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Nortel Networks Corp has entered into a major collaborative R&D agreement with IBM Corp, Armonk NY, as part of a new strategy to reduce R&D costs while accelerating the introduction of products to the market.

Canada has established an office to boost Canadian participation in the sixth round of European Framework Projects (FP6), laying the groundwork for FP7 which runs from 2006 to 2010. The European Research Area-Canada (ERA-CAN) office begins operations this September, offering a host of services to increase research collaboration on pre-competitive R&D.

October 6 in Moncton NB: Second Regional RE$EARCH MONEY Conference.
Theme: Growing Technology-based Business in Atlantic Canada.
November 8 in Ottawa: Fifth Annual RE$EARCH MONEY Conference.
Theme: Ensuring a Future for Industrial Research in Canada.

October 6 in Moncton NB: Second Regional RE$EARCH MONEY Conference.
Theme: Growing Technology-based Business in Atlantic Canada.

November 8 in Ottawa: Fifth Annual RE$EARCH MONEY Conference.
Theme: Ensuring a Future for Industrial Research in Canada.

The Ontario government will establish a Research Council of Ontario (RCO), implementing a key recommendation in the recent review of post-secondary education conducted by former premier Bob Rae (see page 2).

Canada’s small research-intensive firms are too preoccupied with R&D and financing and lack the skill set required to succeed in the marketplace, says a new study which examined the views and experiences of 30 executives from so-called greenhouse firms.

Canada and France are moving forward to establish a large-scale International Consortium on Anti-Virals (ICAV) that could ultimately link more than 10 countries in an R&D network dedicated to developing therapeutics for a wide range of existing and emerging viral diseases.

Several VPs of research at Ontario universities are upset with a Genome Canada process that puts financial viability ahead of scientific merit, says an executive with the Council of Ontario Universities (COU).

Bombardier Inc has lined up US$700 million in commitments from the Canadian, British and Quebec governments in support of its proposed $3.1 billion C Series passenger jet program. Canada’s largest aerospace firm is also seeking an equal amount from suppliers before greenlighting the project, which will be the largest jet ever built in Canada.