The Economics of Health Innovation: Assessing Value and Impact with Sasha van Katwyk

Sasha van Katwyk shares his insights on improving public and private investment decisions on emerging health technologies

Apr 1 • Kyle Briggs

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March 2026

Diagnosing Early-stage Capital Gaps and the Importance of Weak Signals

A report on North American and European university VC funds supports NACO's recent report that identifies a significant pre-seed funding gap for…

Mar 3 • Kyle Briggs

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February 2026

Bootstrapping an Innovation Ecosystem

A self-sustaining framework for investing in emerging technology

Feb 3 • Kyle Briggs

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January 2026

Connecting Research to Impact: A Conversation with the CEO of Research Nova Scotia

Stefan Leslie shares his insights on funding research that responds to the needs of society

Jan 27 • Kyle Briggs

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December 2025

Thoughts on "Intellectual Property in Canada" from the Conference Board of Canada

Christmas came early for innovation policy wonks

Dec 16, 2025 • Kyle Briggs

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Appearance before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research

Addressing systemic risk intolerance and making the case for venture philanthropy for early-stage investment in commercializing Canadian research

Dec 2, 2025 • Kyle Briggs

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November 2025

Commercializing Canadian Deep Tech

A contribution to the Canadian Council of Academies report on "The State of Science, Technology, and Innovation in Canada 2025"

Nov 18, 2025 • Kyle Briggs

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October 2025

An Interview with a Canadian Cryptography Pioneer

Bruno Couillard shares his experience building world-leading hardware security solutions in Canada

Oct 7, 2025 • Kyle Briggs

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September 2025

Lessons from the Bayh-Dole Act

and other industrial policy recommendations from the Institute for Research on Public Policy

Sep 30, 2025 • Kyle Briggs

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August 2025

SR&ED Legislation Draft: A Small Step Forward

Updates to SR&ED are welcome and positive, but are still missing the structural elements that would make SR&ED more efficient

Aug 27, 2025 • Kyle Briggs

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Improving Coordination in Canadian Innovation Funding

BOREALIS is the latest proposal in a long line of proposals, and for it to move the needle, we need to learn from past mistakes

Aug 13, 2025 • Kyle Briggs

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July 2025

Now or Never: Interviews with Canadian Quantum Computing Leadership

Securing Canada's quantum computing future requires immediate public sector follow-through on recent commitments

Jul 15, 2025 • Kyle Briggs

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