Elicia Maine is a Professor of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, at the Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University. Dr Maine is also the Academic Director for “Invention to Innovation” a graduate certificate “mini MBA” in Science & Technology Commercialization. She teaches “Managing Technological Innovation,” at the MBA level, “Lab to Market” to graduate scientists and engineers, and supervises MBA applied projects. Her research focuses on the dynamics of innovation in the advanced materials, nanomaterials, biotechnology, and emerging nano-biotechnology industries, with a focus on science & technology ventures. She also applies her research to production scale-up decisions for clean-tech innovations. Dr. Maine serves on the Boards of Directors of the Foresight Clean Tech Accelerator and Innovate BC New Ventures BC.
