Introduction
MEET OUR NEW AGENCIES
Under the banner of Alberta Innovates, the Alberta government has created new organizations that are building on Alberta's strengths in the health, energy and environment, technology and bio sectors.
The new agencies are funded by the Alberta government to be catalysts of innovation. They are well networked. They are increasing accessibility and nurturing partnerships. They are empowering people to find solutions to some of society's greatest challenges, like climate change, pine beetles, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), water and soil conservation and health research challenges from Alzheimer's disease to West Nile Virus.
Alberta Innovates is creating an ecosystem of innovation that will excite everyone, from scientists involved in basic research to businesses and entrepreneurs who want to invest in ideas and transform them into products and services to be marketed globally. Alberta is becoming a preferred international destination for turning ideas into solutions.
A GREAT SYSTEM JUST GOT BETTER
Alberta has a long history of a can-do attitude, of research and innovation focused on solutions. For decades now, Alberta has invested in and built a world-class research and innovation system. Innovation in Alberta is not new.
What is new is Alberta Innovates: an invigorated spirit of collaboration and coordination, synchronization and alignment. At the recommendation of our stakeholders, we've taken our existing organizations and brought them into a stronger, more flexible and integrated system. Our five new dynamic agencies focus on taking outstanding research and ideas to the next level by creating products, services and processes that will address challenges faced by Albertans and people around the world.
Alberta Innovates is an exciting place where ideas leap across traditional sectors and boundaries. It's about synergy.