LAB2FAB
Workshop 2022
Shedding Light on Innovation
Micro-nanotechnology facilities at Canadian universities are a national asset for helping innovators advance and manage their R&D activities. The LAB2FAB bi-annual meeting provides a platform for industry, academic-based fabrication and characterization centres, and government labs to collaborate in overcoming their R&D challenges.
Our goal is to help all parties build their capacity and expertise to increase Canadian competitiveness in manufacturing of microsystems and nanotechnology innovations through team efforts to:
- Enhance connections among technology developers to maximize benefit from technology offerings throughout the Canadian ecosystem.
- Enhance access to infrastructure inside Canada and exchange value in cross-border partnerships.
- Connect funding opportunities to technology resources and end users.
- To encourage rich exchange among all participants, every speaker session also dedicates time for plenary discussion.
Day 1
Evening
Registration | Networking
19:00 – 21:00
TBC
Welcome Reception
Day 2
07:45 – 08:45
Registration | Networking Breakfast
08:45 – 09:00
Opening Remarks
09:00 – 10:00
Speaker Session 1: Lab of the future
Innovations in the usage and management of nanofabrication labs.
- What noteworthy processing capabilities are emerging in open-access facilities?
- What expertise and services are users looking for in facilities?
- What do success stories teach us about the most promising R&D opportunities that can benefit from laboratory capabilities?
Volker Sorger
President / Co-Founder
Optelligence Company
Mohsen Akhlaghi
Director of Integrated Photonics
Photonic Inc.
Philippe Babin
CEO
AEPONYX Inc.
10:00 – 10:30
Group Discussion
10:30 – 11:00
Networking Break
11:00 – 12:00
Speaker Session 2: Bridging discovery to production
Positioning technology development for commercialization and scale-up.
- Success stories of climbing the TRL ladder, technology transfer, and scale up.
Alissa M. Fitzgerald
Founder & CEO
A.M. Fitzgerald & Associates, LLC
Chiara Alessandri
Luceda Photonics
12:00 – 12:30
Group Discussion
12:30 – 13:30
Networking Lunch
13:30 – 14:30
Pitch Session: R&D Challenges Seeking Solutions
- Share lessons learned from a past or current R&D problem.
- Invite collaboration for solutions.
14:30 – 14:50
Group Discussion
14:50 – 15:20
Networking Break
15:20 – 16:20
MNT Labs Cataloging and Roadmap Session
16:20 – 16:30
Closing remarks
16:30 – 18:00
Free Time
18:00 – 20:00
Dinner Reception – Networking and Talent Recruiting
Day 3
07:45 – 08:45
Registration | Networking Breakfast
08:45 – 09:00
Opening Remarks
09:00 – 10:25
Speaker Session 3: Photonic Integrated Circuits – A Flourishing Canadian Ecosystem
An ecosystem view of the silicon photonics value chain in Canada.
- Examples of advancing photonics developments from concept to product.
- Connect to a network initiative or proposal.
- Understand industry needs in business and process capability.
Lukas Chrostowski
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of British Columbia
Simon Wingar
Senior Researcher - Advanced Electronics and Photonics Research Centre
National Research Council Canada
10:25 – 10:45
Group Discussion
10:45 – 11:15
Networking Break
11:15 – 12:15
Panel Session: Taking the next steps together
- What megatrends that will shape the next 10 years? Where should R&D efforts focus?
- What have the last two years taught us about the possibilities of a better normal?
- What actions should be taken after this workshop to pursue specific opportunities?
- And more…
Gord Harling
CEO
CMC Microsystems
Hosted By
Who Benefits from LAB2FAB?
- Academic-based fabrication and characterization centres
- Government laboratories
- Manufacturers and supply chain
- Technology developers
- Company builders
- Stakeholders in collaborative innovation
