350 Albert St.
Ottawa, ON K1A 1H5

The federal NCE Program comprises:

· Networks of Centres of Excellence

· Centres of Excellence for Commercialization and Research

· Business-Led NCEs

· Industrial Research and Development Internships

These four initiatives bring together the academic, private, public and non-profit sectors to conduct research and knowledge transfer in areas of strategic growth and opportunity for Canada.

World Wide Web: www.nce.gc.ca

Natasha Gauthier, Manager, Communications
Phone: (613) 996-0390
E-mail: info@nce.gc.ca

17 Networks of Centres of Excellence:
Advanced Foods and Materials Network (AFMNet)
Phone: (519)824-6253
World Wide Web: www.afmnet.ca

Allergy, Genes and Environment Network (AllerGen)
Phone: (905) 526-9140 Ext. 26502
World Wide Web: www.allergen-nce.ca

ArcticNet
Phone: (418) 656-5233
World Wide Web: www.arcticnet.ulaval.ca

AUTO21
Phone: (519) 253-3000 Ext. 4130
World Wide Web: www.auto21.ca

Canadian Arthritis Network (CAN)
Phone: (416) 586-4770
World Wide Web: www.arthritisnetwork.ca

Canadian Institute for Photonic Innovations (CIPI)
Phone: (418) 656-3013
World Wide Web: www.cipi.ulaval.ca

Canadian Obesity Network (CON)
Phone: (780)735-6764
World Wide Web: www.obesitynetwork.ca

Canadian Stroke Network (CSN)
Phone: (613) 562-5800 Ext. 8593
World Wide Web: www.canadianstrokenetwork.ca

Canadian Water Network (CWN)
Phone: (519) 888-4567 Ext. 6367
World Wide Web: www.cwn-rce.ca

Geomatics for Informed Decisions (GEOIDE)
Phone: (418) 656-7758
World Wide Web: www.geoide.ulaval.ca

Intelligent Sensing for Innovative Structures (ISIS)
Phone: (204) 474-8506
World Wide Web: www.isiscanada.com

Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS)
Phone: (604) 291-3439
World Wide Web: www.mitacs.ca

National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly (NICE)
Phone: (416) 978-0545
World Wide Web: www.nicenet.aging.utoronto.ca

Promoting Relationships and Eliminating Violence Network (PREVNet)
Phone: (613) 533-2632
Toll Free: (866) 372-2495
World Wide Web: www.prevnet.ca

Prionet Canada
Phone: (604) 562-8528
World Wide Web: www.prionetcanada.ca

Stem Cell Network (SCN)
Phone: (613) 739-6675
World Wide Web: www.stemcellnetwork.ca

Sustainable Forest Management Network (SFMNet)
Phone: (780) 492-6659
World Wide Web: www.sfmnetwork.ca

11 Centres of Excellence for Commercialization and Research:
Advanced Applied Physics Solutions, Inc. (AAPS)
Phone: (604) 222-7436

Bioindustrial Innovation Centre (BIC)
Phone: (519) 858-5198

Centre for the Commercialization of Research (CCR)
Phone: (613) 726-3420 Ext. 4284

Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD)
Phone: (604) 221-7750
World Wide Web: www.cdrd.ca

Centre or Excellence in Personalized Medicine (CEPMed)
Phone: (514)670-6772

Centre for Probe Development and Commercialization (CPDC)
Phone: (905) 525-9140 Ext. 22840

Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer CECR in Therapeutics Discovery (IRICoR)
Phone: (514) 343-7134
World Wide Web: www.iric.ca

MaRS Innovation
Phone: (416)673-8104
World Wide Web: www.marsdd.com

The Prostate Centre's Translational Research Initiative for Accelerated
Discovery and Development (PC-TRIADD)
Phone: (604) 875-4818
World Wide Web: www.prostatecentre.com

Pan-Provincial Vaccine Enterprise (PREVENT)
Phone: (306) 966-7465
World Wide Web: www.vido.org/news/prevent/index.php

CECR in the Prevention of Epidemic Organ Failure (PROOF)
Phone: (604) 806-8346
World Wide Web: www.proof.icapture.ubc.ca

Areas of Expertise:

Academic Excellence Access to Business Information Active Living/Seniors Advanced Technology Advanced Technology Research Ageism Aging Research Aging & Technology Agreement on Internal Trade AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) AIDS & HIV Alternative Trade Alzheimer Disease Analog & Digital Circuits Animal Ecology Antibiotics Anti-Infectives Applied Mathematics Applied Research Aquaculture Aquatic Health Architectural Design Architectural Education Architectural Technology Architectural Visualization Arctic Arctic Conservation Arctic Environmental Research Arctic & Northern Research Arthritis Arthritis Research Attention Deficit Disorders Audiology Automated Intelligent Devices Automobile Design Automotive Technology Bacterial Diseases Behavioural Disorders/Children & Youth Bioinformatics Biological Research Biology Biomedical Engineering Biotechnology Bipolar Transistors Boreal Forest Ecology Bovine Somatotropin (BST) Brain Breast Cancer Bridge/Structural Design Building Design Building Diagnostics Building Performance Building Sciences Education Bullying Canadian Economy/International Context Cancer Carbohydrate Chemistry Cardiovascular Diseases Cell Biology Centres of Excellence Chemical Engineering Chemimechanical Pulping Child & Adolescent Programs Child & Adolescent Research Child Care Information Services Child Care Policy Child Development Children/Learning to Read Children/Violence Civil Engineering Clean Fuels Clinical Information Networks Clinical Research Communication & Speech Computation Biochemistry Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Computer Architecture Construction & Building Design Construction & Building Engineering Cystic Fibrosis Deafness/Hereditary Design Engineering Development & Trade Diabetes Dietetics Dietetics/Nutrition DNA Diagnostics Drinking Water Early Childhood Development Early Learning Eating Disorders in Children Ecoforestry Electrical Engineering Electrophotonics Emissions Trading Engineering Research Environment & Sustainable Development Environmental Controls Enzymology Epidemiology Epilepsy Family Nutrition Federal Government Agencies Fibre Optic Structural Sensing Technology Fibre Optics Food Biotechnology Food Research Food Safety Food Sciences Food Sciences Information Food Security Food Technology Foreign Affairs & International Trade Forest Ecology Forest Energy Management

Forest Waste Management Forestry Fuels Fundamental Research Gene Technology Gene Therapy Genetic Research Genetics Genomics Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Geological Engineering Geriatrics Research Health Foods Health Foods Preparation Health Policy/Seniors Health & Safety Healthy Buildings Hereditary Diseases High-Speed Networks Highway Engineering Home Automation Hunger Hunger Statistics Huntington's Disease Immunology Import/Export Law Import Management Programs Industrial Research Infant Nutrition Infectious Diseases Information Systems Information Technology Infrastructure Engineering Intelligent Building Research International Trade Strategy Language Learning Laser Light Connections Laser Technology Learning Support Systems Literacy Machine Intelligence Research Manufacturing Engineering Manufacturing/Materials Market Economy Market Information Materials Science Research Mathematics/Mathematical Sciences Meat Processing Media Coverage/Seniors Medical Imaging Medical Research Ethics Microbiology Microelectronics Microprocessors Molecular Biology Molecular Medicine Multilateral Trade Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Nutrition/Children Nutrition/Human Nutrition & Metabolism Nutrition Sciences Nutritional Research Obesity Obesity in Children Optoelectronics Organic Chemistry Ovarian Cancer Parkinson's Disease Pathogenesis Peptide Chemistry Peptide Vaccines Pharmaceutical Research Photochemistry Photonics Research Physics Process Control Systems Protein Chemistry Protein Engineering Publications/Aging Quality of Life Remote Monitoring Research & Development Rheumatoid Arthritis Robotics Satellite Communications School Violence Scientific Research Seniors/Policy & Legislation Signal Processing Silviculture Social Research Speech & Language Spinal Muscular Dystrophy Stroke Sustainable Forestry Technology Transfer (University-Industry) Tele-robotics Testing Therapeutics Trade/International Tumours University/Industry Research & Development Vaccines Violence in Media Water Water Management Water Pollution Control Water Quality Water Quality Research Water Safety Youth Justice Youth/Violence