Dr. Ray Gosine, Associate Vice-President (Research) and former Dean at Memorial University of Newfoundland, is an innovator, educator and academic leader with a longstanding commitment to university-industry collaboration and to the transfer and commercialization of university research to benefit Canada. He has been successful in building research partnerships and generating millions of dollars in investments to Memorial. The Province has profited from his student mentorship as a Research Chair and from his encouragement for his students to identify and address real industrial challenges leading to the creation of their own technology businesses, now employing almost 200 people. His academic work is highly regarded with over 100 peer-reviewed publications in leading international journals and conferences.