Author: Jeffrey Crelinsten

From the Publisher: Customers drive innovation

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Innovation is often seen as a process of moving from abstract discovery to marketable product. But it really comes down to customers — who they are, what they want, and what you can do for them.

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Message from the Publisher

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I find it somewhat prophetic, and possibly hopeful, that a heightened appreciation
and desire to honour and include Indigenous ways of knowing is coming at a time of environmental crisis. The lived experience and accumulated wisdom of people who have lived here on the land for millennia will undoubtedly balance and temper the intellectual insights and technological ingenuity of the newcomers who currently wield power and need to learn how to share it for the greater good.

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Research Money is Going Digital!

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The COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating for so many of us. It has changed our lives in many ways. One of the most dramatic and far-reaching is the enormous increase in the number of us working from home. At Research Money, the pandemic also brought the printing of our publication to a halt. Some of…

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Let’s banish the term “Knowledge Translation”

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The term “knowledge translation,” or “KT”, is now in common usage among academics and policy makers keen to see social and economic benefits emerge from university research. KT is academia’s answer to the increasing pressure from governments and civil society for a return on public investments in academic research. The rise in usage of this…

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Publisher’s Welcome 32-10

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RESEARCH MONEY has made some exciting editorial changes to better serve our readers. In addition to a new managing editor, we now have three senior correspondents in different regions of the country.

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Fed-Dev Ontario Announces Funding for Ontario Angel Networks

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The federal government is providing new funding for angel investments in Ontario. Mary Ng, Federal Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion, made the official announcement on September 26 as she was participating in a panel discussion on angel investments at the National Angel Capital Organization’s World Angel Investment Summit. Up to $1.5 million will…

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Editorial 32-9

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When it comes to valuing science and sustained support for science policy, Quebec has no Canadian peers. From the creation of a science ministry in 1973 through the glory days of the Conseil de la science et de la technologie (CST) under the leadership of Camille Limoges, Quebec has long taken a leadership role in formulating cogent science policy and translating it into funded programs. That tradition continues to this day.

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North American INGSA chapter in the works

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Canada is working to establish a North American chapter of the International Network of Government Science Advisors (INGSA), according to Quebec chief scientist Dr Rémi Quirion. In his latest message to the scientific community, Quirion said discussions on the new chapter continued during a G7 research summit on arctic research and the sustainability of northern…

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