GCCIR Experience Abroad Award The German-Canadian Centre for Innovation and Research (GCCIR) is happy to announce the launch of the GCCIR Experience Abroad Award, available exclusively to Campus Saint-Jean students. The Campus Saint-Jean is the only French-speaking Campus in Western Canada, and is part of the University of Alberta. The official announcement occurred at the [...]
Compound Eyes Inspire Camera Technology A team from the Fraunhofer IOF Institute in Germany is working on a project called facetVISION Camera. Their objective is to build ultra-thin cameras and microscopes. The current technology, inspired by the mammalian eye, has reached its limits in terms of size, the best example being the bulge in [...]
French Tech Ticket The French Tech Ticket is a programme designed for entrepreneurs from all over the world who want to launch their startups in France. Its second call for applications just closed with a selection of 70 foreign projects. The French Tech Ticket encourages foreign entrepreneurs to create startups in France with [...]
Paralyzed monkeys can walk again without rehabilitation For humans and animals, the ability to walk has its source in the brain. The brain sends electrical signals through the spinal cord to the legs, and this causes movement. If a brain signal is interrupted and does not reach the nerves in the leg, for example, [...]
GlobalXplorer° – for all the aspiring archeologists out there… The world of archeology is changing. This particular initiative comes from Dr. Sarah Parcak, an American archaeologist and expert on remote sensing using satellite imaging. GlobalXplorer° was launched on January 31, 2017. It is an online platform that shares satellite images currently available to archaeologists. [...]
How your business can benefit from CETA Over the last year free trade has become one of the hottest political topics. Weather it is a GM factory in Ontario laying off 600 people to move their jobs to Mexico, President Trump pulling out of the TTP deal and the TTIP negotiations, as well [...]
Welcome to GCCIR’s Blog ! Alberta’s Innovation Superstation Greetings, dear readers! Welcome to our blog! This first post is intended as an introduction to who we are and what we do, and to provide some context. This blog will have four primary authors, hailing from Canada, Germany and France, and we hope numerous [...]
