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: Mitacs
Responding to racism in Canadian science
Racism seeps into all corners of life, including the apparently rational confines of science. Dealing with it calls for more than just good intentions.
The Short Report – November 30, 2022: Canada’s first space-tech law group; Mitacs innovation awards; funding Canada’s climate adaptation strategy; updating Canada’s code development system, and more
Corporate law firm aims to fill a gap in Canada’s growing space tech industry; Mitacs recognizes innovation, leadership and commercialization at Ottawa awards ceremony; Environment and Climate Change Canada earmarks $1.6 billion in Canada’s first national climate adaptation strategy; a new model for the National Model Codes development system, and more.
Busy committee members report in person
The Canada Research Coordinating Committee continues to focus on leading challenges in R&D and innovation. One of those challenges — a lack of live venues for talking about them — was finally overcome at this year’s Canadian Science Policy Conference.
The Short Report – November 16, 2022: $43M for Canada’s first lunar rover; Alberta gets advanced diagnostics centre; Vancouver has highest tech job growth; Oceans Protection Plan reports; and more
The Short Report – November 16, 2022: $43M for Canada’s first lunar rover; Alberta gets advanced diagnostics centre; Vancouver has highest tech job growth; Oceans Protection Plan reports; and more
The Short Report – November 2, 2022: National Women’s Health Research Initiative; Ted Rogers Centre for Health Research receives $90 million; Canadian VC funding declines; Gairdner Awards; and more
The Short Report – November 2, 2022: National Women’s Health Research Initiative launched; Ted Rogers Centre for Health Research receives $90 million; VC funding declines across Canadian ecosystems; Gairdner Award winners feted; and more
The Short Report – September 28, 2022: UBC’s FORWARD research initiative, boosting biomanufacturing, Brassard’s Breakthrough Prize, and more.
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.
The Short Report – September 7, 2022: A boost for B.C. & Alberta’s patient-oriented research units; moving towards a national flood insurance program, Suzanne Fortier retires from McGill, and more.
B.C. and Alberta’s SPOR units secure additional funding; a federal task force releases its analysis of flood insurance solutions, Dr. Suzanne Fortier’s tenure at McGill draws to a close, and more.
The Short Report – August 31, 2022: A boost for NRC research initiatives; Spaceport Nova Scotia gets an all-clear for construction, Ottawa launches the Net-Zero Challenge, and more.
The National Research Council invests more than $19 million to advance its research priorities; Maritime Launch Services obtains approval to start constructing Canada’s first commercial spaceport, the Cement Association of Canada signs up for the Net-Zero Challenge, and more.
Canadian manufacturing of CAR-T cells a game-changer for cancer patients and researchers
A pioneering clinical trial by The Ottawa Hospital is using made-in-Canada genetically engineered T calls, called CART-T cells, to keep cancer patients alive and cancer-free.