Dr. Leonard Foster awarded $3.4 million through CFI Innovation Fund

Dr. Leonard Foster has received $3.4 million in funding through the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) Innovation Fund. This newest round of funding will “provide researchers with the high-impact equipment they need to strengthen Canada’s innovation capacity, deliver lasting benefits for Canadians and build economic resilience.”

This announcement highlights an investment by the Government of Canada, through the Innovation Fund, of more than $552 million across 92 research infrastructure projects. 14 of these projects are UBC-led, and received a total of $50.6 million in funding. UBC researchers are also collaborating and co-leading another five projects led by other institutions.

Project: UBC’s Life Sciences Institute’s core facilities
Project leads: Leonard Foster (Michael Smith Laboratories, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) and Pauline Johnson (Life Sciences Institute, Microbiology and Immunology)
Funding total: $3,400,000

 

Quick links:

• Read the 2025 CFI Innovation Fund announcement
• Read the announcement from UBC VPRI on the 14 UBC-led projects awarded through the CFI Innovation Fund
• More about the Foster lab