The pandemic provoked a bold experiment in research funding that put money into the hands of two dozen Canadian COVID-19 researchers in record time. Known as Fast Grants, the philanthropy-backed initiative has changed how COVID-19 is detected, tracked and treated and inspired others to rethink how science is funded, especially during emergencies.
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Health Canada publishes guiding principles for AI and machine learning in medical devices
Health Canada has published a new set of guiding principles to promote the safe and effective use of medical devices enabled by artificial intelligence and machine learning.
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A new Canadian startup is using AI to help businesses use AI-based systems responsibly.
Read MoreNew partnership will connect tech companies with healthcare system to accelerate innovation
A new strategic partnership between Communitech and CAN Health Network is aiming to connect domestic tech firms to procurement opportunities in healthcare.
Read MoreCanadian philanthropists sign onto pledge to fund climate change action
As world leaders meet to hammer out a new green deal at COP26, philanthropies across the country are committing to taking action on climate change. They are signing onto the Canadian Philanthropic Commitment to Climate Change — a first-of-its kind funder pledge — that calls on all funders to act on climate change, regardless of their missions.
Read MoreUniversity of Toronto’s Black Research Network launches with ambitious agenda
A first-of-its-kind network for Black researchers launched this month at the University of Toronto (U of T). It aims to promote Black excellence and enhance the research capacity of Black scholars.
Read MoreU15 pre-budget submission: Canada must invest in talent, research and security to stay competitive
As it emerges from the pandemic, Canada faces an increasingly competitive R&D environment and a rapidly evolving geopolitical landscape. The federal government should invest in people, invest strategically in Canada’s research ecosystem and invest in rebuilding campuses for tomorrow, according to a pre-Budget submission by the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities.
Read MoreQ&A with Nizar Ladak, CEO of the Digital Research Alliance of Canada, on integrating digital research infrastructure
Research Money spoke with Nizar Ladak, CEO of the Digital Research Alliance (formerly the New Digital Research Infrastructure Organization), created in 2019 to integrate and improve digital tools for Canadian researchers. We discussed the new organization’s journey and how it can ensure that Canadian researchers have the digital tools they need to tackle society’s problems today and in the future.
Read More$5-million donation boosts psychedelic science in Canada
Psychedelics research in Canada got a major boost this week with a $5-million donation to Toronto’s University Health Network to establish the Nikean Psychedelic Psychotherapy Research Centre.
Read MoreQuantum Valley Ideas Lab gets DARPA funding to develop quantum sensing technologies
DARPA, the U.S. defence-related R&D agency, is on everyone’s lips as a Canadian version of the agency became a promise in more than one party platform. Quantum Valley Ideas Lab, an independent research institute in Waterloo, Ont., is participating in new DARPA programs to move quantum technologies out of the laboratory and into the real world.
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