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Canadian Paediatric Stroke Imaging Research Platform: Harnessing an International Focus

  • Grant Type

    Platform grants

  • Area of research

    Injury

  • Disease Area

    Stroke

  • Competition

    2015 Platform Grants

  • Province

    Ontario

  • Start Date

    2016

  • Total Grant Amount

    $1,433,750

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $716,875

Project Overview

Stroke is a leading cause of adult and childhood focal brain injury and disability. Most stroke patients die or face disability (mental or physical), impacting individuals for many decades. Children are 3 times more likely to have normal motor outcomes than adults with similar strokes. However, the burden of lifelong…

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BIOTIC: The BIOmedical Translational Imaging Centre

  • Grant Type

    Platform grants

  • Area of research

    Neurotechnology

  • Disease Area

    Other

  • Competition

    2015 Platform Grants

  • Province

    Nova Scotia

  • Start Date

    2016

  • Total Grant Amount

    $416,108

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $208,054

Project Overview

Moving neuroscience research from the lab and turning it into a product is extremely challenging. Even the most groundbreaking technologies may never improve a patient’s life if the commercialization path is not successfully navigated. For small Canadian start-up companies with a great neurotechnology idea, the use of medical imaging to…

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The McConnell Brain Imaging Centre: a Hub of Scientific Excellence for Translational Neuroimaging

  • Grant Type

    Platform grants

  • Area of research

    Neurotechnology

  • Disease Area

    Other

  • Competition

    2015 Platform Grants

  • Province

    Québec

  • Start Date

    2016

  • Total Grant Amount

    $3,885,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $1,942,500

Project Overview

The McConnell Brain Imaging Centre (BIC) is a major platform and research centre entirely dedicated to brain imaging. It features 7 multimodal imaging core units (MRI, PET, MEG, EEG for humans and disease models), comprehensive high-performance computing and data storage resources, and prominent expertise in biomedical image and signal analysis. Overall, the McConnell Centre is home to…

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Brain Tumour Registry of Canada

  • Grant Type

    Platform grants

  • Area of research

    Cancer

  • Disease Area

    Brain Cancer

  • Competition

    2015 Platform Grants

  • Province

    Alberta

  • Start Date

    2016

  • Total Grant Amount

    $460,720

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $230,360

Project Overview

The proposed initiative will make every brain tumour count! We will enhance the Canadian Cancer Registry (CCR) and brain tumour research capacity by providing data on an additional 40% of primary brain tumours diagnosed between 2010 and 2014 to the neurooncology community for the first time. The rationale for this…

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Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery Clinical Trials Platform

  • Grant Type

    Platform grants

  • Area of research

    Injury

  • Disease Area

    Stroke

  • Competition

    2015 Platform Grants

  • Province

    Ontario

  • Start Date

    2016

  • Total Grant Amount

    $2,775,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $1,387,500

Project Overview

The overall goals of the Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery Clinical Trials Platform is to create a national network of stroke rehabilitation clinical trial sites, help train future researchers and test potential high impact new recovery approaches. Dr. Bayley and his team will do this by building upon their collective strengths including their strong, inter-disciplinary and inter-institutional research group, their standardized…

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