Elicia Maine

Elicia Maine
Maine in 2017
Born	Canada
Education	Queen's University at Kingston (BSc) Queen's University at Kingston (BA) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS) University of Cambridge (PhD)
Occupation	Professor

Elicia Maine is a Canadian academic. She was the founding educational coordinator for New Ventures BC, ^[1] and the founding Academic Director of Invention to Innovation (i2I), ^[2] an award-winning graduate program in science & technology commercialization offered in traditional and online formats. ^[3] Within Simon Fraser University's Beedie School of Business, she serves as Associate Vice President, Knowledge Mobilization & Innovation, providing oversight of SFU Innovates. ^[4]

Maine serves on the Board of Directors for the Foresight Cleantech Accelerator ^[5] and Innovate BC., ^[6] on the Princeton University Dean for Research Innovation & Entrepreneurship Council and on the Mitacs Research Council.

Her research interests include science innovation, science & technology entrepreneurship, technology-market matching, and innovation policy. Maine was honoured with the 2022 Trailblazer Award in Innovation Policy by the Canadian Science Policy Centre.

She is the head of a Simon Fraser University Beedie School of Business project to help students convert research findings into tangible products that just recently received $22.9M from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s Lab to Market program.

Awards

• Person of the Year Nomination, BC Tech Association, 2016 ^[7]
• TD Canada Trust Distinguished Teaching Award, Beedie School of Business, 2017 ^[8]
• B.C.'s Most Influential Women 2018: Stem Stars, BC Business ^[9]
• Top Educator Award, BC Cleantech Awards, 2021 ^[10]
• Trailblazer Award, Innovation Policy, Canadian Science Policy Conference, 2022 ^[11]

Selected publications

• Park, A., Goudarzi, A., Yaghmaie, P., Thomas, V. J., & Maine, E. (2022). Rapid response through the entrepreneurial capabilities of academic scientists. Nature Nanotechnology, 17(8), 802-807. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-022-01103-6
• Maine, E., & Garnsey, E. (2006). Commercializing generic technology: The case of advanced materials ventures. Research Policy, 35(3), 375-393. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2005.12.006
• Maine, E., Soh, P. H., & Dos Santos, N. (2015). The role of entrepreneurial decision-making in opportunity creation and recognition. Technovation, 39, 53-72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2014.02.007

References

1. "New Ventures BC". New Ventures BC. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
2. "B.C. universities grease the skids for marketable innovation". Vancouver Sun. October 1, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
3. msilvarodrigues (April 21, 2020). "SFU Beedie entrepreneurship program wins global award, expands with Mitacs partnership". Mitacs. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
4. "New Science|Business Network member: Simon Fraser University partners with Foresight to advance the Canadian cleantech industry". Science|Business. February 16, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
5. "Elicia Maine". Globe Forum. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
6. "Elicia Maine". R&D Today. July 13, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
7. "2016 Technology Impact Award Finalists Announced 2016". BC Tech Association. April 15, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
8. "Elicia Maine and Lisa Papania earn 2017 TD Canada Trust Distinguished Teaching Awards". SFU.ca. September 14, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
9. "B.C.'s Most Influential Women 2018: Stem Stars". BCBusiness.ca. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
10. "12 Change-Makers Honoured in 2021 BC Cleantech Awards". Techcover. February 19, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
11. O’Grady, Tia (November 18, 2022). "SFU's Elicia Maine Recognized for Advancing Science Innovation with CSPC Trailblazer Award". SFU News. Retrieved January 7, 2023.

External links

• Elicia Maine publications indexed by Google Scholar
• North American Debating Championship