Person: Dr Darren Lawless

Dr Gary Albach

Dr Gary Albach has been appointed interim CEO of Alberta Innovates — Technology Futures, one of four new corporations being established as part of the province’s realignment of its research and innovation organizations and programs (see brief on this page). Albach was previously executive director of nanoAlberta where he spearheaded several important collaborations to strengthen…

Dr Darren Lawless

Dr Darren Lawless has been appointed to the newly created position of dean of research at Sheridan Research, the technology commercialization arm of the Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning in Toronto, effective November 16th. Prior to joining Sheridan, Lawless was director of R&D at Mississauga ON-based Monteco Holdings Ltd, a company that identifies,…

Dr Darren Lawless

SR&ED — An essential tool in Canada’s innovation toolbox
By Dr Darren Lawless

Recently Paul Martin set the ambitious goal of moving Canada from 15th to 5th by 2010 in R&D spending as measured by the GERD to GDP ratio.