Applied Research and Innovation Services
Discover SAIT's Applied Research and Innovation Services, a driving force behind Alberta's cutting-edge research landscape. Our 77,000-square-foot state-of-the-art research labs and facilities are fueled by a dynamic team of 80+ research experts dedicated to providing services and solutions to organizations.
A hub of collaboration
We bridge the gap between academia, industry and communities, uniting researchers, innovators and students. This dynamic fusion cultivates skills, drives innovation and transforms concepts into tangible solutions that advance economic and environmental efforts - locally and globally.
We're not just solving problems, we're shaping a brighter, more competitive future.
Advanced Manufacturing and Materials
As the age of imagination emerges from the age of information, a need for a new industrial and manufacturing transformation becomes more apparent.
Unmanned Aerial Systems
Our mission is to expand unmanned systems' role in data acquisition and management and create organizational efficiencies across various sectors and regulatory environments.
Clean Unconventional Technology Solutions
Bringing environmentally sound, reliable, secure and highly efficient clean energy solutions with the integration of unconventional and alternative energy.
Green Building Technologies Access Centre
Partnering with industry to identify and develop environmentally friendly technologies, processes, programs, systems, and services.
Our experts
How we work
We begin every project with an initial project inquiry, where together, we can begin to define your technology and development needs. We can provide support in the following stages of your project:
- Design and development
- Fabrication and prototyping
- Product testing and verification
- Pre-commercialization
With a successful project inquiry, we'll engage in non-disclosure agreements and partner meetings with lead researchers.
Together, we will undertake project planning and budgeting and work with in-house grant writers to apply for funding. Once approvals are complete, the project will be executed, and student researchers will be engaged through practicum placements, capstone projects, and as research assistants.
Do you have a project in mind?
Whether you're starting with an idea or an early design concept, we want to learn more. Our commitment is to provide exceptional value to our partners, staying mindful of budget constraints while actively pursuing funding opportunities on your behalf. Let's talk ideas and numbers.
Our strategic plan
Mindset is everything.
Our mindsets are critical to how we approach research and innovation. It influences how we handle challenges, stakeholders and research opportunities. Mindset impacts success.
It supports how we frame situations, direct our attention and focus our research journey. We lean into these key mindsets when challenging a problem and developing solutions.
Research support fund
The Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) is pleased to acknowledge the Government of Canada and the Research Support Fund (RSF) for sustaining research that creates solutions through innovation.
Learn more about the Research Support Fund
Privacy and data collection
We understand the importance of data and the information collected from data sources. Learn more about SAIT's Institutional Research Data Management procedure.
Contact us
Applied Research and Innovation Services
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Phone - 403.284.7056
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Email - applied.research@sait.ca
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SAIT is located on the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) and the people of Treaty 7 which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and the Îyârhe Nakoda of Bearspaw, Chiniki and Goodstoney.
We are situated in an area the Blackfoot tribes traditionally called Moh’kinsstis, where the Bow River meets the Elbow River. We now call it the city of Calgary, which is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3.