Elicia Maine is a Canadian academic. She is the W.J. VanDusen Professor of Innovation & Entrepreneurship within

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. She was the founding educational coordinator for New Ventures BC, and the founding Academic Director of Invention to Innovation (i2I), an award-winning graduate program in science & technology

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offered in traditional and online formats. Within Simon Fraser University, she serves as Associate Vice President, Knowledge Mobilization & Innovation, providing oversight of SFU Innovates. Maine serves on the

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for the Foresight Cleantech Accelerator and Innovate BC., on the

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University Dean for Research Innovation & Entrepreneurship Council and on the

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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.

Awards

* Person of the Year Nomination, BC Tech Association, 2016 * TD Canada Trust Distinguished Teaching Award,

, 2017 * B.C.'s Most Influential Women 2018: Stem Stars, BC Business * Top Educator Award, BC Cleantech Awards, 2021 * Trailblazer Award, Innovation Policy, Canadian Science Policy Conference, 2022

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

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