Partnerships Pay Off
The NCE is comprised of 24 pan-Canadian research networks involving
830 companies, 266 public sector departments and agencies, 51 hospitals,
194 Canadian and foreign universities and more than 365 other organizations
from Canada and abroad. Last year alone they collectively invested $71 million
in cash and in-kind contributions.
Value for Canada (1998-2005)
# of patents: 321
Scientific papers: 27,975
Licences granted/in negotiation: 543
Spin-off companies: 70
These data correspond to the productivity of the networks
during a typical seven-year funding cycle.
Currently Funded NCEs
The Networks of Centres of Excellence mobilize the best research talents
from universities, industries, governments, and non government organizations
(NGOs) to produce economic and social benefits for Canadians. Together,
with their Canadian and international partners, the NCEs add value to
the research and development investments of Canada's granting agencies:
the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, the Canadian Institutes
of Health Research and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.
The NCEs have a proven track record in moving research results "from
the lab to the world" where they can do the most good.
Advanced Technologies
Canadian Institute for Photonic Innovations
– CIPI
Université Laval
Chair: Douglas James, Jambalaya Technologies Inc., Ottawa ON
Scientific Director: Robert Fedosejevs
www.cipi.ulaval.ca
Geomatics for Informed Decisions Network –
GEOIDE
Université Laval
Chair: Philip Lapp, Philip A. Lapp Limited, Thornhill ON
Scientific Director: Nicholas Chrisman
www.geoide.ulaval.ca
Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems
– IRIS
Chair: Jean-Paul Boillot, Servo-Robot Inc., St-Bruno QC
Scientific Director: Bernie D. MacIsaac, GasTOPS Ltd., Ottawa ON
www.precarn.ca
Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems
– MITACS
Simon Fraser University
Chair: Allen Eaves, Stem Cell Technologies, Vancouver BC
Scientific Director: Arvind Gupta
www.mitacs.ca
Engineering & Manufacturing
The Automobile of the 21st Century –
AUTO21
Chair: Norman Lockington, Dofasco Inc., Hamilton ON
Scientific Director: Peter Frise
www.auto21.ca
Intelligent Sensing for Innovative Structures – ISIS
Canada
University of Manitoba
Chair: Donald Whitmore, Vector Construction Group, Winnipeg MB
Scientific Director: Aftab Mufti
www.isiscanada.com
Health, Human Development and Biotechnology
Advanced Foods and Materials Network –
AFMNet
University of Guelph
Chair: Murray McLaughlin, McLaughlin Consultants, Guelph ON
Scientific Director: Rickey Yada
www.afmnet.ca
Allergy, Genes and Environment Network –
AllerGen
McMaster University
Chair: Lynton Wilson, Nortel Networks, Toronto ON
Scientific Director: Judah Denburg
www.allergen-nce.ca
Canadian Arthritis Network – CAN
Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto ON
Chair: Robin Armstrong, University of Toronto
Scientific Directors: Jane Aubin; Robin Poole
www.arthritisnetwork.ca
Canadian Genetic Diseases Network – CGDN
University of British Columbia
Chair: Maurice Mourton, Tsawwassen BC
Scientific Director: Philippe Gros
www.cgdn.ca
Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network
University of Western Ontario
Chair: Martin Walmsley, Toronto ON
Scientific Director: Donald Jamieson
www.cllrnet.ca
Canadian Network for Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics
– CANVAC
Université de Montréal
Chair: Jean-Jacques Bertrand, Paris, France
Scientific Director: Rafick-Pierre Sékaly
www.canvac.ca
Canadian Stroke Network – CSN
University of Ottawa/Université d'Ottawa
Chair: Eric Elvidge, Blakes Cassels and Graydon LLP, Ottawa ON
Scientific Director: Antoine Hakim
www.canadianstrokenetwork.ca
PrioNet Canada
University of British Columbia & Vancouver Coastal Health Research
Institute
Chair: Don Rix, MDS Metro Laboratory Services, Vancouver BC; Cantest Ltd.,
Burnaby BC
Scientific Director: Neil Cashman
www.prionetcanada.ca
Stem Cell Network – SCN
University of Ottawa
Chair: Frank M. Gleeson, The Williamson Group, Brantford ON
Scientific Director: Michael Rudnicki
www.stemcellnetwork.ca
Natural Resources and Environment
AquaNet – Network in Aquaculture
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Chair: Brad Hicks, Taplow Feeds, Langley BC
Scientific Director: Scott McKinley
www.aquanet.ca
ArcticNet
Université Laval
Chair: Bernie Boucher, JF Boucher Consulting Ltd., Winnipeg MB
Scientific Director: Louis Fortier
www.arcticnet.ulaval.ca
Canadian Water Network – CWN
University of Waterloo
Chair: William Borland, J.D. Irving Ltd., Saint John NB
Scientific Director: Mark Servos
www.cwn-rce.ca
Sustainable Forest Management Network – SFM
University of Alberta
Chair: Barry Waito, Louisiana Pacific Canada Ltd., Swan River MB
Scientific Director: James W. Fyles
www.sfmnetwork.ca
NCE New Initiatives
NCE New Initiatives receive up to four years of funding to foster collaborations
of multidisciplinary teams working in partnership with their user sector.
This support is incremental to, and builds on, the funding provided to
these researchers by the granting agencies - the Natural Sciences and
Engineering Research Council, the Canadian Institutes for Health Research
and the
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. These five new networks
are expected to have a major impact in aligning university research with
the needs of their user sector, and in producing important knowledge and
technology transfer results.
Canadian Design Research Network – CDRN
Simon Fraser University
Scientific Director: Rob Woodbury
www.cdrn.ca
Canadian Obesity Network – CON
McMaster University
Scientific Director: Arya Sharma
www.obesitynetwork.ca
Emerging Dynamic Global Economies – EDGE
University of Ottawa
Scientific Director: Debra Steger
www.nce.gc.ca/nces-rces/edge_e.htm
National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly – NICE
University of Toronto
Scientific Director: Lynn McDonald
www.nce.gc.ca/nces-rces/nice_e.htm
PREVNet – Promoting Relationships and Eliminating Violence
Network
Queen's University and York University
Scientific Directors: Wendy Craig and Debra Pepler
www.nce.gc.ca/nces-rces/prevnet_e.htm
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