The new Canada Innovation and Investment Agency faces daunting challenges and will need political autonomy, be free to take risks in picking companies and sectors for funding, and have strong private sector support to succeed in increasing business R&D investment and innovation, say innovation and policy experts.
Organization: Sustainable Development Technology Canada
Canadian SMEs playing an increasingly important role in domestic and global space industries, experts say
Canadian SMEs and universities are becoming more significant players in space at home and internationally, due to the “democratization” of space driven by lower launch costs and the miniaturization of science instruments and satellites, say space industry experts.
Edmonton-based space startup using satellite images to improve agricultural management
Edmonton-based Wyvern, a Canadian space data company, plans to launch a small satellite with an unfolding telescope to capture images from space to improve sustainability and productivity in the agricultural industry.
Ocean Supercluster makes big bet on biofuels with $65M investment
A pan-Canadian team with funding from Canada’s Ocean Supercluster is coming together in a $65-million project to develop Canada’s first renewable diesel fuel from forestry and agricultural waste products.
The Short Report – Feb. 16, 2022: Congruence Therapeutics raises $63M for rare disease drug discovery, a multi-billion dollar Euro tech fund, a Conservative cryptoasset bill, and more
Biotech entrepreneur Clarissa Desjardins secures funding to develop drugs for rare diseases, the EU creates a multi-billion dollar fund to reduce dependence on foreign tech giants, CPC MP Michelle Rempel Garner tables a private member bill to attract investment in cryptoassets, and more.
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
The Short Report – Feb. 9, 2022: Quebec gets 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, new VP of research programs at CIHR, and more.
The Short Report – Dec. 8, 2021: Ontario launches flagship EV program, Alberta boosts vaccine development capacity, applied research on the rise, and more
The launch of Ontario’s vehicle innovation network signals readiness for next-generation auto solutions, Alberta invests tens of millions of dollars to fund vaccine research and manufacturing capacity, research activity continues to grow at colleges and institutes across Canada, and more.
The Short Report – Nov. 3, 2021: NREN bolsters internet security with MANRS, a new green tech hub, an open science partnership, and more
Five Ontario post-secondary institutions establish a hub to advance climate action solutions, a global initiative bolsters internet routing, the Tanenbaum Open Science Institute (TOSI) at The Neuro announces a new partnership, and more.
Court ruling on aerospace R&D tax credit case affects entire tech sector
A Tax Court of Canada ruling that reduced a Montreal aerospace company’s federal Scientific Research and Experimental Development tax credits impacts the entire tech sector and further complicates a government incentive program already rife with problems and in need of reform, say innovation advocates.
Six months on, Canada’s first patent collective is expanding its membership
The Innovation Asset Collective, Canada’s first patent collective, more than doubled its membership in its first six months and has awarded two rounds of grants to its member companies to help them own, access and use intellectual property.
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