UBC makes a $3-billion pledge to drive solutions and discoveries; upskilling Canada’s cell and gene therapy manufacturing capacity, Dr. Gilles Brassard wins prestigious US Breakthrough Award, and more.
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Opinion: Better use of physics and information science can help move beyond outdated economic theories
Applying the ideas and tools of physics and information science — rather than relying on social science theory and outmoded economic concepts — can help develop sustainable businesses and increase regional economic diversification and growth, Randal Adcock, co-founder and chair of Wayfinders Business Co-operative, says in an op-ed.
New $200-million venture fund launched to close gap in deep tech financing
BDC Capital is behind the launch of a $200-million Deep Tech Venture Fund that will invest in early stage companies in quantum information science, photonics, electronics, foundational artificial intelligence—all sectors that have been underfunded in Canada.
University of Waterloo’s innovation portfolio evolving to meet the future needs of research and industry
The University’s of Waterloo’s new innovation portfolio is becoming the driver of change for the institution’s new strategy to maximize the economic and social impact of its researchers in an era of disruptive technologies. Led by former IBM executive Sanjeev Gill, the suite of services spans the gamut of supports, from incubators and accelerators to…
Private sector attention is shifting towards value of supporting scale-ups
It has taken a long time, and not all the needed pieces are yet in place, but the innovation debate is now paying much more attention to how we grow companies and scale them up to be global competitors, and not simply on how we start them.
Dr Richard Florizone
Dalhousie Univ’s president is leaving the Nova Scotia university to join an innovation lab in Ontario. Dalhousie’s chair of the Board of Governors, Lawrence Stordy, announced on the university website that Dr Richard Florizone will be leaving Dalhousie for Quantum Valley Ideas Lab of Waterloo in the new year. Florizone, who has a PhD in…
IBI Group launches smart city sandbox, creates Office of Innovation as part of strategic plan to leverage emerging technologies
Integrated design and technology firm IBI Group is setting up a smart city sandbox based at its Toronto headquarters to leverage its services and expertise around emerging technologies, such as 5G, robotics, artificial intelligence and blockchain.
McGill and U of T join edX on-line learning service
McGill Univ and the Univ of Toronto have joined edX, a $60-million on-line learning initiative launched by Harvard Univ and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2012. The two Canadian institutions are part of a tranche of six non-US universities that doubles edX’s membership. Members gain access to MIT’s open-source MITx platform and massive datasets…
SSHRC funds advanced materials research
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) has awarded a $159,000 grant for a study on the growth challenges of advanced materials firms. The study will be undertaken by Dr Elicia Maine, assistant business professor at Simon Fraser Univ. Maine will collaborate with researchers from the Univ of Cambridge and the Massachusetts Institute of…
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