The COVID-19 pandemic has placed a spotlight on the biomedical research process and amplified the adverse ramifications of poor public communication. We need to do better.
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COVID-19 shows the importance of evidence-informed decision-making
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While we’ve seen some encouraging steps taken in Canada during COVID-19, there are still major challenges facing science and evidence-informed decision-making.
Read MoreThe emerging Indigenous economy is essential to Canada’s future prosperity
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Amidst daily media reports of conflicts between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people on everything from fishing rights to safe drinking water, a speaker at the recent Research Money conference offered a more optimistic view on the economic potential of Indigenous engagement and empowerment.
Read MoreOpinion: Supply chain innovation can reduce coronavirus food shortages
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This is a critical juncture: we are at a time when we need to examine food processing technology pre-COVID-19 and deploy it to make us more food secure and ready to withstand the next big challenge.
Read MoreCanada needs small-scale vaccine manufacturing to support research, and help save human and animal lives
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The lack of affordable small-scale manufacturing has been a persistent challenge for Canadian researchers, and a gap in the country’s biomedical landscape.
Read MoreAre we in danger of building another patriarchal system with the emergence of precision medicine?
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The emergence of big data and artificial intelligence (AI) and its integration with health science, we are seeing incredible innovation on the horizon, but will we all benefit from the dawn of precision medicine or only a privileged few?
Read MoreBudget 2019 promises support for the next generation of scientists, but Ottawa must go farther still
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Support for trainees outlined in the 2019 budget signal’s ongoing commitment from the federal government to train today’s youth for the jobs of tomorrow. However, this is simply one step forward on a long and winding road to better support science and the next generation of scientists in Canada.
Read MoreRenewed funding for nanoelectronics research in Europe sends a message. Is Canada listening?
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For researchers and organizations in Canada’s micro-nano R&D space, recent renewed funding to the nanoelectronics research community in Europe sends an important signal about working together to advance research and innovation in this vital sector.
Read MoreUniversity technology transfer has evolved, but more industry engagement will create better opportunities for commercialization
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The most important change to the field of technology transfer has been the adoption of a strategic institutional approach at post-secondary institutions to external relations and economic development.
Read MoreVancouver’s digital supercluster needs policies that protect its human capital
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Digital industries in Canada operate in ways that are often at odds with other economic activities, owing to a fundamental difference: in the digital sector, the main input is human capital and the main output is intellectual property, whereas for most other Canadian industries the inputs are resources and the outputs are processed raw materials, manufactured goods and conventional services.
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