Memorial University invites members of the university community and interested external stakeholders to provide feedback on the draft of Memorial's Innovation Strategy.

This draft is the culmination of virtual consultations, surveys and email feedback received from internal and external stakeholders. The document was drafted with input from the Vice-President (Research) Office and the Innovation Co-ordinating Committee.

The Innovation Co-ordinating Committee includes:

• Dr. Paula Mendonça, director of innovation and entrepreneurship, Research Innovation Office, co-chair
• Dr. Carlos Bazan, assistant professor, Faculty of Business Administration and former engineering chair in entrepreneurship, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science and, co-chair
• Dr. Alex Stewart, professor and former business chair in entrepreneurship, Faculty of Business Administration
• Allison Rowe, manager, Navigate Incubator
• Andrew Goldsworthy, director, client success, Genesis
• Ed Martin, director, Memorial Centre for Entrepreneurship
• Dr. Jacqueline Blundell, acting associate dean, research and graduate, Faculty of Science
• Kara Strickland, intellectual property advisor, Research Innovation Office
• Ken Carter, director, research and engagement, Office of Research and Graduate Studies, Grenfell Campus
• Kim Crosbie, manager, Harris Centre
• Dr. Gillian Morrissey, manager (acting), Centre for Social Enterprise
• Dr. Reza Tabrizchi, vice dean, research and graduate studies, Faculty of Medicine
• Paul Brett, associate vice-president (research and strategic partnerships), Marine Institute
• Ryan Murphy, graduate student, Faculty of Business Administration
• Dr. Sonja Knutson, director, Internationalization Office
• Susan Kennedy, vice-president corporate services, C-CORE
• Dr. Tana Allen, acting associate vice-president (research), Office of the Vice-President (Research) and professor, Department of Classics, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Dr. Wei Qiu, interim associate dean, research, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science

Feedback can be sent to innovation@mun.ca by Aug. 19, 2022.

Feedback will be collected and incorporated into the strategy, as appropriate, by a working group composed of members of the Innovation Co-ordinating Committee.