Alastair M' Glass

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Alastair M. Glass Deputy Minister
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• Exceptionally strong research
• base
• Strong manufacturing base
• Strong government
• commitment
• Strong tradition of education
• Gateway to the US (NAFTA)
• Diverse population
• Generous RD tax credits

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The Ministry of Research and Innovation (MRI)

• 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

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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

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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

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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.

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Nano Funding in Canada1998-2005

• 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

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Major Canadian Nano Hubs

• 4 major geographic clusters of nano RD activity
  have evolved organically

• Greater Toronto Area/Southern Ontario
• Montreal/Quebec City
• Edmonton
• Vancouver

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National Institute for Nanotechnology

• 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)

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Nanotechnology Network Ontario (NanO)

• 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

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Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopyat
McMaster University

• 18 million facility
• specially designed quiet space
• superior temperature stability
• reduced vibrations
• lower noise levels and electromagnetic field
  interference

Exterior of facility housing the ultrahigh
resolution transmission electron microscope

• 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

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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 80-300, currently being built for the
facility by FEI
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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
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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
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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

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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

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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
• 1st 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.
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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

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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

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Ontario-Alberta Partnership

• 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

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Alastair M. Glass Deputy Minister
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NSERC Funding for Nano

• 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

PI Principal Investigator
Approximately 40 of Canadas NSERC funded
Principal Investigators engaged in nano research
are located in Ontario
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NSERC Funding by Province
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NSERC Nano Funding by Application Province
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CIHR Nanomedicine Funding
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CIHR Nanomedicine Funding by Application