As disease-carrying ticks continue to spread across he country, new federal support is expected to extend the operating life of the Canadian Lyme Disease Research Network, which was originally set to end this year.
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Entrepreneurship is growing in Canada. Good news or bad news?
The number of Canadians engaged in entrepreneurial activities has doubled in the last decade. Whether that’s good news or bad news depends on how you view the role of start-ups in the economy.
The Short Report – August 24, 2022: CFI announces major science initiative projects, an inaugural scholar for NSERC, researching and producing social connection guidelines, and more.
Canada’s leading research facilities get an infrastructure boost; NSERC has an inaugural scholar, thanks to a pilot program with Toronto Metropolitan University, researching the impact of social ties to health and wellbeing, and more.
From the Publisher: Financialization follies continue to threaten Canadian innovators
The sale of Sierra Wireless to American interests is a reminder that Canada needs to mount a more effective means of supporting this country’s most successful up-and-coming firms, if we expect them to stay in this country.
Canada warming up to geothermal energy, but still lags other countries
The federal government and private sector are ramping up investment in geothermal energy, but Canada still lags many countries in developing the underground resource.
Oil sands producers set sights on sequestration
Pathways Alliance, a group of six Alberta oil sands producers, is making progress on a $12-billion carbon capture and storage project but is seeking more government funding.
Aerospace sector flies high, but SMEs need lift
Canada aerospace sector remains vibrant and strong, but it will need ongoing support to keep it that way.
The Short Report – August 17, 2022: Scientists urge Ottawa to boost grant funding, assessing decarbonization of rail via hydrogen fuel cells; a funding competition for Alzheimer’s research in Alberta, and more.
Next generation researchers advocate for increased pay on Parliament Hill, an R&D collaboration assesses the potential of using hydrogen to decarbonize Canadian rail, the Alzheimer Society of Alberta and Northwest Territories launches competition with Campus Alberta Neuroscience, and more.
What if? Imagine Canada’s space industry if MDA’s space division had been sold in 2008
What if? Imagine the huge impacts on Canada’s space program and space industry had MDA sold its space technology division in 2008 to a U.S. firm.
Canadian manufacturing of CAR-T cells a game-changer for cancer patients and researchers
A pioneering clinical trial by The Ottawa Hospital is using made-in-Canada genetically engineered T calls, called CART-T cells, to keep cancer patients alive and cancer-free.
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