{"id":4288,"date":"2020-08-09T10:41:22","date_gmt":"2020-08-09T10:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tech-access.ca\/?page_id=4288"},"modified":"2025-05-27T09:09:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T09:09:26","slug":"what-is-a-tac","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tech-access.ca\/?page_id=4288","title":{"rendered":"What is a TAC?"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is a Technology Access Centre?<\/b><\/h2>
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A Technology Access Centre (TAC) is a state-of-the-art applied research and innovation centre, affiliated with a Canadian college or c\u00e9gep, that provides companies with access to cutting-edge technology and equipment, as well as a multi-disciplinary team with the expertise to turn brilliant ideas into market-ready products.<\/p>\n

TACs offer value-added R&D and innovation services to Canadian businesses\u2014particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)\u2014to develop new prototypes, scale-up processes and solve unique business challenges. They also provide customized training for corporate teams to upgrade technical skills, and de-risk the financial investment of implementing new equipment and adopting emerging technologies. They aim to generate innovation and productivity results, while enhancing the competitiveness of their industry partners.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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$477<\/span>
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Where are the TACs?<\/b><\/h2>
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There are 70 NSERC-designated TACs across Canada\u2014from Victoria, BC to Inuvik, NWT to St. John\u2019s, NL \u2014supporting entrepreneurs and innovators in areas such as food innovation, agriculture, advanced manufacturing, bio-innovation, green chemistry, energy, aquaculture, metallurgy, geomatics, innovative vehicles, smart clothing, wearables, mobile applications and more.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Why work with a TAC?<\/b><\/h2>
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Expertise <\/div>
Multi-disciplinary teams have the R&D and business expertise to assist your company to successfully commercialize an innovation\u2014from ideation to prototype development to process scale-up to product marketing.<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>
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Collaboration<\/div>
TACs embrace high levels of interconnectedness and collaborate with all players within their regional innovation ecosystems\u2014universities, incubators, accelerators, government and private labs, other TACs and more.<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>
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Intellectual property (IP)<\/div>
All of the IP is retained by your company. TACs are \u201cIP-friendly\u201d and believe their private sector partners are best placed to commercially exploit the IP.
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Privacy<\/div>
TAC teams understand confidentiality and sign Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) with industry partners, so your trade secrets are safe and will not be disclosed.
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De-risk your investment<\/div>
Investing in innovation is no guarantee\u00a0of commercial success. Government funding programs exist to help you offset some of the financial risk. TACs can help you navigate these R&D support programs to access leveraged funding to amplify the impact of your investment.\u00a0
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Technical training<\/div>
Custom training is available for your team to help navigate emerging technologies, implement new equipment and adapt technological solutions that are best suited for your operational needs.
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Accelerating Innovation and Commercialization Results<\/div>
Every year the TAC network helps thousands of companies accelerate their innovation results by efficiently building prototypes, scaling-up production, and de-risking the pathway to market success.
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Facilitating Technology Transfer<\/div>
TACs introduce regional businesses to emerging technologies, enabling them to adapt and thrive in fast-changing industries.
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