Springboard Atlantic is Atlantic Canada’s commercialization network representing the collective academic research and development capacity of 19 universities and colleges across the region. More than 30 professionals work on behalf of Springboard within their institutions bridging academia and business, and fulfilling Springboard’s mandate to bring world class ideas to the marketplace while solving some of the most significant challenges facing industry. With over 6000 research deals done in the last 3 years, the Springboard network is the leading model in Canada to drive industry collaboration, and to mobilize innovation.