The Applied Research & Innovation Centre (ARIC) at Centennial is our link between industry partners and Centennial’s diverse array of faculty, staff and students.  At ARIC we solve immediate industry needs, meet specific goals and find innovative solutions.

Our goal is to help SMEs develop their products or services to become and stay competitive in a challenging and rapidly changing global economy.  We work in response to “market pull” and industry needs, enabling SMEs and other partners to bring their research challenges to Centennial to develop a solution.

Our focus on promoting industry through research and innovation will assist business to:

• Develop new products and processes
• Improve existing products and processes
• Review standards and guidelines
• Facilitate partnership development between key academic, governmental, non-governmental, community and industry sectors
• Write grant applications and project proposals

Our Industry Innovation Centre (IIC) at ARIC serves as a first point of contact for SMEs wishing to explore possible collaborations in light of available resources and expertise.  Through the Colleges Ontario Network for Industry Innovation (CONII) we are also able to identify other colleges in the network with available resources able to meet your company’s needs.

To learn more about ARIC and our Industry Innovation Centre, or to further explore a potential partnership you can contact us at research@centennialcollege.ca