Canadians Ramping Up COVID-19 Collaborations

Innovative Canadian companies and researchers thrive through collaborations. Collaborations allow sharing of expertise and resources, to move products forward toward commercial reality. 

Many new collaborations have been rapidly initiated to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of these collaborations are focused on medical treatments and software tools (eg. tracking disease spread). Others focus on basic supplies, such as manufacturing personal protective equipment (ventilators, masks, gowns, gloves etc.) that is in short supply. There are also many collaborations involving social or business issues. 

Many innovators set up their own research collaborations. However, there are also many opportunities being created through various umbrella groups trying to organize collaborations in Canada and globally.