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Setting the bar for global leadership in Canadian research

Researchers across Canada are poised to have a transformative impact with new support from our Innovation Fund
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The success of the Canadian research community rests on its ability to realize the full potential of both its people and its research infrastructure. Infrastructure projects funded through the Innovation Fund 2020 competition will help Canadian researchers remain at the global forefront of exploration and knowledge. Using state-of-the-art tools, they will be able to create meaningful social, health, environmental and economic benefits and address global challenges.

Here are a few of the research infrastructure projects that received funding — and stories about what they will allow researchers to accomplish:

Weighing risks and benefits of medication use during pregnancy
3D printing in space could help astronauts and Earth-bound humans alike
Changing our approach to brain diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
New digital archive will be a record of Canada’s residential school history
Probing the North Atlantic for clues to climate-change impacts

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