The initial focus of the Centre will be on commercializing new technology discoveries related to the environment, natural resources and energy; health and related life sciences; and digital media.
Investment
Accelerator Fund
Providing eligible technology-based
start-ups with up to $500K in seed investment. More...
There comes a point where even optic systems hit the limit. Where
networks stretch to the breaking point. One company stands at the
gates – ideally positioned to turn the tide.
Picture a classroom filled with the possibilities of light. Where
students come to learn about a science so innovative, the textbooks
are still being written.
According to the Canadian Cancer Society, 38% of Canadian women
and 44% of Canadian men will develop cancer during their lifetimes,
and approximately one out of every four Canadians will die from
cancer. But what if technology could improve those odds?
Researchers at the University of Toronto, in an OCE-supported
collaboration with UHN’s Laboratory for Applied Biophotonics, are
giving dental patients something to smile about.
Together with OCE, University of Toronto professor Andreas Mandelis
and Dr. Stephen Abrams are now working to develop a technology
that may just move the dental profession from a surgical practice
to a preventative one.
2008
May 11-12, 2009, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario
