R&D

London is home to leading research institutes and groups that facilitate collaborative and interdisciplinary research and development activities.

National Research Council Of Canada
Integrated Manufacturing Technologies Institute .

The National Research Council Canada (NRC) is the Government of Canada's leading resource for industrial research, development and technology-based innovation. At NRC’s world-class facilities located in London Canada, researchers are focused on developing innovative solutions for Canadian companies working in the automotive and construction sectors. NRC Automotive helps Canadian automotive companies meet the increasing costs and societal challenges faced by their industry by focusing on key research and development expertise. These include improving vehicle lightweighting using aluminium and biomaterials, enhancing the energy efficiency of propulsion systems, lowering the manufacturing cost of vehicle electrification, and reducing design times using interactive design-to-manufacture software. NRC Construction applies data/information management, modeling, and system simulation expertise to help industry develop technology-based solutions to reduce energy consumed by buildings and their operational costs. 

Industrial Research Assistance Program
Located at IMTI, the Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) is designed to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) meet the unique challenges they face in developing new products, processes and services. IRAP offers a range of services designed to help SMEs access key resources, expert advice, new technologies, testing facilities, and financial assistance.

Faculty Of Engineering, Western University

The Faculty of Engineering at Western University supports several local companies with resources, research facilities and groups.

Advanced Fluid Mechanics Research Group
The Advanced Fluid Mechanics (AFM) Research Group has a mandate to further fundamental and applied research in the general area of fluid and thermal sciences, to promote technology transfer with industry and to provide training for highly qualified personnel.

The Applied Electrostatics Research Centre (AERC)
This facility provides research and development and consulting services to assist industry in the development of better techniques for using electrical forces to propel fine particulate matter along predefined trajectories.

Biomaterials and Medical Devices Research Group
This research group actively pursues research in the design, synthesize and modification (bulk or surface) of materials for biomedical applications. The goal is to engineer medical devices that would improve the well being of patients by studying the physical, chemical, mechanical, biological and controlled release properties.

Biomedical Engineering Research Group
Current research encompasses the fields of medical imaging, biomechanics and biomaterials.

SHARCNET is a consortium of colleges and universities in a "cluster of clusters" of high performance computers, linked by advanced fibre optics. The unique computational infrastructure combines an active academic-industry partnership, enabling world class computational research in critical areas of science, engineering and business.

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NRC - IMTI
Faculty of Engineering, University of Western Ontario
SHARCNET
The Research Park

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