Alastair M. Glass Deputy Minister Ontario: Uniquely Positioned Exceptionally strong research base Strong manufacturing base Strong government commitment Strong tradition of education Gateway to the US (NAFTA) Diverse population Generous R+D tax credits New Ministry of Research and Innovation - focus The Premier of Ontario is the Minister of Research and Innovation The Province will invest $1.7 billion over five years through an integrated set of research, commercialization and outreach programs The Ontario Research and Innovation Council (ORIC) will provide expert advice to the Premier Focus on areas of strength and opportunity Strategic plan launched for consultation The Ministry of Research and Innovation (MRI) Ontario innovation imperatives Continue to build research strength through partnership Extract economic and social value from research Attract and build industrial research Build on tradition of entrepreneurship Forge industry-academia partnerships/clusters Showcase Ontario strengths and accomplishments Inspire the next generation of innovators MaRS Discovery District Gateway to Ontario 1.5 million square foot commercial development in the heart of Torontos medical research district US $350M public-private partnership of researchers, business and investors Ontario international flagship commercialization and convergence center Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) Centre for Energy Communications and Information Technology Ontario Earth and Environmental Technologies Materials and Manufacturing Ontario Photonics Research Ontario Collectively, the centres promote the economic development of Ontario through directed research, commercialization of technology and training for highly qualified personnel. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Canada Foundation for Innovation Provincial Programs In excess of $430 million for Canada $150 million for Ontario Nano Funding in Canada 4 major geographic clusters of nano R&D activity have evolved organically Greater Toronto Area/Southern Ontario Montreal/Quebec City Edmonton Vancouver Major Canadian Nano Hubs Federal and Alberta Governments invest $120 million for 2002 2006, Federal Government commits ongoing basic operating funds of $12 million/yr starting in Year 6 Core tools & instrumentation of NINT: Electron Microscopy (SEM, TEM) Surface and Materials Analysis Scanning Probe Microscopy Organic/Inorganic Synthesis and Analysis Computation and Modeling Optical Characterization Tool Development (instrumentation, software) National Institute for Nanotechnology 5 major centres of academic activity: University of Toronto McMaster University University of Western Ontario University of Waterloo Queens University Strength in nanomaterials, nanobiotechnology, nanoelectronics, nanophotonics, nanocharacterization Numerous companies with interests in nanomaterials, nanobiotechnology, nanoelectronics and nano-energy Nanotechnology Network Ontario (NanO) $18 million facility: specially designed quiet space superior temperature stability reduced vibrations lower noise levels and electromagnetic field interference Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy at McMaster University Includes two microscopes enabling structural, chemical and spectroscopic information with an electron probe size smaller than 1 Angstrom and an energy resolution of 0.1 eV Exterior of facility housing the ultrahigh resolution transmission electron microscope Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy at McMaster University Areas of research include: Materials for photonic applications (photonic crystals, quantum dots and wells) Materials for nanoelectronics Materials for energy and environment (hydrogen storage materials, nanoparticles for catalysis) Materials in health (drug delivery systems, fluorescent tags, biosensors) Collaborations More than 100 researchers from 24 universities across Canada and 12 National Laboratories will use this state-of-the-art facility Numerous international and industrial collaborations Titan , currently being built for the facility by FEI Nanotechnology at Toronto Areas of research include: Information Technology Industrial and Environmental Coatings Energy Nanotechnologies Nanomedicine Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery Numerous spin-offs, including: Northern Nanotechnologies (inorganic quantum dot nanoparticles) Axela Biosensors (real-time detection of biomolecular interactions) BoneTec Corporation (tissue engineered bone growth) Matregen (targeted drug delivery) 3D Silicon Photonic Crystal monoclonal antibody cancer cell antigen Nanotechnology at Toronto Nanomedicine Major diseases being targeted include cancer and heart disease Activities include drug discovery, disease detection and therapeutic approaches There are Ontario commercial ventures in all of these areas Industrial and Environmental Coatings Chrome replacement technology Wear-resistant coatings for brakes Nano coated carbon-fibre parts for durable racing parts Flexible inorganic-organic nanoscale coatings for display technologies Cancer detection and therapy using functionalized nanoparticles Ontario is a leader in molecular medicine Discovery of stem cells (McCulloch and Till 1961) Discovery and Cloning of T-cell receptor genes (Tak Mak 1984) Discovery of important genes: - Alzheimers (St George-Hyslop 1995 ) - Cystic Fibrosis (Lap-Chee Tsui 1989) - Parkinsons disease (St George-Hyslop 1995) Regenerative medicine Nanotechnology at Waterloo $120 million Quantum-Nano Centre for quantum computing and nanotechnology The 225,000 sqft, professionally staffed facility will house: The Institute for Quantum Computing Quantum-Nano Centre: occupancy date 2010 17,000 sqft of community laboratories for nano-metrology and nano- fabrication More than 50 Quantum-Nano researchers 200 graduate students 500 undergraduate nanotechnology engineering students Nanotechnology at Waterloo Waterloos nanotechnology faculty (30 existing, 21 newly created positions) specialize in: Nano-electronics & sensors Integrated devices & systems Energy storage Nanostructured materials Undergraduate nano-engineering co-op program 5 year program launched in 2005 1 st nanotechnology engineering undergraduate degree in Canada Program includes 48 new courses specifically designed for nanotechnology Senior year specializations include: nano-electronics, nano-materials, nano-biosystems and nano-instruments Students spend a total of 24 months working in industry Microlens arrays constructed to enhance extraction efficiency of quantum optoelectronic devices. Nanotechnology at the Xerox Research Centre of Canada (XRCC) Commenced operations in 1974, with global mandate to develop leading-edge materials for all of Xerox, from research concepts to commercial reality currently employs 120 scientists and engineers In June 2006, XRCC scientists reached 1000 US patent milestone XRCC nanotechnology strategy developed in mid-1990s, and recently updated to reflect: Injection of new technical competencies, being applied toward core as well as new business applications Hired highly-skilled researchers with expertise in nanoscale science and engineering Leveraging of nanotechnology partnerships with universities & government to further expand our programs and facilities Nanotechnology at the Xerox Research Centre of Canada (XRCC) EA Toner Technology XRCCs first innovation in nanotechnology: Project started in mid-1990s, commercialized in 2001 A bottom-up assembly process to grow micron- sized toner particles from nano-sized building block materials Enviro-friendly toner (less toner per printed page) and lower energy toner manufacturing process Over 20 Xerox products using this toner Precision Designed Toner at Particle Level Building up from Individual Atoms/Molecules Controlled Growth Xerox Research Centre of Canada, the National Institute for Nanotechnology, the National Research Council of Canada and the Government of Alberta will provide approximately $4.5 million for research and development of materials-based nanotechnology over the next three years Funds will contribute to the hiring of 6 10 scientists to investigate materials-based nanotechnologies, including document and display-related technologies Projects will be undertaken at both locations Collaboration will be jointly managed by Vice-President and Director of Xerox Research Centre of Canada, and Director General of NINT Ontario-Alberta Partnership Alastair M. Glass Deputy Minister Includes: Salaries for postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, technicians Associated costs of doing research (lab materials, facilities access, conference & publication fees) Does not include: university overhead salaries of faculty or permanent staff Approximately 40% of Canadas NSERC funded Principal Investigators engaged in nano research are located in Ontario PI = Principal Investigator NSERC Funding for Nano NSERC Funding by Province NSERC Nano Funding by Application & Province CIHR Nanomedicine Funding CIHR Nanomedicine Funding by Application