Backgrounder

January 18, 2008

ONTARIO RESEARCH FUND

The Ontario government is investing $527 million over five years through the Ontario Research Fund to support leading-edge research and development in Ontario’s universities, institutes and hospitals, and to leverage support from the federal government and private industry.

Click the links below to read about the award recipients from the following cities:

• Hamilton
  • Nuclear Ontario: A University-based Research Network Supporting CANDU Nuclear Technology in Ontario
• Kingston
  
  
  • Astroparticle Physics Projects at SNOLAB
  • Greenhouse Gas Emission Free and Energy Efficient Power Technology for Information Systems
• London
  
  
  • Making a Better Brain: An Ontario Neuroimaging Consortium
  • New Technologies for Ginseng Agriculture and Product Development
• Ottawa
  
  
  • Reducing The Environmental Impacts Of Municipal Waste
  • Creating Secure Wireless Networks For Telemedicine, Home Security And Vehicles
  • Developing Next-generation Public Safety And Security Systems
• Sudbury
  
  
  • Astroparticle Physics Projects at SNOLAB
• Toronto
  
  
  • University Of Toronto Receives $8 Million To Enable Globally Significant Research
  • University Of Toronto Receives $5 Million for Globally Significant Solar Energy Research
  • University Of Toronto Receives $7 Million For Globally Significant Health-related Research
  • University Of Toronto Receives $3 Million for Globally Significant Wireless Research
  • Improving Health Outcomes For Patients With Cardiovascular Disease
  • Improving Non-invasive Surgical Procedures To Treat Cancer Patients
  • Centre for Computer-Assisted Intervention and Innovation (CCAII)
• Waterloo
  
  
  • Green Auto Power Train
  • Developing Security Solutions For Communications Networks
  • Fueling Growth In Ontario’s Knowledge-Intensive Services Sector
  • Improving Drinking Water Quality