UHN Research & Innovation Cores are state-of-the-art facilities that enable investigators and scientists to access instruments, technologies and services to support their research studies. Managed by knowledgeable staff, UHN Research & Innovation cores serve as catalysts to accelerate studies from the lab to patient care. These Services serve UHN research study teams and they are also available to investigators worldwide.
UHN Research and Innovation Cores is inclusive of:
UHN Biobanks
UHN is home to some of the world’s most advanced, expertly annotated biobanking facilities providing a wide variety of services for the enhancement and progression of novel and innovative research and discovery. Our biobanks include:
1. UHN Biospecimens Services
2. McCain GU Biobank
3. Princess Margaret Cancer BioBank
4. Peter Munk Cardiac Center Cardiovascular Biobank
5. The Princess Margaret Living Biobank (PMLB) offers Patient Derived tumor Organoid (PDO) and Xenograft (PDX) models and associated turnkey services for research studies.
UHN Research & Innovation Cores additionally offer services in:
• Bioinformatics
• Cell and Vector Production
• Flow Cytometry and Cell Sorting
• Genomics
• Imaging
• Innovation and Engineering
• Laboratory Services
Learn more about these capabilities and how they can facilitate your work: https://researchinnovationcores.uhnresearch.ca/
KITE Labs offers an experienced and cross-functional team that can take ideas and concepts for medical devices and turn them into reality. KITE provides extensive knowledge and capabilities to private businesses, institutions and individuals who require support to design, protect, develop, prototype and test new technologies. For more information about these services, contact: [email protected]
All CDAs (often referred to as NDAs) governing the exchange of proprietary or confidential information involving UHN researchers must be reviewed by Commercialization at UHN.
CDAs are important because they:
• Protect confidential information being shared
• Outline and limit the purpose for which the information is being shared
• Preserve the ability to patent the invention(s) being disclosed
To transfer and protect confidential information shared between two parties, please use UHN’s Confidential Disclosure Agreement Template that can be downloaded below. Use of the UHN template will ensure faster review of the agreement.
Once reviewed and signed, please email the partially-signed CDA to the attention of Commercialization at UHN at [email protected]
All CDAs involving UHN researchers must be reviewed by Commercialization at UHN.
Please don’t hesitate to contact Commercialization at UHN with any questions.
SRAs are used when industry, government or another non-academic third party (ie, the sponsor) wishes to work collaboratively with a UHN investigator or team to pursue a project of mutual interest, and is willing to provide financial support in pursuit of the project.
UHN’s Sponsored Research Agreement template can be downloaded below. Use of the UHN template will ensure faster review of the agreement.
Both Service Agreements and Sponsored Research Agreements are subject to institutional overhead, at a rate of 40%.
We welcome you to contact Commercialization at UHN to discuss the details of your situation or interest in collaborative research at UHN.
SAs are used when industry, government or another non-academic third party (ie, the requestor) is looking to engage a UHN investigator or team to perform research tasks on behalf of the requestor. UHN investigators tend to prefer more collaborative arrangements, such as Sponsored Research Agreements.
The Service Agreement template can be downloaded below.
Use of the UHN template will ensure faster review of the agreement. We welcome you to contact Commercialization at UHN to discuss the details of your situation or interest in collaborative research at UHN.
All CDAs (often referred to as NDAs) governing the exchange of proprietary or confidential information involving UHN researchers must be reviewed by Commercialization at UHN.
CDAs are important because they:
• Protect confidential information being shared
• Outline and limit the purpose for which the information is being shared
• Preserve the ability to patent the invention(s) being disclosed
To transfer and protect confidential information shared between two parties, please use UHN’s Confidential Disclosure Agreement Template that can be downloaded below. Use of the UHN template will ensure faster review of the agreement.
Once reviewed and signed, please email the partially-signed CDA to the attention of Commercialization at UHN at [email protected]
All CDAs involving UHN researchers must be reviewed by Commercialization at UHN.
Please don’t hesitate to contact Commercialization at UHN with any questions.
SRAs are used when industry, government or another non-academic third party (ie, the sponsor) wishes to work collaboratively with a UHN investigator or team to pursue a project of mutual interest, and is willing to provide financial support in pursuit of the project.
UHN’s Sponsored Research Agreement template can be downloaded below. Use of the UHN template will ensure faster review of the agreement.
Both Service Agreements and Sponsored Research Agreements are subject to institutional overhead, at a rate of 40%.
We welcome you to contact Commercialization at UHN to discuss the details of your situation or interest in collaborative research at UHN.
SAs are used when industry, government or another non-academic third party (ie, the requestor) is looking to engage a UHN investigator or team to perform research tasks on behalf of the requestor. UHN investigators tend to prefer more collaborative arrangements, such as Sponsored Research Agreements.
The Service Agreement template can be downloaded below.
Use of the UHN template will ensure faster review of the agreement. We welcome you to contact Commercialization at UHN to discuss the details of your situation or interest in collaborative research at UHN.