OCRI is Ottawa's leading member-based economic development corporation for fostering the advancement of the region's globally competitive knowledge-based institutions and industries. OCRI delivers its economic development services through a unique partnership with the City of Ottawa, where the City and OCRI, through its members set the strategy and manage the programs that move Ottawa's economy forward.
Precarn helps Canadian companies bridge the "innovation gap", sometimes referred to the "Valley of Death", between university and government research and commercial application. The Precarn Model uses a collaborative research model that helps companies get to their endpoint faster, with less risk and more support.