Mentions: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
The Short Report – November 23, 2022: $1.2 billion for Oceans Protection Plan projects; Ontario’s AI sector growing; Attabotics raises US$71 million; feds failing on cybersecurity risks; and more November 23, 2022

Mark Lowey
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 19, 2022 - Transforming Nokia HQ, investing in oral health research, CASTL officially opens in Charlottetown, and more. October 19, 2022

Cindy Graham
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
The Short Report - September 7, 2022: A boost for B.C. & Alberta's patient-oriented research units; moving towards a national flood insurance program, Suzanne Fortier retires from McGill, and more. September 7, 2022

Cindy Graham
Lyme marches on    August 24, 2022

Monte Stewart
The Short Report - August 17, 2022: Scientists urge Ottawa to boost grant funding, assessing decarbonization of rail via hydrogen fuel cells; a funding competition for Alzheimer's research in Alberta, and more. August 17, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - August 3, 2022: CAMH awarded the first federal psilocybin study grant; C6 Launch Systems prepares for suborbital test at a foreign spaceport; Ottawa launches calls for Women Entrepreneurship Strategy Ecosystem Fund projects, and more. August 3, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - July 13, 2022: Dr. Mona Nemer reappointed as CSA, U of T & partners mount research response to monkeypox outbreak, a record for Canadian angel investment in 2021, and more. July 13, 2022

Cindy Graham
What Canada's new innovation agency can learn from the rest of the world    June 15, 2022

Mark Lowey
Indigenous health at the heart of new research network    June 15, 2022

Leah Geller
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
Invest in people, Science and Research Committee recommends    June 8, 2022

Tim Lougheed
Research with and for communities    May 31, 2022

Leah Geller
The Short Report - May 4, 2022: An international AI lab kicks off in Montreal, a call for proposals for Ottawa's new IP program, Alberta's new hydrogen centre of excellence, and more. May 4, 2022

Cindy Graham
Cancer Society launches “first-of-its-kind” partnership with Creative Destruction Lab to support early-stage companies    April 26, 2022

Debbie Lawes
The Short Report - April 27, 2022: Canada-EU research partnership talks, CIHR's new clinical trials fund, a nationwide platform to study Covid's impact on children, U de M's natural life sciences boost, and more. April 26, 2022

Cindy Graham
SSHRC shares progress on implementing Indigenous Strategic Research Plan following pandemic setbacks    April 12, 2022

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - April 6, 2022: Ontario Greens issue supply chain strategy for EVs, federal funding for climate and pandemic research, a review of Canada's Remote Sensing Space Systems Act, and more April 6, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - March 30, 2022: Ottawa releases $9.1B emissions reduction plan, Montreal's CDL surpasses $1B in equity value creation, Canada's tech performance blooms in 2021, and more March 30, 2022

Cindy Graham
As federal agencies cut ties with Russia, we must not stop welcoming Russian researchers and students March 23, 2022

Sebastian Leck
The Short Report - March 16, 2022: Tri-funding agencies asked to freeze research ties with Russia, Carleton U approves fossil fuel divestment strategies, €76.3M for a German quantum computer, and more March 16, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - March 9, 2022: Sunsetting the Collaborative Health Research Projects program, $195M to support B.C. health research, Ontario's first Genome Data Science fellowships, Lululemon founder invests $100M into muscle disorder research, and more March 9, 2022

Cindy Graham
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. 9, 2022: Quebec getting Canada’s first universal quantum computer, Canadian cleantech companies receive more than $52 million in SDTC funding, Ocean Supercluster announces largest project to date, public servants learn about AI, and more February 9, 2022

Mark Lowey
University research income shows small increase while colleges see 21 per cent boost, Research Infosource finds    February 2, 2022

Mark Lowey
The Short Report – Jan. 26, 2022: Public health research capacity expanded, massive free science database launched, funding for spinal cord injury research, and more January 26, 2022

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The Short Report - Dec. 15, 2021: UBC launches diabetes centre of excellence, Standing Committees struck for 44th Parliament, exploring pandemic impacts, and more December 15, 2021

Cindy Graham
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
The Short Report - Oct. 27: Dr. John Polyani awarded 2022 Andrei Sakharov Prize, rapid growth in Ontario's AI ecosystem, U of A's promising antiviral research, and more October 26, 2021

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - October 13, 2021: CIHR launches Indigenous opportunity fund to tackle COVID-19 challenges; a new president for PHAC, Communitech focuses on company scaleups, and more. October 12, 2021

Cindy Graham
Opinion Leader: Federal government must provide predictable funding for health research October 5, 2021

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The Short Report - Sept. 22, 2021: Mintz report calls for tax reform, CSA starts procurement for LUNAR program, a new member of BIOTECanada, and more September 22, 2021

Cindy Graham
The Short Report – Sept. 9, 2021: Greens release their campaign platform, $2 million for early-career brain researchers, supporting women-led businesses in Agri-Tech, and more September 8, 2021

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

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The Short Report – Aug. 18, 2021: Conservatives release innovation plan, pre-election funding awards, a new phase of an aging study, and more August 18, 2021

Debbie Lawes
Opinion: Embracing community-based research principles can achieve equity in health outcomes August 4, 2021

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The Short Report - August 4, 2021: Ottawa's new biomanufacturing and life sciences strategy, a national startup job board, rural transit solutions, and more August 4, 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
NSERC to fast-track grant approvals after COVID-19 rapid-response programs pay off    July 14, 2021

Monte Stewart
The Short Report - June 16, 2021: Major science bill passes US Senate, Canada's tri-agencies launch research data management policy, and more June 16, 2021

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - May 26, 2021: Canada's funding agencies launch interdisciplinary peer review program, Alberta launches medical studies website, and more May 26, 2021

Cindy Graham
New funding approaches could address gender disparities, peer review bias: Council of Canadian Academies    May 12, 2021

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - April 21, 2021: SIF gets $7.2 billion in 2021 federal budget, BC budget invests in new strategic fund, Biden's funding surge, a boost for the Stem Cell Network, and more April 21, 2021

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

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - April 14, 2021: Alberta invests in vaccine R&D, Ottawa brings wireless tech to mining industry, CIB shores up Ontario's energy grid, and more April 14, 2021

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - March 31, 2021: Canadian government invests $925 million in biomanufacturing, funding for variants research, a new digitalization centre, and more March 31, 2021

Cindy Graham
The Short Report – March 17, 2021: Canadian government invests heavily to bolster biomanufacturing, D-Wave Systems gets funding for quantum tech, Canada’s largest study on aging gets a top-up, and more March 17, 2021

Cindy Graham
New 10-year CIHR strategy focuses on health equity, Indigenous research and knowledge mobilization    March 3, 2021

Lindsay Borthwick
As fight against COVID-19 continues, we must prepare for the next health crisis March 3, 2021

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The Short Report – Feb 24, 2021: A level-four disease containment facility at U of Saskatchewan, NSERC provides $118 million for research partnerships, CIHR's plan for the next decade, and more February 24, 2021

Cindy Graham
Canada launches $53-million strategy to combat COVID-19 variants as experts warn of potential third wave    February 17, 2021

Lindsay Borthwick
The Short Report – Feb. 3, 2021: Corporations partner on rapid COVID testing for employees, Conestoga launches national institute for senior care, Lakeland offers Canada's first AgriTech degree, and more February 3, 2021

Cindy Graham
The Short Report – Jan 20, 2021: Western U's antibody test in peer review, Tesla renews contract with Dal lab, Biden elevates role of science advisor to cabinet, and more January 20, 2021

Cindy Graham
The Short Report – Jan 13, 2021: Vivek Goel and Gina Cody receive Order of Canada appointments, VIDO's COVID clinical trials to start in Halifax, a new Canada Research Chair, and more January 13, 2021

Cindy Graham
The Short Report – Dec. 9, 2020: New funding for pandemic preparedness in LTC homes; a first-of-its-kind biofuel plant for Quebec, and more December 9, 2020

Cindy Graham
COVID science has created a sea of bad data, conflicting results and exaggerated headlines. We can do better. November 25, 2020

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Canadian-led UN roadmap identifies research priorities for a post-pandemic recovery    November 18, 2020

Debbie Lawes
The Short Report – Nov. 18th, 2020: New stem cell bioproduction facility; new fund for female businesses, and more… November 18, 2020

Cindy Graham
The Short Report – Nov. 11th, 2020: IRAP receives $155M for COVID-impacted firms; U of Calgary's biosafety lab to reopen; and more... November 11, 2020

Cindy Graham
Nova Scotia Research shifts strategy to support projects that address provincial needs November 4, 2020

Debbie Lawes
The Short Report – Nov. 4th, 2020: Tracking international travellers for COVID-19; $26 million for doctoral researchers, and more… November 4, 2020

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - Oct. 14, 2020: CIHR signs MOU to support Inuit-led health research, Health Canada accepts rolling submission for a COVID-19 vaccine candidate, and more October 14, 2020

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - August 26, 2020: Ottawa wants a data-driven approach to housing, federally backed Newfoundland startup launches prototype, and more August 26, 2020

Mark Mann
The Short Report: Supporting Black tech professionals, high-speed Internet for rural Quebec, and more August 5, 2020

Mark Lowey
CIHR reverses position with reinstatement of spring grant competition    June 2, 2020

Debbie Lawes
Canada’s chief scientist will tap expert panel to help inform pandemic preparedness strategy May 26, 2020

Mark Lowey
The Short Report – May 27, 2020: DMZ and Ryerson Futures merge; Canadian psychedelic research gets boost; CFI launches $25-million competition; progress on a homegrown COVID-19 vaccine; and more May 26, 2020

Debbie Lawes
A long-term research and pandemic strategy is long overdue May 20, 2020

Debbie Lawes
Feds developing unprecedented long-term research and pandemic preparedness strategy    May 20, 2020

Mark Lowey
The Short Report, May 6, 2020: AbCellera receives $175.6M for COVID-19 therapies; Canada contributes $850 million to global pandemic response; new “super angel” fund launches; and more May 6, 2020

Debbie Lawes
The Short Report, March 25, 2020: Tech CEOs implore Ottawa to protect their industry, the NGEN supercluster commits $50M to scaling up production of supplies to fight COVID-19, and more March 25, 2020

Mark Mann
Simon Fraser University partners with B.C.'S First Nations Health Authority to support Indigenous research    March 4, 2020

Jessica Galang
New federal strategy aims to ensure Indigenous governance of research    February 18, 2020

Mark Lowey
The Short Report, June 26, 2019: Dementia, Ontario chief scientist, AI for travel June 26, 2019

Debbie Lawes
The Short Report, June 19, 2019 – Research chairs, cybersecurity, Strategic Innovation Fund June 18, 2019

Debbie Lawes
The Short Report, June 12, 2019 – artificial intelligence, tech demos, cybersecurity June 11, 2019

Debbie Lawes
The Short Report – May 29, 2019: CRCC progress report, poultry research, bio-refinery May 29, 2019

Debbie Lawes
CIHR and partners invest $24.5M to study cannabis    May 29, 2019

Mark Lowey
Are we in danger of building another patriarchal system with the emergence of precision medicine?    May 22, 2019

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Departing NSERC president Mario Pinto says agency in good shape as he returns to academia    September 26, 2018

Mark Henderson
Dr Michael J. Strong June 26, 2018

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

Veronica Silva
CRCC outlines plans to develop programs for priorities    May 2, 2018

Veronica Silva
Research community feels vindicated by historic science investment    March 6, 2018

Veronica Silva
CSA's first 100 days reveal overwhelming appetite from government for science advice    February 28, 2018

Veronica Silva
Fundamental science, research facilities and innovation share in historic $6.4-billion Budget boost    February 28, 2018

Mark Henderson
CRCC releases work plan of priorities    February 13, 2018

Veronica Silva
Genome Canada bets big on genetics and precision health research    January 24, 2018

Veronica Silva
New appointees to CIHR Governing Council January 9, 2018

Veronica Silva
CREATE awards $29 million in new funding as it widens scope of eligible disciplines December 6, 2017

Veronica Silva
New coordinating committee established to align granting councils and CFI    November 14, 2017

Veronica Silva
Liberals enact new measures pushing for greater diversity in science    November 8, 2017

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

Mark Henderson
Pressure grows to increase support for fundamental research, tie funding levels to demand    July 12, 2017

Mark Henderson
R$ talks with Dr. Rebecca Keiser — NSF international chief pursues new collaborations with Canada    June 7, 2017

Debbie Lawes
Basic science needs better oversight and coordination, and more money: Expert panel    April 12, 2017

Mark Henderson
Basic science needs better oversight and coordination, and more money: Expert panel    April 12, 2017

Mark Henderson
Feds and BC government fund new SUPPORT Unit    December 9, 2016

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Panel to examine CIHR's awarding of research grants    October 11, 2016

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CIHR funds research into disease-environment link    May 4, 2016

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CDRD spin-off secures seed funding from Quark    April 18, 2016

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Cochrane Canada returning to McMaster with new director    April 4, 2016

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CIHR awards $62.25 million for new research networks    April 4, 2016

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CIHR funds study into prescription opioid abuse    February 18, 2016

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CIHR and IDRC fund chronic lung disease research    December 21, 2015

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CIHR funds national hepatitis research network    July 29, 2015

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Israel and Canada partner on biomedical research    July 13, 2015

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CIHR invests in obesity research    April 30, 2015

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GHRI secretariat at IDRC shuttered    April 30, 2015

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CIHR invests in obesity research    April 30, 2015

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GHRI secretariat at IDRC shuttered    April 30, 2015

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CIHR announces upcoming competitions    December 22, 2014

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Changes to CIHR institute funding draw protests    December 10, 2014

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CIHR launches SUPPORT Unit in Newfoundland    December 10, 2014

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Health equity Aboriginal research grants awarded    July 18, 2014

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CIHR partners on $25M youth mental health initiative    June 26, 2014

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CIHR spearheads $1.5-million clinical trials centre    May 7, 2014

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Investments in imaging research generate returns    March 13, 2014

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Community-based health research teams funded    July 11, 2013

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Genomics bioinformatics receive $11 million    May 9, 2013

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Personalized health competition results announced    April 3, 2013

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CIHR launches mental health research network    February 5, 2013

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EU research on aging receives Canadian funding    November 21, 2012

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CIHR spearheads national epigenetics consortium    November 9, 2012

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Research network for youth mental illness launched    October 24, 2012

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CHRP announces latest round of projects    October 10, 2012

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NCE releases impact of federal Budget cuts    September 20, 2012

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CIHR teams with foundation to fund children's IBD research    July 5, 2012

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CIHR funds aboriginal health research projects    July 5, 2012

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CIHR and JST to collaborate on stem cell research    April 17, 2012

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SGC launches third phase with $49.9 million in funding    October 17, 2011

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Expanded CHRP funding comes with new rules    March 31, 2011

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Health research award winners announced    November 29, 2010

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Agencies fund collaborative microbiome research    October 31, 2010

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Genome Canada and CIHR partner on childhood diseases    July 30, 2010

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IRCM scores big in latest CIHR competition    July 19, 2010

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Climate change adaptation research initiative launched    February 19, 2010

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New post-market drug research network launched    February 27, 2009

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Group calls for 10-years of funding for diabetes    September 19, 2008

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NeuroScience Canada awards $3 million    November 12, 2007

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Cancer research garners $254 million in funding    October 10, 2007

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Structural Genomics Consortium funding announced    July 23, 2007

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Common CV Network gains new members    May 15, 2007

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GHRI links Canadian and foreign researchers    March 26, 2007

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Rx&D and CIHR create new research foundation    January 18, 2007

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Genome BC's CSO receives $1.1M in research funding    June 22, 2006

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ACAHO advocates increased CIHR funding    June 22, 2006

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CIHR launches collaborative grants program with China    January 24, 2006

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EKOS Research to study 13 CIHR Institutes    June 20, 2005

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CIHR funds groundbreaking heroin clinical trial    February 22, 2005

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NRC and CIHR strike collaborative partnership    April 26, 2004

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Pilot launched to access US research program    August 8, 2003

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UK-Canada consortium to explore human proteins    May 6, 2003

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CIHR running SARS competition    April 16, 2003

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New research chair named in honour of Dr Michael Smith    December 17, 2001

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Granting councils seek ethics panel members    May 28, 2001

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WestLink launches two-year internship program    May 10, 2001

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NRC president Iain Stewart on the agency’s activities, priorities and future plans   

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - October 25, 2023   

Danielle Burns
Research, business and civil society leaders offer a value proposition for research   

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - November 1, 2023   

Danielle Burns
Canada’s research funding system lacks focus to pursue moonshot-style projects: report   

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - November 8, 2023   

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Ottawa must do more to weave Indigenous knowledge into Canada’s research and policy development   

Mark Lowey
The Short Report: November 15, 2023   

Research Money
The Short Report: November 22, 2023   

Research Money
The Short Report - January 18, 2023: An advisory council to support Canada's national quantum strategy; boosting crop research in Saskatchewan, TMU's new leadership & innovation lab, and more.   

Cindy Graham
Major hurdles confront Canada’s Biomanufacturing and Life Sciences Strategy   

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - January 25, 2023: Expanding Canada's clinical trial networks, a $40-million injection for Xanadu Quantum Computing, research income rankings, and more.

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - February 8, 2023: CIHR research grants, investing in deep-sea research, boosting AI capacity for Amii & U of A, and more.

Cindy Graham
Questions and answers about Canada’s new innovation agency   

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - February 22, 2023: Protecting Canadian research; a newly-dubbed innovation agency, plans to modernize the EPA, and more.   

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - March 1, 2023: A boost for cancer research in B.C.; a major funding round for insect biotechnology; CFI's new strategic plan, a new SMR program, and more.

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - March 8, 2023: New critical minerals programs; strengthening biomanufacturing, standards and best practices in youth mental health, and more.   

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - March 29, 2023: Ontario Budget 2023 highlights; a new national strategy for rare diseases, a boost for domestic semiconductor production, and more.

Cindy Graham
The Short Report: November 29, 2023   

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The Short Report: December 20, 2023   

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The Short Report: January 3, 2024   

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The Short Report: January 17, 2024   

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National research strategy and Indigenous-led research stations needed in Canada’s North: report   

Mark Lowey
The Short Report: April 17, 2024   

Research Money
The Short Report – April 5, 2023: Turning waste into biofuels, huge foreign investment in Montreal, new governance for federal research, pausing AI development, Canada’s lunar astronaut, and more

Mark Lowey
The Short Report – April 12, 2023:

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - May 3, 2023

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - June 7th, 2023: Ottawa's long-term wildfire response; PwC's investment in its AI capabilities, a boost for breast cancer research, and more.

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - June 21, 2023: A network devoted to sustainable aviation innovation, a $25-million donation to expand quantum research in Alberta, support for SMR research, and more.

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - July 5, 2023: Canada's tech talent strategy; a new alliance for BC's tech ecosystem network, cleantech's surge in Q1, and more.

Cindy Graham
Build a focused research system, report warns, or watch the brain drain   

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - July 12, 2023: U of A study to shed light on MAID delivery; ISC's quantum testing stream; food-focused AI projects, permafrost research, and more.

Cindy Graham
The Short Report: May 15, 2024   

Research Money
Network for entrepreneurial grad students and post-docs keeps growing, launches new startup program   

Mark Lowey
The Short Report: June 5, 2024   

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The Short Report: June 19, 2024   

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The Short Report: June 26, 2024   

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The Short Report-July 19, 2023: Closing critical data gaps in cancer care; Thrive Lab's first co-investment phase; Canada's growing tech workforce, and more.

Cindy Graham
The Short Report: August 14, 2024   

Research Money
Novel research hub geared to improve Canada’s pandemic preparedness and help companies commercialize vaccines   

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - August 2, 2023: A diabetes research boost; Springboard Atlantic's IP program, improving AI accessibility standards, and more

Cindy Graham
ANALYSIS: Government needs to fix problems at Canada’s main cleantech funding organization   

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - July 5, 2023:   

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