OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 08/20/08 -- On August 21, 2008, Dr. Eliot Phillipson, President and CEO of the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), will be joined by Fabian Manning, Member of Parliament for Avalon, in St. John's, to announce a major investment in cutting-edge infrastructure for large-scale, hospital-based research.

Date:        August 21, 2008
Time:        10 am (Newfoundland Daylight Time)
Location:    Memorial University of Newfoundland
             Faculte de medicine
             Auditorium principal
             Health Sciences Centre
             300, Prince Philip Drive

Following the announcement, there will be a photo opportunity and media availability. Broadcast quality visuals will be available onsite.

The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) is an independent corporation created by the Government of Canada to fund research infrastructure. The CFI's mandate is to strengthen the capacity of Canadian universities, colleges, research hospitals, and non-profit research institutions to carry out world-class research and technology development that benefits Canadians.