Posted: April 23, 2008

Media advisory: Government of Canada to announce investment in cutting-edge nanotechnology research

(Nanowerk News) Member of Parliament Royal Galipeau, on behalf of the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for the National Research Council Canada (NRC), will announce the winners of a special nanotechnology research funding competition.
He will be joined by Dr. Pierre Coulombe, NRC President, Dr. Suzanne Fortier, President of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Dr. Jacques Simoneau, Executive Vice-President, Investments of the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), and Dr. Simon Fafard, Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Cyrium Technologies.
Date: Thursday, April 24, 2008
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Place: NRC Institute for National Measurement Standards (Atrium) 1200 Montreal Road, Bldg. M-36 Ottawa, Ontario
Media availability, photo opportunities and tours of the NRC Institute for National Measurement Standards' laboratory for metrology at the nanoscale (featuring nanoscale diffractometer, atomic force microscope, lasers, etc.) will follow the announcement.
Select Canadian industry partners involved in the winning projects will also be in attendance.
For more information, please contact:

National Research Council Canada

Natalie Hall

Media Relations Officer

613-990-6091

[email protected]

www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca

Source: National Research Council Canada