# About MeRC

> About the McMaster eBusiness Research Centre: founded in 2000 at DeGroote, its AIC Wing labs, research expertise, funding sources and ORNEC membership.

Page URL: https://merc-mcmaster.ca/about-us/

McMaster University established MeRC in 2000 within the DeGroote School of Business. Its brief: leadership and infrastructure for eBusiness research with academic and industry partners.

## Facilities

- Location: AIC Wing, DeGroote School of Business, Hamilton, Ontario.
- Usability labs, research and teaching labs, decision centres, a PhD centre.

## Expertise

Mobile commerce, eHealth, portals, identity theft, online negotiation, supply chains, interface design, trust and privacy, eLearning, knowledge and change management.

## Support

Funding came from DeGroote, McMaster, corporate partners, memberships, donations and grants such as ORNEC.

- [Director's Message](https://merc-mcmaster.ca/about-us/director-s-message/): Signed by Dr. Khaled Hassanein.
- [Mission](https://merc-mcmaster.ca/about-us/mission/)
- [People](https://merc-mcmaster.ca/about-us/people/): Twenty affiliated faculty in 2009.
- [Industry Partners](https://merc-mcmaster.ca/about-us/industry/)