Canadian Institutes of Health Research
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is Canada's federal funding agency for health research. Composed of 13 Institutes, we collaborate with partners and researchers to support the discoveries and innovations that improve our health and strengthen our health care system. Learn more about us
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- Government of Canada and JDRF Canada announce new research funding to accelerate stem cell-based therapies for type 1 diabetes [2020-11-28 11:00]
- CIHR and health partners invest more than $21 million in cannabis research [2020-11-26 14:30]
- Canada leads development of new UN Research Roadmap for the COVID-19 Recovery [2020-11-19 14:00]
- Network of Clinical Trials Networks: Collaboration to Evaluate COVID-19 and Intervention Strategies [2020-11-10 15:40]
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