TransAlta to pilot test Alstom's CCS technology
TransAlta Corp has partnered with Alstom to pilot test the French-based multinational's chilled ammonia process for carbon capture and storage (CCS). An initial $12-million contract will see the...
View ArticleNow you see him, now you don't
The National Science Adviser The recent termination of the National Science Adviser position, held by Dr Arthur Carry, is just the latest installment in the saga to place science and technology policy...
View ArticleCouncil of Cdn Academies strikes new expert panel
The Council of Canadian Academies (CCA) has announced a new assessment to examine the strengths and weaknesses of the university-based research community in the areas of management, business and...
View ArticleCFI announces winners of Leaders Opportunity Fund
The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) has announced $22.5 million to support 134 projects under the Leaders Opportunity Fund (LOF) and associated Infrastructure Operating Fund. The funding will...
View ArticleFeds establish CSA advisory committee
The federal government has created the Advisory Committee on the Canadian Space Agency, a new body formed to provide advice on space and the priorities and overall direction of the CSA. The committee...
View ArticleCanada's ability to generate key science, technology and innovation...
A funding shortfall at Statistics Canada is undermining its ability to generate new and existing data sets for science, technology and innovation (STI) and threatening Canada's preeminent position in...
View ArticlePrecarn launches automotive, cleantech fund
Precarn Inc has launched a $2.1-million fund to encourage Canadian firms to apply intelligent systems in the manufacturing (especially automotive parts) and environmental sectors. A request for...
View ArticlePROOF aims to reduce massive health costs associated with organ failure
CECR Profiles Advances in the scientific underpinnings of personalized medicine are being focused on the growing epidemic in organ failure with a new Centre of Excellence for Commercialization and...
View ArticleUniv of Montreal leads partnership to accelerate cancer therapeutics
A consortium of more than 75 research groups has received new funding to accelerate the development of new and innovative medicines combatting cancer. The Unit for the Discovery of Medicines at the...
View ArticleNew provincial framework links research excellence to "culture of commerce"
Ontario Innovation Agenda The Ontario government has released its long-awaited Innovation Agenda which is the first in Canada to explicitly tie together research excellence and commerce skills in equal...
View ArticleBC Renaissance Capital Fund launched following selection of six fund managers
The British Columbia Renaissance Capital Fund (BCRCF) has been launched following the selection of six institutional venture capital fund managers that have more than $2.3 billion of capital available...
View ArticleSelling out Canada's knowledge in the knowledge-based economy
The current controversy over the sale of Macdonald Dettwiler & Associates Ltd's Radarsat technology has focused a spotlight on the value of intellectual property in the knowledge-based sector....
View ArticleNRC-NSERC-BDC collaboration yields five nanotechnology research projects
Model may be applied to other technologies Five nanotechnology research projects will receive approximately $3 million each after being selected as part of a new collaboration between three...
View ArticleMITACS-led consortium wins bid to run new industrial R&D internship program
A national consortium led by the MITACS Network of Centres of Excellence (NCE) has won the competition to manage the NCE's Industrial Research and Development Internship (IRDI) pilot program with $8.64...
View ArticleDRDC scientists honoured for S&T contributions
Nineteen research scientists with Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) were recognized by the Technical Cooperation Program (TTCP) hosted in Ottawa last month. TTCP promotes collaborative...
View ArticleCANARIE's future focus of strategic study
CANARIE's future beyond 2012 is the focus of a policy study to be undertaken by the firm of Hickling Arthurs Low. The study will be funded by CANARIE and Industry Canada and overseen by both...
View ArticleUniv of Waterloo recruits Arthur Carty to head up new institute in...
Initial two-year term After 14 years in the bureaucracy of Ottawa, Dr Arthur Carty is returning to his roots. The former president of the National Research Council (NRC) and national science advisor...
View ArticleiNovia inks agreements with Alberta institutions
iNovia Capital - formerly MSBi Capital - is implementing its strategic plan to expand beyond its Quebec base with a series of collaborative agreements with several academic institutions, primarily in...
View ArticleSpringboard expands scope with new funding from Atlantic Innovation Fund
Canada's network for technology transfer and commercialization is expanding following its successful application for $8.5 million in funding over three years. Springboard Atlantic Inc secured the...
View ArticleARC and ARC Energy team to validate CCS project
The Alberta Research Council has joined with ARC Energy Ltd on a carbon dioxide and capture and storage (CCS) project in the province's industrial heartland near Fort Saskatchewan. The Heartland Area...
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