Canada
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Monique Simair to lead Saskatchewan’s Slogotski Hunt Centre for Entrepreneurship
The Slogotski Hunt Centre for Entrepreneurship supports faculty and students across the University of Saskatchewan.
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Mila partners with Inovia Capital for Venture Scientist Fund
The fund, in development since October last year, will invest in early-stage AI technologies and physical infrastructure developers.
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Trent University names Tana Allen vice president for research and innovation
Tana Allen has been appointed vice president for research and innovation at Trent University, and will take on her new role next autumn.
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Michelle Chrétien joins Toronto Metropolitan University to oversee commercialisation
Michelle Chrétien has been appointed assistant vice-president, research partnerships and commercialisation, at the Toronto Metropolitan University.
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Polytechnique Montréal brings in Luc Paquet to head its new Lassonde Deeptech Institute
Luc Paquet is returning to work for a university, having led tech transfer offices TransfertTech Sherbrooke and Univalor earlier in his career.
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University of British Columbia’s Gail Murphy will step down in spring
The University of British Columbia’s vice president for research and innovation, Gail Murphy, will step down after nine years in the role.
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Mila explores the launch of a venture fund
The AI-focused research institute in Quebec has brought in corporate VC expertise to help develop the fund.
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Concordia names Emad Shihab AVP of research, policy, entrepreneurship, and impact
Emad Shihab will step into his new duties as associate vice president of research, policy, entrepreneurship and impact on 1 November.
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Friday Five: VR glaucoma scans, heat-powered sensors, and 3D‑printing space trash into tools
Spinouts turn waste, thermal energy and VR tech into sustainable solutions for industry, space, and healthcare.
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Friday Five: Stop metastasis, sync fleets, sterilise surfaces
Block Biosciences, FleetMQ, Molecular Sustainable Solutions, OnTracx, and TransHumanity make up this week’s selection of spinouts to watch.
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Langis Roy named vice president of research and innovation at Lakehead University
Langis Roy joins Canada’s Lakehead University to craft a new research strategy, boost industry ties, and explore AI-driven entrepreneurship.
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David O’Neill departs from FACIT
David O’Neill had been president of oncology-focused commercialisation firm Fight Against Cancer Innovation Trust since 2018. Peter Goodhand replaces him.
