Personal memorandum by Marc Perron, Ph.D., ing., submitted to inform Quebec’s 2022 research and innovation strategy. The author draws an analogy between cultural valorization and research commercialization, highlights three main challenges (low emphasis on intellectual property in academia; limited SME engagement with research; need for market validation before tech development) and proposes practical solutions (reinforce invention disclosures and PI training, educate SMEs and publish available matured technologies, prioritize market-pull and TRL‑guided development). The memo emphasizes TRL6 as the critical hand-off point between research and industry.
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Marc Perron, Ph.D., ing.
Lévis, Québec.
More than 15 companies.
Over $100M (investments to date).
Engineering degrees (Baccalauréat, maîtrise, certificate in administration) from Université de Sherbrooke; doctorate from Université Laval.