ORIC™ is an Applied Research & Innovation Organisation with its headquarter located in the Industry Partnership Facility of National Research Council of Canada Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory (NRC-DRAO) near Penticton, B.C., Canada.

The mission of the Okanagan Research & Innovation Centre (ORIC)™ is to create high-tech jobs and sustainable economic value for the Okanagan Valley and beyond. ORIC and its client companies have access to the extensive equipment and know-how of NRCs world-class facility for radio astronomy.

ORIC™

• manages technology business incubators

• supports the high-tech industry

• commercializes NRC-DRAOs Intellectual Property (IP)

• performs applied R&D

• supports training for students