Innovation Anthology #452:

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The Alberta Pfizer Collaboration Fund is a new program designed to move Alberta medical discoveries closer to practical application or commercialization.

Partners in the 2.5 million dollar fund include Pfizer Canada, Alberta Innovates Health Solutions, Alberta Advanced Education and Technology, and Western Economic Diversification.

Dr. Ghislain Boudreau is Pfizer’s Vice President of Public Affairs.

DR GHISLAIN BOUDREAU: One thing that is happening in Canada is we’re extremely good, we have good basic researchers. Great innovators. But when it comes to commercialization of the findings, Canada is a little bit weak here. So by creating this fund, we’re forcing people not only to discover but also put applications to the discovery. And that’s the uniqueness of this program really. How can we translate all the knowledge into application or applicability? And that’s hence the commercialization of it. And of course, gearing up to a better health care delivery system.

According to Dr. Boudreau, the fund will target translational research in two areas, – genetic markers to aid personalized medicine and data systems to improve health care delivery.

Thanks today to Alberta Innovates Health Solutions

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Alberta Innovates Health Solutions

Alberta Innovates (formerly Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions)

As the newly formed Alberta Innovates corporation, we still fund top quality, internationally competitive health research and innovation activities to improve the health and wellbeing of Albertans. We provide leadership for Alberta’s health research and innovation enterprise by directing, coordinating, reviewing, funding and supporting research and innovation.

Working with our many partners  in the health system, we ensure that research achieves innovation in care, policy and practice, and that the needs of patients and clinicians influence research.

Our background

Alberta Innovates consolidation was launched November 1, 2016.

Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions

Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions was established as part of the Alberta Innovates system by an Act of Legislation of the Government of Alberta. It is a agency  of the Government of Alberta. We receive a yearly allocation from the Ministry of Health and report through the ministry to the people of Alberta.

Our Mandate and Roles document reflects our role and responsibilities and outlines the government statues and regulations with which we comply.

Alberta’s Health Research and Innovation Strategy (AHRIS) sets out Alberta’s health research agenda for the coming decade to ensure our considerable investments in research align with our priority—to improve the health of Albertans.

 

 

Program Date: 2012-01-31