SickKids Corporate Ventures is your gateway to unique and extraordinary intellectual capital. Our primary focus is to facilitate the transfer of knowledge and technology developed by SickKids physicians, scientists and professionals into products and programs that result in social and economic benefit.

We welcome a team approach to project development and implementation, one that embraces the integration of the expertise and experience of the hospital's world-class and enthusiastic staff members from a wide rage of disciplines and departments.

Corporate Ventures is made up of three groups:

Knowledge Partnerships: facilitates the commercialization of new scientific, clinical and operational knowledge developed at SickKids

Legal Services: provides legal risk management and contract review to all hospital departments

Technology Partnerships: facilitates the development and commercialization of SickKids early stage and developed technologies

Corporate Ventures provides the following services:

• Identification, evaluation and protection of intellectual property
• New venture creation
• Business opportunity assessment and development
• Commercialization of knowledge and technology products and innovations 
• Market research
• Business and legal risk management
• Contract review and negotiation
• Promotion and marketing of new technologies and innovations
• Advancement and marketing of the SickKids name and related brands