Developing, implementing, operating, expanding, maintaining, and marketing an online, searchable database containing information on research equipment, research facilities and infrastructure, academic research services, research resources, researchers, research and facility administrators and managers, namely, i) researcher and facility manager contact information, namely, first name, last name, position, email address, telephone number, telephone extension, website, areas of research expertise, and ii) research facility and equipment specifications, namely, location, type, manufacturer, model, purpose, specifications particular to each piece of equipment, year purchased, year manufactured, and whether a facility or piece of equipment has idle time that can be used for additional tasks (termed 'excess capacity'), (b) providing connection, collaboration and partnership services between researchers and industry members for searching and displaying of i) researcher and facility manager contact information, namely, first name, last name, position, e-mail address, telephone number, telephone extension, website, areas of research expertise, and ii) research facility and equipment specifications, namely, location, type, manufacturer, model, purpose, specifications particular to each piece of equipment, year purchased, year manufactured, and whether a facility or piece of equipment has idle time that can be used for additional tasks (termed 'excess capacity'), c) storing, uploading, downloading, retrieving, extracting, analyzing, reporting, publishing, organizing, accessing, and managing i) researcher and facility manager information, namely first name, last name, position, e-mail address, telephone number, telephone extension, website, areas of research expertise, and ii) research facility and equipment specifications, namely location, type, manufacturer, model, purpose, specifications particular to each piece of equipment, year purchased, year manufactured, whether a facility or piece of equipment had idle time that can be used for additional tasks (termed 'excess capacity'), search visibility in the database (public/hidden), relevant research areas and industries of application, and keywords for researchers, facility managers, facilities and equipment 6. Designing and developing software, developing and updating software, computer programming. 7. Advertising and information distribution services for others, namely, providing advertising space in electronic and print media, and promoting the goods and services of others through electronic and print media, and presentations. 8. Preparing and providing reports, listing research equipment and facilities according to specific criteria, such as geographic location, institution where the infrastructure is located, type of equipment, purpose of equipment, availability for use, age of equipment. 10. Providing and maintaining a specialized search engine on a research equipment and facilities website,. 11. Online storage and retrieval of textual and graphic materials providing researcher and facility management information, namely, first name, last name, position, e-mail address, telephone number, telephone extension, website, areas of research expertise, and ii) research facility and equipment specifications, namely, location, type, manufacturer, model, purpose, specifications particular to each piece of equipment, year purchased, year manufactured, and whether a facility or piece of equipment has idle time that can be used for additional tasks (termed 'excess capacity'), 12. Services related to research equipment and facilities in the fields and areas of astronomy and physics, biological and life sciences, business administration, business management, chemistry and biochemistry, computer science and software engineering, engineering - agriculture, forest, environmental, mining, mineral, engineering - chemical, nuclear, engineering - civil, structural, engineering - industrial, mechanical, electrical, environmental and earth sciences, geomatics and geodesy, humanities and social sciences, marine/ocean sciences, mathematics and statistics, medical sciences, psychology, and veterinary sciences, aerospace and satellites, agriculture, animal science and food, arts industry, automotive, chemical industries, construction (including building, civil engineering, construction trades), national defence and national security industries, teaching at the university level, energy (renewable and fossil), fisheries and aquaculture, forestry and forest-based industries, health care and social services, information and communication technologies and media, life sciences, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment, mining, minerals and metals, ocean industries, professional and technical services, namely legal and architectural services, namely: (a) providing an online reservation service for coordinating the use of research equipment and infrastructure, (b) providing an online searchable ordering guide for locating, organizing and presenting research equipment, research facilities and research infrastructure that are owned or provided by third party users of a database, (c) supplying and managing standalone research facility and equipment databases for businesses, educational and research institutions, medical facilities, and industry associations and providing a web portal enabling retrieval of research personnel contact information and specifications data about research facilities and equipment from multiple such databases,(e) providing an online forum for researchers and facility managers to discuss equipment and facility sharing, (f) searching and retrieving researcher contact information and research equipment and facilities specifications for businesses, educational and research institutions, medical facilities, and industry associations, (g) providing equipment and facilities information, namely first name, last name, position, e-mail address, telephone number, telephone extension, website, areas of research expertise, and ii) research facility and equipment specifications, namely, location, type, manufacturer, model, purpose, specifications particular to each piece of equipment, year purchased, year manufactured, and whether a facility or piece of equipment has idle time that can be used for additional tasks (termed 'excess capacity').

Developing, implementing and operating an online, searchable database containing information on research equipment, research facilities and infrastructure, academic research services, research resources, researchers, research and facility administrators and managers, namely, i) researcher and facility manager contact information, namely, first name, last name, position, e-mail address, telephone number, telephone extension, website, areas of research expertise, and ii) research facility and equipment specifications, namely, location, type, manufacturer, model, purpose, specifications particular to each piece of equipment, year purchased, year manufactured, and whether a facility or piece of equipment has idle time that can be used for additional tasks (termed 'excess capacity'); Designing and developing software, developing and updating software, computer programming. Preparing and providing reports, listing research equipment and facilities according to specific criteria, such as geographic location, institution where the infrastructure is located, type of equipment, purpose of equipment, availability for use, age of equipment. Providing and maintaining a specialized search engine on a research equipment and facilities website, Online storage and retrieval of textual and graphic materials providing researcher and facility management information, namely, first name, last name, position, e-mail address, telephone number, telephone extension, website, areas of research expertise, and research facility and equipment specifications, namely, location, type, manufacturer, model, purpose, specifications particular to each piece of equipment, year purchased, year manufactured, and whether a facility or piece of equipment has idle time that can be used for additional tasks (termed 'excess capacity'), Services related to research equipment and facilities in the fields and areas of astronomy and physics, biological and life sciences, business administration, business management, chemistry and biochemistry, computer science and software engineering, engineering - agriculture, forest, environmental, mining, mineral; engineering - chemical, nuclear, engineering - civil, structural; engineering - industrial, mechanical, electrical, environmental and earth sciences, geomatics and geodesy, humanities and social sciences, marine/ocean sciences, mathematics and statistics, medical sciences, psychology; and veterinary sciences, aerospace and satellites, agriculture, animal science and food, arts industry, automotive, chemical industries, construction (including building, civil engineering, construction trades), national defence and national security industries, teaching at the university level, energy (renewable and fossil), fisheries and aquaculture, forestry and forest-based industries, health care and social services, information and communication technologies and media, life sciences, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment, mining, minerals and metals, ocean industries; professional and technical services, namely legal and architectural services, namely: (a) hosting a website featuring an online reservation service for coordinating the use of research equipment and infrastructure, (b) hosting a website featuring an online searchable ordering guide for locating, organizing and presenting research equipment, research facilities and research infrastructure that are owned or provided by third party users of a database, (c) operating a standalone research facility and equipment databases for businesses, educational and research institutions, medical facilities, and industry associations and hosting a web portal enabling retrieval of research personnel contact information and specifications data about research facilities and equipment from multiple such databases, (d) hosting a website featuring an online forum for researchers and facility managers to discuss equipment and facility sharing, (e) searching and retrieving researcher contact information and research equipment and facilities specifications for businesses, educational and research institutions, medical facilities, and industry associations, (f) providing equipment and facilities information, namely first name, last name, position, e-mail address, telephone number, telephone extension, website, areas of research expertise, and ii) research facility and equipment specifications, namely, location, type, manufacturer, model, purpose, specifications particular to each piece of equipment, year purchased, year manufactured, and whether a facility or piece of equipment has idle time that can be used for additional tasks (termed 'excess capacity').