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U of T receives $200-million grant to support Acceleration Consortium's ‘self-driving labs’ research

The University of Toronto's Acceleration Consortium has been awarded a $200-million grant from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF) to revolutionize the speed and impact of scientific discovery.

Experts say $200-million grant awarded to U of T will drive ‘big science’ via the Acceleration Consortium

Leaders and researchers from U of T and Acceleration Consortium spoke with U of T News about the impact the CFREF funding – the largest federal research grant ever awarded to a Canadian university – will have on the consortium’s game-changing work and unique model of cross-sector collaboration.

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