Made up of scientific, medical and professional specialists from academic and private sectors, the Research and Innovation Committee (CRI) advises the l’Institut national du sport du Québec on all issues related to its scientific and technical activities, whether ongoing or planned. The IRC also helps INS Québec achieve its goals of becoming and remaining the meeting place of high-performance sports research in Quebec and to shine on the Canadian and international scenes.

Appointed by the president and CEO of INS Québec, the members are chosen for their expertise (and not as representatives of their organizations). Participation in the projects of the IRC is voluntary. Designated persons remain members for at least two years. To address specific issues, other specialists can join the IRC, including people from abroad. The working sessions (held as needed, approximately four per year) are led by the director of sports sciences at INS Québec, who is accompanied by the medical director. Other staff members may attend CRI exchanges. Between meetings, INS Québec shares relevant information and can consult deferred members.

Members of the Research and Innovation Committee

• Mme Christiane Barette, MEDTEQ
• M. Mickaël Begon, Université de Montréal
• M. Louis Bherer, Institut de cardiologie de Montréal
• Mme Theresa Bianco, Université Concordia
• M. François Billaut, Université Laval
• Mme Geneviève Dutil, LX Sim
• M. Jean-Philippe Gagnon, Innovitech
• M. Éric Goulet, Université de Sherbrooke
• M. Jeff Haince, SOVAR
• Pierre Harvey, EKOGEN
• Mme Marielle Ledoux, Université de Montréal
• M. Stéphane Perreault, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
• M. Bernard Petiot, Cirque du Soleil
• M. Denis Rancourt, Université de Sherbrooke
• M. Pierre Sercia, Université du Québec à Montréal
• Dr Ian Shrier, Université McGill
• M. Jonathan Tremblay, Université de Montréal
• M. Maxime Trempe, Université Bishop’s
• M. Pierre Trudel, Université d’Ottawa