Creation of the Robarts Research Institute

Founded by Dr. Henry Barnett and Dr. Calvin Stiller in 1986, the Robarts Research Institute at the University of Western Ontario is a nonprofit research facility focused on enhancing medical science and developing treatments to help people suffering from debilitating diseases. Currently, there are over 600 staff members that are scientists, physicians, engineers, biologists, and physicists. Although the institute is managed privately, the researchers are affiliated with university-based clinical programs. The Robarts Research Institute collaborates with 20 research facilities around the world. The institute has a remarkable rate of 150 publications ...