Quebec Philanthropist Donates $50M to Polytechnique Montréal to create disruptive innovation hub

Quebec philanthropist Pierre Lassonde is donating $50 million to Polytechnique Montréal to establish an institute for disruptive innovation. Emphasizing the need for homegrown talent, he cites Canada’s shifting economic ties with the US Lassonde envisions the institute as a hub for research, fostering technological advancements and collaboration among students, researchers, and industry experts.

​Quebec philanthropist Pierre Lassonde is donating $50 million to Polytechnique Montréal to establish an institute for disruptive innovation. Emphasizing the need for homegrown talent, he cites Canada’s shifting economic ties with the US Lassonde envisions the institute as a hub for research, fostering technological advancements and collaboration among students, researchers, and industry experts. Quebec philanthropist Pierre Lassonde is donating $50 million to Polytechnique Montréal to establish an institute for disruptive innovation. Emphasizing the need for homegrown talent, he cites Canada’s shifting economic ties with the US Lassonde envisions the institute as a hub for research, fostering technological advancements and collaboration among students, researchers, and industry experts.