Janice Mady

Janice is the Director of the Research & Innovation Partnerships team within QPI. Janice develops and facilitates partnerships with industry consortia with focus on those that receive funding from government and have a mandate to engage with academia, and frequently acts as the first point of contact for external organizations seeking to learn more about the research expertise and resources at Queen’s. She also develops partnerships and proposals with other academic organizations to advance multi-institutional initiatives and research collaborations, and works closely with regional not-for-profit organizations and federal, provincial, and municipal governments to strengthen the innovation ecosystem in Eastern Ontario and the economy in Southern Ontario.

Janice is currently responsible for QPI’s role in attracting funding and delivering four strategic, multi-year innovation ecosystem projects: the ScaleUp Platform Project in the Kingston region in collaboration with Invest Ottawa, the WE-CAN Project at Queen’s University, the Venture Builder Program in collaboration with TIAP, and the Kingston Health Innovation Project in collaboration with the City and other local partners. Janice recently assumed oversight of strategies and opportunities to advance the commercialization of research and inventions that are disclosed to Queen’s.

Janice sits on the boards of directors for GreenCentre Canada and Launch Lab, and formerly sat on the boards of directors for CUTRIC, AURP Canada, and the Kingston Technology Exchange Council.

Janice’s previous roles at Queen’s included responsibilities as Director of the Research Contracts Unit (2013-2020), Director of Innovation Park (2008-2019) and Industry Partnerships (2010-2019), and Director of the BIOCAP Canada Foundation (2005-2008). Prior to joining Queen’s in 2005, Janice enjoyed a 17-year career with Procter & Gamble in product launch, project management, and supply chain leadership roles with global responsibilities.