News Archives 2006

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October 24, 2006, Ottawa - New source of funds for enviro companies

Ottawa-based research funding company Precarn Inc., the Ontario Centre for Environmental Technology Advancement and the Ontario Centres of Excellence Inc. are partnering to fund R&D by small- and medium-sized environmental companies in Ontario.

October 4, 2006, London - Medtrode Inc. Wins Award as Most Promising Neurotechnology Startup

London, ON-based Medtrode Inc. received the 2006 Gold Electrode Award as the most promising start-up firm in the neurotechnology industry at this year's Neurotech Leaders Forum held in San Francisco on September 28-29, 2006.

October 4, 2006, Toronto - McGuinty Government Supporting Start-up Technology Companies

The McGuinty government is funding the creation and expansion of angel investor networks that will help Ontario's leading-edge start-up companies grow and succeed, Premier and Minister of Research and Innovation Dalton McGuinty announced today.

September 29, 2006, Toronto - OCE streamlines program offerings and teams with MaRS to deliver province's new Market Readiness Program

The Ontario Centre of Excellence (OCE) has unveiled a new uniform program structure across its five research centres and has been given an enhanced mandate to help deliver the provincial government's new $46-million Market Readiness Program (MRP).

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September 25, 2006, Toronto - Life Time Achievement Award Goes to OCE Researcher

Dr. Brian Wilson (University of Toronto), a long-long OCE researcher, has been recognized for his extraordinary pioneering contributions to the translation of optical technologies from blackboard to benchtop to bedside with a Life Time Achievement Award at the fifth Inter-Institute Workshop on Diagnostic Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy on September 25th.

September 28, 2006, Ottawa - Ottawa inventors have a bright idea

A Canadian company whose financial backers include the federal government and energy giant EnCana Corp. is on a quest to develop the world's best light bulb.

June, 2006, Ottawa - Premier Announces New Innovation Fund

The Ministry of Research and Innovation recently announced a new fund designed to help innovative companies develop cutting-edge technologies that will strengthen Ontario's economic advantage and provide high-value jobs for the future.

June, 2006, Toronto - Inspire the Next Generation of Materials Researchers

Through its Advance Materials Initiative, the Ontario Science Centre (OSC) is looking for new material - literally. OSC has put out the call for advanced materials that will inspire their visitors and provoke inquiry and experimentation.

May, 2006, Toronto - OCE Sponsors Competition for Entrepreneurial Researchers

Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) Inc. is a proud sponsor of the Entrepreneurship 101 For Researchers: Up-Start Competition.

March 9, 2006, Toronto - OCE-supported Panel Issues Report on Sustainable Water Well Infrastructure

The Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) Inc. hosted the release of the Sustainable Water Well Infrastructure (SWWI) Expert Panel report entitled: "Water Well Sustainability in Ontario".

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