Research Money will be taking a week-long summer break from August 3 to 7. We’ll be back on August 10. In the meantime, catch up on past issues in our archive: zurl.co/m0YoL #ResearchMoney #cdnpoli #innovation

CCI is launching The Scale-Up Gap on Aug. 11, why Canadian firms sell abroad and how Canada can build stronger support systems for companies ready to scale globally. Register here: zurl.co/lT3Gl Read more here: zurl.co/vVLCI #scaleups #cdnpoli #innovation

Gordon Harling of CMC Microsystems argues Canada’s defence sector needs more accessible procurement, challenge-based funding and third-party management to help SMEs deliver critical dual-use technologies. Read more here: zurl.co/LFqgH #defence #procurement #SMEs

Andrew Maxwell argues traditional manufacturers must create structural space for experimentation and business model redesign alongside their existing operational excellence engines. Read more here: zurl.co/xHfLC #manufacturing #innovation #productivity

Canada has world-class AI research and talent - but panelists say low corporate adoption, procurement barriers and weak industry connections are limiting domestic commercial success. Read more here: zurl.co/0vAV7 #AI #innovation #cdnpoli

Experts say Canada’s health care system is stifling domestic innovation by prioritizing lowest-bidder procurement over long-term clinical and economic value. Read more here: zurl.co/U6672 #healthinnovation #procurement #cdnpoli

High-growth firms drive jobs and innovation - but Peter Josty argues they are unpredictable and nearly impossible to identify before their growth spurts, making targeted government support difficult. Read more here: zurl.co/Xn71T #innovation #productivity #cdnpoli

Where are the high-growth firms, and can Canada create more of them?

High-growth firms make a significant contribution to job creation, productivity and innovation, but they are unpredictable, episodic phenomena rather than a static category of businesses, says Peter Josty of the Centre for Innovation Studies. Because these companies are nearly impossible to identify before their growth spurts, government efforts to specifically target and foster them often prove ineffective.

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Experts say Canada’s risk-averse regulatory environment & unpredictable access are pushing clinical trials abroad. To compete globally, they call for more flexibility, patient access and made-in-Canada pathways. Read more here: zurl.co/M59Fg #clinicaltrials #cdnpoli

Canada has the research foundation to become a global life sciences powerhouse - but experts say it needs a unified vision, more domestic capital, anchor companies and stronger business leadership. Read more here: zurl.co/1WcC4 #lifesciences #innovation #cdnpoli

Kineta H. Tober explores how voice-based AI companions could support dementia care by offering patient, conversational engagement where overstretched care staff face limited time and resources. Read more here: zurl.co/egMN6 #AI #dementiacare #healthcare

Andrew Maxwell argues Canadian manufacturing leaders need to adopt organizational re-architecture and adaptive learning to survive geopolitical shifts and AI-driven acceleration. Read more here: zurl.co/cZBOg #manufacturing #innovation #AI

Could banning minors from AI chatbots limit access to essential future tools? Experts say stronger design standards, privacy protections and AI literacy may better protect youth without sacrificing innovation. Read more here: zurl.co/6ueLM #AI #AIpolicy #privacy

Canada’s fragmented health care system faces crisis and stall, experts said at Research Money’s 25th annual conference - calling for stronger technology adoption, training and accountability. Read more here: zurl.co/OksGA #healthcare #innovation #cdnpoli

Jason Leong of PocketSmith argues Canada should not measure open banking success mainly by bank switching rates, but by the strength of its financial tools, services and data infrastructure. Read more here: researchmoneyinc.com/article/if-c... #openbanking #fintech #cdnpoli

Andrew Maxwell says a national Post-Secondary Institution Network could help bridge the gap between Canadian manufacturing research and industrial adoption through testbeds, skills training and commercialization support. Read more here: researchmoneyinc.com/article/a-ne... #innovation #cdnpoli

This week’s Short Report covers national interest projects, AI-driven cyber risks, VC pressures, research funding, health care supply chains, cloud competition, AI waste, digital therapy tools and more. Read more here: researchmoneyinc.com/article/the-... #cdnpoli #innovation #AI

Lillianah Technologies is using native diatoms to naturally treat polluted water, offering a low-cost alternative to expensive treatment plant upgrades. The company is testing its tech in Cape Breton. Read more here: researchmoneyinc.com/article/star... #cleantech #waterinnovation #startups

Canada has a world-class asset in population-based health data; but fragmentation and foreign cloud reliance are holding it back. Experts say data sharing and “buy Canadian” procurement are key. Read more here: researchmoneyinc.com/article/leve... #cdnpoli #healthdata #innovation

Happy Canada Day from all of us at Research Money! We’re wishing everyone a safe, restful and joyful holiday. researchmoneyinc.com/home

Canada is making major infrastructure investments - but Alexander Zelenski says the country risks leaving young workers behind without integrated career pathways tied to national missions. Read more here: researchmoneyinc.com/article/cana... #productivity #futureofwork #cdnpoli

This week’s Short Report covers Bill C-22, startup funding barriers, SME defence challenges, ocean research translation, health reform, generative AI use, wildfire readiness and more. Read more here: researchmoneyinc.com/article/the-... #cdnpoli #innovation #research

Andrew Maxwell argues Canada needs to move beyond AI discovery and focus on deployment, experimentation and practical adoption to drive productivity across the economy. Read more here: researchmoneyinc.com/article/from... #AI #productivity #innovation

What went wrong with Canada’s innovation clusters program? David Wolfe and Travis Southin argue federal policymakers missed key cluster success factors and failed to integrate regional expertise. Read more here: researchmoneyinc.com/article/fede... #innovationpolicy #cdnpoli #clusters

Canada has world-class health science; but experts say the next step is turning discovery into commercial health innovation through procurement, aligned funding and stronger pathways to scale. Read more here: researchmoneyinc.com/article/buil... #cdnpoli #healthinnovation #lifesciences

Why do universities struggle to integrate entrepreneurship centres? Guy Levesque says entrepreneurship must be treated as a shared institutional capability; not a siloed function. Read more here: researchmoneyinc.com/article/even... #highered #innovation

Canada needs innovation policy built around outcomes, not fragmentation. Andrew Maxwell argues a non-partisan national innovation institution could help close the productivity gap and retain IP. Read more here: researchmoneyinc.com/article/addr... #innovation #productivity

Did Canada repeat its supercluster mistakes? A study by David Wolfe and Travis Southin argues regional politics sidelined strategic technology and productivity goals in federal cluster policy. Read more here: researchmoneyinc.com/article/gove... #innovation #cdnpoli

Canada’s innovation clusters program has a memory problem. David Wolfe says policymakers failed to learn from past cluster initiatives — weakening assessment, productivity impact and long-term strategy. Read more here: researchmoneyinc.com/article/gove... #innovation #productivity

Is Canada’s health care system meeting its promise? Louise Binder says patients still face barriers to life-saving treatments and clinical trials, while Senator Colin Deacon says Canada must turn research into real health innovation. Read more here: researchmoneyinc.com/article/cana...

On Thursday, Day Two explored health sciences, skills development, regulatory flexibility, procurement and innovation adoption. Thank you to all speakers, moderators, partners & attendees for helping close the conference with thoughtful conversations. #HealthInnovation #LifeSciences