News Releases
$1.9M Research Infrastructure Funding to Support Manitoba’s Research Leaders and Enhance Technology and Business Innovation
Aug 13, 2021
August 13, 2021 - Today, Research Manitoba announced a $1.9M research infrastructure funding investment for 11, state-of-the-art projects at the University of Manitoba and Red River College. These projects are also supported through the Canada Foundation for...
2021 Research Competition Results – Trainee Awards and New Investigator Operating Grants
Jul 28, 2021
July 28, 2021 – Today Research Manitoba and partners announced $1.37M in research funding and the recipients of the 2021 Grants and Awards competition. Funding will support 32 Master’s Studentships, seven PhD Studentships, two Postdoctoral Fellowships, and eight New...
Advancing Hip and Knee Joint Replacement Research in Manitoba
Jun 30, 2021
Stepping Farther Together. Today Research Manitoba and the Concordia Foundation announced a partnership and $500,000 in research funding to support Dr. Thomas Turgeon as the Arthroplasty Research Chair at Concordia’s Hip and Knee Replacement Institute! This five-year...
Research Manitoba and NSERC Launch the Alliance-Accelerate, Commercialize, Transform (ACT) Program
May 18, 2021
(La version française suit) Fostering Innovation and Commercialization through Research Research Manitoba and NSERC Launch the Alliance-Accelerate, Commercialize, Transform (ACT) Program (Winnipeg, Manitoba) May 18, 2021 – Research Manitoba and the Natural Sciences...
Four Manitoba Companies Receive Funding for COVID-19 Research
May 3, 2021
May 3, 2021 - Research Manitoba is investing and leveraging more than a half-million dollars to support the provincial COVID-19 response by championing local industry-academic research partnerships. Research Manitoba’s $361,442 investment will support four COVID-19...
NEW CONTEST GIVES MANITOBANS CHANCE TO NAME STATE-OF-THE-ART TELEPRESENCE ROBOTS
Apr 20, 2021
April 20, 2021Winnipeg, MB – Victoria General Hospital Foundation, Research Manitoba and the College of Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Manitoba’s Rady Faculty of Health Sciences announced a contest today to name 15 new telepresence robots. Participants...
$5.4M Research Infrastructure Funding Supports Cutting-Edge Research in Manitoba
Apr 13, 2021
April 13, 2021 - Today, Research Manitoba announced a $5,396,813 research infrastructure funding investment for seven, state-of-the-art projects at the University of Manitoba and The University of Winnipeg. These projects are also supported through the Canada...
Research Manitoba Announces New CEO
Feb 9, 2021
February 9, 2021 – Research Manitoba, a provincial research funding agency, today announced Karen Dunlop as new Chief Executive Officer. The Board of Directors would like to thank the Research Manitoba team for their efforts and Sean McKay, Interim CEO, for his...
Appointment of Ms. Andrea Legary as Board Chair
Dec 21, 2020
December 21, 2020 - Research Manitoba announces the appointment of Ms. Andrea Legary as the new Chair of the Board of Directors. Ms. Legary, who joined Research Manitoba’s board in 2019, succeeds Ms. Tracey Maconachie, who served as Chair until her recent appointment...
Research Manitoba and Boehringer Ingelheim Canada Partnership to Invest in Diabetes Care in Indigenous Populations in Manitoba
Nov 30, 2020
November 30, 2020 - Winnipeg Manitoba. Research Manitoba and Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd. are excited to announce a new partnership, with the creation of the Boehringer Ingelheim-Research Manitoba (BI-RM) Partnership Fund. The fund will support community-based...