Mentions: Alberta Innovates
The Short Report – November 16, 2022: $43M for Canada’s first lunar rover; Alberta gets advanced diagnostics centre; Vancouver has highest tech job growth; Oceans Protection Plan reports; and more November 16, 2022

Mark Lowey
Opinion Leader: The Rise of the Rest: Building a high-performance innovation ecosystem in Calgary October 5, 2022

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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. August 17, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - August 10, 2022: A new CEO for C100; Stem Cell Network launches last funding competition for 2022-2025, Alberta tech investments soar, and more August 10, 2022

Cindy Graham
Alberta investing in innovative high-value, non-combustion uses for oil sands bitumen    July 27, 2022

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - July 13, 2022: Dr. Mona Nemer reappointed as CSA, U of T & partners mount research response to monkeypox outbreak, a record for Canadian angel investment in 2021, and more. July 13, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - June 28, 2022: Anand's NORAD upgrade plans for space-based surveillance system; new funding streams strengthen Canada's clinical trials; CIFAR launches Phase 2 of the Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy, and more. June 29, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report – June 15, 2022: CREATE program receives new NSERC funding, feds provide up to $100M to Saskatchewan potash mine, Alberta invests in quantum hub, $24M for research on life-saving organ transplant technology, and more. June 15, 2022

Mark Lowey
Alberta Innovates provides $9.1-million boost for the province’s tech SMEs    June 8, 2022

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - June 8, 2022: Support for dozens of Research Chairs, a centre of excellence for sports and sports medicine, protocols for researchers and policymakers in the Arctic, and more. June 8, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - June 1, 2022: IBM boosts research and innovation at Memorial U; formalizing a framework for AI and data science research, Ottawa supports a national energy modelling hub, and more. May 31, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - May 18, 2022: Genome Canada's climate-smart agriculture & food systems initiative, funding for critical minerals value chain development, CINUK's Arctic climate research projects, and more May 17, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - May 4, 2022: An international AI lab kicks off in Montreal, a call for proposals for Ottawa's new IP program, Alberta's new hydrogen centre of excellence, and more. May 4, 2022

Cindy Graham
Alberta innovation strategy aims to strengthen tech sector, attract capital and diversify economy    April 20, 2022

Elsie Ross
The Short Report - April 20, 2022: CPP Investment Board invests $536M in Indian tech platform; IP partnership for BC, Experimental Lakes get a funding boost, and more April 20, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - March 23, 2022: Ottawa set to issue green bond, Ontario's first-ever critical minerals strategy, $66 million for on-farm climate action projects, and more March 23, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report – Feb. 9, 2022: Quebec getting Canada’s first universal quantum computer, Canadian cleantech companies receive more than $52 million in SDTC funding, Ocean Supercluster announces largest project to date, public servants learn about AI, and more February 9, 2022

Mark Lowey
Hybrid geothermal and natural gas power project launches in Alberta    January 26, 2022

Elsie Ross
The Short Report: Jan. 19, 2022: $550M in federal research investments, a review of Canada’s energy policies, COVID-19’s impacts on children, and more January 19, 2022

Cindy Graham
Canada has huge opportunity to innovate emissions-free products from the oil sands December 22, 2021

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The Short Report - November 24, 2021: BioVectra funding spurs expansion for mRNA vaccine development, UNESCO adopts the Open Science Recommendation, NSERC awards annual research prizes, and more November 24, 2021

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - Nov. 10, 2021: Ottawa funds methane emissions monitoring, U of Sask. receives award to fund vaccine development, a swine research facility, and more November 9, 2021

Cindy Graham
Alberta R&D facility helping carbon tech startups navigate “valley of death” to commercialization    November 2, 2021

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - Oct. 27: Dr. John Polyani awarded 2022 Andrei Sakharov Prize, rapid growth in Ontario's AI ecosystem, U of A's promising antiviral research, and more October 26, 2021

Cindy Graham
Canadian startup ecosystems score highly in global report with two areas for improvement    October 5, 2021

Mark Lowey
New business accelerators in Alberta aimed at helping fast-growing tech startup sector    September 29, 2021

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - Sept. 29, 2021: Alan Bernstein forgoes third term as CIFAR's CEO & President, UHN receives funding gift for psychedelic psychotherapy, and more September 29, 2021

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - July 14, 2021: Rémi Quirion to lead International Network for Government Science Advice, mining gets a $40 million boost, and more July 14, 2021

Cindy Graham
How an Alberta entrepreneur built software to employ people with autism around the world    June 23, 2021

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New program launches to help Alberta innovators commercialize digital health technologies    June 16, 2021

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - May 26, 2021: Canada's funding agencies launch interdisciplinary peer review program, Alberta launches medical studies website, and more May 26, 2021

Cindy Graham
MaRS innovation hub hits pause on plan to expand to Calgary    May 19, 2021

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - May 19, 2021: Ottawa injects $200 million into domestic vaccine manufacturing capacity, CAN Health Network project extended, nuclear leaders prepare CANDU reactors for decommissioning, and more    May 19, 2021

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - April 7, 2021: VC investment hits $4.4 billion in 2020, Ontario’s rise as a hub for autonomous vehicles, Gairdner Awards recognize biomedical research, and more April 7, 2021

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - March 31, 2021: Canadian government invests $925 million in biomanufacturing, funding for variants research, a new digitalization centre, and more March 31, 2021

Cindy Graham
The Short Report – Jan 13, 2021: Vivek Goel and Gina Cody receive Order of Canada appointments, VIDO's COVID clinical trials to start in Halifax, a new Canada Research Chair, and more January 13, 2021

Cindy Graham
The Short Report – September 23rd, 2020: New climate fund aims to boost awareness and research, Iain Stewart departs NRC for PHAC, and more September 23, 2020

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - July 22, 2020: Alberta university research leans on fossil fuel industry, patent filings go up during COVID-19, and more    July 22, 2020

Mark Mann
Ottawa and Alberta collaborating to accelerate development of Canada's hydrogen economy    June 24, 2020

Mark Lowey
Alberta agri-food sector gets a boost with launch of new research and innovation network    June 11, 2020

Mark Lowey
The Short Report, May 13, 2020: Public trust in science rising; new COVID-19 advisory councils created; OneEleven ceases operations; and more May 13, 2020

Debbie Lawes
The Short Report, May 6, 2020: AbCellera receives $175.6M for COVID-19 therapies; Canada contributes $850 million to global pandemic response; new “super angel” fund launches; and more May 6, 2020

Debbie Lawes
Clean technology initiative aims to turn oil sands bitumen into high-tech carbon fibre    January 22, 2020

Mark Lowey
The Short Report, November 20, 2019: Sidewalk Labs, public-private partnerships, Alberta layoffs    November 20, 2019

Mark Mann
Albert budget lowers corporate tax but undermines innovation and higher ed    November 6, 2019

Mark Lowey
To maintain its “carbontech” leadership, Canada needs a price on carbon and focused strategies, say experts    September 18, 2019

Mark Lowey
Report: Edmonton's downtown tech ecosystem offers fertile ground for growth    September 4, 2019

Mark Mann
The Short Report, September 4, 2019: Master of Information, ocean protection, beef research September 4, 2019

Mark Mann
The Short Report, July 31, 2019: Women-led businesses, medical technologies, autonomous greenhouses July 31, 2019

Mark Mann
The Short Report, July 31, 2019: Women-led businesses, medical technologies, autonomous greenhouses July 31, 2019

Mark Mann
The Short Report, July 3, 2019: Geothermal energy, digital task force, biofoam July 3, 2019

Mark Mann
Alberta government ‘strongly’ committed to innovation, but with reduced funding    June 26, 2019

Mark Lowey
Fewer federal innovation programs still offer substantial funding, say senior government officials    June 26, 2019

Mark Lowey
European experts share critical ingredients for supercluster success: Alberta conference    June 17, 2019

Mark Lowey
Oil sands innovation alliance opens projects to innovators from around the world    June 11, 2019

Mark Lowey
Calgary-based innovation network aims to make Canada world’s cleanest oil and gas producer    April 10, 2019

Mark Lowey
Alberta commits $100M to grow province’s AI sector    February 18, 2019

Mark Lowey
Twenty-nine Alberta clean tech projects awarded $20.5M    January 23, 2019

Mark Lowey
New innovation network seeks to slash oil and gas industry's methane emissions    January 15, 2019

Mark Lowey
Alberta Innovates invests $2 million to explore non-combustion uses for bitumen    January 8, 2019

Mark Lowey
StatCan report on foreign firms signals promise and peril for Canada’s innovation sector    December 19, 2018

Mark Lowey
Strategic direction and a re-balancing of research types essential for improving Canada’s innovation performance - McDougall    January 10, 2018

Mark Henderson
Opposition growing to Alberta health research cuts    August 18, 2016

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Alberta and Li Ka Shing fund new virology institute    May 21, 2010

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Alberta innovation system realignment proceeding    November 9, 2009

Guest Contributor

The Short Report: September 11, 2024   

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Quantum Leap: Canada's big ambitions in a sub-atomic sector   

Mark Lowey
Livestock's new look   

Mark Lowey
Net-zero dementia by 2050: reaching for a “moonshot” goal   

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - August 2, 2023: A diabetes research boost; Springboard Atlantic's IP program, improving AI accessibility standards, and more

Cindy Graham
The Short Report — August 16th, 2023

Danielle Burns
The Short Report – August 23rd, 2023

Danielle Burns
The Short Report: August 21, 2024   

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The Short Report: November 15, 2023   

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The Short Report: December 6, 2023   

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The Short Report: December 20, 2023   

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Technology developed at University of Calgary is poised to transform oil sands industry   

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - March 22, 2023: Concerns about DFO science; a new brain health initiative; Ericsson sets up quantum research quarters, and more.

Cindy Graham
The Short Report – April 5, 2023: Turning waste into biofuels, huge foreign investment in Montreal, new governance for federal research, pausing AI development, Canada’s lunar astronaut, and more

Mark Lowey
Use AI? Sure. Trust AI? Never.   

Mark Lowey
Tackling a global food crisis   

Mark Lowey
Moonshot reminder: energy reliability and affordability still count   

Elsie Ross
Taking a level look at vertical farming   

Elsie Ross
The Short Report: January 31, 2024   

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The Short Report: February 14, 2024   

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The Short Report: February 21, 2024   

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The Short Report: February 28, 2024   

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The Short Report: April 3, 2024   

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The Short Report: May 22, 2024   

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Chemical catalyst developed in Calgary could be a game-changer for the energy industry   

Mark Lowey
The Short Report: June 5, 2024   

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Digital technologies making inroads in Canada’s agri-food sector but barriers remain   

Mark Lowey
Canada’s agri-food sector needs to accelerate adoption of innovative technologies   

Mark Lowey
The Short Report: June 26, 2024   

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The Short Report: July 17, 2024   

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The Short Report: July 31, 2024   

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The Short Report: August 7, 2024   

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The Short Report: August 14, 2024   

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