Moving Forward – CIHR Performance Across the Spectrum: From Research Investments to Knowledge Translation
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- Knowledge Creation
- Research Investment
- Partnership and Collaboration
- Research Talent
- Knowledge Translation
Knowledge Creation
Collaboration Increases the Value of Knowledge Creation
Impact of Collaborations with Canada 1985-2008
* Average Relative Impact Factor (ARIF) is an indicator of the quality of journals in which results are published.
Research – An International Pursuit
Foreign Collaborations: Percentage of Papers from Each Country with Co-authors from Another Country
Canada – Among the World's Best
ARIF = Average Relative Impact Factor
Research Investment
Four Key Themes for Improved Health
- Spending by theme
- Biomedical: $475 million (up from $161 million in 2000-01)
- Clinical: $129 million (up from $27 million in 2000-01)
- Health systems/services: $58 million (up from $5 million in 2000-01)
- Social/cultural/environmental/population health: $91 million (up from $9 million in 2000-01)
CIHR – Reach and Impact Across Canada
Regional Institutions with CIHR-funded Health Researchers
CIHR Expenditures by Region (in millions of dollars) 1999-2000 / 2010-11
| 1999-2000 | 2010-2011 | |
|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | $25 | $125 |
| Prairie Provinces |
$48 | $98 |
| Ontario | $114 | $350 |
| Quebec | $88 | $241 |
| Atlantic Provinces |
$9 | $29 |
Excludes Direct Payments. Excludes Operating Expenditures and Partner Contributions. Source: CIHR funding database.
Balanced Research Investment on Behalf of Canada
Funding by Program Type 1999-2000 / 2010-11
Including CRC, CECR, and NCE (in millions of dollars)
* Other includes: Open Competitions, Ethics, and Knowledge Synthesis and Exchange.
Steady Increase in Funds Invested
Average Grant Amount 1999-2000 / 2009-10
Open Operating Grant Program (in thousands)
* Average amounts based on the average funding for the first fiscal year of grants awarded (at the time the results are adjudicated by Research and Knowledge Translation Committee / Scientific Council).
Increasing Size, Scope and Complexity of Funded Research
Global Health – Many Partners, Many Investments
Canadian HIV Vaccine Initiative
- CIHR/CIDA Large Team Grant – $17 million
Global Alliance for Chronic Disease
- Canadian commitment of $5 million
- CIHR investment of $2.5 million
- $22 million total research budget
Global Health Research Initiative
- $22 million invested by 2015
Grand Challenges in Global Health Initiative
- CIHR investment of $5.65 million
- $458 million total research budget
International Research Initiative on Adaptation to Climate Change
- CIHR investment of up to $3 million
Canada-HOPE Scholarship Program
- CIHR investment of $1.7 million, matching grant from Sanofi-Aventis
Investment Priority – Global Health Research Initiative
- $71M invested by all partners for approved research programs (2001–15)
- 10+ research programs (such as Teasdale-Corti) funded since 2001
- 129 research projects funded
- 1,000+ research networks established (including 257 Canadian researchers)
- 62 Canadian research institutions and universities participating
- 67 countries involved
- 339 research settings in Canada, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean
Investment Priority – Drug Safety and Effectiveness
- 2009 - Government of Canada announces funding for Drug Safety and Effectiveness Network (DSEN)
- $32M over first five years
- $10M annually in subsequent funding
- 14 one-year "Catalyst" research projects launched
- $1.3M investment in Catalyst projects
Investment Priority – Combatting the Rising Tide of Dementia
- 2010 - Collaborative research agreement: CIHR, the German Centre of Neurodegenerative Diseases and UK Medical Research Council
- $8M for collaborative research projects: partners in United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium and Italy
- $1.6M CIHR share of the investment
- $1.5M Phase II of Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative
- $5M France-Quebec-Canada collaboration
- $1.4M CIHR share of the investment
Partnership and Collaboration
CIHR – A Partner to Many, Helped by Many
279 - Number of partners in 2010-11
- 47 Academic
- 45 International
- 9 Private
- 117 Volunteer
- 61 Public
Initial Investment Has Leverage
Cumulative Total Funds Directly Leveraged by CIHR Investments Since 2005-06 (in millions of dollars)
* The "other government department (OGD) partner contributions" are contributions from federal government departments/agencies and are included in CIHR's expenditure budget. The OGD contributions are transferred to CIHR's appropriation through Annual Reference Level Update (ARLU) and the Supplementary Estimates processes.
Partner Contributions on flow-through fund programs (Networks of Centres of Excellence, Centres of Excellence for Commercialization and Research) are not leveraged funds.
Canada-China Partnership Agreements Have Produced Results
- 89 Canada–China joint health research projects funded since 2005 which will result in a total of almost $11 million in CIHR investment
- 6 Canada–China collaborative teams in health research funded during 2010–11,for a total of $2.9 million in CIHR investment
- 150+ journal articles published by Canadian and Chinese researchers during 2005–11, arising from collaboratively funded projects
International Investments Going Up
- International expenditures have grown twofold, from 5.5% to 10% of the total CIHR budget since 2000.
- Approximately 3,300 grants and awards with international linkages have been funded.
Research Talent
Over 14,000 Important Stories to Tell
- 14,139 - Number of researchers / trainees supported in 2010–11
An International Track Record of Success
2005 Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
- James Edgar Till and Ernest Armstrong McCulloch, Ontario Cancer Institute
2008 Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences
- Anthony Pawson, the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute
Gairdner International and Wightman Award Recipients
- 2011 – Michael Hayden, University of British Columbia
- 2010 – Calvin Stiller, University of Western Ontario/ Ontario Cancer Research Institute
- 2009 – David Sackett, McMaster University
- 2008 – Alan Bernstein, Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise
- 2008 – Samuel Weiss, University of Calgary
- 2008 – Nahum Sonenberg, McGill University
- 2006 – Allan R. Ronald
- 2005 – Endel Tulving, Rotman Research Institute of Baycrest Centre, Toronto
- 2005 – Brenda Milner, McGill University
- 2001 – Henry Friesen, University of Manitoba
- 2000 – Jack Hirsh, McMaster University
Addressing the Unique Needs of Postdocs
- 750 new and existing CIHR postdoctoral fellowships supported through direct awards
- 1,200 postdoctoral fellowships supported indirectly, through grants
- 170 postdoctoral fellowships to be awarded in 2011–12, up from the previous level of 140
- 658 eligible applications received in 2010 for 70 Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships awards
- $21M budgeted for postdoctoral fellowships over five years in 2010–11, up from $12 million in 2007–08
Knowledge Translation
Open Access Facilitates Knowledge Translation
- 801 submissions to PubMed Central (PMC) Canada
- 312 submissions published on PMC Canada
- 169 links to CIHR grants in PMC Canada
- 1,318,198 downloads
- 196,961 unique visits (from individual IP addresses)
Systematic Review – A Key Tool for Knowledge Translation
- 10 - percentage of the Cochrane Library's 4,432 reviews contributed by Canadian groups
- 18 Cochrane-connected regional sites at Canadian universities, and 1 regional authority
- 26 partner organizations across Canada
- 2,300 - number of Canadians actively involved
- 3,869 - number of accesses of the full text of Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group's review Glucosamine therapy for treating osteoarthritis in 2009
Knowledge Users Want the Best Brains
May 2010, Fredericton
- Primary Care
October 2010, Regina
- Developing and Implementing a Framework for Patient and Family-Centred Care
February 2011, Ottawa
- Health Science and Research in Canada's Arctic – Building the Evidence Base
March 2011, Ottawa
- Health Inequalities, Health Policy and the Social Determinants of Health of First Nations Communities
March 2011, Halifax
- Governance Models to Support an Integrated System of Care for Mental Health and Addictions Services
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