Canadian Award
AUTM recognizes the outstanding service these people have provided to the Canadian technology transfer community.
Congratulations to the 2025 Canadian Award Winner
Darren Fast
University of Alberta
Darren Fast is the winner of the 2025 Canadian Award in recognition of his longstanding commitment to the Canadian technology transfer ecosystem, the AUTM Canadian Region Meeting, and mentorship of the next generation of technology transfer professionals. He helped organize the very first Canadian Region Meeting in 2016 and continues to help it evolve and grow. He was also Chair of the Canadian Committee from 2016 to 2019. Darren is the Associate Vice-President, Innovation, Knowledge Mobilization & Partnerships at the University of Alberta where he develops and supports a clear innovation strategy, utilizing and coordinating existing resources across campus and the community. He holds a PhD from the University of Alberta and has been engaged in commercialization of research for most of his career.
| 2025 |
Darren Fast |
| 2024 |
Mark Weber |
| 2023 |
Jennifer Fraser |
| 2022 |
Odd Bres |
| 2021 |
No awardee – 2020 winner recognized at 2021 Virtual Meeting |
| 2020 |
Michael Szarka |
| 2019 |
Kenneth W. Porter |
| 2018 |
Gina V. Funicelli |
| 2017 |
Micheline Gravel
Dan Polonenko |
| 2016 |
Sean Flanigan |
| 2015 |
Adi Treasurywala |
| 2014 |
D. Joe Irvine |
| 2013 |
John P. Malloy |
| 2012 |
Tanya G. Glavicic-Théberge |
| 2011 |
Terry Donaghue |
| 2010 |
David J. King |
| 2009 |
Marcel D. Mongeon |
| 2008 |
Angus Livingstone |
| 2007 |
Janet E. Scholz |
| 2004 |
Margaret Caughey |
| 2000 |
James Wolf Murray |