Sunnybrook Research Institute (SRI) is the research component of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Ontario. It is one of the largest research centres in Canada and is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto. The institute employs over 300 scientists and clinician-scientists and has a total of over 1300 research staff.[1]
Disciplines and Platforms
editEach scientist at Sunnybrook Research Institute (SRI) belongs to a platform and a program.
Research Platforms
editResearch programs
edit- Brain Sciences
- Cancer (Odette Cancer Centre)
- Heart (Schulich Heart Centre)
- Musculoskeletal (Holland Musculoskeletal Centre)
- St. John's Rehab Research
- Trauma, Emergency & Critical Care
- Veterans & Community
- Women & Babies
Commercialization
editSunnybrook Research Institute has been issued a total of 64 patents and currently have 29 active licences.[2] Several spinoff companies have emerged from SRI, including VisualSonics Inc., Sentinelle Medical Inc. and Profound Medical Inc.[3]
References
edit- ^ "About Sunnybrook Research Institute". Sunnybrook Research Institute. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
- ^ "Industry Partnerships". Sunnybrook Research Institute. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
- ^ "Sunnybrook Research Institute: Fact Sheet" (PDF). Thunderbay Regional Health Sciences Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2009-03-25.