Stories

The Navigator helps connect experts in state-of-the-art Canadian facilities with leaders in business, academia and government. Explore our success stories to find out how, and delve into what else is happening in Navigator-listed facilities through stories from our partners.

Pipette dispenses drop of fluid into petri dish sitting in front of beaker

Partner story

January 7, 2022

3D bioprinting tissues to personalize treatments for neurological diseases

Willerth Laboratory

The idea of 3D printing a patient’s stem cells to develop and test personalized treatments is one step closer to becoming a reality. In her pioneering study, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researcher...

Partner story

December 21, 2021

SMU-TRIUMF Research on Rare Isotope of Helium Challenges Traditional Rule of Nuclear Structure

IRIS : ISAC Charged Particle Reaction Spectroscopy Station

From the wood in your desk to the stars in the sky, atoms and their inner core – the nuclei – are building blocks of the matter we see around us. Yet the traditional knowledge of the structure inside an atomic nucleus...

Facility feature

November 10, 2021

Watch: How experts at the ACE Climatic Wind Tunnel help businesses achieve their R&D goals

ACE – Climatic Wind Tunnel

Ontario Tech University's $120 million facility simulates harsh environments for product and process testing.

Partner story

August 20, 2021

“Smart” segmented ring device delivers medications to stop HIV transmission

Laboratory for Drug Delivery and Biomaterials

Researchers have designed a device that delivers two medications that help stop HIV transmission.

Partner story

August 20, 2021

Environmental DNA research builds on Indigenous ecological knowledge

Helbing Lab

University of Victoria biochemist Caren Helbing co-leads a pan-Canadian project called iTrackDNA that includes Indigenous groups across the country to build capacity to track regional biodiversity changes using eDNA...

Success story

March 3, 2021

How one company used lab equipment in a new way to advance their product idea

After months of searching, a Quebec researcher-entrepreneur found the expertise he needed to test a one-of-a-kind oxygen-rich drink

Researcher-entrepreneur Daniel Sdicu, CEO of the company IV e État Inc. located in Granby, Que., searched for months to find the right partner to help him test a new product: bottled water enriched with oxygen. The water...

Partner story

March 3, 2021

Food: friend or foe in immunity’s fight against ovarian cancer

Precision Radiation Medicine for Cancer Immunotherapy (P-REX)

Inside the tiny micro-environment of a tumour, cancer cells and immune cells are in a battle for nutrients. University of Victoria researchers have now discovered a key culprit that will help them use gene-engineering...

Success story

March 3, 2021

Bringing high-impact drugs to market

A doctor-turned-entrepreneur looks to the Navigator to find the research support he needs to develop new drugs for patients with neurological diseases

Toronto-based company Neuractas Therapeutics uses the Navigator to find the pharmaceutical manufacturing expertise needed to develop high-impact therapeutics Andrew Lingard was in his last year of medical school when an...

Partner story

March 3, 2021

Supporting smarter shopping experiences with technology

Longo’s Food Retail Laboratory

Our fast-paced lifestyles have sparked significant changes in almost all consumer, family and technology experiences in the past 30 years – except shopping for food at grocery stores. University of Guelph researchers are...

Success story

March 3, 2021

Applying new chemistry to cancer treatment

Fuzionaire Diagnostics turned to the Research Facilities Navigator to find expert collaborators to help bring a revolutionary new technology to market

Fuzionaire Diagnostics was born out of one entrepreneur’s dream to make medical imaging more accurate and accessible. When Anton Toutov was a PhD candidate working in Nobel Prize winner Robert Grubbs’ lab at the...

Partner story

March 3, 2021

Engineers developing air filter to deactivate COVID-19 virus

Canadian Light Source Inc. (CLS)

The team is using the Canadian Light Source at the University of Saskatchewan to take high-resolution images of their device while it is in action to gain a deeper knowledge of the sanitation process. They will use that...

Partner story

March 3, 2021

Neuroethics rises to the challenge

Neuroethics Canada

When it comes to studying the brain, it’s essential to consider the many ethical questions that often arise. Neuroethics Canada is a research group that’s part of the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health and led by...