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The new centre will be a game changer, a home for new diploma and degree studies, but also a boost for the economy. In this centre, academia and industry will work together, collaborating to innovate, diversify our economy, and create new opportunities for the future. The three-storey, 56,000-square-foot facility is supported by funding from four levels of government and will be a centrepiece of Georgian's Barrie Campus, prominently facing busy Highway 400. The centre will include: • research and commercialization space for industry, including incubator, changemaker and fabrication spaces • labs and collaboration space for more than 800 degree and diploma students • computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) and geographic information system (GIS) labs • dedicated telepresence room, anechoic chamber, electrical lab, technical project space and more THE CENTRE FOR RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND COMMERCIALIZATION A highlight of the new facility will be The Centre for Research, Innovation and Commercialization (C-RIC). Providing a research and commercialization-rich environment, it will play an essential role in creating a powerful local entrepreneurship climate and in supporting the diversification of the economy. Simcoe County – in fact, all of Central Ontario – does not have a dedicated facility of any kind related to research, acceleration or commercialization. C-RIC will be fundamental to the economic growth and prosperity of Central Ontario. It will function as a community hub where innovation is fostered and celebrated. It will be the go-to source to develop and incubate products and services, to test concepts, and to showcase promising research and new products. We are building The Advanced Technology, Innovation and Research Centre Opening 2018 14 GeorgianCollege.ca/CARI