The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced $1.4 billion in support of 11 large-scale research initiatives through the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF) today at Concordia University in Montreal. The CFREF grants are awarded through a highly competitive process to the top programs in their fields. Â

In September 2016, the federal government made an unparalleled investment in research and innovation, announcing $84 million in funding over seven years for 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ’s Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives initiative, as part of the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF) program. Following this announcement, a committee for the selection of the HBHL Managing Director engaged in an extensive search and interview process. The Chair of the Selection Committee, Vice-Principal Rosie Goldstein, is now pleased to announce the appointment of Dr.

9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ will launch an ambitious effort to advance understanding of the human brain and ease the burden of neurological and mental-health disorders, thanks to an $84 million, seven-year grant announced today under the federal government's Canada First Excellence Research Fund (CFREF).
The program, Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives, will build on 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ's leading position in neuroscience to make the university a global hub for brain research – one of the major frontiers for 21st century medicine.