Media kit - Quartier de l`innovation de Montréal

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kit
The innovation
ecosystem in
the heart
of Montreal
quartierinnovationmontreal.com
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Background
Officially launched in May 2013 under the leadership of the École de technologie supérieure
(ÉTS) and McGill University, the Quartier de l’Innovation (QI) is an innovation ecosystem in the
heart of Montréal. Concordia University joined
forces with it in the winter of 2015.
The QI aims to create a real window to Montréal’s
innovation by capitalizing on its complementary
strengths in research, education, innovation, and
entrepreneurship, as well as on the local and international networks of its different members.
Farine Five Roses
The QI is an NPO that is funded:
50 % by the public.
•C
anada – Canada Economic Development,
Quebec Economic Development Program;
•Q
uebec – Secrétariat à la région métropolitaine (Metropolitain Region Secretariat),
Fonds d’initiative et de rayonnement de la
métropole (FIRM) program;
•M
ontréal – Memorandum of understanding
between the City and the Ministère des
Affaires municipales, des Régions et de
l’Occupation du territoire on July 4, 2012.
0 % by the member universities and private
5
partners (see the Partners page).
Today, more than 40 initiatives with many partners
have either been completed or are in progress in
the Quartier, illustrating the potential economic
and social benefits for Montréal.
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Board
of Directors
** President
* Vice-President
First row (from left to right)
Jaques Bernier Managing Partner, Teralys Capital
Pierre Boivin
President and CEO, Claridge
Manon Brouillette
President and CEO, Videotron
Lyse Brunet *
Consultant
Jean Pierre
Desrosiers **
Strategic advisor, PSB Boisjoli
second row (from left to right)
Pierre Dumouchel
Director general,
École de technologie supérieure
Lili de Grandpré
Managing Partner, CenCEO Conseil
Serge Guérin Director, Economic Development Service,
Ville de Montréal
third row (from left to right)
Philippe Huneault Director, Country Head for Canada,
Ocean Capital Associates
Monique
Jérome-Forget Special Advisor, Osler, Hoskin
& Harcourt
Alan MacIntosh
General Partner, Real Ventures
President and Vice-chancellor,
Université Concordia
President, Gestion immobilière
Quo Vadis Inc.
Suzanne Fortier Principal and Vice-Chancellor,
Université McGill
Alan Shepard Mariouche Gagné
President and Designer,
Harricana par Mariouche
Natalie Voland Media kit
board of directors
WHAT IS
THE QUARTIER
DE L’INNOVATION ?
The QI is a living laboratory located between RenéLevesque Boulevard (to the north), the Lachine
Canal (to the south), McGill Street (to the east)
and Atwater Avenue (to the west). Its goal is to
increase collaborations and partnerships between
local players in order to create significant economic and social benefits and make Montréal a world-renowned showcase of innovation.
QI considers itself to be federative. In this respect,
it favours and emphasizes support for partnerships
and the implementation of means for bringing
players in economic development (business, academic, scientific, artistic, social, and cultural) and
local residents closer together. Its mission is to
create favourable conditions for establishing ideas.
It offers a continuum between investors and
businesses throughout the marketing of their innovations, the consolidation of a vibrant business
community, and the creation of a sense of belonging that encourages multi-disciplinary interactions and collaborations.
The QI also provides the 100,000 member students, researchers, and professors in its network
with opportunities to work on solutions in line with
local needs in order to improve the quality of life
of the community.
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what is the Quartier de l’Innovation ?
A UNIQUE MODEL
Unlike a science park, the QI is a unique model,
since it integrates four pillars vital to the success
of innovative societies.
Business pillar: attract new or existing companies, create quality employment opportunities,
improve collaboration among these companies and
the various players, and foster the emergence and
commercialization of new ideas.
Education and research pillar: access to talent,
design and integration of entrepreneurship training
offerings, design and integration of new practices
for the management of intellectual property and
of avant-garde management models to ensure that
the next generation of workers is highly qualified.
Urban pillar: creation of a diversified and quality
environment that respects the neighbourhood’s history and cultural heritage and acts as a beacon of
innovation, sustainable development, community
services, and mobility, and that emphasizes the
accessibility of knowledge, science, and technology.
Social and cultural pillar: export of innovation to
all aspects of life, fostering of cross-pollination
with the arts, emergence and democratization of
social and cultural activities.
The four pillars of the QI
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a unique model
A SECTOR
THAT ENCOURAGES
INNOVATION
The QI stretches from McGill Street to Atwater
Avenue, and from René-Levesque Boulevard
to the Lachine Canal. Home to more than 400
businesses and 250 start-ups, the QI is the area
of the city with the highest concentration of emerging entrepreneurs.
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A SECTOR THAT ENCOURAGES INNOVATION
Concrete
initiatives
Many significant initiatives have come into existence in the Quartier de l’Innovation since it was
founded. Here are a few examples:
Montréal Summit on Innovation:
Organized in collaboration with the Board of Trade
of Metropolitan Montreal, the Montréal Summit
on Innovation (MSI) brings together experts from
the four corners of the globe every year in order
to explore innovation-related themes. The first
five editions focused on the aerospace industry
(2012), innovative neighbourhoods (2012), smart
and sustainable grids (2013), health and creative
industries (2014), and adapting to climate change
(2015). More than 900 people attend this summit
at the Palais de congrès de Montréal annually.
credits: Cosmos Image
QI Signature
From May to September 2016, the Quartier de
l’Innovation will create an urban art walk bringing together artists, retailers, companies, and the
general public. Companies will have the opportunity to finance the design of an artistic work representing the QI that will be exhibited in the public
space. Through this act of sponsorship, they will
help promote an artist’s work, strengthen the QI
brand, and bolster their company image.
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Concrete initiatives
Neoshop
Designed to promote and support start-ups,
Neoshop is a unique concept that helps emerging companies market their products while establishing direct relationships with consumers.
Customers provide feedback on new products,
contributing to their improvement by evaluating
them and offering their opinions. The Quartier
de l’Innovation will own Neoshop Montréal.
Dedicated exclusively to start-ups from Quebec
and around the world, this new store will be an
integral part of the Neoshop network of international innovation boutiques. The Montréal store will
also be equipped with a website where visitors
can make purchases and provide their opinions
of the products. In addition to encouraging job
creation and economic development in the city’s
Quartier de l’Innovation, Neoshop Montréal will
provide companies with easier access to international markets that offer strong growth potential.
credits: Neoshop
Digital Plateform
A new platform will be set up to encourage collaboration between small and large businesses, as well
as to highlight the different Quartier partnerships
and demonstrate the vivacity of the ecosystem’s
environment. It will unite all of the Quartier’s innovative companies, going further than specialized
incubators. This global portal is not yet active, but
will make for a first-rate tool for accelerating investments. We’re working closely with the incubators
and accelerators of the Quartier on its development.
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Concrete initiatives
Reconnect
The Société de Développement Social and the
Quartier de l’innovation launched Reconnect, the
first secure storage and sharing platform will help
make life easier for homeless people. Reconnect
is an online platform that makes it possible for
people living in highly precarious situations to store
essential information digitally and simplify their
day-to-day life. Some of the main features users
will be able to access on their account include storage for important documents, an address book, a
calendar for appointments with SMS reminders,
and notes. Developed in partnership with community organizations, the Reconnect platform is
adapted to each user’s degree of autonomy and
allows the social worker to provide more or less
assistance as required, while ensuring data security and confidentiality. If they wish, users can set
up their account so they alone can access it. In
addition to Benedict Labre House, St. Michael’s
Mission, the Sac à dos and two other organizations
working with homeless people will also become
Reconnect centres, so that a maximum number of
users can access this free service.
Mashup
The Quartier de l’Innovation, in collaboration with
Notman House, Deloitte, and BCF, organizes five
Mashup events per year. These meetings bring
together select start-ups and SMEs to try to come
up with solutions to complex situations submitted
by large companies or organizations. Competitors
have three minutes to pitch their ideas in front of
an audience. The event is followed by a networking opportunity.
credits: Skander Kchouk, ReflETS
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Concrete initiatives
credits: Vincent Lefaucheux, ReflETS
Salon 1861
Managed by the Quo Vadis team, Salon 1861 has,
through its innovative activities, become the social
and cultural hub of the Quartier de l’Innovation. It
includes a full-service event hall, a restaurant sourcing local products, and a co-working space that
enables companies, community organizations, and
local residents to network, share resources, train
employees, and establish contacts. Salon 1961
also acts as an urban laboratory for institutional
research, in particular green buildings and social
entrepreneurship. The wide range of stakeholders
within Salon 1861 allows for a unique exchange
of ideas and resources between communities,
businesses and institutions. The building will also
be surrounded by an urban garden and will host
a wide range of events, conferences and training
sessions open to leaseholders and local residents.
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Mat’inno
In partnership with the Jeune chambre de commerce de Montréal (Montréal Young Chamber of
Commerce), the Quartier de l’Innovation organizes five breakfast-conferences throughout the
year focusing on current affairs. On these occasions, professors from QI member universities are
on hand to speak on the advances in innovation
made by Montréal’s academic expertise. The overall goal of the Mat’Inno conferences is to raise
awareness of potential market sectors to residents
and the business community. They also aim to
awaken Montrealers’ sense of pride by showcasing Montréal as the foremost university city
in Canada. The series is mediated by Matthieu
Dugal, science journalist and host of La sphère on
ICI Radio-Canada.
credits: Salon 1861
Concrete initiatives
Maison du Logiciel Libre
Open source software is a social movement based
on the principle of the authorized reuse of existing
codes. Their use, modification, and duplication
are therefore both allowed and legal. Thanks to
the Maison du logiciel libre, located at the École
de technologie supérieure, students can perfect
their coding skills by developing this type of software alongside other students from a wide range
of backgrounds. This open initiative seeks to bring
all universities together to allow them to collaborate under the guidance of experts.
credits: ÉTS, École de Technologie Supérieure
échoFab
Identified as an "Operating Fab Lab" by MIT,
échoFab is the first of its kind in Québec. Located
within the INGO Innovation Centre, this lab is open
to the community two days a week. The public is
invited to come and work on personal projects or to
contribute to collective open development projects.
The Fab Lab also offers specialized services for companies and educational institutions. Customized
training and expert advice on rapid prototyping and
digital design are also available.
credits: échoFab
wifi-QI
More than 20km of fibre optic cables will be installed in the QI in the spring of 2016 and will offer
10G Wi-Fi coverage to residents of the community,
as well as visitors and students in the area.
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Concrete initiatives
Incubators
and accelerators
Incubators and accelerators play a vital role in
what the Quartier de l’Innovation offers. At present, these players are dedicated to the development of entrepreneurship in the Quartier:
•C
entre d’entreprises
et d’innovation de Montréal (CEIM)
• Centre de l’entrepreneurship
technologique (Centech)
• Griffin Camp
• Tandem Launch
• Ecofuel
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District 3 (Université Concordia)
Dobson Centre (Université McGill)
Notman House
InnoCité MTL
Founder Institute
Salon 1861
Incubators and accelerators
Benefits
• Creation of technological, social, and cultural
companies and employment opportunities.
• Increased collaboration within the academic
community and technology transfer towards industry.
• Attraction of talent to Montréal and the neighbourhood.
• Developement of multi-disciplinary and multiuniversity projects.
• Attraction of new partners and investors.
• Revitalization of the community and improved quality
of life.
• Local and international reach.
• Increased visibility of Montréal, Quebec, and Canada
in matters of innovation and entrepreneurship.
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