Ottawa invests more than $28 million to address PTSD and trauma in frontline and essential workers; the supercluster program gets a name change from Minister Champagne; patient-oriented research funding for Manitoba and Saskatchewan, Dr. Jody Cooley is appointed new ED at SNOLAB, and more.
Organization: Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC)
Q&A: Sustainable Development Technology Canada’s head Leah Lawrence on the explosion in clean tech investment
Research Money sat down with Leah Lawrence, the SDTC’s CEO and president, to ask her where clean technology in Canada is heading and what to expect as the country recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Short Report – June 2, 2021: Cleantech R&D gets a boost, Biden’s 2022 research budget, UBC studies rapid testing kits, and more
Ottawa invests more than $44 million to bolster cleantech R&D innovation, US President Joseph Biden asks for US $13.5 billion increase in federal R&D spending, the University of British Columbia’s COVID-19 rapid testing clinic to be a first in Canada, and more.
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…
Sustainable Development Technology Canada funds Quebec lithium-ion battery recycling project for $3.8 million
The Quebec consortium Lithion Recycling Inc. has received $3.8 million from Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) to implement a novel process for recycling lithium-ion batteries. The process was developed by Seneca, a Montreal-based consulting firm that specializes in industrial materials process engineering. Lithium-ion batteries are used in electric vehicles, a growing market that so far…
SDTC investing $43 million in a range of pre-commercial clean technology projects
Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) is investing $43 million in several clean technology projects of which $20 million will be matched by the Province of British Columbia. The investments include $10 million in the Automotive Fuel Cell Corp — a joint venture with Daimler AG and Ford Motor Co to develop new fuel cell modules.…