{"id":2220,"date":"2020-03-18T15:00:43","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T19:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prima.ca\/advanced-materials\/advanced-equipment-and-expertise\/"},"modified":"2021-06-08T09:52:29","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T13:52:29","slug":"advanced-equipment-and-expertise","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.prima.ca\/en\/advanced-materials\/advanced-equipment-and-expertise\/","title":{"rendered":"Advanced Equipment and Expertise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.prima.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bg-bleu-molecule-flip.jpg&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;content&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;46px&#8221;]@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90aXRsZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7ImJlZm9yZSI6IjxoMT4iLCJhZnRlciI6IiAgPC9oMT4ifX0=@[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;40px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;8px||21px|||&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.prima.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/irdq-logo.png&#8221; url=&#8221;http:\/\/www.irdq.ca\/en\/index.php&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; use_overlay=&#8221;on&#8221; hover_icon=&#8221;%%119%%&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; width=&#8221;60%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;90%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; title_text=&#8221;irdq-logo&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; header_text_color=&#8221;#00aeef&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;44px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#00395d&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#fcaf17&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;21px&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#fcaf17&#8243; header_4_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||30px||false|false&#8221;]Quebec\u2019s advanced materials sector primarily includes innovative SMEs that are active in research and development (R&amp;D) but do not always have the internal resources needed to perform characterization, material synthesis, surface treatment and scaling tests. Access to equipment and related expertise is crucial when transitioning from technology to innovation and essential to companies who seek to access different markets.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, SMEs use state-of-the-art public infrastructure equipment for a number of reasons (lack of in-house laboratories, specific equipment or expertise).<\/p>\n<p>Access to this equipment gives companies the ability to solve problems and develop new products, among other things, while accelerating the development and marketing of these products. But above all, state-of-the-art equipment and related expertise help them achieve projects that would have otherwise been impossible.<\/p>\n<p>PRIMA Qu\u00e9bec has created the \u201cInfrastructure de recherche et d\u00e9veloppement du Qu\u00e9bec\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.irdq.ca\/en\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IRDQ<\/a>) Web portal, which provides information on over $400 million in equipment available in Quebec under one roof, along with qualified resources to ensure its operation. Significant efforts have been put forth by universities, CCTTs and the Quebec government to help the province\u2019s platforms successfully obtain contracts from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI).[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;http:\/\/www.irdq.ca\/en\/index.php&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text=&#8221;View the IRDQ website&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#00395d&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;21px||0px|||&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||20px||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.prima.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/repere-logo-hor.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; width=&#8221;55%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;70%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;90%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#00aeef&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;44px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#00395d&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#fcaf17&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;21px&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#fcaf17&#8243; header_4_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221;]In 2019, PRIMA Qu\u00e9bec created the <em>R\u00e9seau d\u2019\u00e9quipements de pointe publics et d\u2019expertises en recherche pour les entreprises<\/em> (REPERE), or the Advanced Equipment and Research Expertise Network for Businesses. This network is home to seven relocated platforms affiliated with six major academic institutions in Quebec.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <em>Institut Interdisciplinaire d\u2019Innovation Technologique<\/em> (3IT) at the Universit\u00e9 de Sherbrooke;<\/li>\n<li>The <em>Centre de recherche sur les mat\u00e9riaux avanc\u00e9s<\/em> (CERMA) at the Universit\u00e9 Laval;<\/li>\n<li>The Infrastructure of Nanostructures and Femtoscience (INF) at the Institut national de recherche scientifique (INRS-\u00c9nergie, mat\u00e9riaux et T\u00e9l\u00e9communications);<\/li>\n<li>The Facility for Electron Microscopy Research (FEMR) at McGill University;<\/li>\n<li>The <em>Centre de Caract\u00e9risation Microscopique des Mat\u00e9riaux<\/em> (CM)2 at Polytechnique Montr\u00e9al;<\/li>\n<li>The <em>Groupe de recherche en physique et technologie des couches minces<\/em> (GCM) at Polytechnique Montr\u00e9al and Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al;<\/li>\n<li>The <em>Laboratoire de m\u00e9canique multi-\u00e9chelles<\/em> (LM2) at Polytechnique Montr\u00e9al.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; header_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#00395d&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#fcaf17&#8243; header_4_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||45px|||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>INFORMATION<\/h3>\n<p>If you wish to learn more about leading-edge equipment and expertise, or to discuss an innovation project, please contact:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:sebastien.garbarino@prima.ca\"><strong>S\u00e9bastien Garbarino<\/strong><\/a><br \/>Infrastructure and Innovation Consultant<br \/>PRIMA Qu\u00e9bec<br \/>514\u00a0284-0211 ext.\u00a0226<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quebec\u2019s advanced materials sector primarily includes innovative SMEs that are active in research and development (R&amp;D) but do not always have the internal resources needed to perform characterization, material synthesis, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2203,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2220","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Advanced Equipment and Expertise | PRIMA Qu\u00e9bec<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Quebec\u2019s advanced materials sector primarily includes innovative SMEs that are active in research and development. 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