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Alastair M. Glass Deputy Minister
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  • Exceptionally strong research
  • base
  • Strong manufacturing base
  • Strong government
  • commitment
  • Strong tradition of education
  • Gateway to the US (NAFTA)
  • Diverse population
  • Generous RD tax credits

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The Ministry of Research and Innovation (MRI)
  • New Ministry of Research and Innovation - focus
  • The Premier of Ontario is the Minister of
    Research and Innovation
  • The Province will invest 1.7 billion over five
    years through an integrated set of research,
    commercialization and outreach programs
  • The Ontario Research and Innovation Council
    (ORIC) will provide expert advice to the Premier
  • Focus on areas of strength and opportunity
  • Strategic plan launched for consultation

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Ontario innovation imperatives
  • Continue to build research strength through
    partnership
  • Extract economic and social value from research
  • Attract and build industrial research
  • Build on tradition of entrepreneurship
  • Forge industry-academia partnerships/clusters
  • Showcase Ontario strengths and accomplishments
  • Inspire the next generation of innovators

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MaRS Discovery District Gateway to Ontario
  • 1.5 million square foot commercial development in
    the heart of Torontos medical research district
  • US 350M public-private partnership of
    researchers, business and investors
  • Ontario international flagship
    commercialization and convergence center

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Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE)
  • Centre for Energy
  • Communications and Information Technology
    Ontario
  • Earth and Environmental Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Ontario
  • Photonics Research Ontario
  • Collectively, the centres promote the economic
    development of Ontario through directed research,
    commercialization of technology and training for
    highly qualified personnel.

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Nano Funding in Canada1998-2005
  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
    (NSERC)
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
  • Canada Foundation for Innovation
  • Provincial Programs
  • In excess of 430 million for Canada
  • 150 million for Ontario

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Major Canadian Nano Hubs
  • 4 major geographic clusters of nano RD activity
    have evolved organically
  • Greater Toronto Area/Southern Ontario
  • Montreal/Quebec City
  • Edmonton
  • Vancouver

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National Institute for Nanotechnology
  • Federal and Alberta Governments invest 120
    million for 2002 2006, Federal Government
    commits ongoing basic operating funds of 12
    million/yr starting in Year 6
  • Core tools instrumentation of NINT
  • Electron Microscopy (SEM, TEM)
  • Surface and Materials Analysis
  • Scanning Probe Microscopy
  • Organic/Inorganic Synthesis and Analysis
  • Computation and Modeling
  • Optical Characterization
  • Tool Development (instrumentation, software)

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Nanotechnology Network Ontario (NanO)
  • 5 major centres of academic activity
  • University of Toronto
  • McMaster University
  • University of Western Ontario
  • University of Waterloo
  • Queens University
  • Strength in nanomaterials, nanobiotechnology,
    nanoelectronics, nanophotonics,
    nanocharacterization
  • Numerous companies with interests in
    nanomaterials, nanobiotechnology, nanoelectronics
    and nano-energy

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Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopyat
McMaster University
  • 18 million facility
  • specially designed quiet space
  • superior temperature stability
  • reduced vibrations
  • lower noise levels and electromagnetic field
    interference

Exterior of facility housing the ultrahigh
resolution transmission electron microscope
  • Includes two microscopes enabling structural,
    chemical and spectroscopic information with an
    electron probe size smaller than 1 Angstrom and
    an energy resolution of 0.1 eV

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Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy at
McMaster University
  • Areas of research include
  • Materials for photonic applications (photonic
    crystals, quantum dots and wells)
  • Materials for nanoelectronics
  • Materials for energy and environment (hydrogen
    storage materials, nanoparticles for catalysis)
  • Materials in health (drug delivery systems,
    fluorescent tags, biosensors)
  • Collaborations
  • More than 100 researchers from 24 universities
    across Canada and 12 National Laboratories will
    use this state-of-the-art facility
  • Numerous international and industrial
    collaborations

Titan 80-300, currently being built for the
facility by FEI
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Nanotechnology at Toronto
  • Areas of research include
  • Information Technology
  • Industrial and Environmental Coatings
  • Energy Nanotechnologies
  • Nanomedicine
  • Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery
  • Numerous spin-offs, including
  • Northern Nanotechnologies (inorganic quantum dot
    nanoparticles)
  • Axela Biosensors (real-time detection of
    biomolecular interactions)
  • BoneTec Corporation (tissue engineered bone
    growth)
  • Matregen (targeted drug delivery)

3D Silicon Photonic Crystal
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Nanotechnology at Toronto
  • Nanomedicine
  • Major diseases being targeted include cancer and
    heart disease
  • Activities include drug discovery, disease
    detection and therapeutic approaches
  • There are Ontario commercial ventures in all of
    these areas
  • Industrial and Environmental Coatings
  • Chrome replacement technology
  • Wear-resistant coatings for brakes
  • Nano coated carbon-fibre parts for durable racing
    parts
  • Flexible inorganic-organic nanoscale coatings for
    display technologies

Cancer detection and therapy using functionalized
nanoparticles
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Ontario is a leader in molecular medicine
  • Discovery of stem cells (McCulloch and Till 1961)
  • Discovery and Cloning of T-cell receptor genes
    (Tak Mak 1984)
  • Discovery of important genes
  • - Alzheimers (St George-Hyslop 1995 )
  • - Cystic Fibrosis (Lap-Chee Tsui 1989)
  • - Parkinsons disease (St George-Hyslop
    1995)
  • Regenerative medicine

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Nanotechnology at Waterloo
  • 120 million Quantum-Nano Centre for quantum
    computing and nanotechnology
  • The 225,000 sqft, professionally staffed facility
    will house
  • The Institute for Quantum Computing

Quantum-Nano Centre occupancy date 2010
  • 17,000 sqft of community laboratories for
    nano-metrology and nano-fabrication
  • More than 50 Quantum-Nano researchers
  • 200 graduate students
  • 500 undergraduate nanotechnology engineering
    students

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Nanotechnology at Waterloo
  • Waterloos nanotechnology faculty (30 existing,
    21 newly created positions) specialize in
  • Nano-electronics sensors
  • Integrated devices systems
  • Energy storage
  • Nanostructured materials
  • Undergraduate nano-engineering co-op program
  • 5 year program launched in 2005
  • 1st nanotechnology engineering undergraduate
    degree in Canada
  • Program includes 48 new courses specifically
    designed for nanotechnology
  • Senior year specializations include
    nano-electronics, nano-materials, nano-biosystems
    and nano-instruments
  • Students spend a total of 24 months working in
    industry

Microlens arrays constructed to enhance
extraction efficiency of quantum optoelectronic
devices.
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Nanotechnology at the Xerox Research Centre of
Canada (XRCC)
  • Commenced operations in 1974, with global mandate
    to develop leading-edge materials for all of
    Xerox, from research concepts to commercial
    reality currently employs 120 scientists and
    engineers
  • In June 2006, XRCC scientists reached 1000 US
    patent milestone
  • XRCC nanotechnology strategy developed in
    mid-1990s, and recently updated to reflect
  • Injection of new technical competencies, being
    applied toward core as well as new business
    applications
  • Hired highly-skilled researchers with expertise
    in nanoscale science and engineering
  • Leveraging of nanotechnology partnerships with
    universities government to further expand our
    programs and facilities

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Nanotechnology at the Xerox Research Centre of
Canada (XRCC)
  • EA Toner Technology XRCCs first innovation in
    nanotechnology
  • Project started in mid-1990s, commercialized in
    2001
  • A bottom-up assembly process to grow micron-sized
    toner particles from nano-sized building block
    materials
  • Enviro-friendly toner (less toner per printed
    page) and lower energy toner manufacturing
    process
  • Over 20 Xerox products using this toner

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Ontario-Alberta Partnership
  • Xerox Research Centre of Canada, the National
    Institute for Nanotechnology, the National
    Research Council of Canada and the Government of
    Alberta will provide approximately 4.5 million
    for research and development of materials-based
    nanotechnology over the next three years
  • Funds will contribute to the hiring of 6 10
    scientists to investigate materials-based
    nanotechnologies, including document and
    display-related technologies
  • Projects will be undertaken at both locations
  • Collaboration will be jointly managed by
    Vice-President and Director of Xerox Research
    Centre of Canada, and Director General of NINT

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Alastair M. Glass Deputy Minister
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NSERC Funding for Nano
  • Includes
  • Salaries for postdoctoral fellows, graduate
    students, technicians
  • Associated costs of doing research (lab
    materials, facilities access, conference
    publication fees)
  • Does not include
  • university overhead
  • salaries of faculty or permanent staff

PI Principal Investigator
Approximately 40 of Canadas NSERC funded
Principal Investigators engaged in nano research
are located in Ontario
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NSERC Funding by Province
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NSERC Nano Funding by Application Province
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CIHR Nanomedicine Funding
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CIHR Nanomedicine Funding by Application
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