Past Winners

2008 |2007 |2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998

2008

2007

Small and Medium-Sized Companies
(single company of up to 500 employees)

• TRIUMF and D-Pace

Large Companies (single company of more than 500 employees)

• University of Toronto and Algorithmics Incorporated
• University of Calgary and Elanco Animal Health, a division of Eli Lilly and Company

Two or More Companies (any size)

• Université de Sherbrooke, Sipro Lab Telecom and VoiceAge Corporation
• University of British Columbia, Advanced Fiber Technologies, BC Hydro – Power Smart and Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership
• University of British Columbia, Weyerhaeuser Company, FPInnovations – Paprican et Process Simulations Ltd.

Leo Derikx Award

• University of British Columbia, Kennecott Canada Exploration Inc., Barrick Gold Corporation and Teck Cominco Limited

2006

Small and Medium-Sized Companies

• Université de Sherbrooke and Tekna Plasma Systems Inc.
• École Polytechnique de Montréal and LTRIM Technologies

Large Companies

• University of British Columbia and Angiotech Pharmaceuticals Inc.
• Concordia University and Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Ltd.

Two or More Companies

• University of Regina, Energy INet, SaskPower, HTC Purenergy, EnCana Corp., Babcock & Wilcox, Neill & Gunter, E.On, Saudi Aramco, Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth, Saskatchewan Industry and Resources, Alberta Energy Research Institute, Natural Resources Canada and University of Waterloo
• McGill University, Nortel, McMaster University, University of Ottawa, Queen's University, University of Toronto, Anritsu Electronics Ltd., BTI Photonic Systems Inc., JDS Uniphase Corp. and TELUS Communications Inc.

Leo Derikx Award

• Twelve Canadian universities (represented by the University of Waterloo) and IBM Canada

2005

Small and Medium-Sized Companies

• Simon Fraser University and VSM MedTech Ltd.
• University of Manitoba and Vector Construction Group

Large Companies

• University of New Brunswick (Saint John), Irving Pulp and Paper Ltd. and Environment Canada (National Water Research Institute)

Two or More Companies

• University of Manitoba, Manitoba HVDC Research Centre and RTDS Technologies Inc.
• University of Toronto, TD Bank Financial Group, RBC Financial Group, Bell Canada and BMO Financial Group

Leo Derikx Award

• Université du Québec à Chicoutimi and Hydro-Québec

2004

Small and Medium-Sized Companies

• University of Waterloo (Symbolic Computation Group)
• Maplesoft
• University of Saskatchewan • Western Ag Innovations Inc.

Large Companies

• University of Manitoba • Cangene Corporation
• TRIUMF
• MDS Nordion

Two or More Companies

• Université Laval
• The Canadian Peat Moss Industry
• Lakehead University, the University of Alberta, the University of Saskatchewan Millar Western Forest Products Ltd., Alberta Plywood, Blue Ridge Lumber Inc., Louisiana-Pacific Canada Ltd., Vanderwell Contractors (1971) Ltd., Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation

Leo Derikx Award

• Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada (Paprican), the Canadian Pulp and Paper Network for Innovation in Education and Research (PAPIER), the University of British Columbia, École Polytechnique de Montréal, and McGill University

2003

Small and Medium-Sized Companies

• ERCO Worldwide and the University of Toronto
• InfoMagnetics Technologies Corporation and the University of Manitoba
• Matrikon Inc. and the University of Alberta

Large Companies

• 3M Canada Company and 3M Company and Dalhousie University
• NOVA Chemicals Corporation and the University of Windsor

Two or More Companies

• Tembec Inc. and Dofasco Inc. and McMaster University

Leo Derikx Award

• BC Greenhouse Growers' Association and Simon Fraser University

Speech delivered by Julia Levy
2003 NSERC Synergy Awards for Innovation
October 27, 2003

2002

Small and Medium-Sized Companies

• Canadian Bio-Systems Inc. and the University of Manitoba
• Optech Incorporated and York University

Large Companies

• Honeywell Industry Solutions and the University of British Columbia
• Rockwell Automation Canada Inc. and Ryerson University

Two or More Companies

• McMaster Manufacturing Research Institute (MMRI) Industrial Partners and McMaster University

Leo Derikx Award

• Programme d'analyse des troupeaux laitiers du Québec (PATLQ)and McGill University

2001

Small and Medium-Sized Companies

• Pressure Pipe Inspection Company and Queen's University

Large Companies

• Kodak Canada Inc., Eastman Kodak Company, McMaster University, INRS-Eau at the Université du Québec and Wilfrid Laurier University
• CanAmera Foods and the University of Manitoba

Two or More Companies

• Solutia Canada Inc., LPM Technologies, the University of Toronto and the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
• Datec Coating Corporation, Millenium Biologix Inc. and Queen's University
• Ontario Beekeepers' Association (a consortium) and the University of Guelph

Leo Derikx Award

• The University of British Columbia Geophysical Inversion Facility and a Consortium of 11 companies

2000

Small and Medium-Sized Companies

• APT Power Technologies and the University of Manitoba
• World Heart Corporation and the University of Ottawa Heart Institute

Large Companies

• MDS Sciex and the University of Manitoba
• Semex Alliance and Laval University

Two or More Companies

• The Electro-Optic and Fiber-Optic Instruments Project and the University of British Columbia
• Fold-Fault Research Project

Leo Derikx Award

• Consortium for Software Engineering Research (CSER) and the University of Victoria

1999

Small and Medium-Sized Companies

• Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc. and the University of Alberta
• Universal Dynamics and the University of British Columbia

Large Companies

• Falconbridge Ltd. and the University of Waterloo
• Syncrude Canada Ltd. and the University of Alberta

Two or More Companies

• CREWES Project (consortium of 28 companies and the University of Calgary)

Leo Derikx Award

• Canadian Microelectronics Corporation (consisting of more than 60 companies and academic research institutions)

1998

Small and Medium-Sized Companies

• Précitech and Laval University
• Certicom and the University of Waterloo

Large Companies

• Chrysler Canada Ltd. and the University of Windsor
• Fraser Papers Inc. and the University of New Brunswick

Two or More Companies

• OpTest Equipment Inc., Paprican (The Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada), and the University of British Columbia

Innovative Model

• PRECARN and IRIS
• Nortel Networks, the University of Toronto, Carleton University and the University of Calgary