Media Releases 2008

November 10, 2008 - OCE Fellowship Launches New Business Ventures

TORONTO - Thanks to an Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) fellowship, two inventors are closer than ever to realizing their dreams. One has developed a lab extraction system that could revolutionize the billion-dollar pharmaceutical and food industries, while the other has designed a game changing control device that will significantly reduce vibration and noise pollution from helicopters and wind turbines.

November 6, 2008 - Ontario Centres of Excellence hosts Atikokan Bio-energy Research Centre

THUNDER BAY - Researchers, students, and local, provincial and federal government officials will gather at the Ontario Power Generation's (OPG) Atikokan Station today for the first annual progress review of the Atikokan Bio-Energy Research Centre (ABRC).

October 22, 2008 - OCE Honours Young Canadian Innovators

TORONTO - The Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) Inc. is pleased to announce Shad Valley Calgary, a team of 40 gifted high school students, is the winner of OCE's Best Application of Theme Award, presented at last week's prestigious 11th annual RBC/Shad Valley Entrepreneurship Cup ceremony in Waterloo.

October 20, 2008 - Prominent Industry Leaders Join OCE Board of Directors

The Ontario Centres of Excellence welcomes the election at its recent Annual General Meeting of two prominent industry leaders to its Board of Directors: Dr. Jayson Myers, President, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters and Dr. Hadi Mahabadi, Vice President and Director, Xerox Research Centre of Canada.

September 26, 2008 - OCE helps launch 38 technology start-ups

TORONTO - The Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) Inc. reported at yesterday's annual general meeting that it supported the launch of 38 technology companies in 2007-08, a 100 per cent increase over the previous year. OCE also announced $450 million in follow-on investments to its portfolio of 126 spin-off firms to date. Through its extensive network of outstanding partners, people, and programs, OCE played a critical role in moving innovation from the minds of researchers into the market.

September 23, 2008 - LED advances make this the time for signs

Advances in materials used in LEDs are now making them a brilliant choice for all displays, even replacing the famous neon lights of Broadway. To discover how bright the future is for LED signage, plan to attend the LIGHTSHIFT: LED Solutions Mean Business forum in Toronto

May 5, 2008 - Ontario technologies triumph at Discovery 08

More than 1,500 of Ontario's top scientists, investors, researchers, business leaders and entrepreneurs will exchange ideas and showcase their inventions at Discovery 08, Canada's premier innovation and commercialization conference.

April 30, 2008 - OCE receives prestigious Alouette Award for second consecutive year

The Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute (CASI) awarded its 2008 Alouette Award to a team that includes the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) for an ingenious way of star gazing that could unlock some of the universe's biggest mysteries.

February 11, 2008 - Ontario Centres of Excellence Injects $28 Million into Breakthrough Clean Energy Technologies

Major investment in groundbreaking clean energy technologies promises to reshape the way Ontarians use and think about energy.

February 1, 2008 - OCE cultivates future space exploration with University of Guelph's 'Martian Garden'

The Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) is helping Ontario universities reach new heights in the field of international space exploration - as high as 56,000 kilometres.

January 31, 2008 - Ontario's growing medical and assistive technologies industry just got connected

A new online map that successfully charts Ontario's Medical and Assistive Technologies (MAT) sector has the potential to serve as an invaluable tool for Ontario companies, researchers and support organizations across this industry.

January 2, 2008 - OCE gives CPRGlove a helping hand to gain market viability

having gained credibility through positive articles in leading North American magazines, Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) is now giving the CPRGlove marketability.