Quebec City and Montreal, April 22, 2024 – INO, Canada’s leading center of expertise in industrial optics-photonics, and the Centre de recherche informatique de Montréal (CRIM), a leading center of expertise in applied artificial intelligence, have signed a collaboration agreement to accelerate the implementation of artificial intelligence in business, notably through the use of synthetic data.
Training an artificial intelligence (AI)-based model to automate decision-making in an industrial context can be a complex exercise, particularly for SMEs just beginning to integrate AI into their operations. INO’s achievements in high-performance intelligent optical sensors for taking reliable and representative measurements, combined with CRIM’s expertise in machine learning, processing and predictive data generation, will make it easier for companies in many sectors (healthcare, environment, transportation, aerospace, agrifood, information technology, financial services and manufacturing) to harness the power of artificial intelligence.
Boundless application potential
Artificial intelligence models can, among other things, perform predictive maintenance and reduce assembly line downtime, help a medical professional make a diagnosis, speed up drug discovery and, more generally, achieve in days or minutes what would have taken years to accomplish using traditional means. The pace of change is rapid, and companies will benefit from this partnership between INO and CRIM to position themselves in the national market and on the international stage, as major corporations invest heavily in the development of AI-based technologies.
A first collaboration in the medical field
The recent pandemic and the supply difficulties it caused illustrated the importance of rapidly developing vaccines and various therapeutic and diagnostic tools on a large scale. These are often developed in bioreactors, for which INO has developed an innovative intelligent optical monitoring technique to monitor cell cultures and optimize process yields. Since it would be difficult and costly to build a database that would take into account all production contexts, the subject is ideal for the generation of synthetic data and analysis models based on artificial intelligence.
Artificial intelligence tools for improving drug production methods have great potential for deployment in the Quebec and Canadian biomanufacturing markets.
This collaboration will demonstrate the complementary roles of INO and CRIM in accelerating the adoption of artificial intelligence in a growing number of companies operating in forward-looking sectors,” explained Alain Chandonnet, President and CEO of INO, and Françoys Labonté, President and CEO of CRIM. “Our collaboration and the pooling of our expertise for the benefit of innovative companies should intensify”, they added.
About INO
As Canada’s leading center of expertise in industrial optics-photonics, INO creates and develops custom solutions to meet the needs of Quebec and Canadian companies in a wide range of industries. A leader in high technology, INO has implemented over 7,000 solutions, carried out 77 technology transfers and contributed to the creation of 35 new companies, employing over 2,000 people. INO’s activities are made possible by the ongoing collaboration of the Ministère de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et de l’Énergie, and Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions. www.ino.ca
About the Centre de recherche informatique de Montréal (CRIM)
The Centre de recherche informatique de Montréal (CRIM) is a catalyst for digital innovation that aims to improve the performance and competitiveness of companies and organizations through the development and integration of advanced technologies, while promoting the transfer and exploitation of specialized knowledge, particularly in artificial intelligence, to accelerate their development. CRIM’s teams work in several areas of expertise, including machine learning, computer vision, speech recognition, automatic natural language processing, data science and trusted artificial intelligence. CRIM is a non-profit organization whose activities are in line with the policies of the Ministère de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et de l’Énergie, its main financial partner.
Sources:
Mathieu Bilodeau, Communications Manager
INO
Cell. 418 580-7701
E-mail: mathieu.bilodeau@ino.ca
Mathieu Barreau, Director – Business, Communications and Partnerships
CRIM
Cell. Tel.: 438 337-3655
E-mail: mathieu.barreau@crim.ca
