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The Short Report - December 7, 2022: New ocean supercluster projects; finding a home for Volkswagen's first gigafactory, "evidence-based medicine" pioneer garners international award, and more. December 7, 2022

Cindy Graham
Opinion Leader: Time is right for investment and policy action to boost cleantech innovation November 16, 2022

Guest Contributor

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

Mark Lowey
The Short Report – November 9, 2022: Feds and Alberta invest $461M in hydrogen plant; new cybersecurity task force; Canada in top 15 “talent competitive” countries, open science awards, and more November 9, 2022

Mark Lowey
The Short Report – November 2, 2022: National Women’s Health Research Initiative; Ted Rogers Centre for Health Research receives $90 million; Canadian VC funding declines; Gairdner Awards; and more November 2, 2022

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - September 28, 2022: UBC's FORWARD research initiative, boosting biomanufacturing, Brassard's Breakthrough Prize, and more. September 28, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - August 24, 2022: CFI announces major science initiative projects, an inaugural scholar for NSERC, researching and producing social connection guidelines, and more. August 24, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - July 20, 2022: Another step toward a vertically-integrated EV supply chain for Ontario, an Atlantic alliance to advance ocean science, a boost for digital innovation in Canada, and more. July 20, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - May 18, 2022: Genome Canada's climate-smart agriculture & food systems initiative, funding for critical minerals value chain development, CINUK's Arctic climate research projects, and more May 17, 2022

Cindy Graham
Q&A: BDC Capital's Thomas Park on building Canada's largest deep tech venture fund    March 2, 2022

Sebastian Leck
The Short Report – Feb. 2, 2022: Canadian cleantech companies make Top 100 global list, major VC funds launched by MaRS and Deloitte Canada, regional tech ecosystems see record investment, and more February 2, 2022

Mark Lowey
The Short Report: Jan. 19, 2022: $550M in federal research investments, a review of Canada’s energy policies, COVID-19’s impacts on children, and more January 19, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - Jan. 12, 2022: Chair and vice chairs elected for standing committee on science, Order of Canada appointments, Health Canada's 2021 cannabis survey, and more January 12, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - Nov. 3, 2021: NREN bolsters internet security with MANRS, a new green tech hub, an open science partnership, and more November 2, 2021

Cindy Graham
Court ruling on aerospace R&D tax credit case affects entire tech sector    October 12, 2021

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - August 4, 2021: Ottawa's new biomanufacturing and life sciences strategy, a national startup job board, rural transit solutions, and more August 4, 2021

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - June 16, 2021: Major science bill passes US Senate, Canada's tri-agencies launch research data management policy, and more June 16, 2021

Cindy Graham
Government 'can and should pick winners' to grow scale-up companies, says federal advisor    June 9, 2021

Mark Lowey
Will Canada's new investments in commercialization pay off? May 19, 2021

Sebastian Leck
The Short Report - May 12, 2021: Canada invests $80 million in cyber security, a Canadian-German clean tech collaboration, the third Arctic ministerial, and more May 12, 2021

Cindy Graham
It’s time to build a foundation for more equitable entrepreneurship, economic growth and innovation April 28, 2021

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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
Canada’s first patent collective launched with defensive “war chest” to protect Canadian IP    December 16, 2020

Mark Lowey
Ottawa defends innovation performance and initiatives to strengthen ecosystem    December 9, 2020

Mark Lowey
Canada's next industrial strategy needs to focus on business innovation May 20, 2020

Debbie Lawes
The Short Report, November 27, 2019: African researchers denied entry; open science gets easier; Big Oil moves into the cloud November 27, 2019

Mark Mann
The Short Report, October 30, 2019: Bad loans, rocket propulsion, population growth    October 30, 2019

Mark Mann
Communitech launches Outposts program to help Canadian companies expand internationally    October 9, 2019

Mark Mann
The Short Report, July 10, 2019: Nuclear power, future skills, health tech July 10, 2019

Mark Mann
The Short Report, June 5, 2019 – McMaster endowment, AI, timber research, green jet fuel    June 5, 2019

Debbie Lawes
New partnership streamlines funding for emission-reducing innovations    January 11, 2019

Mark Lowey
Feds name first set of VCCI investments    June 27, 2018

Veronica Silva
Feds beef up clean tech support with $700 million in BDC assistance    January 25, 2018

Veronica Silva
Narwhal List 2018: 2017 a good year as more tech firms on path to become unicorns    January 24, 2018

Veronica Silva
Mike Pedersen January 24, 2018

Veronica Silva
$400M to stimulate VC market to support Canadian scale-ups    December 21, 2017

Veronica Silva
Canadian VC investment strategy hurting VCs and Canadian innovation: Report    September 26, 2017

Veronica Silva
Report calls for data-driven approach to government investing to grow world-class Canadian firms    September 20, 2017

Veronica Silva
Industry investors, training key to fast-tracking maturation of VC sector: New BDC programs    August 21, 2017

Mark Henderson
MPs see resource industry’s problems as potential boon for clean tech    July 18, 2017

Debbie Lawes
Element AI goes global with $137.5-million series ‘A’ investment    June 30, 2017

Mark Henderson
Northleaf backs Venture One early-stage fund    October 30, 2014

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GrowLab and BDC offer support to entrepreneurs    June 9, 2011

Guest Contributor

Bioniche opens animal vaccine production facility    May 2, 2011

Guest Contributor

BTI raises $23 million in venture financing    April 18, 2011

Guest Contributor

VanEdge to announce fund investors    January 25, 2010

Guest Contributor

BDC to finance CANMET MTL move to McMaster    December 9, 2009

Guest Contributor

BDC first up with FedDev funding for Southern Ontario    September 2, 2009

Guest Contributor

NRC, NSERC and BDC team up for nanotech    August 13, 2007

Guest Contributor

Symagery sells to Psion Teklogix for $4.5 million    June 20, 2005

Guest Contributor

Trillium Therapeutics signs pact with Genentech    December 21, 2004

Guest Contributor

Cytochroma secures $12-million private financing    November 13, 2001

Guest Contributor

IatroQuest receives $4.8 million in financing    October 24, 2001

Guest Contributor

NeuroMed raises $17 million to further clinical trials    February 12, 2001

Guest Contributor

Who exactly is an entrepreneur in Canada?

Peter Josty
ANALYSIS: Government needs to fix problems at Canada’s main cleantech funding organization   

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - October 18, 2023   

Danielle Burns
The Short Report - November 1, 2023   

Danielle Burns
The Short Report - November 8, 2023   

Guest Contributor

Canada needs national discussion on achieving clean energy transition as a united country   

Mark Lowey
The Short Report: December 6, 2023   

Research Money
The Short Report: January 3, 2024   

Research Money
The Short Report: January 31, 2024   

Research Money
The Short Report: March 20, 2024   

Research Money
The Short Report: April 17, 2024   

Research Money
The Short Report: May 22, 2024   

Research Money
The Short Report: June 5, 2024   

Research Money
Fixing pervasive problems in federal government innovation funding programs

Guest Contributor

The Short Report: June 19, 2024   

Research Money
The Short Report - December 14, 2022: Investing in biomass; breaking ground at Chalk River, counting on a critical minerals strategy, and more

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - January 18, 2023: An advisory council to support Canada's national quantum strategy; boosting crop research in Saskatchewan, TMU's new leadership & innovation lab, and more.   

Cindy Graham
Quantum strategy comes at a critical moment   

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - April 26, 2023: New Frontiers in Research Fund competition; Alberta's funding for PTSD; B.C.-Mitacs internships; genomics research partnerships, and more.

Cindy Graham
The siren song of venture capital   

Peter Josty
R$2023: VC vs IP sparks lively discussion   

Elsie Ross
The Short Report - June 14, 2023: Healthy aging research projects, advancing the Canada/UK biomanufacturing & quantum science partnership, Space Canada's new policy position paper, and more.

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - July 5, 2023: Canada's tech talent strategy; a new alliance for BC's tech ecosystem network, cleantech's surge in Q1, and more.

Cindy Graham
The Short Report-July 19, 2023: Closing critical data gaps in cancer care; Thrive Lab's first co-investment phase; Canada's growing tech workforce, and more.

Cindy Graham
Does Canada’s lack of big companies affect the nation’s productivity?

Peter Josty
The Short Report: June 26, 2024   

Research Money
Canada excels at startups but struggles to grow companies

Peter Josty
The Short Report: August 14, 2024   

Research Money
Is fear of failure a bad thing when starting a business?

Peter Josty
Public pension funds should invest in Canadian tech firms – but not be forced to do so

Peter Josty
The future of entrepreneurship in Canada

Peter Josty
  











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