On February 11, IRBV researcher Mohamed Hijri was a special guest at the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa, on invitation by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). At a ceremony entitled “From Research to Innovation to Enterprise”, hosted by the Honourable Kelvin K. Ogilvie, Senator, five researchers and their partners in industry presented their research projects. Mohamed Hijri’s investigation of soil fungi was one of the featured projects. These collaborative efforts have resulted in the development of products and technologies that allow Canadian businesses to compete in the global marketplace, while creating jobs at home (view PDF).