Finance committee  Basically we need a more integrated approach to utilize the expertise--not just in government, academia, or the private sector--and form teams that can evaluate these discoveries at an early date. To date we've basically looked at government, academia, and industry to identify th

Finance committee  Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Chairman, honoured guests, and members of the committee. We are pleased to have the opportunity to make a short presentation of some of our ideas. My role is of senior advisor on government relations to Quadrise Canada, which is a private

Finance committee  I'd just like to speak about some aspects of the commercialization of research. I've spent 30-some years of my life in academia and then switched in my declining years to the private sector. It's an interesting time these days, obviously. What we have in Canada is really quite