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.
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Q&A: the European Commission’s Jean-Eric Paquet and CFI’s Dr. Roseann O’Reilly Runte on research infrastructure after COVID-19
Research Money spoke to Jean-Eric Paquet, the director general of the European Commission’s Research and Innovation directorate, along with Roseann O’Reilly Runte, the president and CEO of the Canada Foundation for Innovation, on how COVID-19 will affect research infrastructure and how those lessons might apply to future crises.
Canada and UK strengthen research infrastructure ties; NSERC hints of new international program
Two new collaborations between Canada and the UK signal the start of increased research collaborations between the two countries.
New classification system a “huge step forward” for strengthening Canada’s R&D data
Canada can begin to capture the true scope and scale of R&D across the country following a long overdue update to how such activities are classified.
Canada Foundation for Innovation tops up operational funding for 14 national research organizations with additional $230 million
On Tuesday, Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains announced the second instalment of the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) Major Science Initiatives (MSI) Fund from 2017. The new parcel of operational funding amounts to nearly $230 million for 14 national research facilities at 10 universities.
Tri-council exploring new mechanisms to promote interdisciplinary research
The tri-council granting agencies are determined to support more interdisciplinary research. But there are still several barriers to overcome before this can happen.
CFI selects Carleton Univ president Roseann O’Reilly Runte as its new president and CEO
The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) has once again selected a prominent academic as its new president and CEO. Dr Roseann O’Reilly Runte, president and vice-chancellor of Carleton Univ since 2008, will take up the reins of the CFI July 31st replacing outgoing president and CEO, Dr Gilles Patry. Runte was born and educated in…
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