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.
Topic: Research Infrastructure
The Short Report – March 2, 2022: Ottawa commits $240M for semiconductor industry, $45M for post-secondary research infrastructure, a good month for the space sector, and more
Ottawa calls for “ambitious, transformative proposals” in manufacturing capacity as it boosts the semiconductor ecosystem, Canada’s post-secondary institutes receive $45 million for research infrastructure support, Canadian aerospace companies earn lucrative contracts, and more.
Q&A: The CFI’s Heidi Bandulet on being Canada’s voice for international research infrastructure
Dr. Heidi Bandulet, the Senior Programs Officer at Canada Foundation for Innovation, is the co-chair of the OECD’s new Global Science Forum Expert Group on Very Large Research Infrastructure. Research Money spoke to Bandulet about large research infrastructure projects, her role as Canada’s representative and how to better collaborate in the case of a global crisis like COVID-19.
The Short Report – July 28, 2021: Genomic projects boost environmental resilience, backing innovation at Canada’s colleges, and more
Ottawa and partners commit $60 million to natural resources and environmental genomics projects, applied research funding at Canadian colleges gets a boost, and more.
The Short Report – June 2, 2021: Cleantech R&D gets a boost, Biden’s 2022 research budget, UBC studies rapid testing kits, and more
Ottawa invests more than $44 million to bolster cleantech R&D innovation, US President Joseph Biden asks for US $13.5 billion increase in federal R&D spending, the University of British Columbia’s COVID-19 rapid testing clinic to be a first in Canada, and more.
Q&A: the European Commission’s Jean-Eric Paquet and CFI’s Dr. Roseann O’Reilly Runte on research infrastructure after COVID-19
Research Money spoke to Jean-Eric Paquet, the director general of the European Commission’s Research and Innovation directorate, along with Roseann O’Reilly Runte, the president and CEO of the Canada Foundation for Innovation, on how COVID-19 will affect research infrastructure and how those lessons might apply to future crises.
R$ Exclusive: Government launches $2.8-billion plan to revitalize federal labs and build collaborative facilities
After decades of neglect, the government is making a 25-year commitment to renew aging federal science labs, and encourage more collaboration with industry and academia.
Canada and UK strengthen research infrastructure ties; NSERC hints of new international program
Two new collaborations between Canada and the UK signal the start of increased research collaborations between the two countries.
Short Report, August 14, 2019: International research, ocean analytics, smart farm
The Trade Commissioner Service has renamed its Going Global Innovation (GGI) program to CanExport Innovation (CXI). The program offers grants to support the early-stage development of international research partnerships. It is designed to minimize the cost of finalizing relationships where there has already been interest between the research partners. Through CXI, Canadian innovators can access…
Alberta government ‘strongly’ committed to innovation, but with reduced funding
Alberta’s United Conservative Party government says innovation is still a priority—it just won’t be funded through a provincial carbon tax.
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