Organization: Xerox Research Centre of Canada

NRC announces $25-million advanced materials centre

The National Research Council (NRC) will invest $25-million in a new Advanced Materials Manufacturing Centre (AMMC) to be co-located at the campus of Xerox Research Centre of Canada (XRCC) in Mississauga ON. The announcement was among a flurry of press releases released prior to the August 2nd call for a federal election. The AMMC augments…

XRCC to collaborate with GreenCentre Canada

The Xerox Research Centre of Canada (XRCC), Mississauga ON, has signed an agreement with Kingston ON-based GreenCentre Canada (GCC) to move the latter’s material science breakthroughs towards commercialization. XRCC will provide GCC with process engineering, scale-up, pilot testing and developmental support. XRCC specializes in electronic materials and specialty components, green chemistry, coatings, applied nanotechnology, polymer…

Culture diversity yields greater innovation: survey

A majority of Canadians believe diversity in culture and background contributes to innovation success, according to a new survey by the Xerox Research Centre of Canada. The survey by Leger Marketing found that 77% of respondents feel cultural and background diversity lead to greater innovation and a stronger Canadian business landscape.The Centre says the survey…

Xerox and NINT team for collaborative research

The Xerox Research Centre of Canada (XRCC) and the National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT) have entered a multi-year research collaboration to develop nanotechnology-based R&D with commercial potential. Billed as Canada’s first private-public nanotech research partnership, the collaboration will see the partners devote $4.5 million over three years to develop research teams that will establish targeted…

Xerox Canada R&D Centre awarded 1,000th patent

The Xerox Research Centre of Canada (XRCC) has received a US patent for Fuser and Fixing Members Containing PEI-PDMS Block Copolymers, marking its 1,000th patent. The Mississauga ON-based R&D Centre has gained an international reputation for its prodigious and cost-effective patenting output, which it has achieved with a relatively small staff of 120. One of…