NRC and Chinese S&T ministry sign innovation LOI

The National Research Council has signed a Letter of Intent with the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology to promote, select and fund innovation-driven collaboration between small- and medium-sized enterprises from both nations. The LOI was signed last month in Ottawa as part of the 6th meeting of the Canada-China Joint Committee on Science, Technology and Innovation Cooperation. Canadian funding will be provided through the recently established Canadian International Innovation Program (CIIP), an in-house program of Global Affairs Canada that replaced International Science & Technology Partnerships Canada (R$, April 16/15). CIIP is delivered jointly by the NRC's Industrial Research Assistance Program and the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service….