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13th Annual RE$EARCH MONEY Conference

The next RE$EARCH MONEY
conference will take place
April 22-23, 2014 at

the National Arts Centre in Ottawa

By popular demand, the conference will once again look at the Federal Budget, and the implications it holds for innovation in Canada.

An annual ranking of national competitiveness finds that Canada has stalled at 14th and is displaying declining performance in key areas that support innovation. The World Economic Forum (WEF) found Canada is showing serious decline in the areas of innovation and business sophistication — one of 12 pillars contained in its Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) of 148 nations.

Industry consortium key

A resurgence of interest in the biotechnology sector could propel the Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine (CCRM) into the sweet spot as it gears up programs and services aimed at moving key discoveries into the marketplace.

Industry consortium key

A resurgence of interest in the biotechnology sector could propel the Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine (CCRM) into the sweet spot as it gears up programs and services aimed at moving key discoveries into the marketplace.

A European Commission-funded study estimates that half of all scientific papers published in 2011 are available for free through open access as the EU announced that it will be mandatory for all scientific publications funded through its Horizon 2020 initiative to be open access.

Consultations begin

Looking out over the innovation and policy funding landscape, Dr Ian McWalter sees a very different environment from 2010 when CMC Microsystems secured $128 million in funding to advance the state and commercialization of micro- and nano-electronics in Canada.

A European Commission-funded study estimates that half of all scientific papers published in 2011 are available for free through open access as the EU announced that it will be mandatory for all scientific publications funded through its Horizon 2020 initiative to be open access.

Consultations begin

Looking out over the innovation and policy funding landscape, Dr Ian McWalter sees a very different environment from 2010 when CMC Microsystems secured $128 million in funding to advance the state and commercialization of micro- and nano-electronics in Canada.

Federal spending on S&T has fallen 12% over the last four years — 3.3% in the current fiscal year alone — as deficit reduction measures continue to reduce outlays of support for all sectors. Federal S&T outlays for FY13-14 totalled $10.

Federal spending on S&T has fallen 12% over the last four years — 3.3% in the current fiscal year alone — as deficit reduction measures continue to reduce outlays of support for all sectors. Federal S&T outlays for FY13-14 totalled $10.