Organization: McMaster Innovation Park

FedDev Ontario backs McMaster’s BEAM facility

McMaster Univ‘s Fraunhofer Project Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing (BEAM) has received a $12-million federal grant, matching $12 million in commitments from the Government of Ontario, City of Hamilton and McMaster. Other organizations and private sector partners have contributed $9 million, bringing the project’s investment to $33 million. Slated to open in 2017,…

Research parks launch strategic & marketing plans

The Canadian Association of University Research Parks (AURP Canada) has received $129,500 from the federal government to support the Ontario portion of a national $500,000 economic impact study and strategic and marketing plans for the 27 research parks it represents across Canada. Funding to examine the six research parks in Ontario was provided by the…

NRCan and McMaster sign lab transfer MOU

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and McMaster Univ have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that clarifies and outlines the critical components of the relocation of the CANMET Materials Technology Laboratory from Ottawa to Hamilton. The transfer of the laboratory to the McMaster Innovation Park was funded in the latest federal Budget, following through on a…