About NAPHRO
NAPHRO was created to facilitate and coordinate strategic convergence in health research funding across Canada. NAPHRO members engage in inter-provincial and national dialogue, partnerships and collaborations to help inform their decision and share best practices.
Collectively, NAPHRO members invest substantively in health research and innovation, contributing to diverse and wide-spread positive local and national impacts:
We are a trusted resource to our academic and clinical research communities, as well as policy and decision makers.
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Social Impact: By funding and co-funding world-class health research, NAPHRO investments lead to improved health and overall well-being of Canadians.
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Economic: By recruiting and investing in highly qualified personnel and students, NAPHRO members create high value-add jobs that grow the knowledge economy.
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Innovation: NAPHRO members support health research and innovation capacity across Canada through traineeship awards and operating grants, through the administration of world-class peer review systems, and by funding and implementing the translation of knowledge into innovative health products, services, technologies and solutions.
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Collaboration: The alliance has successfully collaborated on and contributed to various joint initiatives, including strategies to better plan, implement and evaluate programs that require matching or partnership funds, understanding and communicating the value of research, measuring the impact of research and knowledge mobilization investments, and creating opportunities for mutual learning across the Canadian research ecosystem.