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TRLabs

Designing TRLabs

•Directed vs Pooled Research

Program
jointly
Decided

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Designing TRLabs
Buffet vs a la Carte

•Members have access to All IPs
•Non-Exclusive Rights

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the Consortium

•Open vs Closed Membership
•Horizontal vs Vertical vs Inter-Sectoral
•Government-Led vs Industry-Led vs University-Led
•For-Profit vs Not-for-Profit
•Pre-Competitive vs Competitive
•Perpetual vs Limited Life
•Administrative vs Operational
•Project Oriented vs Goal Oriented
•Holds IP vs No IP
•Directed vs Pooled Research
•Buffet vs a la Carte

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TRLabs

Edmonton
1986

Saskatoon
1992

Regina
Calgary
1991

1994

Winnipeg
1994

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TRLabs
People & Technology
for the Future

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Mission Statement

Through joint Industry and University collaboration in
applied telecom research, TRLabs will contribute trained
people and innovative technology to achieve:
•economic growth for our government sponsors
•business growth for our industry sponsors
•academic and research growth for our university sponsors
•personal growth for our staff

"Customer" Orientation
"Excellence" a means not an end

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Sponsor Mix, 1997
Governments
4

Universities

5

Multinationals
5
Regionals
6

SMEs18

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Personnel Mix

Industry 7%
Staff 15%
Graduate Students 46%

Faculty 20%
Undergrads 12%

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Revenue Composition

Industry

Governments

45%

45%

Universities + Other
10%

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TRLabs

% Government Funding

TRLabs
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
J
K
L
M
N
P
Q
0

20

40

60

80

100