About the office
The Office of the Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation (OVPRI) plays a vital role in advancing the University of Toronto Mississauga's research mission through three central pillars: dedicated funding support, cutting-edge core facilities, and strong partnerships and innovation. Through these services — and with a team dedicated to empowering researchers at every stage — we foster an environment where ideas can grow, collaborations can thrive, and discoveries can drive meaningful impact.
We offer the following services:
- Research Funding Proposal Development Support
- Research and Innovation Facilities (RICore)
- Partnerships Support
- Internal Funding Programs for Faculty
- Communications & Announcement Support
$22.3M
total research funding awarded in 2024-2025
$1M
internal funding available to support faculty research
50 labs
supported across 9 U of T departments by core facilities
247K
logged hours of instrument use in 2025
Announcements
The Research Review: Spotlight on Facilities
We're pleased to share the latest issue of The Research Review, our quarterly, data-driven publication for faculty and staff at U of T Mississauga.
This edition focuses on our core facilities — newly integrated as the Research and Innovation Core (RICore) — and offers a snapshot of a coordinated ecosystem that enables researchers to move fluidly between techniques, generate high-quality data, and address complex scientific questions within single, collaborative research environment.
Drop-in Coffee Series
Connect over coffee. Chairs, Directors, and members of the Research Council are invited to join us in the OVPRI suite for an informal opportunity to ask questions, hear updates, and discuss emerging priorities.
Our next coffee hour will be held on April 21 at 2:30 p.m. in SB 2100.
Partner with researchers at U of T Mississauga.
The OVPRI supports impactful discovery in student and faculty research by serving as a key resource for UTM researchers and their partners in their efforts to create, formalize, and foster collaborative research projects and initiatives with external partners.
Our Partnerships team can help you get started with research partnerships, navigate a new or existing partnership, and identify funding opportunities for your collaborative projects. Learn how they can help.
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Latest partnerships news
NGen announces nearly $80M for Canadian manufacturers to adopt AI
U of T–affiliated energy storage company e-Zinc is participating in an NGen-backed initiative supporting 20 AI projects aimed at modernizing Canadian manufacturing, as part of a nearly $80 million funding envelope combining industry investment and federal support through the Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy. | Published 04/01/2026 at Betakit
Venture studio AXL appoints fellows from Nvidia, NASA, Samsung
U of T–affiliated venture studio AXL, founded by U of T professor Daniel Wigdor, has appointed nine U of T professors from organizations including Nvidia, NASA, Samsung, and Intel Labs as part of its inaugural Faculty Fellows cohort to help translate academic research into real-world AI startups. | Published 03/31/2026 at Betakit
