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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.

Support for business innovation targeted

The highly anticipated review of industry-directed federal R&D spending has kicked into high gear with the release of a consultation paper intended to encourage and frame debate on how best to allocate a major portion of the more than $7 billion Ottawa spends annually on R&D and innovation.

Four existing cyclotron and linear accelerator facilities have received a total $31 million from Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) to produce medical isotopes (Technetium-99m or Tc-99m) derived from non-reactor-based sources.

The 10th annual RE$EARCH MONEY Conference

May 11-12, 2011 in Ottawa

“Priming the Pump: The Role of Government R&D Support in Business Innovation”

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May expand from current 11

An ever-expanding number of Canadian cities are banding together to promote the advantages of foreign direct investment (FDI) in innovative Canadian firms. Going under the name of C-11, the municipalities have developed a website (www.

The Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) has appointed Dr Peter Nicholson to chair its new Standing Selection Committee (SSC) as part of efforts to enhance and simplify the selection and review processes of its traditional networks.

The Ontario government is providing $30 million through its Open Ontario strategy to two US-based firms to expand R&D operations in Canada and build on assets secured through through the dissolution of Nortel Networks Corp.

Analysis

By Dr Axel Meisen

Canada has a fundamental, chronic and persistent innovation problem. Innovation is defined as the translation of novel ideas and research results into practice, generating benefits and strengthening economic competitiveness.