The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) was proud to participate in the opening of the National Research Council (NRC) Olympus Centre for CARS Spectroscopy on November 17, 2009. The basis of the collaboration between NRC and Olympus was the development of a new CARS Multimodal Microscope module created by researchers supported through CIHR's Regenerative Medicine and Nanomedicine Initiative (RMNI) Team Grant Program. Michelle Gagnon, Director of Knowledge Synthesis and Exchange at CIHR, spoke about how collaborations with industry can advance the commercialization of pioneering technology developed by researchers supported through granting agencies like CIHR. The CARS User Facility will provide Canadian researchers with access to state-of-the-art expertise and equipment.

Michelle Gagnon Speaking - Photo from National Research Council Canada

(From left to right) Dr. Yiwei (Kevin) Jia, Dr. Roman Szumski,
Dr. John Pezacki, Michelle Gagnon, Dr. David Courtman,
Dr. Osamu Joji, Dr. Michael Sowa, Dr. Dan Wayner,
Dr. Ji-Xin Cheng - Photo from National Research Council Canada