Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI) operates throughout Ontario, working in close collaboration with Regional and Sectoral Innovation Networks. Our team of highly qualified Business Development and Commercialization Directors and Managers are available to help connect Ontario-based industry to research expertise in Ontario universities, colleges and research hospitals.
There is an OCI Business Development and Commercialization specialist near you. Consult our directory below to contact someone in your area.
Mandeep Singh Rehal
Director, Business Development
msrehal@oc-innovation.ca
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(514) 569-2327
Dr. Amir Pahlevanpour
Director, Business Development
apahlevanpour@oc-innovation.ca
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(437) 980-9739
Joshua Amante
Business Development and Commercialization Manager
jamante@oc-innovation.ca
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(647) 968 4296
Dr. Robyn Binsfeld
Business Development and Commercialization Manager
rbinsfeld@oc-innovation.ca
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(613) 539 5089
Jordan Detmers
Business Development and Commercialization Manager
jdetmers@oc-innovation.ca
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(226) 919 5733
Dr. Michael R. Jones
Business Development and Commercialization Manager
mjones@oc-innovation.ca
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(437) 213 3931
Areas of interest and expertise: life sciences and health.
Dr. Chitman Josan
Business Development and Commercialization Manager
cjosan@oc-innovation.ca
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(647) 470 7916
Somila Kakshapati
Business Development and Commercialization Manager
skakshapati@oc-innovation.ca
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(437) 223 6855
Fernanda Navarro
Business Development and Commercialization Manager
fnavarro@oc-innovation.ca
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(437) 833 0846
Balinder Rai
Business Development Lead
brai@oc-innovation.ca
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(647) 254-0657
Areas of interest and expertise: energy and environmental technologies / clean tech; brownfield remediation; water & wastewater treatment; waste management; sustainable communities; social innovation.
Sidhant Sakhuja
Business Development and Commercialization Manager
ssakhuja@oc-innovation.ca
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Areas of interest: automotive engineering and development, advanced manufacturing, clean tech, supply chain, and venture capital.
Juan Sarmiento
Business Development and Commercialization Manager
jsarmiento@oc-innovation.ca
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(226) 926 0810
OCI’s team of highly qualified program managers are available to support your program and project administration requests.
The board of directors is composed of distinguished individuals drawn from the Canadian business, research and professional communities.
OCI’s executive team is made up of the organization’s President and two vice presidents.