Industry committee  I agree with what Professor Hall and Professor Ghose both said. Of course, research is important, but the funding has to be balanced between basic research—an essential phase whose benefits do not emerge until much later—and applied research. Support for applied research is need

Industry committee  I can give you an example of a non‑confidential project between SBQuantum, which specializes in magnetometer technologies, and Solmax, a company operating in the environmental sector. The aim of the project is to use quantum magnetometer technologies to increase the reliability o

Industry committee  Thank you for the question, Mr. Lemire. I see that you've read our documents carefully. In Quebec, 450 companies—mainly SMEs—are associated with the advanced materials sector. That's 45,000 jobs. I'm talking about Quebec, but that gives you an idea of what that means across Can

Industry committee  Could you repeat the question, please?

Industry committee  Thank you for the question. I'm not a materials expert, but I have a team that specializes in this area. Quantum computing will essentially accelerate the development of new materials. We mustn't lose sight of this. Twenty years ago, it could take 10 to 15 years to develop mater

Industry committee  Mr. Chair, members of the committee, thank you for inviting me to appear before the committee. I head up PRIMA Québec, the advanced materials research and innovation cluster. PRIMA is a sectoral industrial research group. There are nine in Quebec in different sectors, which are