WHAT IS THE RESEARCH INNOVATION COUNCIL?
The Research Innovation Council (RIC) is a group of visionary business and community leaders who see the value and potential of medical research to advance health care, and want to jumpstart the next big medical breakthrough especially in areas traditionally overlooked by funding agencies. There's no better place to put that support than at St. Michael's Hospital and Providence Healthcare, a global powerhouse in medical research, education and patient care.
RIC is a donor experience unlike any other. When you join RIC, you become part of a group that gets an insider's view on research.
HERE’S WHAT RIC MEMBERS HAVE MADE POSSIBLE SO FAR.
RIC IMPACT REPORT DIGITALRIC MEMBERS
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Gwen Harvey, Co-Chair
John Hunkin, Co-Chair
Melissa Martin, Co-Chair
Rose Baker
Chris Bass
Jill Burgin
Marian Carter
Tony Cesta
Bert Knorr
Flora Knorr
George Longo
Jeff Lozon
Joe Mazzocco
John McCartney
Wes McComb
Alayne Metrick
Sally Morris
Mary Mullen
Eamon Ryan
Hari Sambasivam
John Spina
Diane Stevenson
WHY INVEST HERE?
This is your chance to impact some of the toughest and most urgent health issues with an investment of $10,000 per year over 5 years ($50,000).
WHAT YOU GET FROM YOUR 5-YEAR INVESTMENT.
- A 5-year membership on the Research Innovation Council
- A seat at the annual Investment Meeting, where the Council decides together which project will receive funding
- Opportunities to hear and learn directly from our research leaders
- A chance to introduce people in your own network to the thrilling world of research by inviting them to Angels Den, our high-profile — and now Canada's hottest — medical research competition
- An exclusive meeting with the winners of Angels Den
- RIC meeting with the winners of Angels Den each year
- Insider bulletins about impactful research advances
JOIN
For more information about joining the Research Innovation Council, please contact Chanel Chada.
Chanel ChadaIT ALL BEGAN WITH ANGELS DEN
From a tiny classroom at St. Michael's Hospital, to a full house at Koerner Hall, to a streamed edition whose online viewers in 2021 numbered over 6,700 — Angels Den is, unequivocally, Canada’s most popular medical research competition.
Each year, six teams of top scientists pitch their game-changing research to a panel of celebrity judges. At stake? Half-a-million dollars in critical funding and a chance to take home two of the top medical prizes in the country.
To learn more about Angels Den click here.