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Abstract
From 1948 to 1991, Canadian Patents and Development Limited (CPDL) managed the commercialization of inventions and discoveries arising from government departments and agencies, as well as those disclosed to it by universities and others publicly funded organizations. The existence of CPDL, however, is rarely recognized in scholarship and discussions of Canadian science, technology, and innovation; its history is largely unobserved. This paper introduces a history of CPDL into the literature and contributes to a more complete understanding of the history of technology transfer in Canada. In so doing, this paper may help those interested in research commercialization understand the dynamics affecting technology transfer intermediary organizations and government policy instruments promoting the patenting and licensing of publicly funded research.
Résumé
De 1948 à 1991, la Société canadienne de brevets et d’exploitation Limitée (SCBEL) gère la commercialisation des inventions issues des ministères et des agences gouvernementales, ainsi que de celles soumises par les universités et les organisations que financées par l’État. L’existence de SCBEL, cependant, est rarement reconnue dans la littérature savante sur la science, la technologie et l’innovation au Canada. Son histoire demeure ainsi grandement occultée. Cet article présente une histoire de SCBEL pour mieux comprendre l’histoire du transfert technologique au Canada. Ce faisant, nous souhaitons apporter une contribution aux débats touchant la commercialisation de la recherche pour mieux comprendre les dynamiques affectant les organisations intermédiaires de transfert de technologie et les instruments de la politique gouvernementale responsable de la promotion des brevets et des licences de la recherche SCBEL.
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Biographical note
Andrew Kretz is a PhD Candidate in the Higher Education program in the Department of Leadership, Higher, and Adult Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education in the University of Toronto. His primary research goals are directed towards understanding the implications of economic relevancy expectations for institutions of higher education.