As 2021 draws to a close, we offer a compendium of key developments in Canada’s innovation ecosystem from the past twelve months.
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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.
Six months on, Canada’s first patent collective is expanding its membership
The Innovation Asset Collective, Canada’s first patent collective, more than doubled its membership in its first six months and has awarded two rounds of grants to its member companies to help them own, access and use intellectual property.
Strategic federal investment and better data needed to support clean growth, says national research institute
The federal government needs to invest more strategically in clean technologies and improve data gathering to support climate goals, clean economic growth and Canadians’ well-being, says a new report by the Canadian Institute for Climate Choices. Yet despite several challenges which include COVID-19, Canada’s clean tech industry continues to grow, speakers told Sustainable Development Technology Canada’s annual meeting.