/R E P E A T -- Major funding of over $ 200 M for research and innovation in Montreal/

MONTREAL, Sept. 2, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - A major announcement regarding research and innovation funding in Montreal will take place

Tuesday, September 6^th on the Université de Montréal campus, with the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, Marc Miller, MP for Ville-Marie-Le Sud-Ouest-Îles-des-Soeurs and representatives from universities and the scientific community.

The funding comes from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund to strategically invest in areas that create long-term economic advantages for Canada.

WHO	Université de Montréal, McGill University, Polytechnique Montréal and HEC Montréal
WHAT	Canada First Research Excellence Fund Announcement
WHEN	Tuesday, September 6^th, 11 AM
WHERE	Université de Montréal Hall d'honneur, Roger-Gaudry building 2900, Boulevard Édouard-Montpetit, Montréal

SOURCE Université de Montréal

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Geneviève O'Meara, Conseillère principale, relations avec les médias, Université de Montréal, 514 343-7704; [email protected]; Chris Chipello, Media Relations, Université McGill, 514 398-4201, [email protected]; Annie Touchette, Conseillère principale, Polytechnique Montréal, 514 231-8133, [email protected]; Julie Lajoye, Conseillère en relations avec les médias, HEC Montréal, 514 340-7320, [email protected]