U.S. funding and awards
There are a number of U.S. agencies, foundations and institutes that support biomedical research, scientific education and research in areas such as mathematics, computer science and the social sciences.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute: www.hhmi.org
National Institutes of Health: www.nih.gov
National Science Foundation: www.nsf.gov
Q In general, how do you see Canada doing in the
translation of research into application?
A This is an area where we typically do the Canadian
thing: beat ourselves up about our supposed failings. I
don't think that we're doing any better or worse than
other countries because, in general, translating
research findings into clinical practice or policy or
into products is a tough, frustrating, often
contradictory process no matter where you are on the
planet.
China has increased its spending on research and
development from $20 billion to $90 billion between
2002 and 2007. Over the same period, Canada increased
its spending from $23 billion to $27 billion and
Ontario increased it from $10.4 billion to $12.5
billion.
Source: Nature Publishing, Statistics Canada
Source: Nature Publishing, Statistics Canada
