THE CFI RESEARCH FACILITIES NAVIGATOR
This new online directory makes it easier for businesses and participating research facilities across Canada to
connect as a first step towards establishing possible research partnerships and collaborations. Launched in fall
2013, this new dedicated section of our website includes a listing of research labs and facilities that are funded by
the CFI or use CFI-funded infrastructure, and that are working with or are interested in working with the private
sector.
Since it is a listing, businesses will be encouraged to make direct contact with the lab or facility. In order to provide
the highest quality service to users, we will count on participating institutions and facilities to provide timely
responses to all enquiries received from industry and to keep their respective entries current (at minimum, through
annual updates initiated by the CFI).
(* Required fields)
Name of CFI-funded institution*
Name of research lab/facility*
Full civic address of research lab/facility*
(This will help us generate a Google map for your entry.)
Number, street name*
City*
Province*
Postal code*
Lab/facility website (URL)
Contacts (Provide at least one contact below, preferably both.)
General contact* Can be a specific person or an office.
Family name
First name
Position
Department or office*
Email*
Telephone*
Research contact* Specific person in the lab or facility who is
prepared to handle queries from business and other potential
partners; e.g. researcher, lab manager, etc.
Family name*
First name*
Position*
Department or office*
Email*
Telephone*
CFI project leader(s)*
(From CFI funding application(s); please identify at least one, and
up to three CFI project leaders, or “principal investigators (PI)” to
help us confirm your lab/facility’s link to CFI-funded infrastructure.
This information will not be published.)
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Family name*
First name*
Email*
Family name
First name
Email
Family name
First name
Email
What the lab/facility does*
(About 15 words, for example “materials science and engineering”
or “research on sustainable design, technology and behaviour”)
Area(s) of expertise*
(Short paragraph that describes your lab/facility; a concise
overview of what you do, written in a way that will “sell” your
facility, what makes it unique, etc.)
Area(s) of application*
(List up to two from the following list only:

Engineering

Environment

Health

Science

Social Sciences and Humanities)
Research services*
(List of services, separated by commas, e.g. 3-D printing,
analytics, photonics, etc. Please spell out acronyms and
abbreviations, where it may be useful to industry users.)
Research collaborations
(List of companies, public sector organizations, etc., with whom
you have had a research collaboration. Please include only those
you wish to highlight, and ensure you have each one’s permission
to list; separate items with commas; spell out acronyms and
abbreviations, where it may be useful to industry users.)
Specialized labs and equipment*
(List of your key facilities and/or pieces of equipment, including name and a short description of function. If your facility has
several specialized labs, you may want to provide a list of equipment for each. To do so, simply specify the specialized lab for
each piece of equipment. This content may be technical. Please add rows as required.)
Name of specialized lab
(if applicable)
Name of equipment*
Short description of function
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Additional information
(Website(s) or links to relevant newspaper/magazine/web articles or videos showcasing your facility/lab or its work. Please add
rows as required. Broken links cannot be posted.)
Title
URL
Images & captions
(Indicate below if you are submitting images. Please attach image files separately from this form; do not embed within the
Word document. Use .png or .jpg formats at 300dpi, full colour. For each image, provide the file name, a brief caption
and credit information in the chart below. Please add rows as required. It is understood that if you submit images, you are
granting the CFI permission to publish them on this directory. Images not provided in one of the formats listed, and
images missing the file name, caption or credit cannot be posted.)
File name* (required for each image
submitted; each file name provided
here should match the file name of
each image submitted)
Caption information* (required for each
image submitted)
Credit information* (required for
each image submitted)
Lab/facility and/or institution logo
(Indicate below if you are submitting logo image(s)—maximum of two. Please attach logo image file(s) separately from this
form; do not embed within the Word document. Preference for .eps format, but .png or .jpg acceptable. Please provide
full colour horizontal format. Logo images not provided in one of the formats listed, and logo images missing the file
name cannot be posted.)
File name* (required for each logo image submitted; each file name provided here should match the file name of each logo
image submitted)
If you have questions or require assistance filling out this template, please do not hesitate to contact us at
[email protected].
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