Canada’s leading research facilities get an infrastructure boost; NSERC has an inaugural scholar, thanks to a pilot program with Toronto Metropolitan University, researching the impact of social ties to health and wellbeing, and more.
Person: Sandy Marshall
Canada’s BioDesign Innovation Supercluster: Forestry, green chemistry and genomics team up to compete for supercluster
Sustainable living. Clean transportation. Infrastructure. These strategic areas form the basis for a proposed BioDesign Supercluster being pitched by the forestry, green chemistry and genomics sectors as they attempt to take the bioeconomy beyond immediate innovation and environmental challenges.
Darren Gilmour
Darren Gilmour has returned to the Royal Society of Canada as executive director after an 17-month stint as VP at the Public Policy Forum. He replaces as Iris Almeida-Côté who was appointed CEO last September. Gilmour served as the RSC’s executive director from 2008 to early 2015, where he oversaw the implementation of a new…
Sandy Marshall
Sandy Marshall has been appointed executive director of Bioindustrial Innovation Canada, replacing Murray Mclaughlin who will continue with the organization in the role of government and partner relations. Marshall has 30 years of industrial experience with companies such as Polysar, Bayer and Lanxess and has been BIC’s board chair for the past three years. Last…