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Marc Lepage says he’s pleasantly surprised at the progress Canadian genomics researchers have made and amazed at the rapid evolution of the science from basic research towards real-world applications.

AUCC calls for modest increase

More than 25 university presidents converged on Ottawa this week for a Day on the Hill to press government officials on the need to increase funding for granting councils in the next Budget, despite the widespread expectation of major cuts throughout government.

Manages two VC funds

Innovacorp is investing like never before. In the year since the arrival of its new president and CEO, the frequency of investments made by Nova Scotia’s primary commercialization vehicle has exploded, reflecting a major re-orientation of the provincial research organization towards a greater emphasis on fostering investment-grade, early-stage companies.

Canada’s Premier Innovation Conference

May 16-17, 2012
Minto Suites, Ottawa

Speakers and Panelists include:
Adam Chowaniec, Chair, BelAir Networks
Kevin Lynch, Vice-Chair, BMO Financial Group
Peter Nicholson, author of CCA Report on Business Innovation

To register:
(416) 481-7070 ext.

Canada’s image as an innovative nation barely registers on the global radar but business leaders here overwhelmingly believe the country’s innovation reputation is solid, according to a new report on global innovation released last month by General Electric.

Nearly two years after its official launch, the Alberta Innovates – Technology Futures (AITF) continues to align its legacy organizations with the province’s economic priority sectors, boosting a 12-to-1 return on public investment valued at $1.

New era of cooperation

The Council of Canadian Academies (CCA) and its three member organizations have committed to greater collaboration and cooperative use of resources to ensure that Canadians receive the best possible evidence-based science advice.

Focus on “purpose-driven” research

Genome Canada intends to place a stronger emphasis on industry input over the next five years as part of a new strategy that it hopes will convince the federal government to provide stable, multi-year funding between 2012 and 2017.

With its objective of transforming the economy of southwestern Ontario’s Sarnia-Lambton region into a leading bio-based economy, the Bioindustrial Innovation Centre (BIC) is chalking up several early achievements, making it one of the more successful programs in the Centres of Excellence for Commercialization and Research (CECR) program.

Industry Canada’s longstanding involvement in technology roadmapping has been terminated. The department closed down the Technology Roadmap Secretariat late last year and its manager, Geoff Nimmo, retired from government.