NORAD upgrades include plans for a space-based surveillance system and a science program with the US; three new funding streams to bolster Canada’s clinical trials, phase 2 of the Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy launches, and more.
Organization: Research Canada
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.
The Short Report – Sept. 22, 2021: Mintz report calls for tax reform, CSA starts procurement for LUNAR program, a new member of BIOTECanada, and more
Economist Jack Mintz calls for a broad approach to corporate tax reform to stimulate investment in Canada, the Canadian Space Agency moves onto procurement in the lunar exploration program, and GlycoNet becomes a member of the BIOTECanada ecosystem.
The Short Report – June 9, 2021: Ontario boosts high tech innovation with $100M VC fund, grants for Dalhousie’s battery pioneers, a major donation to U of Guelph’s groundwater research, and more
A new Ontario venture fund to drive innovation and growth, the largest Alliance Grant in Dalhousie U’s history to make electric vehicles more accessible, a $10 million gift to UGuelph’s G360 Institute boosts global groundwater research, and more.
The Short Report – Dec 16, 2020: Canada signs historic space treaty, robotic warehouse tech gets a boost, and more
Ingrid Waldron and HealthCareCAN receive top Research Canada advocacy awards, AbCellera’s IPO nearly triples in value on first day of trading, Diversity Institute’s report on the Canadian labour market during the pandemic is out, and an international AI hub specializing in pharmaceutical R&D opens in Montreal.
Research alliance works with parliamentary caucus to garner support for AI in health research
Research Canada, an alliance of stakeholders in health research, recently briefed Parliament about the potential benefits of applying artificial intelligence and machine learning in healthcare.
Excerpts: Research ecosystem reacts to Budget 2018
The whole ecosystem is patting themselves on the back, confident that their concerted efforts to lobby behind the Naylor report recommendations — foremost of which was an increase in budget – did not fall on deaf ears. RE$EARCH MONEY offers excerpts of what the ecosystem has to say about the federal budget.
Group calls on feds to fund Naylor Report recommendations
A new advocacy group of private and public health innovation organizations is warning that “Canada is on the cusp of forsaking an entire generation of talent” …
Federal government should support basic research: poll
A new national poll shows that 92% of Canadians agree that the federal government should support basic research. Canada Speaks 2015 also found that respondents are more likely to vote for candidates in the upcoming federal election who support increased funding for health care and health and medical research. The poll also found that 80%…
Federal government should support basic research: poll
A new national poll shows that 92% of Canadians agree that the federal government should support basic research. Canada Speaks 2015 also found that respondents are more likely to vote for candidates in the upcoming federal election who support increased funding for health care and health and medical research. The poll also found that 80%…
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