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By Guest Contributor
For Canada to continue to grow and benefit from life science innovations, we need to push for greater and sustained investment in translational research, writes Stéphanie Michaud, president CEO of BioCanRx.

By Guest Contributor
Citizen-centered innovation, which would emphasize social outcomes rather than simply producing things, is the way for Canada to rebalance its innovation ecosystem, writes David Watters, president of the Institute for Collaborative Innovation.

By Yogi Schulz
Yogi Schulz, a Calgary-based expert in IT strategy and systems project management, offers a “toolkit” for how governments in Canada can improve their performance in encouraging innovation throughout the economy.

By Peter Josty
A new report from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor on the state of entrepreneurship in Canada shows it's tough to grow a startup in this country, regular R$ contributor Peter Josty writes.

By Guest Contributor
Social sciences and humanities research must be incorporated into innovation projects at the outset to help solve Canada's "innovation paradox," writes Ted Hewitt at the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.

By Guest Contributor
Measures are needed to commercialize university research, including fixing problems with IP and technology transfer, better supporting early-career researchers, and optimizing use of equipment and facilities, says Gordon Harling, CEO of CMC Microsystems.

By Guest Contributor
The key to success in using generative AI in the innovation process is understanding and leveraging the distinct but complementary roles that both humans and AI can play, say researchers at HEC Montréal and Université du Québec à Montréal.

By Peter Josty
Research Money contributor Peter Josty presents the highlights from Canada's Productivity Summit, which looked at why productivity is important, comparisons in productivity, causes of Canada's poor productivity performance, and potential solutions.

By Peter Josty
Thought leader Peter Josty looks at what Canada might learn from the EU on improving productivity, including the policies each country is using to try to improve performance.