1998 s one of Canada’s five largest research- Research Works by attracting intensive universities, the University of funding from many sources A plays a major role in meeting the strategic challenges facing Alberta and Canada today. With more than 2,200 faculty, almost 3,000 In 1997/98 the University of Alberta received support staff and 30,000 students, the University is $125.6 million from external sources for a proud partner with industry and government in sponsored research: expanding Canada’s global competitiveness. – $50.6 million in Canadian Government funding The largest research institution in the province, the – $28.4 million from the Alberta Government, University of Alberta continues to increase its including $15.3 million from the Alberta Heritage research capability, extend its industrial and Foundation for Medical Research government partnerships, and is a major engine of – $12.6 million from Canadian industry economic development through the transfer of – $13.3 million from Canadian associations, University-based technology and knowledge to the foundations, institutes, local governments and commercial sector. individuals Research Works ’98 sets out the economic impact – $7.4 million from foreign governments, industries, of U of A research on the Edmonton, Alberta and associations, institutes, foundations and other Canadian economies. Research works in many sources ways, from bringing new technologies to market to – $13.3 million from endowment earnings for research providing employment to thousands of people in the Capital Region. Most of all, research works by accomplishing what a great university does best: Research Funding 1988/89 to 1997/98 creating and disseminating knowledge. (in millions)

Research Funding by Source 1997/98 Since 1988/89, the University of Alberta has (in millions) received more than $895 million for research from external sources. Over the past five years alone, Total Research Funding from all sources: $125.6 M this funding total has increased by 40%. The University of Alberta is among the top five Canadian universities in research funding. $ 130 M

Endowment Canadian $ 120 M Earnings and Canadian for Foreign and Research Associations, Foreign $ 110 M $ 13.3M Foundations Industry 10.6% and Other $ 16.5M $ 100 M $ 16.8M 13.1% 13.4% Canadian $ 90 M Government Alberta $ 50.6M Government 40.3% $ 28.4M $ 80 M 22.6% $ 70 M

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2 3 3 Federal Granting Councils, because of University of Alberta Awards, Federal Networks 1997/98 (in millions) of Centres of Excellence

The University of Alberta is in the top five Canadian University of Alberta researchers universities in research awards from the three participate in all eleven of the Federal Federal Government granting councils. Networks of Centres of Excellence Total Funding: $46.7M (NCEs), which link universities, industry and government across Medical Natural Social Canada in applied research and Research Sciences Sciences development. The eleven NCEs will Council of and and bring at least $35 million in research Canada Engineering Humanities funding to the University through 2000. $ 17.4M Research Research – Canadian Bacterial Diseases Council of Council of Network (CBDN) Canada Canada – Canadian Genetic Diseases Network $ 25.3M $ 4.0M (CGDN)

– Canadian Institute for Telecommunications Research (CITR) – Health Evidence Applications and Linkage Network (HEALNet) – Intelligent Sensoring for Innovative Structures (ISIS) – The Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems (IRIS) – Mechanical and Chemimechanical Wood-Pulps Network – Microelectronics Research Network (MICRONET) – Protein Engineering Network of Research Puts People to Work Centres of Excellence (PENCE) – Sustainable Forest Management University of Alberta research funding is Network (SFM) responsible for almost 7,900 direct and indirect jobs – TeleLearning Research Network in Edmonton and Alberta. (TL-RN) More than 2,720 University employees are paid through sponsored research: Two of the NCEs, Protein Engineering – 1,073 are full-time Network (PENCE) and Sustainable – 1,649 are part-time staff, of whom more than Forest Management, have their 1,000 are students national scientific and administrative – their salaries and benefits totalled more than headquarters at the University of $70,680,000 in 1997/98 Alberta. An estimated 5,170 full-time and part-time jobs have been created indirectly outside the Univer- As well, the University is the sity from its sponsored research funding. headquarters of the Prairie Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Integration Economic Development Edmonton estimates Research Works Research established in 1996. that more than half of the conventions and conferences held in the Capital Region relate to the University of Alberta.

4 5 5 Research Works… ...because of major contributions for research and endowed chairs

– Alberta Cancer Foundation – Glaxo Chair in Viral Research Chair in Palliative Care – Thornton A. Graham Chair in Business – Alberta Construction Association/NSERC Senior – Dr. J.T. Hugill Professorship in Pain Management Industrial Research Chair in Construction Engineering and Management – Huculak Chair in Ukrainian Culture and Ethnography – Alberta Heart Foundation Chair in Cardiovascular Research – Chair in Industrial Safety and Loss Management – Alberta Microelectronic Corporation/NSERC – Stephen A. Jarislowsky Senior Industrial Chair in Thin Film Engineering Distinguished Chair in Finance – AltaRex/MRC Chair in Tumour Immunology – The Killam Memorial Professorships (2) – Walter Stirling Anderson Chair in Surgery – Walter C. Mackenzie Visiting Professorship – Astra Chair in Asthma Research – Merck Frosst/MRC Chair in Pharmacoeconomics – Ronald K. Bannister Chair in Business – Stanley A. Milner Chair in Leadership – Max Bell Foundation – Muttart Chair in Clinical Immunology and Autoimmunity – Belzberg Chair in Constitutional Law – NOVA/NSERC Senior Industrial Research Chair in – Chair in Bioethics Advanced Pipeline Materials – Biomira/MRC Chair in Immunoconjugates – NOVA/NSERC Junior Industrial Research Chair in – Breton Plots Endowment Fund Welding and Corrosion – Bristol-Myers Squibb Chair in – David Peikoff Chair in Deafness Studies Protein/Peptide Metabolism – Peter H. Pocklington Chair in Free Enterprise – John Carter Callaghan Endowed Chair in – Ernest and Gertrude Poole Chair in Management Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery for Engineers – C.W. Carry Chair in Steel Structures – Syncrude/NSERC Industrial Chair in Oil Sands – Carthy Foundation Chair in Business Research – Chartered Accountants Chair – Taiho Endowed Foundation (for Canada/Japan – Certified General Accountants of collaboration in pharmaceutical research) Alberta Chair in Accounting – TELUS Chair in Strategic Management – A.F. (Chip) Collins Chair in Finance – Henry Marshall Tory Chairs (various disciplines) – Cooperative Chair in Agricultural – Henri M. Toupin Chair in Neurological Sciences Marketing and Business – Tripartite Chair for Occupational Health – George M. Cormie Professor of Business – The Variety Club and Northern Alberta Children’s – Firefighters Chair in Burn Research Hospital Foundation Pediatric Clinical Research – Eldon D. Foote Chair in International Professorship Business/International Law – Winspear Foundation Distinguished – J. Alan Gilbert Chair in Medical Education Chair in Professional Accounting

6 7 7 Associations, Institutes and Foundations…

…are Partners in Research at the University of Alberta

– African Economic Research – Lankenau Medical Research Centre Consortium – Los Alamos National Laboratory – American Association of (University of California) Colleges of Pharmacy – Lilly Center for Women’s Health – American Waterworks – National Alliance for Research (US) Association Research (NARSAD) Foundation – National Institutes of Health (US) – ASEAN Institute of Forest Management – National Kidney Foundation (US) – Burroughs Wellcome Fund – National Science Foundation (US) – Chemical Manufacturers – The Noguchi Institute Association – North American Loon Fund – Ceramic Protection Corp. – North Atlantic Treaty Organization – Egyptian Cultural and (NATO) Educational Bureau – Oxford University Press – The Ford Foundation – Pacific Egg and Poultry Scholarship – Bernice Peltier Huber and Research Foundation Charitable Trust – Palm Oil Research & Development – Howard Hughes Medical Board Institute – Prader-Willi Association (US) – Huntington’s Disease – RP Eye Research Foundation Society of America – Research Foundation for Health and – Idaho Transportation Board Environmental Effects – International Institute for – United States Department Environmental Development of the Army – The Journal of the – United States Department of Health International Ozone and Human Services Association – United States Department – Juvenile Diabetes of the Interior Foundation International – University Hospitals of Cleveland – Korea Rural Development – Wenner-Gren Foundation for Administration Anthropology – Whitaker Foundation

International

8 9 9 Canadian and Alberta businesses Canadian businesses invest ininvest Alberta in research linkages in research linkages and partnerships at the and partnerships at the University of Alberta University of Alberta

– Abatibi- – Celanese Canada – Hydrocarbon – Panoramic Viewing Consolidated Inc. – Century Exploration Technologies Systems Inc. – Acres International Ltd. (1988) Ltd. Canada Inc. – PCL Constructors Inc. – Agra Earth and – Ceramic – INCO Ltd. – Plitoni Enterprises Ltd. Environment Ltd. Protection Corp. – Interprovincial Pipe Line – Prairie Biological Research Company – Alberta – CIBC – R & L Environmental Construction Industry – CN North America – Inland Cement Services Inc. (Professorship funds) – Crestar Energy – Inland Construction – Reed Stenhouse – Alberta Microelectronic – DB Robinson & – Komex – Reid Crowther Corporation International Ltd. Associates – Royal Bank Financial Group – Alberta Motor – Lithoprobe Association – Dedronic Decisions Ltd. – St. Laurent Paperboard Inc. – Madenta Insurance Co. – Allan Douglas & – Sciex Associates Communications Inc. – Alberta-Pacific – Shell Canada Ltd. Forest Industries – Dow Chemical – Madison Enterprises Corporation – Shivasoft Canada – Alberta Power Ltd. Canada Inc. – Dupont Canada Inc. – Merck Frosst – SmithKline Beecham – Almita Canada Inc. Pharma Inc. Manufacturing Ltd. – Eli Lilly Canada Inc. – Micrologix Biotech Inc. – Solvay Kingswood Inc. – Alternative Fuel – EBA Engineering Systems Consultants Ltd. – Milner Fenerty – SubTerra Corporation – Alula Biological – Environmental Science – Mining Industry – Suncor Inc. Consulting and Technology (Professorship funds) – Sylvan Consulting Ltd. – Anderson Alliance Canada – MOSAID – Synsorb Biotech Inc. Technologies Inc. Exploration Ltd. – EPCOR Utilities Inc. – TELUS Corporation Research Works Research – Motorola Canada Ltd. – AQUALTA Inc. – Europa Travel – Thompson Brothers – Beatrice Foods Inc. – Field Atkinson Perraton – MPB Technologies Construction Ltd. – Bell Northern Research – Fountain Tire – NorTerra Inc. – Timberland Consultants Ltd. – Bellanca – Fraser Paper Inc. – North American – Timminco Metals Road Ltd. Developments Ltd. – Geospec – Tirecraft Auto Centre – Better Made Wheelchair Consultants Ltd. – Northern Telecom Canada – TransAlta Utilities – Bovar Inc. – Geo-X Systems Ltd. – NOVA Chemicals Ltd. – TRLabs Inc. – Boreal Laser Inc. – Gerdau MRM Steel Inc. – NOVA Corporation – UMA Engineering Ltd. – The Brick Warehouse – GKO Design – Veritas Communications Inc. Coroporation Consultants Inc. – O’Connor Associates Environment Ltd. – Visionmart Inc. – Canada Trust – Glyco Design Inc. – O’Hanlon Paving – Waiward Steel – Canadian Association of – Golder Associates Ltd. Fabricators Ltd. Japanese Auto Dealers – Omni Film Productions – Guilford Press – The Westaim Corporation – Canadian – Steele O’Neill and – Headed Reinforcement Associates – Westec Microbes Ltd. Microelectronics Canada Corporation – Pacific Phytometric – Weyerhaeuser Canada Ltd. – Hemsol Inc. – Cansibmaral Elk Ltd. Consultants – The Wyatt Company – Hewlett-Packard – Cantox Inc. Canada Inc. – Zeneca Pharma Inc.

10 1111 to advance knowledge …in agriculture, food and nutrition, forestry, renewable resources, and – Canadian Institute of Food – National Livestock Research Science and Technology Institute agriculture-biotechnology Alberta – National Research Council – Canadian Turkey Marketing – Natural Sciences Agency and Engineering – Ainsworth Lumber – Canola Council of Canada Research Council – Agriculture and Food Council – Canterra Seeds – NOVA Gas – Alberta Agricultural Research Institute – Champion Feed Transmission Ltd. – Alberta Agriculture Industries Ltd. Services Ltd. – The Ontario Egg Producers’ Marketing Board – Alberta Barley Commission – Children’s Health Foundation of Northern Alberta – Palm Oil Research and – Alberta Cattle Commission – Cobb-Vantress Inc. Development Board – Alberta Chicken Producers’ Marketing Board – Dairy Farmers of Canada – PanCanadian Petroleum – Alberta Egg Producers’ Board – Daishowa-Marubeni – Pioneer Hi-Bred – Alberta Hatching Egg Marketing Board International Ltd. International Inc. – Alberta Heritage Foundation for – Ducks Unlimited Canada – Potato Development Inc. Medical Research – City of Edmonton – Poultry Research Council – Alberta Milk Producers’ Association Ltd. – Eli Lilly Canada Inc. – Premier Horticulture Ltd. – Alberta Milk Producers’ Society – Express Pipeline Ltd. – Ralston Purina – Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc. Canada Inc. – Finnsugar Bioproducts – Alberta Pork Producers’ Development – Ranger Slave Lake Pulp Corporation – Foothills Forest Corporation – Alberta Poultry Industry Council – Friends of Banff – St. Laurent National Park – Alberta Pulse Growers’ Commission Paperboard Inc. – Hoffman-LaRoche – Shaver Poultry Breeding

Research Works Research – Alberta Turkey Producers’ Marketing Board – International Institute Farms Ltd. – Alberta Wheat Pool of Environment and – Slave Lake Pulp Corp. – ANC Timber Ltd. Development – Suncor Inc. – Association of Universities and – Lakeland Peat Moss Ltd. Colleges of Canada – Sun Gro Horticulture – Land Stewardship Canada Ltd. – Beef Information Centre Centre of Canada – Svalof Weibull Seed Ltd. – Biovision Seed Research Ltd. – Little Red River – Syncrude Canada Ltd. – Canadian Broiler Hatching Cree Nation Egg Marketing Agency – Louisiana Pacific – Walker Seeds Ltd. – Canadian Cattlemen’s Association Canada Ltd. – Weldwood of Canada Ltd. – Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle – Manning Diversified – Western Grains Research Research Institute Forest Products Foundation – Canadian Forest Products Ltd. (BC) – Maple Leaf Poultry – Weyerhaeuser Canada – Medical Research Council – XL Foods Ltd. – Millar Western Industries – Zeneca Seeds – Mistik Management Ltd.

12 1313 Departments and Agencies Canadian, Alberta and Municipal Government Departments – Canadian Wheat Board – Meadow Lake Provincial Park (Saskatchewan) and Agencies help Research – Capital Health Authority – Medical Research Work at the University of Alberta – Children’s and Women’s Council of Canada Health Centre – National Health Research – Agriculture and AgriFoods Canada – Children’s Health Foundation and Development – Alberta Advanced Education – Chinook Regional – National Research Council and Career Development Health Authority – Natural Resources Canada – Alberta Agriculture, Food and – Cross Cancer Institute Rural Development – Natural Sciences and – Crossroads Regional Health Engineering Research – Alberta Agricultural Research Institute Authority Council of Canada – Alberta Cancer Board – Department of National – Northern Lights Regional Defence (Canada) – Alberta Community Council on AIDS Health Authority – East Central Regional Health – Alberta Community Development – Government of the Authority – Alberta Economic Development Northwest Territories – Economic Development – Alberta Education – Parks Canada Edmonton – Alberta Energy and Utilities Board – Provincial Health – City of Edmonton – Alberta Environmental Protection Council of Alberta – City of Edmonton – Public Works and Government – Alberta Environmental Protection Public Works Fish and Wildlife Services Services Canada – Employment and – Royal Canadian – Alberta Family and Social Services Immigration Canada Mounted Police – Alberta Health – Environment Canada – Royal Ontario Museum – Alberta Heritage Foundation for – Environment Protection – Saskatchewan Energy Medical Research and Enhancement and Mines – Alberta Hospital Edmonton Fund (Alberta) – Science Council of – Alberta Labour – Farming for the British Columbia Future (Alberta) – Alberta Oil Sands Technology and – Social Sciences and Research Authority – Fort McMurray District Humanities Research Health Unit – Alberta Research Council Council of Canada – Geological Survey – Alberta Science and Research Authority – Supply and Services of Canada – Alberta Transportation Canada (Edmonton) – Grande Prairie – David Thompson Regional – Aspen Regional Health Authority Public Library Health Authority – Government of British Columbia – Health Canada – TRIUMF (Canada’s National – British Columbia Children’s Hospital – Human Resources Meson Research Facility) – British Columbia Forestry Development Canada – University of Alberta Hospitals – British Columbia Ministry of Forests – Indian Affairs and Northern – The Vancouver Hospital Development Canada – Canada Council – Western Economic – Industry Canada

Government – Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Diversification (Canada) – Department of Justice – Canadian Forest Service – Westview Regional (Canada) – Canadian Genome Analysis Health Authority – Keeweetinok Lakes Health and Technology Program – Workers’ Compensation Authority – Canadian Heritage Board of Alberta – Manitoba Hydro – Canadian International Development Agency – Government of the Yukon – Manitoba Natural Resources – Canadian Space Agency

14 1515 – Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Private – Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers – Canadian Atherosclerosis Society Associations – Canadian Cattlemen’s Association – Canadian Certified General Accountants and Foundations Research Foundation

& help Research Work – Canadian Cochrane Network at the University of Alberta – Canadian Council of Cardiovascular Nurses – Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation – Canadian Dental Assistants Association – Access for Seniors – Canadian Diabetes Association – Action on Smoking and Health – Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle – Alberta Association of Registered Research Institute Occupational Therapists – Canadian Foundation for Ileitis and Colitis – Alberta Association of Registered Nurses – Canadian Gerontological Nurses Association – Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers’ – Canadian Institute for Advanced Research Association – Canadian Institute of Food Science and – Alberta Community Council on AIDS Technology – Alberta Conservation Association – Canadian Institute for Petroleum Industry Development – Alberta Egg Producers’ Board – Canadian Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics – Alberta Historical Resources Foundation – Canadian Liver Foundation – Alberta Law Foundation – Canadian Lung Association

Public – Alberta Lung Association – Canadian Masonry Research Institute – Alberta Medical Association – Canadian Police Research Centre – Alberta Mental Health – Canadian Psychiatric Research Foundation Advisory Council – Canadian Red Cross Society – Alberta Museums Association – Cancer Research Society Incorporated – Alberta Occupational Health – Caritas Health Group Nurses Association – Catholic Social Services – Alberta Paraplegic Foundation – Chemical Manufacturers’ Association – Alberta Pharmaceutical Association – Children’s Health Foundation of – Alberta Ready-Mixed Northern Alberta Concrete Association – Coalition of Edmonton Civic Unions – Alberta Sport, Recreation, – Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada Parks and Wildlife Foundation – George and Dorothy Davey Endowment Fund – Alberta Teachers’ Association – Denniston Bone Marrow Society – Alberta Teachers’ Association Educational Trust – Diabetes Association (Brooks and District) – Alzheimer’s Association of Canada – Donner Canadian Foundation – Alzheimer Society of Edmonton – Ducks Unlimited Canada – The Arthritis Society – Edmonton Bird Club – The Calgary Foundation – Edmonton Civic Employees Charitable Assistance Fund – Canadian Academic Accounting Association – Edmonton Community Foundation

16 1717 Associations and Foundations PublicPrivate & help Research Work at the University of Alberta

– Flagstaff Family and Community Services Board – Friends of Banff National Park – Friends of the Environment Foundation – Friends of Multiple Sclerosis Research Fund – Glaucoma Research Society of Canada – Glaucoma Research Foundation of Ontario – Hannah Institute for the – Ottawa Heart Institute History of Medicine – Parkinson Foundation of Canada – Heart and Stroke Foundations – Peace River Strategic Society – Hospital for Sick Children Foundation – Potash and Phosphate Society of Canada – Institute of Cardiology of – Roeher Institute – Institute for Chemical Science and – RP Eye Research Foundation Technology – Rural Education and Development – Institute of Pharmaco-Economics Association – International Order of Foresters – SAE Student Club – Juvenile Diabetes – Spina Bifida Association Foundation of Canada – Sports Medicine Council of Alberta – Kidney Foundation of Canada – Steel Structures Educational Foundation – The Killam Trusts – The Students’ Union, University of Alberta – KPMG Educational Fund – TELUS Bright Futures Foundation – Ladies Auxiliary, Royal Canadian Legion – Tire Recycling Management – Land Stewardship Centre of Canada Association of Alberta – Clifford E. Lee Foundation – Molly Towell Perinatal Research Foundation – Manitoba HVDC Research Centre – Henri M. Toupin Foundation – March of Dimes Birth – Ukrainian Canadian Congress, Thunder Bay Defects Foundation – Ukrainian Canadian Shevchenko Foundation – McLaughlin Foundation – Ukrainian Canadian Social Services – MSI Foundation – Ukrainian National Federation – Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada – Ukrainian World Congress – Muscular Dystrophy – Universiade ’83 Foundation Inc. Association of Canada – University of Alberta Hospitals Foundation – National Association of Corrosion Engineers Canadian Region – United Nurses of Alberta – National Cancer Institute of Canada – Wild Rose Foundation – National Dental Assisting – Wildlife Habitat Canada Examining Board – World Wildlife Fund Canada

18 1919 Economic Diversification Research Works for University spin-off companies increasingly are a Economic Diversification significant generator of jobs and contribute in an 48 important way to Edmonton’s growing reputation Active University of Alberta Spin-off companies: worldwide as a “smart city.” Direct jobs in Spin-off companies: 1,255 Indirect jobs created by Spin-off companies: 2,385 University of Alberta Spin-off Companies Spin-off companies created in 1997/98: 9

Company Year Founded Employees Company Year Founded Employees Acugene Inc./Acugenic Inc. 1997 1 MTI Meta Tech Inc. 1997 1 Alberta Asthma Center 1997 11 Myrias Computer Technologies 1983 6 Alberta Microelectronic Corporation NerveTech** 1997 n/a (formerly Alberta Neurokinetics Inc. Microelectronic Centre) 1982 65 (holding company) 1994 0 AltaRex Inc. 1995 47 NeuroMotion Inc. 1996 8 Biomech Designs Ltd. 1982 2 Orthopaedic Innovations Ltd. 1996 6 Biomira Inc. 1985 269 Ovo-Biotechnica Inc. 1991 1 Biomotion Inc. 1994 2 PharmaTEC Global Inc. 1996 60 Biotex Laboratories* 1989 n/a Phosphatek 1996 1 Biotools Inc. 1996 23 PISA Inc. 1995 2 Boreal Laser Inc. 1988 5 Prairie Biological Research 1984 8 CanBiocin Inc. 1997 3 Raylo Chemicals Inc. 1963 150 C-FER Technologies Inc. 1983 50 Regional Data Management Inc. 1996 2 CV Technologies Ltd. 1992 6 Research Technology Herbtech Inc. 1994 20 Management Inc. (RTM) 1997 4 Cytovax (formerly SimChem Inc. 1994 1 SPI Synthetic Peptides Inc.) 1986 9 Speaking Dynamics** 1995 n/a DB Robinson and Associates 1976 40 StatCo International Inc. 1994 4 DNA-B Diagnostics 1994 4 SynPhar Laboratories Inc. 1987 110 DynaStream Inc. 1997 3 SYNSORB Biotech Inc. 1994 25 Gaia Software 1988 5 Telephotogenics Inc. 1996 2 Harding Instrument Co. 1969 40 TRLabs – Telecommunications Indico Inc. 1995 3 Research Laboratories 1986 180 Integrated Construction Transpath Inc. 1996 5 Engineering Systems (I.C.E.S.) 1994 2 The Laser Institute 1984 15 Isotechnika Inc. 1993 20 Isoclinika** 1996 n/a WavePOINT Systems Inc. 1997 5 Isodiagnostika 1996 17 Isopharmika Inc. 1996 3 * Merged into Cytovax in 1998 L&R Wang and Associates 1990 2 ** Closed Indented companies are subsidiaries Metabolic Modulators Research 1997 7

20 2121 research works for Many major health care-related better companies and institutes sponsor research at the University of Alberta for the development of new drugs, health treatments, applications and clinical trials. Among our research partners are… – Janssen-Ortho Inc.

– Abbot Laboratories Ltd. – Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V. – Allelix Biopharmaceuticals Inc. – Lankenau Medical Research Center – AltaRex Inc. – Leo Laboratories Canada Ltd. – AnorMed Inc. – Medtronic (USA) – Apotex Inc. – Merck Frosst Canada Inc. – Astra Pharmaceuticals – Merck KGaA – Bayer Inc. – Metabolex Inc. – Beacon Diagnostics Inc. – Neose Technologies Inc. – Biotex Laboratories Inc. – The Noguchi Institute – Briana Bio-Tech Inc. – Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. – Bristol-Myers Squibb (Canada) – Novo-Nordisk Canada – Burroughs Wellcome Fund – Parke-Davis Canada – Canadian Lipoprotein Conference – Pasteur-Merieux Connaught Laboratories Inc. – Ciba-Geigy Canada Ltd. – Pfizer Canada Inc. – Control Dynamics Inc. – Pharmacia & Upjohn – Covance – Phoenix International Corporation – CroMedica Inc. – Rhône-Poulenc Rorer Inc., U.S. – CV Technologies Inc. – Sandoz Canada – Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. – SangStat Medical Corporation – Deka Research and Development Corporation – Sanofi Pharmaceuticals – Dermagraft International – Schering Canada Inc. – Eli Lilly Canada Inc. – Searle Canada Inc. – Fournier Pharma Inc. – Sertoli Technologies Inc. – Fujisawa Canada Inc. – Sequus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. – Genentech Inc. – Servier Laboratories – Genetics Institute Inc. – SmithKline Beecham Biologicals – GHBA AG – SmithKline Beecham Pharma Inc. – Glaxo Canada Inc. – SmithKline Beecham Pharma Inc. (UK) – Glaxo Wellcome Inc. – Solvay Pharmaceuticals – Helix Biopharma Corporation – Spectral Diagnostics Inc. – Hoechst Marion Roussel Canada – Stiefel Canada Inc. Research Inc. – SynPhar Laboratories Inc. – Hoffman-LaRoche Ltd. (Canada) – SYNSORB Biotech Inc. – Howard Hughes Medical Institute – Upjohn Co. of Canada – Immuno (Canada) Ltd. – Warner-Lambert Canada Inc.

Pharmaceutical – Institut de Recherches Internationales Servier – The Westaim Corporation – Isotechnika Inc. – Wyeth-Ayerst Research

22 2323 research University of Alberta Commercialization works Achievements

to advance the frontiers In 1997/98: of knowledge, through... – Licensing revenues exceeded $4.3 million, the highest of any Canadian university and among – Alberta Energy Co. the top 25 in North America – Alberta Oil Sands Technology and – 85 new Reports of Invention were Research Authority submitted – Alternative Fuel Systems Inc. – 44 patent applications were filed or – Amoco Canada Petroleum Co. Ltd. continued – Bayer Inc. – 34 new products and technologies – Canadian Association of were licensed Petroleum Producers – Chevron Petroleum Technology Co. – 103 licenses are active – Colt Engineering –␣ 9 spin-off companies were formed – Crestar Energy (for a total of 40 since 1994). The – Dreco Energy Services Ltd. rate of spin-off company creation is – Environmental Science and among the highest in North America

Energy Technology Alliance Canada – The University of Alberta and its – Express Pipeline Ltd. nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnspin-off companies hold more than – Gulf Canada Resources Ltd. 230 issued patents – Husky Oil – Ltd. – Imperial Oil Resources Ltd. – Interprovincial Pipe Line Co. – Mobil Oil Canada – Mobil Technology Co. – Shell Oil Company – Nova Chemicals Ltd. – SubTerra Corporation – Nova Gas Transmission Ltd. – Suncor Inc. – Novacor Chemicals Ltd. – Sunoco Inc. – Novacor Research and – Syncrude Canada Ltd. Technology Corporation – Talisman Energy Inc. – Numac Energy – Texaco Canada Resources Ltd. – PanCanadian Petroleum Ltd. – Texaco Inc. (USA) – Petro-Canada Oil and Gas – TransCanada Pipeline Ltd. – Sceptre Resources – UOP Engineering Products

24 2525 Collaborative International activities with other post-secondary Industries institutions Invest in Research world-wide at the University of Alberta helps research work at the University – ACP Technologies Inc. – Thomas D. Mangelsen of Alberta – American Cyanimid – Lockheed Martin Tactical – Aquanova International Ltd. Defense Systems – Ashrae – Merck KGaA – Brandon University – Ohio University – Baxter Healthcare Corporation – Mobil Exploration and – Brian Hospital, TianJin – Ontario Institute for Production Technology Center Medical University Studies in Education – British Broadcasting Corporation – Nalco Chemical Company – University of British – Oregon Health Sciences – Ceramic Protection Corp. – Neose Technologies Inc. Columbia University – Chevron Petroleum – University of Bristol – University of Ottawa Technology Co. – Newcrest Resources Inc. – University of Calgary – Universidad del Pais – Chevron USA Inc. – Pari GMBH – University of California Vasco – Chinese Petroleum Corporation – Pioneer Hi-Bred International (Los Alamos National – Università degli Studi – Ciba-Corning Laboratory) di Pisa – Placer (PNG) Poultry Ltd. – Ciba-Geigy – University of California – Princeton University – Pro-Neuron Inc. – Cobb-Vantress Inc. at Los Angeles – Université de Québec – Quaker Oats Co. – Cochlear Corp. – Carleton University – Queen’s University – Read-Rite Corp. – Control Dynamics Inc. – The Chinese University – University of Rochester – Research Corporation of Hong Kong – Cor Therapeutics Inc. Technologies – San Francisco State – University Hospitals – Covance Periapproval Services University – Rhône-Poulenc Rorer Inc. of Cleveland – University of – CV Therapeutics – Roche Laboratories – Dalhousie University Saskatchewan – Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. – Ross Laboratories – Drexel University – Université de – Dow Elanco – Saudi Aramco – University of Guelph Sherbrooke – Dura Pharmaceuticals – Institut de Recherches – Lakehead University – Simon Fraser – E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. Internationales Servier – Laurentian University University – Eisai America Inc. – Shell Oil Products Co. – Université Laval – University of South – Finnsugar Bioproducts Inc. – SmithKline Beecham Post-secondary Carolina – University of Leuven – Firmenich SA Pharma (UK) Inc. – University of Toronto – University of Manitoba – Fujisawa USA Inc. – Taiho Pharmaceuticals Co. – University of Vermont – McGill University – Hewlett-Packard Co. – Teledyne Fluid Systems – University of Victoria Farris Engineering – McMaster University – Hoechst Celanese Corp. USA – University of Waterloo – Teledyne Industries Inc. – Université de Montréal – Hoffman-LaRoche Inc. – University of – Texaco Inc. – Northern Alberta Institute Western Ontario – Human Genome Sciences Inc. of Technology – Union Pacific Resources – University of Windsor – The IAMS Company – Northern Lights College – UOP Engineering Products – University of Zimbabwe – Infinity – Wyeth-Ayerst Research

26 2727 Current research The University of Alberta has long performed research – Managing global software outsourcing arrangements: in disciplines (both traditional and emerging) which challenge and opportunities for Canadian firms. have an economic impact on Alberta and the world. – Welfare and Unemployment Insurance in Examples of current research include: British Columbia. – Distribution problems in the marketing of Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition Canadian films. – Ethical issues and public sector restructuring: – Studies of the health benefits of germinated wheat and performance indicators and accountability. its use in the development of value-added products. – Development and assessment of learning technologies – New approaches to the evaluation of stress and stress in distance education. resistance in cattle. – Changing literacy in a media age: a qualitative study – Mechanisms by which diet fat alters cell structure and of young readers. function. – Ukrainians in Canada and the United States: – The biological value of anticancer agents present in cross-border interactions and comparative dairy products. Reducing feed costs by enhancing the experiences,ENERGY 1980s–1990s. nutritional value of barley. – The influence of young women’s experiences on career – The importance of dietary intake of beef on the iron decisions in science: what are the policy implications? status of beef. – Minimal processing of fruits and vegetables. Applied Science, Energy – Development of biodegradable containers. and Technology – Research, development and commercialization of oilseed technology. – Effects of sour gas emissions on health and – Risks from landslides in Western Canada. productivity in Alberta beef and dairy herds. – Wastewater treatment for the pulp industry. – An assessment of horizontal directional drilling Humanities, Social technologies for environmental remediation. Sciences, and Society – Behaviour of contaminants in frozen soil. – Chemical disinfection of water, indicators of – First Nations and the Canadian state: understanding performance, and application to industry. the underlying title to Canada and the resolution of the political relationships between them. – Fundamental and practical aspects of bitumen recovery from oil sands. – Alternative strategies for deficit reduction: evidence from three Canadian provinces. – Structural behaviour of pipelines. – A history of Edmonton’s professional theatres, – Image processing and related computational issues. 1965–1995. – Development of porous structured materials. – An integrated print and electronic history of women’s – Computer imaging, modelling and assessment of writing in the British Isles. skeletal deformities. – Exploring quality of life changes among low-income – Application of hydrogeology and quantitative migration elders: how fast are the exercise benefits? analysis to petroleum exploration. – Dependency and sustainability of small resource – Applications of high powered laser technology to communities in Canada. medicine and gas sensing. – Twentieth century Metis political organizations. – Marine vessels icing in water. – Sport, globalization and cultural diversity – diversity in – Flash fire protective clothing. Canada, Australia and New Zealand. – Basement walls that dry. – Aging and language: cognitive and social cognitive – Environmentally efficient flaring in the energy industry. influences on performance. – Protocol design for local and metropolitan area – Women and economic restructuring in Canada, 1971–96. networks.

28 2929 Forestry

– Effects of livestock, wildlife and forest harvesting – Functional, structural and metabolic studies of the technology on aspen regeneration and forage supply. failing and infarcted heart. – Spatial patterns of abundance of small rodents in – Anti-inflammatory effects of histamine in the Alberta’s mixed-wood boreal forest. pathophysiology of asthma. – Development of microsatellite markers in white spruce. – Development of synthetic peptides for multiple – Forest harvesting effects on small mammals and birds sclerosis patients with chronic progressive disease. in the conifer dominated boreal forests. – Anticancer agents from unique natural product sources. – The assessment and restoration of biological – Mortality, morbidity and long-term institutionalization communities and biogeochemical processes in after hip fracture. mountain lakes affected by past human activity. – A new approach for the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis. Environment – DNA sequencing and fragment analysis for gene analysis in human genetic disease. – Air quality and lung health in Alberta barns. – Successful models of health promotion in an elderly – Effects of natural disturbances on fish communities in population. the Caribou Mountains region. – Development of speech recognition technology for – Restoration of riparian and flood plain wetlands persons with speech impairments. affected by transportation systems in Jasper – Canadian collaborative project on genetic susceptibility National Park. to multiple sclerosis. – Impact of cattle grazing on habitat quality for breeding – Driving and the elderly. birds in the aspen parkland. – Impacts of logging on boreal birds in the mixed-wood forest. Biotechnology

– Effect of oilsand process waters on chemical signals – Microsatellites: genetic markers to reveal the structure and olfactory function in boreal forest fish. of natural populations. – The role of buffer strips for maintenance of (a) terrestrial – Development of automated highly sensitive and specific and aquatic communities in the aspen dominated labelling techniques for protein and peptide toxins for boreal mixed-wood forest and (b) terrestrial, riparian a capillary electrophoresis laser-induced fluorescent and aquatic communities in the boreal plains. system. – Cadmium accumulation in Durham wheat (a current – Developing a lab-on-a-chip. agricultural and environmental issue). – Synthesis and biological function of complex carbohydrates. Health Sciences – Development of in-vivo applications of nuclear magnetic resonance to medicine. – The location and sources of the electrical fields – Development of advanced hybrid neural prostheses. generated by the brain. – Clinical and basic applications of cardiac – Enhancing prevention in the practice of family electrical mapping. physicians. – Anticancer gene: development of mouse human tumour – Intracellular assembly of lipoproteins. models and assessment of combined immuno-gene – Development of retroviral delivery system for therapeutic effects. anti-HIV gene therapy. – The renal injury response. – Design and evaluation of novel antiviral agents for human immunodeficiency virus and herpes virus. Current research

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