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For every $1 we spend in seed funding through the Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research program, Future Leaders will attract an additional $7.75 to build on their findings.

For every $1 we spend in seed funding through the Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research program, Future Leaders will attract an additional $7.75 to build on their findings. Since 2019, the Future Leaders program has supported 131 promising early career researchers with $100,000 each to pursue bold ideas, advance their research programs, and launch their careers. This seed funding has allowed Future Leaders to:

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CQDM and Brain Canada Inject $1 M in Top BC Biotech Firm AbCellera to Advance Discovery Platform for Next-Generation Antibody Therapeutics

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Conquering brain disease requires both private and government funding

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ALS Canada awards $3 million for 12 new research projects to help make amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) a treatable, not terminal disease

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Testing the benefits of expressive writing in youth

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The 5th edition of WBHI’s Mind Over Matter magazine is out, with a foreword from our Board Chair and our President & CEO

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Pushing the boundaries of autism research

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Transformative donation of $16 million establishes new autism research centre at the Montreal Neurological Institute

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Download our 2016 Annual Report

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Capitalize for Kids and Brain Canada Team Up on National Student Fundraiser

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Huntington Society of Canada and Brain Canada Announce Second Recipient of the HD Clinician-Scientist-to-Patient Virtual Networks Grant Competition

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Prominent neurobiologist Dr. Samuel Weiss appointed Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and AddictionProminent neurobiologist Dr. Samuel Weiss appointed Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction

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Government of Canada and Brain Canada Foundation announce 18 new brain research projects

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