Top AI companies in Canada
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- 1National Research Council Canada / Conseil national de recherches Canada· Canada
The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) is the Government of Canada's largest research and technology organization. Working with our partners, we're delivering a national platform for innovation. We conduct research, support small and medium-sized companies to help them scale up and compete and we connect Canadian innovators to leading R&D capabilities. We also enable cross-sector partnership and collaboration here at home.Terms of use: https://nrc.canada.ca/en/corporate/contact-us/stay-connected*********************************************************Le Conseil national de recherches Canada (CNRC) est la plus grande organisation de recherche et de technologie du gouvernement du Canada. Nous fournissons, en collaboration avec nos partenaires, une plateforme nationale pour l'innovation. Nous faisons de la recherche, nous soutenons les PME pour les aider à prendre de l'expansion et à être concurrentielles. Nous mettons les innovateurs canadiens en contact avec des capacités de R D de pointe et favorisons également les partenariats et la collaboration intersectoriels ici au pays.Conditions d'utilisation : https://nrc.canada.ca/fr/organisation/contactez-nous/restez-branches
- 4.7k employees
- Founded 1916
- 2Canadian Nuclear Laboratories· Chalk River, Ontario, Canada
Canada's premier nuclear science and technology organization.CNL develops peaceful and innovative applications from nuclear technology through its expertise in physics, metallurgy, chemistry, biology and engineering. Highly skilled employees enthusiastically deliver a range of nuclear services ranging from research and development, design and engineering to specialized technology, waste management and decommissioning.Canadian Nuclear Laboratories is actively working to strengthen existing relationships and forge new ones with government, with industry, and with academia.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HWf13MTqFM
- 2.3k employees
- Founded 2014
- 3Altasciences· Laval, Quebec, Canada
Outsourcing made easy with a one-stop solution to early-phase drug development. We are an integrated drug development solution company, offering pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies a proven, flexible approach that removes the need for multiple service providers during the early stages of drug development. Whether for one study or an end-to-end program, we help you reach critical decision-making milestones sooner by improving speed and ease from lead candidate selection to clinical proof of concept, and beyond. When partnering with Altasciences, you can experience up to 40% in time savings thanks to our integrated, one-stop solution offering. We strive to create a true partnership with our clients, our partners, and our colleagues that enables a mutually supporting relationship built on a combination of excellent science and solid communication. Helping sponsors get better drugs to the people who need them, faster, for over 30 years.Our full-service offering is always tailored to your specific research needs:-Preclinical research -Clinical pharmacology-Drug formulation -Manufacturing and analytical services -Bioanalysis -Program management -Medical writing -Biostatics -Data management -And so much more!
- 1.9k employees
- Founded 1995
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- 4DECIEM | THE ABNORMAL BEAUTY COMPANY· Toronto, Ontario, Canada
We are a collective of disrupters and doers, of creatives and scientists, with a mission to reimagine the world of beauty. Founded and headquartered in Canada as an end-to-end beauty incubator, we have launched 15 brands to date and operate in over 59 countries. We listen to our community, and continue to look for opportunity everywhere, with people and planet in mind. We have a lot of ideas – we try, fail, and try again – and the best ones are built and bottled for you. Driven by our belief in transparency with our consumers, we’re rewriting beauty to be honest, accessible, and powerful enough to spark change.We were founded on the principle of doing everything that others don’t. Because normal gets you nowhere.We are DECIEM, The Abnormal Beauty Company.
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- 1.5k employees
- Founded 2013
- 5RI-MUHC | Research Institute of the MUHC | #rimuhc· Montreal, Quebec, Canada
The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (The Institute)brings together pediatric and adult research programs, accelerating the translation of biomedical research to improve human health.
- 1.1k employees
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