National Research Council Canada (NRC) is a government organization that is composed of 20 institutes and national programs, spanning many disciplines and offering various services. It usually funds pre-seed rounds, grants and venture rounds. Its portfolio companies include NURO CORP, HRG Infrastructure Monitoring Inc, Byos, Sinitic, Testfire Labs, QRA Corp, DokDok, and Lysac Technologies.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the NRC launched several programs to aid in lessening the damage that the virus can cause on a society. Programs included biomanufacturing initiatives, research and development for vaccines, and financial support for small-to-medium sized business programs.
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People
Benoit Julien
Industr ial Technology Advisor
Carolyn Watters
Chief Digital Research Officer
Duncan Stewart
Director General
Jean-François Houle
Director General
Patrick Paul
Data Engineer
Phil De Luna
Program Director
Robert Erdos
Team Member
Stephane Tremblay
Data Analytics Team Leader
Further reading
National Research Council Launches Challenge to Manufacturers - Choose Cornwall
Web
April 8, 2020
VBI Vaccines Announces Collaboration with the National Research Council of Canada to Develop Pan-Coronavirus Vaccine Candidate Targeting COVID-19, SARS, and MERS
Web
March 31, 2020
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Companies
Byos
DokDok
HRG Infrastructure Monitoring Inc.
Lysac Technologies
NURO CORP.
QRA Corp
Sinitic
Testfire Labs
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