SENATORS’ STATEMENTS — ResearchNB

Honourable senators, it is with great pride that I rise today to celebrate the outstanding work of the researchers and innovators of Research New Brunswick, or ResearchNB. ResearchNB’s mission is to power discovery together. By supporting research from the ground up with funding, guidance and connections, the projects funded by ResearchNB change lives. They strengthen the health care system, build talent and capacity and lead to new innovative health and bioscience solutions. The work and talent of these many researchers deserves to be recognized, and I am thrilled to have a few of them joining me here in the Senate today.

Tomorrow evening in the Wellington Building, ResearchNB will be hosting an event to showcase their latest and most exciting research, and I invite all senators to attend. This is a wonderful opportunity to highlight New Brunswick’s thriving research ecosystem and demonstrate why New Brunswick is Canada’s innovation sandbox where we can mobilize research from knowledge to action and expand the results across the country.

I would like to take this opportunity to highlight some of the positive projects of ResearchNB. Many of these projects support critical research in the health care sector, including research in disease prevention and tracking, cancer treatment and the optimization of health care access. These innovations are contributing to a stronger health care system in New Brunswick by developing crucial initiatives that will save and enhance lives throughout our communities.

Developing new technologies is key to the growth of the health and bioscience sectors. Further research in the technology sector has highlighted the innovative nature of many of these projects. This has included the use of artificial intelligence to make prostheses more efficient and adaptable, improving the lives of people with an amputation. ResearchNB’s support for projects in bioenergy and sustainability is also critical to the lives of future generations, creating a more sustainable future for New Brunswick and Canada. This includes research in the protection of New Brunswick’s coastal communities and applying sustainable development principles to the management of our province’s industries.

By generating innovation in these sectors, ResearchNB is ensuring the long-term sustainability of our resources and our economy.

Colleagues, I think it is safe to say that ResearchNB is truly improving the research ecosystem of New Brunswick and demonstrating how well New Brunswickers can rise to today’s challenges and contribute to the betterment of our country.

It has been a pleasure to learn more about the leading-edge research being driven by my guests today, and I invite you all to join me tomorrow to learn even more about the great work of New Brunswick researchers and ResearchNB. Thank you. Wela’lin.