Mark Lowey

CFI spent $490 million of federal funding to upgrade biocontainment facilities and life sciences infrastructure

Mark Lowey
March 11, 2026

The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) spent $490 million in federal funding to upgrade biocontainment facilities and support research infrastructure in the biomanufacturing and life sciences sector. The investment helped Canada's institutions prepare for pandemics and other health emergencies, and significantly boosted research capacity, talent development and infrastructure at 14 institutions, says Mohamad Nasser-Eddine at CFI.

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Organizations:
British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Canada Foundation for Innovation, McGill University, McMaster University, Tri-agency Institutional Programs Secretariat, Université de Montréal, University of Alberta, University of Calgary, University of Ottawa, University of Saskatchewan, University of Toronto, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization, and Western University
People:
Mohamad Nasser-Eddine
Topics:
biocontainment, biomanufacturing, Commercialization, diagnostics, funding, health threats, infrastructure, life sciences, pandemics, partnerships, Research, talent, therapeutics, and vaccines

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