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Science and Technology in Canada and Germany

Science and Technology in Canada and Germany. Jennifer E. Decker Counsellor, Science & Technology Embassy of Canada, Berlin Berlin German-Canadian Business Club, 17 Dec 2012. Introduction. Canada-Germany Bilateral Science & Technology Agreement Research and Development Strategies

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Science and Technology in Canada and Germany

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  1. Science and Technology in Canada and Germany Jennifer E. Decker Counsellor, Science & Technology Embassy of Canada, Berlin Berlin German-Canadian Business Club, 17 Dec 2012

  2. Introduction • Canada-Germany Bilateral Science & Technology Agreement • Research and Development • Strategies • Partnerships • Activities • Projects

  3. Canada-Germany S&T Treaty • Over 500 joint research projects in priority areas • Future: innovation-based business activities and commercialisation through: tech transfer, partnerships, bilateral R&D cooperation

  4. Canada-Germany S&T Treaty • Governed by the German-Canadian Commission for Scientific & Technological Cooperation • Meets every two years • Reviews progress • Facilitates coordination and identifies priorities for cooperative research • Funding list website: www.science.gc.ca • Information Website/Brochure: www.de-can-fti.com

  5. Canada S&T Strategy http://www.stic-csti.ca/eic/site/stic-csti.nsf/vwapj/10-059_IC_SotN_Rapport_EN_WEB_INTERACTIVE.pdf/

  6. Germany S&T Strategy http://www.bmbf.de/en/6616.php Information and communication technologies, optical technologies, production and materials technologies, biotechnologies, nanotechnologies, microsystems technologies and innovative services are considered to be drivers of innovations - above all in areas of application such as automotive engineering, medical technology, mechanical engineering and logistics. Developments in these key technologies provide solutions for the challenges of our time…

  7. Germany Universities Government Research Labs Institutes: Max Planck Society Helmholtz Association Fraunhofer Society Leibniz Association Funding German Research Association (DFG) Foundations Alexander von Humboldt Canada Universities Government Research Labs Networks of Centres of Excellence Funding Natural Sciences Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) Foundations – Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) R&D Landscapes

  8. German Research Landscape

  9. Helmholtz + Canada • Helmholtz-Alberta Initiative • Helmholtz Association & U. Alberta • Energy, environment, ecosystem and resource informatics, health • Oceans • GFZ, GEOMAR, AWI, Dalhousie U, HMRI • Oceans, resources, biodiversity, Arctic, weather & climate http://www.helmholtzalberta.ca/ http://media.dal.ca/

  10. Fraunhofer • Fraunhofer Project Centre for Composites Research at The University of Western Ontario • Composite Materials for Automotive & Aerospace • Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT • Renewable Energy Technologies • U. British Columbia • Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE • Cell Therapies & Immunology • McMaster U. • Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapies IZI http://www.fraunhofer.de/en.html

  11. Max Planck Society Vladimir Hinkov, hinkov@physics.ubc.ca • Max Planck-UBC Centre for Quantum Materials • Partner institutions provide interdisciplinary exchange and cooperation in broad areas of research • Fellowships; Summer/Winter Schools; undergraduate jobs • Research Partnership • Max Planck Institute for Science of Light & U. Ottawa • Quantum nonlinear optics & photonics http://www.mpg-ubc.ubc.ca/ http://www.research.uottawa.ca/news-details-research_251.html

  12. Arctic, Space, Earth Observation • Arctic • International Polar Year Conference & Collaborative Research • Oceans Cooperation involves Alfred Wegener Institute • Inuvik Satellite Station and Earth Observation • Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Canadian Space Agency (CSA), German Space Agency (DLR) http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/science/story/3537 http://www.astrium-geo.com/en/19-gallery

  13. Plant Breeding • BMBF Call for Proposals – BioEconomy Strategy 2030 • New uses for natural resources • Mission of German Researchers to Winnipeg & Saskatoon • Lab & Industry Tours • Symposium and Project Discussions (Wheat, Canola, Camelina) • Aviation Biofuels http://www.bmbf.de/en/1024.php Canola – NRC Archives Arabidopsis http://www.mpimp-golm.mpg.de/26267/Mikroskopie

  14. Biofuels • Flight powered by 100 % biofuel at National Research Council Canada • Tailing flight to measure emissions • Methods to develop sustainable energy and understanding of environmental impact http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/news/releases/2012/biofuels.html

  15. EUREKA • International network for industrial R&D that includes over 40 economies • Access to technology partners, expertise and markets • SMEs, large companies, universities, research institutes – working together on market-driven projects John R. McDougall, President NRC, and Prof. Dr. Zoltan Cséfalvay, Hungarian Minister of State for National Economy. (Photographer:Daniel Vegel) http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/about/global/eureka.html

  16. Supporting R&D in SMEs • German Federation of Industrial Research Associations (AiF) • http://www.aif.de/en • Central Innovation Program for SMEs (ZIM) • IRAP • http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/irap/index.html • Innovation and funding services to accelerate growth of business

  17. International Metrology • Science of Measurement • National Research Council of Canada + Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt • Redefinition of the kilogram for harmonization of the SI • Avogadro project • Watt balance http://www.ptb.de/cms/en/fachabteilungen/abt3/fb-32/ag-324.html

  18. International System of Units www.bipm.org

  19. University Engagement • Canadian U15 (universities) • Top research-intensive • University Presidents meeting with German U20, Mar’12 • Canadian U15-DFG Vice President Study Tour, Dec’12 • Priority Themes: • Energy & Sustainability • U. Alberta + RWTH Aachen • Neuroscience • UBC + U. Goettingen • Governance, Citizenship & Democracy • U. Ottawa + U. Bielefeld http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U15_(universities)

  20. Perspectives • Bilateral S&T Commission meeting – November 2013 • Industrial R&D • Strategic Themes: • Health • Arctic • BioEconomy + Aviation Biofuels • ‘Key Technologies’ • Nanotechnology • Optics & Photonics

  21. Canada’s Research Landscape • Panel Report - Jenkins • Review of Federal R&D spending and recommendations http://rd-review.ca/eic/site/033.nsf/eng/h_00000.html

  22. kilogram www.bipm.org

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