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A promising future, now: 25 years of investing in ideas that change our world

The Canada Foundation for Innovation has supported cutting-edge research in Canada for 25 years. In these videos, researchers reflect on how CFI funding has advanced their work and how future generations will benefit. They tell passionate stories of curiosity, commitment and innovation.

Image of various cellphones on a wooden table displaying photos of researchers.

An image card featuring Professor Frédéric Leblond inside a red rectangle with the statement "A long-term positive impact on people’s health" in white text overlayed over it.

Frédéric Leblond, Polytechnique Montréal

An image card featuring Professor Natasha Mhatre inside a dark blue rectangle with the question "Can the hydraulic legs of spiders influence the future of robotics?" in black text overlayed over it.

Natasha Mhatre, Western University

An image card featuring Doctor Maria DeRosa inside a teal rectangle with the statement "Smart fertilizers and medical therapeutics all from Carleton's LADDER lab!" in black text overlayed over it.

Maria DeRosa, Carleton University

An image card featuring Doctor Nathalie Méthot inside a grey rectangle with the statement "Supporting applied research and talent development" in white text overlayed over it.

Nathalie Méthot, CEPI

An image card featuring Professor Eric Renaud inside a dark blue rectangle with the statement "Supporting applied research and talent development" in white text overlayed over it.

Eric Renaud, CEPI

An image card featuring Professor Elizabeth Weckmann inside a red rectangle with the statement "Maybe one day, we’ll develop a fire safety companion" in white text overlayed over it.

Elizabeth Weckman, University of Waterloo

An image card featuring Doctor Eva Hemmer inside a burgundy rectangle with the statement "Hyperspectral imaging, lanthanides and nanovision" in white text overlayed over it.

Eva Hemmer, University of Ottawa

An image card featuring Doctor Marco Marra inside a dark blue rectangle with the statement "Propelling genomics into the realm of populations" in white text overlayed over it.

Marco Marra, The Genome Sciences Centre

An image card featuring Doctor Steve Scherer inside a red rectangle with the statement "CFI equipment is used to help in the early diagnosis of autism" in white text overlayed over it.

Steve Scherer, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)

An image card featuring Doctor Gerry Wright inside a dark blue rectangle with the statement "Antimicrobial agents and alternatives to antibiotics" in white text overlayed over it.

Gerry Wright, McMaster University

An image card featuring Professor Heather McKay inside a burgundy rectangle with the statement "A small but mighty team had a dream" in white text overlayed over it.

Heather McKay, University of British Columbia

An image card featuring Doctor Charity Marsh inside a teal rectangle with the question "How does CFI funding influence the creative practices of youth in Regina?" in black text overlayed over it.

Charity Marsh, University of Regina

An image card featuring Dr. Doug Goltz inside a red rectangle with the sentence "A chemist, his C-SCAPE and the “HMS Invicible”!" in black text overlayed over it.

Doug Goltz, The University of Winnipeg

An image card featuring Professor Michel Fich inside a dark blue rectangle with the sentence "Canadian astrophysicists are on top of the world!" in black text overlayed over it.

Michel Fich, University of Waterloo

An image card featuring Professor Gregory Patience inside a red rectangle with the question "Can we make a green diesel fuel from a waste gas?" in black text overlayed over it.

Gregory Patience, Polytechnique Montréal

An image card featuring Professor Ian Beausoleil-Morisson inside a red rectangle with the question "How can we warm our winter homes with summer heat?" in black text overlayed over it.

Ian Beausoleil-Morrison, Carleton University