Mentions: Innovation
The Short Report – November 9, 2022: Feds and Alberta invest $461M in hydrogen plant; new cybersecurity task force; Canada in top 15 “talent competitive” countries, open science awards, and more November 9, 2022

Mark Lowey
The Short Report – November 2, 2022: National Women’s Health Research Initiative; Ted Rogers Centre for Health Research receives $90 million; Canadian VC funding declines; Gairdner Awards; and more November 2, 2022

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - October 5, 2022: Accelerating Ontario's R&I development, a network for perinatal research on medications, U of T's AI roundtable with South Korea, and more. October 5, 2022

Cindy Graham
Clusters’ last stand: regionalism and red tape lost the battle for innovation    September 7, 2022

Mark Lowey
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. August 24, 2022

Cindy Graham
Aerospace sector flies high, but SMEs need lift    August 17, 2022

Elizabeth Howell
What if? Imagine Canada’s space industry if MDA’s space division had been sold in 2008    August 10, 2022

Elizabeth Howell
The Short Report - July 20, 2022: Another step toward a vertically-integrated EV supply chain for Ontario, an Atlantic alliance to advance ocean science, a boost for digital innovation in Canada, and more. July 20, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - July 6, 2022: Funding to address trauma in frontline workers, a name change for the superclusters initiative, topping up patient-oriented research in Sask. and Manitoba, a new ED for SNOLAB, and more. July 6, 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 22, 2022: A big investment in CCRM's OmniaBio, feds seek to advance digital charter, forging a new oil sands alliance, launching a climate impact accelerator, and more. June 22, 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
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
Innovation expenditures dominate federal Budget with observers hoping discovery science will be addressed in future years    April 13, 2022

Mark Henderson
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
B.C. and Ottawa investing $830M to expand high-speed internet access    March 16, 2022

Monte Stewart
The Short Report – Feb. 23, 2022: Funding for farmers to mitigate climate change, USask's cystic fibrosis study, a boost for postpandemic recovery research, and more. February 23, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - Feb. 16, 2022: Congruence Therapeutics raises $63M for rare disease drug discovery, a multi-billion dollar Euro tech fund, a Conservative cryptoasset bill, and more February 16, 2022

Cindy Graham
Canada showed strong growth in patents for pandemic prevention technology in last two decades, CIPO report finds    February 9, 2022

Mark Lowey
New advanced research agency high on federal innovation minister’s lengthy to do list    January 12, 2022

Mark Lowey
A cybersecurity talent shortage will make protecting critical assets more difficult, researchers say    January 12, 2022

Monte Stewart
Alberta's major universities hit pause on new research initiatives with China    December 22, 2021

Mark Lowey
How marine tech company Kraken Robotics became an East Coast success story    December 15, 2021

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - Nov. 17, 2021: Ontario invests in research facilities, UOttawa launches centre for Black health, a win for BrainBox AI at COP26, and more November 16, 2021

Cindy Graham
Aerospace industry calls for more government support, despite significant public subsidies    September 15, 2021

Mark Lowey
How are Canada’s political parties promising to support research and innovation?    September 8, 2021

Guest Contributor

Opinion Leader: New national security guidelines for research partnerships will have to face the reality of research culture August 18, 2021

Guest Contributor

The Short Report - August 11, 2021: A feasibility study to export blue hydrogen from Alberta to Asia, tech to reduce pesticide use, and more August 11, 2021

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - July 28, 2021: Genomic projects boost environmental resilience, backing innovation at Canada's colleges, and more July 28, 2021

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - July 21, 2021: Canada's fast-growing tech talent, UBC joins global autism initiative, and more July 21, 2021

Cindy Graham
Six months on, Canada’s first patent collective is expanding its membership    July 14, 2021

Mark Lowey
Superclusters doing “good things” for Canada’s innovation ecosystem despite criticisms, says former federal deputy minister    May 5, 2021

Mark Lowey
After billions in funding, Strategic Innovation Fund failed to improve Canada’s innovation performance, experts say    April 21, 2021

Mark Lowey
Strategic Innovation Fund producing “significant benefits” for Canadians, ISED says    April 21, 2021

Mark Lowey
Council of Canadian Academies launches federally-supported projects to assess urgent scientific challenges    April 14, 2021

Mark Lowey
Oil and gas innovation network offers $80 million in clean technology competitions    April 7, 2021

Mark Lowey
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
Canada, France and UK host high-level roundtables to identify collaborative opportunities in key research areas    March 31, 2021

Jessica Galang
Oil and gas innovation network has yet to spend $80 million of federal funding for cleaner technologies    March 3, 2021

Mark Lowey
Precision NanoSystems receives federal support to build $50 million biomanufacturing facility in Vancouver    February 3, 2021

Debbie Lawes
Canada’s first patent collective launched with defensive “war chest” to protect Canadian IP    December 16, 2020

Mark Lowey
The Short Report – Dec 16, 2020: Canada signs historic space treaty, robotic warehouse tech gets a boost, and more December 16, 2020

Cindy Graham
Federal government must improve “catastrophic” innovation performance, say innovation experts and business groups    December 9, 2020

Mark Lowey
Ottawa defends innovation performance and initiatives to strengthen ecosystem    December 9, 2020

Mark Lowey
Government science must take a comprehensive approach to integrating AI, say experts    December 2, 2020

Guest Contributor

Long-overdue federal laboratories investment heralds new era of collaboration November 25, 2020

Mark Henderson
VIDO-InterVac wants $50 million for an additional level 4 biosafety lab to improve pandemic responsiveness    October 14, 2020

Debbie Lawes
Researchers propose new performance indicators to better measure superclusters’ progress    October 14, 2020

Mark Lowey
Parliamentary Budget Officer’s pessimistic report on innovation superclusters used outdated data    October 7, 2020

Mark Lowey
Looking back on three years of federal action on IP and tech transfer in Canada    September 2, 2020

Mark Lowey
Mining innovation ecosystem needs dedicated federal funding to thrive, innovation groups say    July 29, 2020

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

Mark Lowey
Canada’s chief science officer highlights office’s responses to pandemic June 2, 2020

Debbie Lawes
Canada's next industrial strategy needs to focus on business innovation May 20, 2020

Debbie Lawes
Innovation Canada shifts “entire portfolio” to COVID-19 response May 6, 2020

Mark Lowey
Innovation superclusters proving their worth during COVID-19 crisis, CEOs say May 6, 2020

Mark Lowey
Canada’s innovation sector secures new federal emergency support for startups April 22, 2020

Mark Lowey
The Short Report, April 15, 2020: Regulators move fast to approve AI-powered x-rays for COVID-19; American lawmakers look askance at Huawei PPE donations; and more April 15, 2020

Mark Mann
“Tens of thousands” of Canadian SMEs could go under without faster government help, innovation and business groups warn April 8, 2020

Mark Lowey
The Short Report, March 18, 2020: Canadian researchers take first steps to a COVID-19 vaccine, University of Alberta announces drastic cuts, and more March 18, 2020

Mark Mann
The Short Report, March 11, 2020: Anonymizing research applications mitigates gender bias; Superclusters spend a fraction of their budget; Athena Pathways aims to train 500 women in AI March 11, 2020

Mark Mann
New federal strategy aims to ensure Indigenous governance of research    February 18, 2020

Mark Lowey
Social science research project aims to accelerate commercialization in agri-food sector    February 12, 2020

Mark Lowey
The Short Report, January 28, 2020: Late-stage growth investing; AI for the steel supply chain; quantum computing with lasers January 28, 2020

Mark Mann
Patent Collective to give Canadian cleantech firms “freedom to operate”    August 21, 2019

Mark Lowey
Patent Collective to give Canadian cleantech firms “freedom to operate”    August 21, 2019

Mark Lowey
"Innovation without IP is philanthropy”: Superclusters must protect Canadian IP, say experts    August 14, 2019

Mark Lowey
"Innovation without IP is philanthropy”: Superclusters must protect Canadian IP, say experts    August 14, 2019

Mark Lowey
"Innovation without IP is philanthropy”: Superclusters must protect Canadian IP, say experts    August 14, 2019

Mark Lowey
The Short Report, July 24, 2019: 5G, Indigenous health, John Knubley July 24, 2019

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

Mark Lowey
“Culture change” spurs new era of government collaboration on science, technology and innovation    May 15, 2019

Mark Lowey
Strong industry leadership minus government red tape key to superclusters success    May 8, 2019

Mark Lowey
The Short Report – May 1, 2019: Licensing income, new Teachers fund, federal investments May 1, 2019

Debbie Lawes
Replacing rhetoric with "honest discussion" key to tackling innovation problems: David Watters    May 1, 2019

Mark Lowey
Canada lacks policy and financing links to grow scaleups into global firms, say stakeholders    April 17, 2019

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - April 17, 2019: Indigenous innovation, Ontario budget, scaling network April 17, 2019

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

Mark Lowey
Cisco invests $15M to expand operations in Western Canada    March 8, 2019

Mark Lowey
Federal departments and agencies have till September to implement data management plan    February 20, 2019

Debbie Lawes
ISED launches competition for $30M pilot program to provide IP advice to Canadian SMEs    February 15, 2019

Mark Mann
Ottawa invests $6M in Mississauga-based cleantech firm Imtex Membranes    February 4, 2019

Mark Lowey
ISED announces major investments in Siemens and Nokia under the Strategic Innovation Fund    January 28, 2019

Mark Mann
Digital Technology Supercluster kicks off with $153 million ISED funding    November 28, 2018

Mark Mann
Innovative Solutions Canada launches three new challenges to Canadian SMBs November 23, 2018

Mark Mann
Feds invest $21 million to hasten commercialization at 16 Alberta high-tech companies    November 19, 2018

Mark Lowey
University of Alberta opens venture space for commercializing health innovation    October 30, 2018

Mark Mann
Smaller companies to benefit from Advanced Manufacturing Supercluster    September 18, 2018

Mark Lowey
CMC Microsystems making the case for continued support as shut-down deadline looms    August 1, 2018

Veronica Silva
Editorial 32-7 July 18, 2018

Veronica Silva
Innovation Conversations: Q&A with Nobina Robinson July 16, 2018

Veronica Silva
NRC president Stewart reappointed for another term    June 20, 2018

Veronica Silva
Science minister Duncan meets with CRCC for updates June 13, 2018

Veronica Silva
Researchers, innovators sought for defence, security challenges    April 25, 2018

Veronica Silva
Feds beef up clean tech support with $700 million in BDC assistance    January 25, 2018

Veronica Silva
Narwhal List 2018: 2017 a good year as more tech firms on path to become unicorns    January 24, 2018

Veronica Silva
Government to consider expansion and greater coordination of digital research infrastructure    November 15, 2017

Mark Henderson
Supercluster contenders must include strategies for confronting the risks in managing diverse interests    November 14, 2017

Veronica Silva
New science committee set up to coordinate funding agencies October 31, 2017

Mark Henderson
ITU accepts ISARA proposal to develop standard in quantum-safe certification    October 16, 2017

Mark Henderson
Competition heats up for $950 million in superclusters as government selects nine to submit full proposals    October 12, 2017

Mark Henderson
New bioeconomy framework outlines measures to enhance and expand Canadian expertise, competitiveness    October 11, 2017

Mark Henderson
CSA appointment lauded but debate swirls over scope and breadth of advisory role October 4, 2017

Mark Henderson
Canada promotes its innovation agenda, diversity and inclusion at G7 meeting September 26, 2017

Mark Henderson
New Space Advisory Board calls for urgent action to halt decline in embattled sector    September 18, 2017

Mark Henderson
CMC Microsystems extends window for securing new financing; prepares for leadership change    September 13, 2017

Mark Henderson
Scientists raise alarm over future of neutron beam research capacity    September 6, 2017

Mark Henderson
Nipun Vats    August 22, 2017

Mark Henderson
Response to $950 million superclusters competition exceeds expectations    August 21, 2017

Mark Henderson
Race is on to secure a share of $950M in supercluster funding    June 14, 2017

Mark Henderson
Loop Energy receives $760,000 in ASIP funding    June 6, 2017

Mark Henderson
CRC leading charge to move government IT into the cloud    May 10, 2017

Mark Henderson
CRC leading charge to move government IT into the cloud    May 10, 2017

Mark Henderson
Is Canada’s Innovation Budget ambitious enough?    March 29, 2017

Mark Henderson
Is Canada’s Innovation Budget ambitious enough?    March 29, 2017

Mark Henderson










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