Business leaders, researchers, and students today celebrated the launch of the Joint Centre for Extreme Photonics (JCEP) in Ottawa. Established by the National Research Council of Canada and the University of Ottawa, this innovative hub for extreme and quantum photonics research will reinforce Canada’s leading role in photonics, the science of light. JCEP will provide training opportunities … Read more
In participation and consultation with Indigenous language experts, instructors, and communities, the National Research Council of Canada is working on speech- and text-based technologies to assist the stabilization, revitalization and reclamation of Indigenous languages. The national In Indigenous Languages Technology Project aims to support Indigenous language educators and students, as well as Indigenous language translators, transcribers and … Read more
Stéphane Dion, Ambassador of Canada to Germany and Special Envoy to the European Union and Europe, and Iain Stewart, President of the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), announced the deployment of a senior NRC advisor to Germany to support science and technology cooperation between research institutes and businesses from both countries. The full release … Read more
Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion Mary Ng (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) celebrated the success of Multi-Health Systems Inc. (MHS)—a local technology company competing in a global landscape—and announced a $1,872,337 investment to help MHS innovate and create close to 80 jobs. The funding will support the development of Multi-Health Systems Inc. digital transformation projects, including a project to develop … Read more
Iain Stewart, President of the National Research Council, announced the signing of the largest contribution agreement with a Canadian business in the council’s Industrial Research Assistant program’s history. Ross Video Limited will receive up to $5 million to support research and development that will modernize the technology used in video broadcasts seen by billions of people around … Read more
The National Research Council of Canada and Polycontrols, a Quebec-based company specializing in surface engineering solutions and equipment integration, have joined forces to build a new, collaborative research facility to help manufacturers and researchers study, adopt, and deploy cold spray additive manufacturing technology. Poly/CSAM, a new metal additive manufacturing facility will open in February, 2020. The … Read more
Business leaders, researchers, and students celebrated the opening of the Karluk Collaboration Space in St. John’s, Nfld., which formalizes the collaboration between Memorial University of Newfoundland and the National Research Council of Canada to lead innovation in ocean engineering, technology, and science. This collaboration will better enable research in maritime technology, oceanography, and naval architecture engineering. The full … Read more
Minister Science and Sport Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke North, Ont.) launched the NRC-Fields Mathematical Sciences Collaboration Centre in Toronto. This innovative partnership will bring together 20 researchers and students from the National Research Council of Canada and the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences. It will lead to discoveries and advances including publications, patents, and the commercialization of … Read more
The National Research Council of Canada is partnering with 47 researchers across 22 organizations to advance breakthrough research ideas that could evolve into future scientific pioneering or innovative technologies. Today, the council announced the first round of collaborative research projects with CHEO, funded through the New Beginnings Initiative. The Initiative supports small-scale, exploratory research projects with external collaborators. The … Read more
Stakeholders celebrated the launch of the Collaboration on Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, and Cybersecurity in Waterloo, Ontario. This innovative hub, established by the National Research Council of Canada and the University of Waterloo, will lead to discoveries and advances including publications, patents, and the commercialization of technology, and will provide training opportunities for graduate students and postdoctoral … Read more
