Elicia Maine

Canadian innovation academic

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

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* 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

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* 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

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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

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

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