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Co-location with key industries, academia

More than a decade after the idea was first hatched, a key laboratory at Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) has officially re-located from Ottawa to Hamilton — a $100-million initiative that has been touted as a new model for matching federal research capacity with its natural client base.

Business support holds steady despite downturn

The rapid expansion of applied R&D at Canada’s colleges has weathered the economic downturn and is poised for even greater gains as new programs ramp up and the culture of innovation permeates the college community.

Last report from CST

Quebec may take the lead in encouraging open innovation and strengthening the management of intellectual property (IP) emanating from its universities, colleges and research centres if the recommendations of a forthcoming report are adopted and implemented by government.

New pilot project

Two research teams have received $5.6 million in funding to launch the world’s first large-scale projects focused on the genetic causes of childhood cancers and rare disorders. The funding from Genome Canada, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the regional genome centres of Quebec and British Columbia will support pan-Canadian research consortia that will utilize the rapid advances in genomic sequencing which have accelerated the identification of disease genes while dramatically driving down the cost.

May 11-12, 2011The 10th annual RE$EARCH MONEY Conference

Presented in collaboration with the National Research Council

“Priming the Pump:The Role of Government R&D Support in Business Innovation”
Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa
Join RE$EARCH MONEY to explore the role of government research support in stimulating business innovation.

The Expert Review Panel on Research and Development is being urged to recommend a greater emphasis on direct and targeted support for innovation by reallocating a portion of the scientific research and experimental development (SR&ED) tax credit and expanding funding for large-scale, transformational research projects.

Four new networks have been added to the Strategic Networks Grant (SNG) program of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) bringing the total to 37. The latest targeted competition allocates $22.

GE Healthcare first multinational to invest

Ontario’s deep expertise in medical imaging research has attracted two major investments that aim to bring new technologies to market and position the province as a leader in the rapidly expanding medical and assistive technologies sector.

Rawat stepping down this month

When Dr Veena Rawat steps down as president of the Communications Research Centre (CRC) later this month, the veteran scientist and administrator leaves a key federal agency that has carved out niches of global excellence with a budget that has remained largely stagnant over the past several years.

The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) has completed the second and final phase of a major study examining ways to stimulate the forestry industry by developing promising bio-products for a range of industrial sectors.