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Founding Partners

ICORD was created through a founding partnership between the Rick Hansen Man in Motion Foundation, the University of British Columbia, and Vancouver Coastal Health (Research Institute).

Affiliated Institutions

ICORD's membership base includes SCI researchers from UBC, Vancouver General Hospital , GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre, Simon Fraser University, the Neil Squire Society, the British Columbia Institute of Technology, the University of Victoria and the University of Northern British Columbia.

Community Partners

ICORD values its partnership with a number of valuable and dedicated community organizations, including:

  • SCI Solutions Alliance
  • BC Paraplegic Associaiton
  • BC Wheelchair Sports Association
  • BC Wheelchair Basketball Society
  • Disability Foundation
  • Neil Squire Society
  • Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
  • Disability Health Research Network

    Funding Sources

    Direct funding for the Blusson Pavilion has been provided by:

    • Canada Foundation for Innovation: $ 12.9 million
    • BC Knowledge Development Fund: $ 12.9 million
    • University of British Columbia: $ 8.1 million
    • Rick Hansen Foundation $ 8.7 million
    • Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) $ 2.0 million
    • VCH Research Institute $ 330,000

    ICORD's research endowment's now total over $18 million. Interest earned on these permanent endowments funds key research, retains vital research talent, and helps sustain ICORD's research programs.

    • John & Penny Ryan BC Leadership Chair in Spinal Cord Injury Research (held by Dr. John Steeves, Professor and Director of ICORD) = $6 million
    • BC Neurotrauma Professorship Endowment (RHF; held by Dr. Matt Ramer) = $2 million
    • Rick Hansen Spinal Cord Endowment (includes Rick Hansen Man in Motion Chair in SCI Research held by Dr. Wolfram Tetzlaff) = $4 million
    • Cordula & Günter Paetzold Endowed Chair in Clinical Spinal Cord Research (held by Dr. Marcel Dvorak) = $3 million
    • Spinal Cord Rehabilitation Endowed Chair (held by Dr. Armin Curt) = $3 million
    • ICORD Trainee Endowment = $30,000



    • Founding Partners Supported by the Rick Hansen Foundation Supported by the University of British Columbia Supported by the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute