December 1, 2009, Ottawa: Three new networks are awarded at the 20^th Anniversary and Annual Meeting of the Networks of Centres of Excellence.

From left to right: CIHR President Dr. Alain Beaudet, Scientific Director of Graphics, Animation and New Media Canada (GRAND) Dr. Kellogg Booth, Scientific Director of NeuroDevNet Dr. Daniel Goldowitz, Scientific Director of Carbon Management Canada (CMC) Dr. Stephen Larter, Minister of State (Science and Technology) Dr. Gary Goodyear, NSERC President Dr. Suzanne Fortier, and SSHRC President Dr. Chad Gaffield

2009-2010 Competition - Centres of Excellence for Commercialization and Research (CECR)

FEBRUARY 3, 2010 – CECR Competition Letters of Intent submission deadline

THE NCE SECRETARIAT

The NCE Secretariat fosters multi-disciplinary, multi-sectoral partnerships between universities, industry, government and non-governmental organizations. It supports academic research, the commercialization of products and ideas, and the development of significant Canadian business advantages. The partnerships that this initiative cultivates result in ideas that are transformed into economic and social benefits for all Canadians. It is built on a foundation of five central features:

• Mobilization of Canadian research excellence
• Training of highly skilled personnel in Canada
• Networking and partnerships with industry and other relevant partners
• Transferring knowledge generated to user sectors
• Promoting effective management structure

The NCE Secretariat is aligned with the Federal Science and Technology (S&T) Strategy, Mobilizing Science and Technology to Canada's Advantage, and builds on the sustained investment made by  Industry Canada and the granting agencies – the  Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council the  Canadian Institutes of Health Research , and the  Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council .

Launched twenty years ago to manage the original Network of Centres of Excellence program, the NCE Secretariat now runs four federal programs.

THE NCE SECRETARIAT CULTIVATES PARTNERSHIPS

The NCE Secretariat facilitates collaboration that advances knowledge and public policies in areas as diverse as engineering and manufacturing, health, human development and biotechnology, information and communications technologies, as well as natural resources, the environment and water quality.

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