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The Short Report – November 16, 2022: $43M for Canada’s first lunar rover; Alberta gets advanced diagnostics centre; Vancouver has highest tech job growth; Oceans Protection Plan reports; and more November 16, 2022

Mark Lowey
Investment and innovation on the menu for Canada’s plant-based food industry    November 9, 2022

Mark Lowey
Agri-food sector still seeking recipe for IP and innovation    November 9, 2022

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The Short Report - October 26, 2022: NSERC prizes; Canada's role in NASA's climate science satellite mission; an EU-Canada quantum project, and more. October 26, 2022

Cindy Graham
Feds provide $54 million to expand “Living Labs” agriculture innovation program    July 20, 2022

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - May 11, 2022: New AI centres for Alberta and New Brunswick, a CCA-appointed expert panel on international STI partnerships, winners of the GG Innovation Awards, and more.    May 10, 2022

Cindy Graham
Agri-Food Innovation Council emphasizes adoption of new technologies    May 4, 2022

Elsie Ross
Alberta and federal governments co-invest $900,000 to grow province's hemp industry    April 26, 2022

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The Short Report - March 9, 2022: Sunsetting the Collaborative Health Research Projects program, $195M to support B.C. health research, Ontario's first Genome Data Science fellowships, Lululemon founder invests $100M into muscle disorder research, and more March 9, 2022

Cindy Graham
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 February 9, 2022

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - Dec. 15, 2021: UBC launches diabetes centre of excellence, Standing Committees struck for 44th Parliament, exploring pandemic impacts, and more December 15, 2021

Cindy Graham
Policy change and more innovation needed to reap the benefits of industrial cannabis September 22, 2021

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The Short Report – Aug. 25, 2021: $100M to study safer railways, planning Canada’s first Mental Health Innovation Incubator, SSHRC Anti-Black Racism committee, and more… August 25, 2021

Debbie Lawes
The Short Report - August 11, 2021: A feasibility study to export blue hydrogen from Alberta to Asia, tech to reduce pesticide use, and more August 11, 2021

Cindy Graham
NRCan's Digital Accelerator team applies big data and AI to answer policy questions    March 17, 2021

Lindsay Borthwick
The Short Report – March 17, 2021: Canadian government invests heavily to bolster biomanufacturing, D-Wave Systems gets funding for quantum tech, Canada’s largest study on aging gets a top-up, and more March 17, 2021

Cindy Graham
BC firm using $6 million from feds to scale up sustainable insect production, reduce food waste    February 3, 2021

Jessica Galang
The Short Report - Oct. 28, 2020: UWaterloo targets Japanese market, Calgary breaking venture capital record, and more October 28, 2020

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - June 17, 2020: A big Silicon Valley innovation hub comes to Canada, Agri-Food steps up help for producers, and more June 17, 2020

Mark Mann
The Short Report, April 28, 2020: Alarming drop in donations for health charities; Health Canada approves COVID-19 clinical trial; and more April 29, 2020

Debbie Lawes
The Short Report, February 26, 2020: Transatlantic AI projects; multiplying ocean startups; scaling in the Big Apple February 26, 2020

Mark Lowey
The Short Report, July 31, 2019: Women-led businesses, medical technologies, autonomous greenhouses July 31, 2019

Mark Mann
The Short Report, July 31, 2019: Women-led businesses, medical technologies, autonomous greenhouses July 31, 2019

Mark Mann
The Short Report, July 31, 2019: Women-led businesses, medical technologies, autonomous greenhouses July 31, 2019

Mark Mann
The Short Report, July 31, 2019: Women-led businesses, medical technologies, autonomous greenhouses July 31, 2019

Mark Mann
“Culture change” spurs new era of government collaboration on science, technology and innovation    May 15, 2019

Mark Lowey
The Short Report – May 8, 2019: Cannabis R&D, fuel cell demo, accelerator funding May 8, 2019

Debbie Lawes
$1.2M investment supports biomass research at Saint Mary’s University    February 27, 2019

Mark Lowey
B.C. agriculture projects receive $2.9M from federal-provincial innovation program    February 1, 2019

Mark Mann
Feds, industry invest $67.7M  to support field crop science    January 15, 2019

Mark Lowey
More government organizations join the Chief Science Advisor’s growing network    October 3, 2018

Mark Mann
Feds invest $70 million in more agricultural science research    October 3, 2018

Mark Lowey
Feds invest $12.1 million to advance innovation in canola sector    September 11, 2018

Jeffrey Crelinsten
Innovation Conversations: Q&A with Nobina Robinson July 16, 2018

Veronica Silva
Broad science community to be consulted on shaping new Tri-Council Research Fund    July 12, 2018

Mark Henderson
Wine industry from coast to coast gets federal funds    July 10, 2018

Veronica Silva
$25M in federal funding available to provinces, territories for clean tech March 27, 2018

Veronica Silva
Feds announce $155 million to help natural resources sector address climate change    December 6, 2017

Mark Henderson
Wheat sector report outlines best use of research to boost competitiveness, profitability    October 17, 2017

Mark Henderson
Dr Marc Fortin    October 16, 2017

Mark Henderson
Agri-food policy makers seek to combine research and innovation to boost sector to global prominence    June 14, 2017

Mark Henderson
Canada expands agricultural research with Germany    May 31, 2017

Mark Henderson
Is Canada’s Innovation Budget ambitious enough?    March 29, 2017

Mark Henderson
Is Canada’s Innovation Budget ambitious enough?    March 29, 2017

Mark Henderson
Is Canada’s Innovation Budget ambitious enough?    March 29, 2017

Mark Henderson
Is Canada’s Innovation Budget ambitious enough?    March 29, 2017

Mark Henderson
GRDI launches two new genomics projects    November 23, 2016

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Farmer funding supports wheat and barley research    February 18, 2016

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AAFC injects $15 million into pulse crop research    August 27, 2013

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AAFC injects $15 million into pulse crop research    August 27, 2013

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AAFC closing Winnipeg Cereal Research Centre    May 1, 2012

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Bioniche opens animal vaccine production facility    May 2, 2011

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Feds contribute $11 million to wheat and barley research    September 23, 2010

Guest Contributor

Project launched to produce algae-based biofuel    June 18, 2010

Guest Contributor

AG cites AAFC for delays in implementing S&T strategy    April 23, 2010

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AAFC provides $6 million for beef R&D projects    April 9, 2010

Guest Contributor

DNA-based wheat test receives $8.9 million    December 9, 2009

Guest Contributor

AAFC-funded network to develop new uses for spuds    February 27, 2009

Guest Contributor

NRCan unveils design of CANMET MTL lab in Hamilton    December 12, 2008

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AAFC loans $5M to Bioniche vaccine scale-up facility    January 21, 2008

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Bell, Nortel open optical research centre in Montreal    December 22, 2003

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The Short Report - March 8, 2023: New critical minerals programs; strengthening biomanufacturing, standards and best practices in youth mental health, and more.   

Cindy Graham
The Short Report – April 5, 2023: Turning waste into biofuels, huge foreign investment in Montreal, new governance for federal research, pausing AI development, Canada’s lunar astronaut, and more

Mark Lowey
Tackling a global food crisis   

Mark Lowey
Livestock's new look   

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - July 12, 2023: U of A study to shed light on MAID delivery; ISC's quantum testing stream; food-focused AI projects, permafrost research, and more.

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - July 26, 2023: Tech firms chosen for hypergrowth; Ontario's green living lab; uniting Canada's semiconductor industry, and more.

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - August 2, 2023: A diabetes research boost; Springboard Atlantic's IP program, improving AI accessibility standards, and more

Cindy Graham
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