NSERC has done things “we never thought were possible” as it moves to address the research community’s evolving needs.
Person: Dr Marc Fortin
NSERC rolls out new consolidated program for strategic collaborations with industry, not-for-profits and public partners
The new Alliance Grants are expected to help industrial, not-for-profit and government participants access and exploit academic research.
Mark Roman
Mark Roman has been appointed president and CEO of CANARIE Inc effective April 25th, replacing Jim Roche who held the position on an interim basis since February/10 following the unexpected departure of Guy Bujold. Roman comes to CANARIE from the Univ of Victoria where he is chief information officer. While at UVic, he was responsible…
Dr Marc Fortin 2011
Dr Marc Fortin has been appointed assistant DM (Science and Technology) of the Department of National Defence and the CEO of Defence R&D Canada, replacing Dr Robert Walker who left the position late last year to become senior VP at Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd, with responsibility for its nuclear laboratories. Fortin comes to DRDC…
Ken Armour
Ken Armour is stepping down as executive director research and innovation at the BC Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation. Armour is taking a position as executive director of Intergovernmental and Community Relations with the Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation. He will be replaced on an interim basis by Melanie Friesen, director of the…
Dr David Cox
Dr David Cox has been appointed CEO of TEC Edmonton effective April 1. Cox comes to TEC Edmonton from Quest PharmaTech Inc (formerly Altachem Pharma Ltd) where he served as president and CEO for 11 months. Between 1994 and 2005 he served as CEO for Apotex Fermentation Inc, Winnipeg, Synsorb Biotech Inc, Calgary, and KS…
Dr Steve Salterio
Dr Steve Salterio has been appointed inaugural chair of the Pricewaterhouse Coopers/Tom O’Neill Faculty Research Fellowship in Accounting at Queen’s Univ. Salterio is a professor and faculty research fellow of accounting with Queen’s School of Business, focused on auditing and assurance services with a specializing in corporate governance and audit effectiveness. The chair is being…
Dr Gerri Sinclair
Dr Gerri Sinclair has joined the board of directors of Ballard Power Systems, Vancouver. Sinclair has a strong telecommunications background and is currently chair of the Canada Telecom Policy Review Panel. She is the former GM of MSN Canada and the founder of NCompass Labs, an Internet content management firm acquired by Microsoft in 2001.…
Dr Alastair Glass
Dr Alastair Glass has been appointed DM of the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation (OMRI), a recently created ministry headed by premier Dalton McGuinty (R$, July 1/05). He replaces Dr Tim McTiernan, who held the position in an acting capacity and now returns to his former role as ADM research and commercialization. Glass, who…
Dr Marc Fortin 2006
Dr Marc Fortin has been appointed assistant DM research at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC). Fortin recently completed a two-year stint as a visiting scholar at the l’Institut de recherche agronomique a Bordeaux in France. Prior to that, he was chair of the department of plant science at McGill Univ’s faculty of agricultural and environmental…
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