Advisory built around concrete institutional decisions

Problem

Institutions often lack cohesive frameworks for managing national security risks associated with research activities, including foreign collaboration and sensitive technologies.

Services

• Design of institutional research security programs
• Development of foreign collaboration risk frameworks
• Alignment with federal guidance and compliance requirements
• Governance structures for sensitive and controlled research domains

Deliverables

• Institutional policy documents
• Risk assessment frameworks
• Governance and compliance guidelines

Problem

Research institutions frequently miss funding opportunities because their strengths are not translated into defence and security priorities clearly enough.

Services

• Mapping institutional research strengths to defence priorities
• Strategic positioning for programs such as DND, IDEaS, and related initiatives
• Identification of emerging defence-relevant research domains

Deliverables

• Opportunity mapping reports
• Strategic positioning recommendations
• Proposal development guidance

Problem

Dual-use technologies create both funding opportunities and regulatory or reputational exposure that leadership teams need to evaluate early.

Services

• Identification of dual-use research domains
• Risk classification and prioritization frameworks
• Evaluation of research partnerships and funding sources

Deliverables

• Dual-use risk assessments
• Decision-support frameworks
• Advisory reports for leadership

Problem

Organizations often react to calls for proposals rather than positioning for where funding priorities are moving next.

Services

• Analysis of policy signals from federal agencies such as ISED, DND, and NSERC
• Forecasting of funding trends
• Alignment of research portfolios with anticipated funding directions

Deliverables

• Forward-looking funding analyses
• Strategic roadmaps
• Executive briefing documents