Canada’s Ocean Supercluster invests in coastal mapping and monitoring; Volkswagen promises to make Canada home of its first gigafactory, Dr. Gordon Guyatt receives the Einstein Foundation Award, and more.
Organization: École de technologie supérieure
More interdisciplinary training in science, engineering and business could boost innovation
Providing more interdisciplinary academic programs and training in science, engineering and business to students in post-secondary institutions could break disciplinary silos and boost Canada’s lagging innovation, says Dr. Alexandre Navarre, PhD, associate researcher at École de technologie supérieure in Montreal and past director of technology transfer units at McGill University and Western University.
The Short Report – Jan. 12, 2022: Chair and vice chairs elected for standing committee on science, Order of Canada appointments, Health Canada’s 2021 cannabis survey, and more
OTTAWA Transport Canada has released updated guidelines for testing automated driving systems (ADS), which will apply to any organization conducting R&D trials of vehicles equipped with ADS. The guidelines are meant to clarify the roles and responsibilities of federal, provincial/territorial and municipal governments as they relate to trial organizations and to establish a baseline of…
The Short Report – Oct. 20, 2021: A global research hub for vision care, a UWaterloo centre for sustainable aeronautics, the Writer’s Trust inaugural Balsillie prize, and more
A joint international research hub for vision health gets off the ground, UWaterloo launches its sustainable aeronautics research institute, Dan Breznitz and André Picard are shortlisted for the Balsillie Prize for Public Policy from the Writer’s Trust of Canada, and more.
Smart cities accelerator merges with Centech incubator
InnoCité MTL, Montreal’s accelerator for smart cities, has merged with incubator Centech to combine their services and help more startups. The two organizations say the combination will put under one roof the best experts in smart cities development. InnoCité MTL is an initiative of the city of Montreal while Centech is a technology incubator created…
Quebec funds seven public-private life sciences projects
Seven life sciences research projects worth $140 million have been announced by the Quebec government with $62.5 million in assistance from the $125-million Partnership Fund for an Innovative, Healthy Quebec. Launched May/13, the fund encourages public-private research partnerships in the biopharmaceutical sector, including medical devices. Priority was given to disciplines for which Quebec displays specific…
Agreement will launch open innovation projects
Wesley Clover has entered into a collaborative agreement with l’École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) to initiate and support entrepreneurial initiatives and joint technology projects based on open innovation. The agreement leverages Wesley Clover’s expertise in angel investing and company building in the area of telecommunications, digital media, real estate and leisure properties. ÉTS has recently…
Sonomax and ETS establish auditory research chair
Somomax Technologies Inc and École de Technologie Supérieure (ETS) have established an Industrial Research Chair to develop new in-ear auditory technologies. Montreal-based Somomax will provide $750,000 over five years and the chair will be held by Dr Jeremy Voix, former research director at Somomax. In addition to giving Somomax access to highly-skilled graduates and ETS’…