In 1998, the University received the
Friesen-Rygiel award from the Medical Research Council of
Canada in recognition of its efforts to transfer
discoveries by its researchers to the private sector.
Université Laval shares the vision of the
creators of this prestigious award&emdash;that
universities must play a strategic role in promoting
technology transfer and forging industrial
partnerships.
In fact, Laval was one of the first universities in
Canada to include technology transfer in its mission
statement.
