$815 million in R&D; investments each year
Highest concentration of research and technology transfer centers in Quebec: 6,000 researchers and associates, 400 R&D; laboratories, groups, consortiums, institutes and facilities!
"Quebec City forms the hub of a unique region in which companies are developing innovative technologies through proximity to leading research facilities."
Marc-André Soucy, Manager, Remote Sensing, ABB Analytical Solutions
Cutting edge
- Quebec City�s University Hospital Center: Canada�s largest biomedical research facility
- DRDC Valcartier: Canada�s leading defense research and development center
- Forintek Wood Research Institute: one of the institute�s two divisions is headquartered in Quebec City
- National Optics Institute: Canada�s largest optics and photonics research center
- Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods Institute: leading food technology research center
- Merck Frosst-CIHR Research Chair in Obesity: first of its kind in Canada
Inventive
Solidifying their reputation for ingenuity, Quebecers have developed a number of remarkable inventions in a variety of fields:
- Cochlear implants
- Cold-climate wheat varieties
- Organic insecticides
- Snowmaking systems used worldwide
- Artificial skin transplants and tissue reconstruction techniques for burn patients
- Prostate cancer screening methods and treatments
- Prenatal screening methods for genetic disorders
- Anti-estrogen therapies for breast cancer patients
- Diagnostic tools for pathogen identification
- Tracking bracelets for Alzheimer�s patients
- Bionic leg technology
The first Desjardins credit union was founded in the Quebec City region in 1900. Today, the Desjardins Group is a leading source of financial leverage � and an inspiration for credit unions across North America (3,400 in Canada and 16,500 in the U.S.).