
• Aeryon Labs
• Miovision Technologies

The Baylis Ontario Life Sciences Innovator Award

The Baylis Ontario Life Sciences Innovator award recognizes a top innovator in the field of life sciences who is leading an Ontario based company that has demonstrated significant impact in the sector.

Nominations for this award are advanced by the life sciences community.  Winners are announced at our Annual General Meeting.

2025 Baylis Ontario Life Sciences Innovator Award

Award for a top entrepreneur leading an Ontario based life sciences company.
Winner – Sydney Robinson