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OTTAWA, ON — The threat of infectious disease continues to be a major global concern for human health and is a key driver of healthcare system costs, human lives lost and economic turmoil. In response to the current pandemic, the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) has launched an Exceptional...
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OTTAWA, ON — The threat of infectious disease continues to be a major global concern for human health and is a key driver of healthcare system costs, human lives lost and economic turmoil. In response to the current pandemic, the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) has launched an Exceptional...
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OTTAWA, ON — The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) is pleased to announce nearly $5 million in funding for research facilities and equipment at colleges across the country to help support business innovation. The funding was awarded to seven projects at six colleges through the CFI’s...
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SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN — Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced investments toward research on the novel coronavirus, including more than $11 million that will help support the operation of the University of Saskatchewan’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization – International...
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February 14, 2020OTTAWA, ONTARIO — Canada is full of young, curious researchers who are working hard to help solve some of our most pressing issues. Today, the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) announced that three of these talented young researchers have won its #IAmInnovation Twitter contest, which aimed to...
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February 14, 2020OTTAWA, ONTARIO — Canada’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) is participating in the global research and development efforts against the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) being coordinated by the World Health Organization. This world-class...
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February 10, 2020TROIS-RIVIÈRES, QUEBEC — Colleges are vital to keeping communities thriving. They are experts in applied research, which benefits local businesses and creates local jobs. From opening up a new wind-power industry in remote communities to working with local businesses to improve plastics recycling...
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January 29, 2020OTTAWA, ONTARIO – For the fourth year running, the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) has been named among the 2020 Top Employers in the National Capital Region. Launched in 2006, the National Capital Region’s Top Employers is an annual competition organized by the editors of Canada’s...
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OTTAWA, ONTARIO — For small- and medium-sized enterprises, staying competitive means embracing change. It means rethinking previously accepted ideas to unlock new opportunities, reimagining how we do things to find more sustainable solutions or reinventing technologies to open up new markets....
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January 20, 2020OTTAWA, ONTARIO — Last year, the labs and equipment funded by the Canada Foundation for Innovation helped create more than 1,400 new jobs, more than 130 new patents and more than 40 new spin-off companies. These are just a few of the impacts CFI funding had on the Canadian economy, according to...
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January 9, 2020Canada’s national research funding agencies—the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and the Canada Foundation for Innovation—are deeply saddened by the crash of Ukraine International...
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December 18, 2019OTTAWA, ONTARIO — The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Claire Samson as Vice-President, Programs and Planning. Dr. Samson will be joining the CFI in March 2020 from the École de Technologie Supérieure in Montreal, where she has been Dean of...
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December 6, 2019OTTAWA, ONTARIO — Collaboration is an imperative if we want to tackle global problems and produce impactful and meaningful research, according to the keynote panelists at the 2019 annual public meeting of the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) on December 3. Marie-Josée Hébert,...
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November 13, 2019OTTAWA, ON — Today, the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) reaffirmed its commitment to the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), a global initiative to support the development and promotion of best practices in the assessment of scholarly research, at the Canadian Science...
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October 8, 2019OTTAWA, ONTARIO — The Canada Foundation for Innovation is pleased to welcome Dr. Christopher Mushquash as a new Board Director. Joining a renowned group of Canadians representing academia, industry and the public and non-profit sectors, Dr. Mushquash was appointed by the Members to the CFI Board...
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