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The federal government should consider tightening up regulations governing early-stage R&D of genetically modified (GM) foods and provide assistance to industry in identifying best practices. The recommendations are part of a wide ranging new interim report by the Canadian Biotechnology Advisory Council (CBAC) that provides the basis for a new round of consultation.

A three-year, $50-million pilot project for the electronic delivery of research publications promises to revolutionize the way in which university researchers access scholarly publication in the natural sciences and in medicine.

Canadian industry has jumped into the escalating debate over innovation with a well-timed and proscriptive report. It calls for a national innovation strategy targeting the research, education, tax, regulatory and financing regimes that comprise a national system of innovation.

Canada’s secretary of state for science, research and development says the federal government has no choice but to deal quickly with the structure and funding of its own science and technology activities.

The Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATA) is hitting the road this fall to extol the benefits of advanced technology in a cross-Canada tour. CATA will stage at least eight so-called TechAction Town Hall meetings over the next several months, making stops in St John’s, Toronto, Montreal, Halifax, Calgary and Vancouver, targeting businesses in which advanced technology has yet to firmly establish itself.

New funding model could prove lucrative

Successful funding of a new Alberta-based centre for nanotechnology research marks a dramatic turning point in how the National Research Council (NRC) plans to operate its institutes in the future.

Research Infosource Report

A new report on corporate R&D spending in Canada reveals a precariously unbalanced distribution among firms and sectors, with a disproportionate amount concentrated in Canada’s former shining technology star, Nortel Networks Corp.

November 13, 2001

Meeting Canada’s R&D Challenge — Moving from 15th to 5th in Global R&D
Achieving the goal of dramatically boosting Canada’s R&D spending will require commitment, collaboration and the courage to take risks by government, industry and academia.

British Columbia’s research community has entered an indeterminate period of uncertainty while the new Liberal government undertakes a major, multi-level review of all government activities, support programs and business subsidies.

Let the good times roll…for now

Canadian industry has told Statistics Canada that it intends to spend a whopping $11.656 billion on intramural R&D this year. That’s up 7.3% from a projected $10.