About the Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation (OVPRI)
The OVPRI sets the strategic direction and oversees the administration of the University of Ottawa’s research enterprise, including funding, equipment and facilities, international collaborations, partnerships and business development.
Sylvain Charbonneau
Vice-President, Research and Innovation
“The University of Ottawa is among Canada’s top universities in terms of research intensity. Our researchers are world leaders in photonics, vascular and cardiovascular health, brain and mental health, the Francophonie, public policy and social justice. With more than 20 research centres and institutes and more than 25 core facilities cutting across faculties and disciplines, the University and its affiliated hospital research institutes promote dynamic research collaboration and leverage Ottawa’s government laboratories, industry and policymakers. Our research is founded on excellence, relevance and impact and is conducted in the spirit of equity, diversity and inclusion.”
More about the Vice-President, Research and Innovation
- Senior advisor, Innovation and Business Development Strategy: Blair Patacairk
- Executive assistant: Brigitte Dubois
Martine Lagacé
Associate Vice-President, Research Promotion and Development
- University of Ottawa Press
- Communications and Marketing, Research and Innovation
- Research, Prizes and Awards
- Research Centres and Institutes
- Public policy
- Administrator, France-Canada Research Fund: Clotilde Ribault
- Executive advisor: France Goulet
- Executive assistant: Valérie Savard
Guy Levesque
Associate Vice-President, Innovation, Partnerships and Entrepreneurship
- Innovation Support Services
- Kanata North campus
- Ottawa Health Innovation Hub
- Institutional National Initiatives
- Administrator, France-Canada Innovation Platform: Clotilde Ribault
- Executive advisor: Sean Geddes
- Executive assistant: Brigitte Bénazet
Mohamad Nasser-Eddine
Associate Vice-President, Research Support and Infrastructure
Terry Campbell
Assistant Vice-President, Research Services
Philippe G. Merle
Director and Chief of Staff
- Finance and budgets: Matthew Heatherington
- Executive assistant: Cédric Maurer
Connect with us
Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation
Tabaret Hall
550 Cumberland St
Room 246
Ottawa, ON, Canada
K1N 6N5
Tel.: 613-562-5270
[email protected]
