milliards de recherche effectués -
8,5 $
Les membres de U15 éffectuent environ 8,5 milliards de dollars de recherche par année.
recherche avec le secteur privé -
83%
Les membres de U15 mènent 83 % de la recherche découlant de contrats avec le secteur privé.
brevets -
83%
Ces universités de pointe sont à l’origine de 81 % de tous les brevets
U15 Canada is an association of fifteen leading research universities across Canada. U15 Canada works to optimize research and innovation policies and programs that advance knowledge, develop highly qualified leaders for all sectors, and mobilize knowledge for the benefit of all Canadians. In this way, U15 Canada helps universities make a prosperous, sustainable and just future for all
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Canada’s leading research universities have recruited world-class scientific talent through a new research chairs initiative.
Sara Seager, an internationally renowned astrophysicist, is joining the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics at the University of Toronto as
Robert Asselin, CEO of U15 Canada, which represents the country’s leading research universities, calls the appointments “a big deal.”
“We’re talking about the best scholars in the world, from MIT, Harvard and Carnegie Mellon, choosing to come here to do their research. It speaks
The alchemy of wastewater: Turning harmful pollutants into one of the world’s most important chemicals.
Engineering postdoc Navid Noor has discovered a way to convert wastewater nitrates to ammonia, one of the world’s most important chemical compounds.
RNA breakthrough provides hope for thousands of untreatable diseases.
In a preclinical study, researchers at U of T, University Health Network, and SickKids focused on engineering transfer RNA, or tRNA, as a new therapeutic platform. #CdnPSE @UofT