Science and Research committee  Thank you. There are not a lot of francophones in Alberta. Personally, I come from France, which explains the quality of my French. Maybe I will continue in English, because I have become more used to speaking in English for the last 20 years. Because Glycomics Network is a pan-Canadian network, we work a lot with people from Quebec, too.

Science and Research committee  No. The science is owned by the universities. We work with the universities, so research is done with grants. The grant would go to the university and the scientist brings the research. The IP generated would belong to the university or the researchers, depending on the arrangements they have at that particular university.

Science and Research committee  This is an excellent question. In 2015, we were a network of centres of excellence, NCE, and we were normally scheduled to have funding for 15 years. We didn't want to put in conditions that could impede research and innovation. In between, the NCE program was terminated. We have now developed a program to try to get a return on investment.

Science and Research committee  Karimah, do you want to answer this question?

Science and Research committee  Madam Chair and members of the committee, thank you for inviting me to testify before the committee. I am speaking to you from traditional Métis territory Alberta Region 4, on Treaty 6 land. My name is Elizabeth Nanak. I am the CEO of the Canadian Glycomics Network, which is also known as GlycoNet.