Guideline 2

BECOMING A LEADER IN RESEARCH

Québec’s advanced materials ecosystem is home to a wide range of world-class research centres and renowned experts. This guideline seeks to transform this competitive advantage into a lever of growth to help them seize the opportunities offered by the latest technological advances and the growing demand for sustainable materials. By adopting the best practices in research and collaboration, and by placing sustainability at the heart of its projects, Québec is positioning itself to become a world leader in this rapidly expanding field.

OBJECTIVE 2.1. To accelerate the development of new, sustainable materials and processes using digital technologies, including artificial intelligence and quantum technologies.

OBJECTIVE 2.2. To use the opportunities created by international agreements when promoting collaborative research.

OBJECTIVE 2.3. To use the research and development opportunities that come with large North American investments in energy, electronics, electric vehicles, and batteries.

OBJECTIVE 2.4. To apply the results of publicly funded research to advanced materials and processes.
OBJECTIVE 2.5. To help increase private research investments.
OBJECTIVE 2.6. To help position advanced materials companies at the forefront of standards.

Objective 2.1

OBJECTIVE 2.1

To accelerate the development of new, sustainable materials and processes using digital technologies, including artificial intelligence and quantum technologies.

Increase or maintain budgets allocated to programs that support business investments in new technologies, like artificial intelligence and quantum technologies.
– Sponsors: MEIE, MRNF and RSRI

Support the development of new materials with innovative properties and functionalities using tools like the Partenar-IA program and Scale-AI, as well as collaborations with organizations like IVADO, or programs like Quantum Technologies or PSO.
– Sponsor: PRIMA Québec
Advancement details:
Call for projets in artificial intelligence and quantum technologies open since November 2024 until April 8, 2025.
Update : January 13, 2025
  • Advancement for 2025

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100

Objective 2.2

OBJECTIVE 2.2

To use the opportunities created by international agreements when promoting collaborative research.

Raise awareness and support companies when responding to calls for projects while actively participating in consortia involving international agreements like the ERA.NET and Horizon Europe.
–Sponsor: PRIMA Québec

Advancement details:
Calls for projets to be announced.
Update : January 13, 2025
  • Advancement

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100

Objective 2.3

OBJECTIVE 2.3

To use the research and development opportunities that come with large North American investments in energy, electronics, electric vehicles, and batteries.

Work closely with innovation zones to support collaborative innovation projects involving advanced materials and processes.
– Sponsor: PRIMA Québec

To be announced

Contact large companies operating in Québec’s strategic sectors to define their specific needs and launch calls for projects and dedicated contests.
– Sponsors: PRIMA Québec, DistriQ, Technum Québec and Vallée de la Transition Énergétique

To be announced

Objective 2.4

OBJECTIVE 2.4

To apply the results of publicly funded research to advanced materials and processes.
To apply the results of publicly funded research to advanced materials and processes.Identify and promote patents involving the advanced materials and associated processes developed by public/parapublic research organizations in Québec and Canada.
– Sponsors: Axelys and ExplorerPI
Advancement details:
Axelys: Organization of a targeted event for companies wishing to enhance their portfolio – these companies have been identified.
ExplorerPI: Information sharing among the ecosystem – January 15 webinar announced on PRIMA distribution platforms.
Update : January 13, 2025
  • Advancement Axelys

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100

  • Advancement ExplorerPI for 2025

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100

Objective 2.5

OBJECTIVE 2.5

To help increase private research investments.

Maintain and increase calls for collaborative research projects based on the needs of private companies via Québec’s Sector-Based Industrial Research Clusters (RSRIs).
– Sponsor: RSRI

To be announced

Familiarize companies with the use cases and successful business models that have generated commercial spin-offs through private research investments.
– Sponsor: PRIMA Québec

Advancement details:
Success stories of PRIMA projects will be published following the annual report.
Update : January 13, 2025
  • Advancement

0

100

Objective 2.6

OBJECTIVE 2.6

To help position advanced materials companies at the forefront of standards.

Encourage companies and organizations at the forefront of advanced materials and associated processes to participate in standards committees at the Bureau de normalisation du Québec (BNQ) and the CSA Group to help align their research efforts with emerging standards.
– Sponsor: PRIMA Québec

Pending start

COLLABORATIVE R-D

Revolutionizing the cement industry with an electrified and CO2-free process

Developing a zero CO2 emission Portland cement production process using Pyrowave’s microwave technology and the expertise of the Université de Sherbrooke.

This project intends to electrify the process on an industrial scale, thereby replacing fossil fuels with renewable electricity while producing a pure CO2 gas that is ready for sequestration.

This microwave technology will produce a Portland cement that complies with Canadian standards, thus facilitating the industry’s adoption.

The project has already created interest within the industry; the Holcim Maqer Ventures accelerator selected the initiative to speed up its commercialization.

Would you like more information on Ambition 2035, or would you like to propose an action for the Roadmap?
Contact the PRIMA Québec team
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