C4 fosters innovation in Southwest Ontario by promoting technology transfer and commercialization. Comprised of ten universities and research institutions, C4 members coordinate their resources, cooperate with governmental and industrial bodies, collaborate in multi-disciplinary research to solve real world problems, and commercialize the results of their research.

The C4 members are:

• McMaster University
• WORLDiscoveries™
• including University of Western Ontario
• Robarts Research Institute
• Lawson Health Research Institute
• University of Guelph
  
• University of Waterloo.
  
• Wilfrid Laurier University
• University of Windsor
• Brock University (only participating in the internship program)
  
• Hamilton Health Sciences
• St. Joseph’s Healthcare
  

This diverse group of universities and research institutions provide a broad and deep base of expertise for C4. C4’s members generate hundreds of new discoveries each year. It is C4’s mission to help its members transfer the benefits of these discoveries to society.