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#IAmInnovation

Giving young researchers the tools they need to think big and innovate
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Today’s generation of young researchers sees a future they want, and they intend to create it. They are curious, ambitious, innovative and collaborative problem solvers. The CFI helps make sure they have what it takes to realize their potential, by providing the environments where they find their inspiration, their highly skilled training, their mentors and the roadmap to their future. In this collection, meet a few of these remarkable people.

 

Seeking a treatment for ALS
Preventing back injuries in the work place
Reinventing the grocery aisle
Giving back to her Cree community
Greener fuels for a better future
Dealing with mercury in food
A better way to measure pain in children
Helping rescuers save more lives
A better quality of life for people with diabetes
Helping more young women choose engineering and computer science

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