Sept-Îles – Member for Duplessis, Minister of Employment and Minister Responsible for the Côte-Nord Region Kateri Champagne Jourdain is proud to confirm an investment of nearly $2.3 million from the Government of Quebec to support the launch of and operations at the Centre d’innovation du Cégep de Sept-Îles. In addition to this amount, the Government of Canada is providing $1.08 million.
The new Centre d’innovation will house three research units dedicated to researching and developing innovations in key sectors for the Côte-Nord economy, including railway transportation and maintenance, industrial maintenance, and intelligent energy.
The centre’s mission will be to stimulate technology entrepreneurship and develop innovations. Its equipment and laboratories will make it possible, among other things, to consolidate the projects of three research units affiliated with the Cégep de Sept‑Îles: the Institut technologique de maintenance industrielle, the Centre de recherche et d’innovation en intelligence énergétique and the Industrial Research Chair in Railway Operations and Maintenance.
The Centre d’entrepreneuriat et de valorisation des innovations (CEVI) has a mandate from the Cégep de Sept-Îles to implement and coordinate the Centre d’innovation’s activities.
“Our government is proud to support the development of an innovation and technology transfer ecosystem in the Côte-Nord region. Our aim: To guide entrepreneurs as they grow and transition into a greener, more digital future. These funds from CED will not only help to keep our communities active in our economy, but also enable our SMEs to compete in their sector. In a rapidly evolving world, we are investing in our businesses to give them the means to succeed to their full potential.” – Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for CED