Indeed, IRAP has 240 technological advisors in about 100 communities in Canada. Most of them are either engineers who worked in the past in industry or entrepreneurs who have sold their business and have been hired by NRC to provide advice. Naturally, in regions such as Montreal, we do have some aerospace experts.
We try to hire our advisors according to the needs of Canadian industries. They all have entrepreneurial expertise, scientific expertise, technology expertise and business expertise.