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CFI Attracts World-Class Researchers to Canada
November 7, 2005
WINNIPEG, November 7, 2005—Canadian universities across the country are receiving new funding to attract and retain 115 high-caliber researchers. Today’s announcement by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) will provide support for 87 projects in 31 universities which will allow new and talented researchers to conduct their research in world-class facilities.
Dr. Eliot Phillipson, President and CEO of the CFI, was joined by Reg Alcock, President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board, on behalf of the Honourable David L. Emerson, Minister of Industry, to announce the new investment of $18.6 million for Canadian universities. Today’s announcement marks the sunset of the CFI’s New Opportunities Fund (NOF) which has helped to recruit over 3,000 researchers to Canada since its inception in 1998.
“The investments made by the CFI since its creation have had a transformative impact on the research landscape in Canada,” said Minister Alcock. “Our government is proud of these investments, which will not only make the economy more innovative and competitive, but will improve the quality of life of all Canadians.”
“The New Opportunities Fund has helped to put Canada on the map when it comes to attracting the very best researchers from around the world,” said Dr. Phillipson. “Providing them with state-of-the-art infrastructure helps ensure we stay at the cutting-edge of the global knowledge-based economy.”
The CFI Board of Directors approved a total investment of $18.6 million through two funds: $14.3 million under theNOF, and $4.3 million under the Infrastructure Operating Fund which assists universities with the incremental operating and maintenance costs associated with new infrastructure projects.
The investments approved by the CFI Board of Directors will provide researchers in Canada with the tools necessary to carry out a wide spectrum of cutting-edge research. Examples include:
- In Quebec - recovering brain and motor function following a stroke.
- In Nova Scotia - using green roofs to improve urban biodiversity and encourage ecosystem regeneration.
- In Alberta - ensuring the sustainability of our dairy industry through improvements in animal nutrition.
- In Ontario - developing a portable laboratory for studying human attention in the real world.
As mentioned above, today’s announcement marks the sunset of the CFI’s New Opportunities Fund. It is being replaced by the new Leaders Opportunity Fund (LOF), which will build on the successes of the NOF, the Canada Research Chairs Infrastructure Fund and the CFI Career Awards. With a budget of over $300 million to be disbursed between 2006 and 2010, this new program will continue to assist Canadian universities in attracting world-class faculty and retaining the very best of today and tomorrow’s leading researchers within Canada.
A list of the projects approved by the CFI to date and a list of the approved funding for this announcement are available here.
The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) is an independent corporation created by the Government of Canada to fund research infrastructure. The CFI’s mandate is to strengthen the capacity of Canadian universities, colleges, research hospitals, and non-profit research institutions to carry out world-class research and technology development that benefits Canadians.
For more information:
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Angus McKinnon Coordinator, Media Relations Canada Foundation for Innovation (613) 996-3160 |
Lise Jolicoeur Office of the Honourable Reg Alcock President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board (613) 282-9744 |
Christiane Fox Office of the Honourable David L. Emerson Minister of Industry (613) 995-9001 |
Canada Foundation for Innovation /
Fondation canadienne pour l’innovation
New Opportunities Fund / Fonds de relève
REGIONAL BACKGROUNDERS / FICHE D’INFORMATION PAR RÉGION
- Alberta - British Columbia / Colombie-Britannique - Manitoba - Newfoundland and Labrador / Terre-Neuve et Labrador - Nova Scotia / Nouvelle-Écosse - Ontario - Prince Edward Island / Île-du-Prince-Édouard - Quebec / Québec
| Project Title / Titre du projet |
Maximum CFI Contribution / |
| Life and Environmental Sciences |
$396,316 |
| 1 project / projet |
$396,316 |
| Advanced Concepts Operating Room Research Simulator |
$80,490 |
| 1 project / projet |
$80,490 |
| Centre for Advanced Lipid Analysis |
$108,280 |
| Developing Infrastructure for Assessing Contaminant Fate in Aquatic Environments |
$116,253 |
| 2 projects / projets |
$224,533 |
École Polytechnique de Montréal
| Breakthrough Technologies in Alkane Functionalization: Achieving Higher Product Yields and Enormous Economies of Scale in Fluidized Bed Reactor Systems |
199 920 $ |
| Infrastructure for Research in Information Systems Security |
397 075 $ |
| 2 projets / projects |
596 995 $ |
Laurentian University / Université Laurentienne
| Stopped-flow UV-VIS Spectrophotometer/Spectrofluorometer System for Investigations on the Mechanism of Anthrax Lethal Factor and Other Zinc-Dependent Metalloproteins |
$65,601 |
| 1 project / projet |
$65,601 |
| Novel Integration of Methods for the Study of Recovery After Stroke |
86 433 $ |
| 1 projet / project |
86 433 $ |
Memorial University of Newfoundland
| Applications of Stable Isotope Geochemistry in Carbonate Diagenesis and High-Resolution Stratigraphy |
$171,515 |
| Development of Advanced Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratory (AMHL) |
$85,295 |
| Experimental Facility for Confocal Microscopy Studies of Self Assembly in Complex Fluids |
$299,178 |
| Nanoscale Materials Laboratory for Advanced Molecular Optoelectronics |
$125,141 |
| 4 projects / projets |
$681,129 |
Mount Saint Vincent University
| A New Look Into the Henry Reaction |
$68,582 |
| 1 project / projet |
$68,582 |
| Biochemical and Molecular Mechanisms of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (PPARs)-Mediated Influence on Carcinogenesis |
$340,000 |
| Integrative Facility for the Development of Novel Animal Models of Atherothrombotic Disease |
$60,000 |
| 2 projects / projets |
$400,000 |
| Green Roof Test Facility: Biodiversity and Urban Ecosystem Functions |
$63,072 |
| 1 project / projet |
$63,072 |
| 35 GHz EPR/ENDOR Spectrometer for Studies of Catalysis at Metal Centres |
$150,000 |
| Scientific Data Acquisition, Transmission, and Storage (SDATS) |
$120,000 |
| 2 projects / projets |
$270,000 |
| Développement et application de méthodes ex vivo et in vivo pour la recherche sur les effets électrophysiologiques cardiaques des médicaments |
53 079 $ |
| Infrastructure pour l'analyse des lipides bioactifs |
147 645 $ |
| Infrastructure pour l'établissement d'un laboratoire d'étude de la régulation du métabolisme hépatique |
138 973 $ |
| Installations complémentaires pour un laboratoire de physiologie respiratoire |
69 510 $ |
| Laboratoire de synthèse et de caractérisation de catalyseurs organométalliques pour la fonctionnalisation des alcanes |
200 000 $ |
| Realité géospatiale augmentée en réseau et en déplacement - le laboratoire REGARD |
113 347 $ |
| Recovery of Motor Function Following Stroke: New Avenues Integrating Strategies of Motor Program Reactivation and Stimulation-Induced Restoration of Brain Functioning |
135 783 $ |
| Établissement d'un nouveau laboratoire de synthèse et d'applications catalytiques de matériaux à l'échelle nanométrique |
137 059 $ |
| 8 projets / projects |
995 396 $ |
| Connecting Motor Neurons to Muscles: A Developmental Perspective |
187 118 $ |
| Generating Cell Diversity in the Nervous System: A Live Imaging Study |
207 506 $ |
| Laboratoire des maladies infectieuses virales vétérinaires |
127 182 $ |
| Neurophysiological and Computational Studies of Voluntary Action |
138 725 $ |
| Protective Immunity and Immune Evasion During Hepatitis C Virus Infection |
108 164 $ |
| The Role and Molecular Mechanism of Sonic Hedgehog in Neural Circuit Formation |
191 539 $ |
| 6 projets / projects |
960 234 $ |
| Molecular Dynamics of Prion Protein Aggregation in Living Cells |
123 385 $ |
| 1 projet / project |
123 385 $ |
Université du QC Institut national de la rech. scientifique
| Development and Implementation of a Microelectrochemistry and In Situ Spectromicrotopography Laboratory |
198 872 $ |
| 1 projet / project/strong> |
198 872 $ |
Université du QC École de technologie supérieure
| Bio-fuels Combustion Laboratory for Direct-Injection Engines |
151 257 $ |
| 1 projet / project |
151 257 $ |
Université du Québec à Montréal
| HELIX: A New Generation Mass Spectrometer for the Isotopic Analyses of Noble Gases in Fluids and Rocks for Geological and Environmental Applications |
301 481 $ |
| On-Demand Bandwidth Allocation: Customer-Controlled Optical Network Testbed Infrastructure |
254 039 $ |
| 2 projets / projects |
555 520 $ |
Université du Québec à Rimouski
| Infrastructure pour l'étude de la faune arctique: Migration et reproduction, dynamique trophique et changements climatiques |
99 989 $ |
| 1 projet / project |
99 989 $ |
| Development of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
$48,016 |
| Development of a Porcine Gamete and Embryo Evaluation/Manipulation Facility |
$135,466 |
| Ecological Genomics Laboratory |
$169,245 |
| Improving Nutrient Utilization Efficiency and Animal Health: An Integrated Approach to Enhance Sustainability of the Canadian Dairy Industry |
$255,358 |
| Remote Monitoring System for Tracking Functional and Numerical Responses of Wildlife Dynamic Landscapes |
$101,530 |
| 5 projects / projets |
$709,615 |
University of British Columbia (The)
| Design Decision Support Laboratory, Design Centre for Sustainability |
$98,962 |
| 1 projects / projets |
$98,962 |
| A Cell Biology Laboratory (CBL) for the Institute for Biocomplexity and Informatics |
$710,307 |
| Air Pollution Research & Innovation Laboratory (APRIL) |
$175,648 |
| Canadian Satellite Altimetry Database and Processing System (CADS) |
$218,980 |
| Centre for Integrative Chronobiology |
$78,944 |
|
Generation of a C. Elegans Facility to Study the Control of Stem Cell Proliferation |
$153,406 |
| Infrastructure for Wireless Microsystem Research |
$360,653 |
| Research Tools for Cardiac Electrophysiology |
$177,760 |
| 7 projects / projets |
$1,875,698 |
| Development of Farm Animal Models for Testing and Amelioration of Hormonal Treatments in Women: Influences on Ovarian Function and Consequences for Fertility |
$117,693 |
| 1 project / projet |
$117,693 |
| Advanced Blood-Brain Barrier Research Laboratory |
$100,000 |
| Aquatic and Riparian Ecosystem Toxicological Monitoring and Plant Process Modeling Laboratory |
$109,165 |
| Establishment of a Molecular Biology Laboratory for Research into Insect Reproduction and Development |
$100,000 |
| Integrated Tissue Imaging Lab |
$400,000 |
| Laboratory for Agricultural and Forest Micrometeorology |
$99,690 |
| Laboratory for Mechanistic Studies of Organometallic Reactions |
$100,000 |
| Neuropsychology of Vision Perception and Action Laboratory |
$100,000 |
| Specialized Computing Cluster for Electronic Design Automation |
$100,000 |
| 8 projects / projets |
$1,108,855 |
University of Ottawa / Université d’Ottawa
| Collaborative Virtual Presense Modeling, Communications, and Applications |
$60,832 |
| Laboratoire des médias audiovisuels pour les cultures et sociétés (LAMAC&S) |
$72,086 |
| 2 projects / projets |
$132,918 |
University of Prince Edward Island
| Infrastructure for Atlantic Veterinary College Aquatic Toxicology Laboratory |
$213,462 |
| 1 project / projet |
$213,462 |
| Data and Computing Grid Laboratory |
$66,352 |
| Molecular Mechanisms of Cancer |
$77,786 |
| 2 projects / projets |
$144,138 |
| Organometallic Complexes for Olefin Polymerization |
$97,200 |
| Protective Role of Hydrogen Sulfide in Atherosclerosis |
$68,000 |
| Statistical Mechanics of Soft Condensed Matter |
$88,000 |
| 3 projects / projets |
$253,200 |
| Autobiographical Memory Laboratory (AML) |
$20,906 |
| Cross-Disciplinary Protein Engineering Laboratory |
$150,000 |
| Establishment of a Molecular Biology Lab for Research into Tissue Organization and Growth Control Using Drosophila Melanogaster as a Model Organism |
$357,314 |
| Establishment of a Zebra Fish Aquaculture Facility to Be Used for Molecular and Genetic Studies of Vertebrate Embryonic Development and Cardiovascular Biology |
$843,449 |
| High Performance Computing Infrastructure for Hybrid and Distributed Heuristic Search |
$75,735 |
| Household-Level Urban Socio-Ecology (HOUSE) Laboratory |
$67,619 |
| Infrastructure for Manipulation on the Micro and Nano Scales |
$121,782 |
| 7 projects / projets |
$1,636,805 |
| A Portable Laboratory for Studying Human Attention in the Real World |
$78,927 |
| High Throughput Research Facility for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipidomics on Chronic Disease |
$180,000 |
| 2 projects / projets |
$258,927 |
University of Western Ontario (The)
| Carbon Nano-Structured Material Fabrication Laboratory (CNSMFL) |
$190,506 |
| Creating Complex Soil Loading States to Simulate Realistic Geotechnical Processes |
$203,112 |
| Infrastructure for the Study of Naturally Disordered Proteins and Diseases |
$182,245 |
| Laboratory for Asymmetric Catalysis Research |
$163,375 |
| Meteoroid Environment Optical Research Observing Stations |
$223,136 |
| Novel Transplantation Models to Study the Mechanisms of Graft Protection |
$61,955 |
| Simulation/Modeling Laboratory for High-Speed Electronic Circuits and MEMS |
$131,133 |
| Systematic Evaluation of Assisted Reproduction |
$200,000 |
| 8 projects / projets |
$1,355,462 |
| A Facility for Long-Term Limnological and Paleoecological Research |
$179,302 |
| Analysis of the AGC Kinase Family in Human Disease |
$213,556 |
| 2 projects / projets |
$392,858 |
