The Commercialization Bootcamp held at St. Eugene Resort March 14, by Kootenay Rockies Innovation Council (KRIC), offered a day of in-depth and succinct views shared by industry professionals, aimed at making the start-up of a new business/product easier.

Among the topics covered in the six plus hour ‘bootcamp,’ attended by about 45 people, was an overview on commercialization, market research, how to protect intellectual property/patents (copyright, trademarks etc.), overviews of tax credit programs, shared experiences and plenty of informal networking.

KRIC, according to its website, is “edicated to fostering a culture of innovation as well as the development of science and technology in the East Kootenay, the Kootenay Rockies Innovation Council (KRIC) is a non-profit society that provides programming and events targeted at businesses, communities and students/educators involved in science, technology and innovation.

Go to: https://www.kric.ca/ for more on KRIC.

Above image: KRIC members and bootcamp presenters pause for a photo.

Ian Cobb/e-KNOW

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