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TRLabs:
Overview
A Model For Excellence and Innovation
TRLabs is Canada's largest not-for-profit information and communications technology (ICT) research consortium, and is internationally recognized as a leading model for industry-university-government collaboration. This tripartite model successfully combines the expertise and resources of an unlimited number of organizations and perspectives, resulting in TRLabs' prominence as an important element of Western Canada's science and technology infrastructure.
TRLabs operates five laboratories throughout Western Canada where university professors, graduate students, industrial partners and staff researchers work together to conduct applied research in the areas of digital media, eHealth, eHome, and Ubiquitous Cognitive Networks.
TRLabs Winnipeg
TRLabs Winnipeg was established in 1994 and employs 48 people in ICT research and development. TRLabs Winnipeg has a particular focus on data networking – working towards improving the speed, reliability and efficiency of the communications network, and eHealth – applying information and communications technologies to the health sector.
Industry/University Collaboration Drives Research
The TRLabs research program is based on industry/university collaboration. Industry sets the direction of the program, specifying general areas of interest, and contributing investment, equipment and research personnel. Universities contribute professors and students, who develop and execute original research projects. The research program bridges the gap between academia and industry to produce original, industry-relevant research and development with a duration of six months to five years.
TRLabs' member partners in Manitoba are Biomedical Commercialization Canada, Economic Development Council for Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities (CDEM), InfoMagnetics Technologies, Linear Systems, Linnet, Manitoba Hydro, MTS Allstream, Novra, Red River College, SMT Research, TDV Global, Teleforms, Tell Us About Us, The Information Forge, Vansco Electronics, the University of Manitoba, and the federal and provincial governments, respectively, through Western Economic Diversifi cation Canada and Manitoba Science, Technology, Energy and Mines.
Training Contributes to Sector Growth
TRLabs' success at contributing to the growth of Manitoba's ICT industry has included training 135 masters and PhD students in Computer and Electrical Engineering, generating 29 patents – issued or filed – and producing 46 industry-commercialized technologies in the past five years. The percentage of graduates remaining in Manitoba reached two-thirds in 2005/06. TRLabs Winnipeg is located in Smartpark, a world-class research and technology park on the University of Manitoba Fort Garry campus.
For more information on TRLabs Winnipeg, please contact:
Mr. Jeffery C. Rohne
VP Administration and Director, Manitoba Operations
TRLabs Winnipeg
100-135 Innovation Drive
Winnipeg, Manitoba | R3T 6A8
Phone: 204-488-5601
Fax: 204-488-1564
E-mail: info@trlabs.com
Website: www.trlabs.ca
Success Story
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Research Profiles
