B.C.’s new economic recovery plan, developed in consultation with a world-famous team of economists, outlined the province’s new goals but provided scant details on implementation and no measurable benchmarks for success.
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Four clean energy projects get $106M in federally-funded competition
Projects that could advance clean hydrogen, renewable diesel fuel and carbon capture have been selected for funding in Clean Resource Innovation Network’s (CRIN) low emission fuels and products technology competition.
The Short Report – Feb. 23, 2022: Funding for farmers to mitigate climate change, USask’s cystic fibrosis study, a boost for postpandemic recovery research, and more.
Ottawa launches special call for postpandemic research using UN model; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada supports farmers to mitigate climate change impacts; a five-year cystic fibrosis study at USask uses a One Health research approach, and more.
Canadian SMEs playing an increasingly important role in domestic and global space industries, experts say
Canadian SMEs and universities are becoming more significant players in space at home and internationally, due to the “democratization” of space driven by lower launch costs and the miniaturization of science instruments and satellites, say space industry experts.
Edmonton-based space startup using satellite images to improve agricultural management
Edmonton-based Wyvern, a Canadian space data company, plans to launch a small satellite with an unfolding telescope to capture images from space to improve sustainability and productivity in the agricultural industry.
Ocean Supercluster makes big bet on biofuels with $65M investment
A pan-Canadian team with funding from Canada’s Ocean Supercluster is coming together in a $65-million project to develop Canada’s first renewable diesel fuel from forestry and agricultural waste products.
Developing a carbon capture and utilization industry is crucial to achieve Canada’s net-zero emissions target
Establishing a robust carbon capture, utilization and storage industry, supported by a well-designed federal tax incentive, is critical to achieving Canada’s net zero GHG emissions target in 2050, Hon. Grant Mitchell, CCS strategic advisor, and Craig Golinowski, managing partner, at Carbon Infrastructure Partners, say in an op-ed.
The Short Report – Feb. 16, 2022: Congruence Therapeutics raises $63M for rare disease drug discovery, a multi-billion dollar Euro tech fund, a Conservative cryptoasset bill, and more
Biotech entrepreneur Clarissa Desjardins secures funding to develop drugs for rare diseases, the EU creates a multi-billion dollar fund to reduce dependence on foreign tech giants, CPC MP Michelle Rempel Garner tables a private member bill to attract investment in cryptoassets, and more.
Q&A: CQDM’s Diane Gosselin on catalyzing Canadian innovation in biopharma
Research Money spoke with Diane Gosselin, president and CEO of the biopharmaceutical research consortium CQDM, on how Canada can reinvigorate and build its biopharmaceutical sector after the pandemic.
Canada showed strong growth in patents for pandemic prevention technology in last two decades, CIPO report finds
Canada ranked eighth globally in the number of patented pandemic mitigation technologies filed by institutions worldwide between 1999 and 2018, according to a report by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office done in collaboration with the National Research Council. The report found that Canadian institutions had a high relative specialization for pandemic mitigation technologies, especially in the therapeutics and vaccine development research area.
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