Canada Foundation for Innovation

Latest Episodes
Tefford Simpson: Sight for sore eyes - Researching the nerves of the cornea
Trefford Simpson’s research into the nerves of the human eye could lead to the development of more comfortable contact lenses
Michael Houghton: His 30-year quest to cure Hepatitis C
After discovering the Hepatitis C virus in 1989, Houghton is now closing in on a vaccine for the potentially fatal disease
Catherine Girard: Dealing with mercury in food
PhD student Catherine Girard studies the impact of mercury in country food in the North
Episode 6: The way forward
The final episode of our podcast series takes stock of where the CFI is today and where innovation in Canada needs to be 20 years from now
Episode 5: A new research strategy for Canada
A continuation of our podcast series that traces the CFI’s unlikely origin story
Our origin story - PROMO - Canada is the "Banana Republic of the North"
Promo - Our origin story