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Policy & Regulation

Seeking a reality check for AI

By Tim Lougheed
Friend, foe, or just another appliance on the shelf? AI eludes any easy category.
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R$2023: Industrial policy and the digital sector

By Tim Lougheed
A successful industrial policy for Canada's digital technologies sector would emphasize outcomes, not process, said panelists at the Research Money conference.
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Government needs to regulate AI and incentivize “socially beneficial” AI, researchers say

By Mark Lowey
Government needs to quickly regulate potentially harmful artificial intelligence development by the private sector and incentivize “socially beneficial” AI, say Quebec researchers.
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Mapping miles to our minds

By Tim Lougheed
As neurotechnology brings us closer to managing and monitoring the brain, calls to manage and monitor this technology grow louder.
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Canada could learn from other countries on industrial policy, say international experts

By Mark Lowey
The world abounds with successful examples of effective industrial policy. So should Canada.
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Science & Technology

Academia and business create zero-carbon buildings accelerator to help Montreal meet climate targets

By Mark Lowey
Academia and the private sector have created a zero-carbon buildings accelerator with an influential “SWAT team” to help achieve net-zero emissions for Montreal’s buildings by 2040.
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Budget commitment to clean electricity looks North

By Leah Geller
The federal government cited specific electricity projects in its push to bring clean energy to all parts of Canada.
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Innovation & Investment

The persistence of P3

By Tim Lougheed
Public infrastructure can showcase private sector innovation, with the right incentives.
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From intangible assets to concrete results

By Tim Lougheed
According to Elicia Maine, Canada has no shortage of the talent and ideas that fuel innovation. They just need to be guided for the greatest impact.
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The Short Report

The Short Report - May 31, 2023: Accelerating innovative medicine; a new hub for collaborative northern & Arctic research, celebrating Mitacs entrepreneurs, and more.

By Cindy Graham
Drug development boosts for AbCellera & BenchSci; Institut nordique du Québec launches its Arctic research science complex, Mitacs recognizes top talent and innovation, and more.
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The Short Report - May 24, 2023: Dal's ocean-first approach to combatting climate change; the first in-person training site for cell and gene therapies; the genomic monitoring of pathogens in water initiative, and more.

By Cindy Graham
Dalhousie kicks off a new era of ocean and climate research; a cell and gene therapy training centre of excellence at the University of Guelph, emerging pathogens and antimicrobial resistance research funding opportunities, and more.
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Voices

Our ragged-lab-coated philanthropists

By Tim Lougheed
Canadians sure love research, perhaps a bit too much.
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Think starting a business is hard? Try getting out of one!

By Guest Contributor
Small businesses are vital to Canada’s economy, but their value is compromised when owners have no transition transition plan, says certified exit planning advisor John Liston.
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What R$ Members Say About Us

Christine Lewington
CEO & Founder
PIP International Inc

Attending the conference and participating as a panel member provided networking connections that have become invaluable to PIP. I witnessed great conversations across many industries about innovation challenges and wins. New networks were working together to solve and provide potential solutions to barriers faced in Canada.

Peter Frise
Associate Dean of Engineering
University of Windsor

The Research Money conference is a must for anyone interested in addressing Canada's innovation and productivity challenges. Attendees from the private and public sectors engage in fruitful, action-oriented discussions and share diverse and often opposing positions on critical issues. The networking is fantastic - an unparalleled set of contacts - all relevant to innovation in Canada.

Blaine Penny
Chief Executive Officer
Lumiio

I really enjoyed being a panelist in the 2023 Life Sciences Sector session, which I felt represented the current success of Canadian innovation, as well as highlighting where Canada needs to improve to continue to seed new innovation and enable life science companies to scale.

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