Tag: canadian
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Funding approved for sensitive dark matter detector
SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY NEWS RELEASE The U.S. Department of Energy has approved funding and start of construction for the SuperCDMS SNOLAB experiment, which will begin operations in the early 2020s to hunt for hypothetical dark matter particles called weakly interacting massive particles, or WIMPs. The experiment will be at least 50 times more sensitive…
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Canadian Government To Invest $150 Million In Plant-Based Sector
High protein pulses, such as lentils, are a major crop of Western Canada The Canadian Government is set to invest $150 million in the plant-based food sector – in the wake of a national shift toward plant-based diets. The cash injection has come from a $950 million ‘Supercluster Initiative’ aimed at funding innovation in…
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Trudeau government proposes new cash to help Canada’s research catch up
The federal government took aim at gaps in funding for university labs and research on Tuesday, announcing what it described as the “single largest investment in investigator-led fundamental research in Canadian history.” The new funding, totalling more than $3 billion over five years, would address a series of concerns identified by a government-appointed panel that…
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How Canada can lead the world in innovating innovation
It is no secret that Canada lags behind its innovation potential, leading firms to be less competitive and Canadians sending more of their money to innovators abroad. More of the same – increasing intellectual property rights, asking universities to lead the way, tax credits that go nowhere – will not work. We need to do…
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Innovation Fund Announces National Funding for Promoting Biomedical Technologies
Blackboard/ Shutterstock.com Envision is a nano-sized anti-cancer drug capable of destroying a breast tumor without damaging the surrounding tissue. Or imagine a self-healing skin graft developed from nanomaterials that treat the wounds of those with diabetes. These two biomedical technologies alone could be capable of greatly improving the quality of life for patients…
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Ontario government creates $25.8 million cleantech innovation fund
The Ontario provincial government is starting a $25.8-million fund to support the creation and commercialization of green technologies. The Low Carbon Innovation Fund will support technologies in areas such as alternative energy generation and conservation; new biofuels, bioplastics, and bioproducts; transportation; and carbon capture and usage. According to the government, the initiative is funded by…
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Canadian International Innovation Program (CIIP) for Brazil
The Canadian International Innovation Program (CIIP) fosters and supports collaborative industrial research and development projects with high potential for commercialization between Canada and partner countries. It also stimulates bilateral science and technology networking and matchmaking activities to further new partnerships and accelerate the commercialization of research and development. The CIIP is a “seed fund”, meaning…
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Only 11% of architects and engineers are women. Let’s build a new pipeline for female talent
I am a female engineer. When I introduce myself, I still get gasps or looks of surprise. This isn’t a surprise to me as women account for just 11% of employees in architecture and engineering. There are a number of reasons for this, including what has been dubbed “the pipeline challenge”, that is points all…
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