Business Development Skills Program (BDSP™)

Amount:

$90,000.00

Type:

Grant

Description:

OBIO’s Business Development Skills Program (BDSP™) grants funding for the training and development of employees and senior management who work for health science companies commercializing their intellectual property in Ontario. BDSP™ helps companies scale and grow by enabling key team members to enhance critical capabilities in-house.

Comments on Funding:

Funding is based on the number of full-time employees (FTEs) and their training and development needs:
– up to $25,000 in financial support for 1 to 4 FTEs;
– up to $40,000 in financial support for 5 to 15 FTEs;
– up to $70,000 in financial support for 16 to 30 FTEs;
– up to $90,000 in financial support for 30+ FTEs.

Deadline:

Applications are closed. Stay tuned for future intake announcements.

Eligibility:

Eligible companies must:
1. be companies which will access training courses and knowledge transfer opportunities from subject matter experts in areas specific to intellectual property commercialization;
2. be private health science companies;
3. have a presence in Ontario;
4. be developing technologies or providing services in areas such as therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics or digital health technologies;

5. Program support is intended for full-time employees based in Ontario.
6. Successful applicants are required to be OBIO® Members.

Application Steps:

Applicants must submit one application per company, submitted by a member of the senior management team.

Documentation Needed:

Once accepted into the program, companies will submit a formal statement of work and funding will be based on plan performance.

Other Things to Note:

Not Currently accepting applications

Maurice

About the author

Maurice

Maurice (Moe) Muise learned the ins-and-outs of government while an employee of the Government of Canada in Ottawa for 10 years. His current focus is helping small businesses in Canada to identify and maximize funding to grow their business.

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