Versant Ventures has made key appointments in Canada, the US and Switzerland in advance of the launch of its sixth fund, which is expected to reach $400 million.
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Math research institute receives $12.8M in new funding
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The Banff International Research Station (BIRS) has received $12.8 million to support its research and programming over the next five years following a review by its four supporting granting agencies.
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The creation of two large funds aimed at scaling high-growth tech firms is among the recommendations contained in the second wave of reports from the Advisory Council on Economic Growth. The funds would target what the panel describes as bottlenecks in the innovation ecosystem – early- and expansion-stage companies as well as established small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with high impact potential.
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Canada’s investment in aerospace innovation likely won’t stop with this week’s announcement by the federal government that it will provide a $372.5 million “repayable contribution” to Bombardier Inc. The interest-free loan, to be provided over four years, will fund R&D for the new Global 7000 business jet, and ongoing activities related to the development of the Montreal-based company’s C Series aircraft.
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Dr Jeff Dahn has been awarded the Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering for his pioneering research to improve lithium ion battery technology – one of a clutch of high-profile awards announced last night by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council…
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The Canadian tech sector and associations representing the nation’s universities and scientists are swiftly organizing to criticize a “discriminatory” White House executive order they say impedes the flow of talent and ideas and marginalizes people based on their birthplace, race and religion.
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British Columbia is updating its BC Jobs Plan and will launch a renewed BCTECH Strategy this year as part of the province’s efforts to further strengthen and diversify its economy.
Read MoreUK government to consult on proposed industrial strategy with heavy emphasis on science, research and innovation
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The UK government is launching a public consultation with the release of a green paper on industrial strategy aimed at increasing productivity and competitiveness at a time when the dominant financial services sector enters a period of uncertainty as the country prepares to leave the European Union.
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Dr Carrie Bourassa has been appointed scientific director of the CIHR Institute of Aboriginal People’s Health. Bourassa is chair of the Northern & Indigenous Health at the Sudbury ON-based Health Sciences North Research Institute. She takes up her duties as the Canadian Institutes of Health Research increases its investments in Indigenous health research and implements…
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