Organization: MasterCard

The Short Report – March 9, 2022: Sunsetting the Collaborative Health Research Projects program, $195M to support B.C. health research, Ontario’s first Genome Data Science fellowships, Lululemon founder invests $100M into muscle disorder research, and more

CIHR and NSERC terminate Collaborative Health Research Projects program, BC’s government invests in life sciences to boost health research, Ontario Genomics and CANSSI Ontario award inaugural postdoctoral fellowships in genome data science, Lululemon founder gives $100 million for muscle disorder research, a strategy to make Manitoba a leader in sustainable protein production, and more.

The Short Report – Jan 27, 2021: Clinical trials for first made-in-Canada vaccine begin; a first-of-its-kind carbon capture cement study launches in Edmonton, and more.

The federal government invests in protecting the endangered North Atlantic right whale; a Canadian-led social media movement aims to stop the spread of misinformation around COVID-19; University Health Network study shows full dose blood thinners decrease need for life support in COVID-19 patients, and a new report says Canada’s PhD students face persistent barriers applying skill sets.

The Short Report, January 28, 2020: Late-stage growth investing; AI for the steel supply chain; quantum computing with lasers

At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Innovation minister Navdeep Bains and Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga announced a joint investment to establish the new global Intelligence and Cyber Centre in Vancouver, B.C. MasterCard is investing $510 million, of which  $420 million is eligible under the Strategic Innovation Fund, while Ottawa is investing $49 million…

Montreal fintech startup Mobeewave raises US$16.5 million

Mobeewave, a Montreal-based fintech startup whose technology enables people to securely accept payments in person using only their smartphones, has raised US$16.5 million in a Series B round of funding led by NewAlpha Asset Management, Mastercard and Forestay Capital. The funding, which included the main founding shareholders of Mobeewave and was secured with support from…

NEXT Canada launches artificial intelligence program

NEXT Canada has launched NextAI, a seed financing and mentoring program for artificial intelligence entrepreneurs. The novel program will provide up to $200,000 in seed financing for technology development and instruction from faculty at participating Canadian and US institutions. Corporate partners include EY, MasterCard, TD Group and Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt….