We Provide Solutions for Industry
For more than two decades, the award-winning Research and Innovation team at Niagara College has conducted diverse innovation projects in collaboration with hundreds of small- and medium-sized businesses.
Explore Why Research and Innovation
We achieve this by putting research teams to work, including researchers, students and recent graduates, across key industry sectors.
This includes advanced manufacturing, business, commercialization and media services, food and beverage, health, and horticultural and environmental sciences.
Work With Us
We offer three options for collaboration: applied research projects, technical services, or course-based projects.
Students and graduates work alongside faculty and expert researchers on these initiatives, helping companies advance in the marketplace. Many businesses qualify for government funding to offset project costs.
Intake is ongoing, and project durations can range from a few days to several months, depending on the scope, budget, and your needs.
Contact us today or review our service streams to find the best fit for your project.
900+ Industry Projects
15,000+ Student Research Experiences
900+ Industry Projects
15,000+ Student Research Experiences
Featured Projects
View more project successes in News and Publications
NC partnership powers Movement Unlimited’s brand transformation and digital growth
Movement Unlimited needed support in communicating its value to a broader audience. Enter Niagara College.
Mentorship program gains another cohort of wins for students, business partner
Finalists from Sir Winston Churchill's Grade 11 marketing class presented to a panel of judges in early June.
HESIC wows 4Plant with capabilities
The HESIC team has completed projects on the first gene-edited cannabis in the world, for 4Plant. Learn more.
Beverage success thanks to FBIC
Since 2018, Sobrii has trusted Niagara College with developing formulations for key products.
Featured Researchers
Our Research and Innovation Team
Christine Wilkinson
As the Research Lead for our new Healthy Aging and Wellness Innovation Centre, Christine is instrumental in guiding applied research projects while drawing on more than 30 years of award-winning teaching experience centred on courses in therapeutic recreation and aging, as well as delivery of specialized education in dementia care.
Ashley Paling
As a Research Lead with HESIC, Ashley is responsible for developing and conducting research projects carried out in the research greenhouse and mentoring student Research Assistants. She also occasionally assists with projects in the Cannabis Indoor Cultivation Research Labs (CannaResearchBunker).
Joshua Bunz
As the Research & Development Technologist for the Walker Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre (WAMIC), Josh supports all research and technical service activities related to producing and testing prototypes, evaluating new technologies and developing new or improved products or processes for small- and medium-sized businesses.
Ana Cristina Vega-Lugo
As the Scientific Manager with FBIC, Ana Cristina is responsible for managing the research/student team and resources required for all product and process innovation, food safety, analytical lab and label compliance services, and other technical service and applied research activities.
Helen Duffy
As a Research Lead for BCIC, specializing in strategy, Helen supports student and post-graduate research assistants in offering real-world solutions to business seeking to solve various business challenges.