Media Releases 2007

December 28, 2007 - Electrical engineers award OCE for sparking research/industry connections

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) recognized Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) for doing something engineers are famous for - building bridges.

December 28, 2007 - OCE sponsors robotic invasion at Ontario Science Centre - Jan.5/08

With the support of the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE), the Ontario Science Centre will host the Canadian launch of the 2008 FIRST Robotics Competition - an international contest that gives high school students the chance to show their mettle.

December 11, 2007 - Ontario-based geological technology to unearth Mars' mystery

A University of Guelph physics professor believes that studying clay samples on Mars might be the key to unlocking the mystery of the planet's past water activity.

October 1, 2007 - Finding the right equation for the business of innovation

Ontario Centres of Excellence reports 200% investment leverage during a year of strong results.

October 1, 2007 - Ontario Centres of Excellence research partner Dr. En-hui Yang wins national innovation award

Advanced mathematical formula solves critical issue in digital data compression.

September 26, 2007 - Innovation can build bridges

Ontario Centres of Excellence Fellowship awarded to Carlos de Oliveira.

July 3, 2007 - Energy Optimization Equals Energy Efficiency

Ontario industry is one step closer to being more energy efficient with the launch of a new course designed to give professional engineers critical skills in energy management.

June 21, 2007 - OCE Builds Competitive Advantage through Ontario's Next Generation of Technology Sector Talent

Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) Inc. is proud to announce the first wave of talented students graduating from OCE's Value-Added Personnel (VAP) initiative.

June 18, 2007 - Ontario Centres of Excellence Backs a Winner: Distil Interactive

Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) Inc. is pleased to announce that Distil Interactive (formerly i2Learning) of Ottawa, a leading developer of new media platforms, has received a $2.2 million investment from GrowthWorks Canadian Fund.

June 14, 2007 - Ontario's Innovative Health Technology Businesses Get Boost from Strategic Partnership

A three-way collaboration between the Health Technology Exchange (htx.ca), National Research Council Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP), and Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) Inc. is stimulating growth in Ontario's medical and assistive technologies industry.

June 1, 2007 - Photonics Week in Ottawa June 3rd - 7th, 2007

Ottawa, June 1 - Ottawa Mayor Larry O'Brien proclaimed June 3rd to June 7th "Photonics Week in Ottawa." Ontario is a recognized leader in photonics, and Photonics Week in Ottawa celebrates the resurgence of photonics as a central technology for telecom, biotechnology, infrastructure and more.

May 5, 2007 - Ontario Centres of Excellence and the Catalan Institute of Photonic Sciences collaborate to commercialize leading-edge photonics research

Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) Inc. has set the stage for joint technical, scientific and technology transfer activities with the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) in Catalonia, Spain.

April, 26, 2007 - Innovation Communication: Ontario Centres of Excellence Invites Students to Report on Ontario's Hottest Research

An expert in forging collaborations across disciplines, Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) today announced a roster of six communications students to cover its upcoming conference Discovery 2007: TO NEXT

April, 26, 2007 - Tomatosphere: 'Seeds from Space' science program for schools wins Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute 2007 Alouette Award

The Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) - sponsored Tomatosphere Project, embraced by over 9,200 Canadian classrooms, has yielded a bumper crop of successes.

April, 26, 2007 - Brave New Ontario: Global innovation powerhouse converges under one roof at OCE Discovery 2007

Products we can barely dream of. Jobs so new, they haven't got a name yet. Economic prosperity exploding with growth and opportunity. The colonization of outer space. Better, earlier disease detection. Fibre optics so finely tuned they could prevent major structural disasters from ever happening. This is the Ontario happening right here, right now, at Discovery 2007:TO NEXT.

April, 23, 2007 - Ontario Power Authority invests $1 million to drive commercialization of energy technologies through an innovative partnership with Ontario Centres of Excellence

Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) Inc. and the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) announced today that they have entered into a two-year, $1 million partnership to support innovative research and development in energy in Ontario. The OPA and OCE share a vision of Ontario as a leader of innovation in energy.

April, 23, 2007 - Ontario Power Authority and Ontario Centres of Excellence Project Brief

Seven projects have been initiated to date through the Ontario Power Authority's partnership with Ontario Centres of Excellence.

April 5, 2007 - Ontario Centres of Excellence to invest $240,000 in the Innovation Synergy Centre in Markham to help drive economic prosperity by building stronger technology-based companies

Mark Romoff, President and CEO, Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) Inc., announced today that OCE and the Innovation Synergy Centre in Markham (ISCM) will collaborate to strengthen technology start-ups in the region. OCE will invest $120,000 in ISCM this year, with an additional $120,000 investment the following year.

March 31, 2007 - Bruce Power Hydrogen study secures important funding partner

Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) Inc. have joined Bruce Power in funding an innovative hydrogen study at the University of Waterloo.

March 22, 2007 - Ontario Centres of Excellence invests $200,000 in the Accelerator Centre to help drive economic prosperity in the Waterloo Region

At a special event today celebrating the first anniversary of the Accelerator Centre, Mark Romoff, President and CEO, Ontario Centres of Excellence, announced that OCE and the Accelerator Centre will collaborate to strengthen technology start-up companies in the Waterloo region.

March 6, 2007 - Ontario Centres of Excellence's Nicole Geneau Awarded Prestigious British Fellowship in Energy Studies

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) through the British Council welcomed professionals from over 140 countries to universities across the UK to participate in the FCO's Chevening Fellowship programme.