OCE IN THE NEWShttp://www.oce-ontario.orgThe Peterborough-Kawartha Lakes-Haliburton-Northumberland answer to the Dragon's Den returns next spring, when the Workforce Development Board brings the Bear's Lair back for a second year.http://www.northumberlandtoday.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3371857Vigen Nazarian has borne a cross ever since he immigrated from Iran 30 years ago, His name is difficult to pronounce.http://www.therecord.com/news/business/article/626041--antvibes-takes-guesswork-out-of-name-pronunciationIt will all come down to the best pitch and the perfect sell as area entrepreneurs get ready for the second annual Bears' Lair Entrepreneurial Competition.http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3370763The Ontario Centres of Excellence gave the Martin Walmsley Fellowship for Technological Entrepreneurship award, totalling $50,000, to Innovative Processing Technologies Inc. The one-year fellowship supports Ibraheem Khan's company's application of multiple-memory material (MMM). http://www.electroiq.com/articles/stm/2011/11/multiple-memory-material-garners-ontario-entrepreneurship-award.htmlA passion for creating a business in unmanned flying aerial vehicles that involved key partnerships with university researchers and other Ontario corporations to advance the research, development and commercialization of a new technology, has garnered the team at Aeryon Labs Inc. the prestigious Ontario Centres of Excellence 2011 Mind to Market Award. http://www.exchangemagazine.com/morningpost/2011/week45/Wednesday/110911.htmA passion for creating a business in unmanned flying aerial vehicles that involved key partnerships with university researchers and other Ontario corporations to advance the research, development and commercialization of a new technology, has garnered the team at Aeryon Labs Inc. the prestigious Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) 2011 Mind to Market Award.http://www.aeryon.com/news/pressreleases/298-oce2011.htmlPlantForm Corporation and the University of Guelph have been jointly named a finalist for the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) 2011 Mind to Market Award.http://www.plantformcorp.com/file.aspx?id=7ef2d7d8-fc45-4961-86a1-bbaf7ffe20d3Communications Program students Wen Li, Ye Chi and Louel Abastillas won best project honours from the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) Connections program for their work with BOOM Studio.http://occit.org/collegenews/articles/connectionsprogramaward.html?page=8When it comes to movies, forget about popped kernels of corn, and start thinking about Popcorn.js, a new way for web filmmakers to create videos with innovative interactive components. http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/-Popcorn-movie-takes-whole-cnw-3025864212.html?x=0The Accelerator for Commercialization Excellence (ACE) is a unique partnership between the Centre for Commercialization of Research (CCR), the University of Waterloo (UW), and the Accelerator Centre.http://www.nce-rce.gc.ca/ReportsPublications-RapportsPublications/ExcelleNCENewsletter-BulletinExcellence/v2_i2/CCR_eng.aspHow do you solve a problem such as landfill? Air. An aerobic landfill technology has been proposed to help speed up the decomposition of the former Sabiston landfill site in Thornhill, at John Street and Don Mills Road. http://www.yorkregion.com/news/article/1236995--aerobic-landfill-proposed-in-thornhillWhen people say that academics make the world's worst businessmen, Alan Darlington can understand where they're coming from.http://tommytoy.typepad.com/tommy-toy-pbt-consultin/2011/11/when-people-say-that-academics-make-the-worlds-worst-businessmen-alan-darlington-can-understand-where-theyre-coming.htmlOnce you first notice them, you start to see them everywhere. Small black and white grids, of seemingly random squares, QR codes are increasingly adorning newspapers, posters, signs and other everyday products.http://www1.carleton.ca/graduate/2011/carleton-entrepreneur-makes-his-mark-on-real-and-virtual-worldsCities face tough decisions when trying to encourage economic development, whether it's deciding how best to develop an old stadium site or weighting strategies to encourage new businesses on a declining main street.http://www1.carleton.ca/graduate/2011/1385For most occasional observers of the algal scene, the focus generally follows on major players such as Sapphire Energy, Algenol, Solix Technologies, Phycal, and Aurora Algae.http://biofuelsdigest.com/bdigest/2011/10/25/algae-trek-the-next-generation/Improving the understanding of the affect of contaminant, such as snow and ice, on aircraft braking performance is of keen interest to our industry stakeholders and they are working hard, together, to do something about this global challenge.http://www.team-eagle.ca/braking-availability-tester/While there will no doubt be the occasional post that will still fall into the Commercialization Ecosystem category, today marks the official end of this series with which we launched our new blog back in February.http://blogs.itbusiness.ca/2011/10/30-considerations-for-getting-tech-to-market-part-iii/New businesses are frequently missing out on funding and educational opportunities that are meant to help them succeed.http://www.innisfilscope.com/news/2011-10-19/News/Giving_businesses_some_success_tips.htmlIt's always a pleasure to share stories about how technology can change someone's life for the better. This story is truly inspiring and completely blew me away.http://www.techvibes.com/blog/toronto-startup-komodo-openlab-helps-people-with-mobility-impairments-to-access-smartphones-2011-10-18As stereoscopic 3D becomes a more standardized feature in HDTVs, desktop displays and handheld devices, it's presenting new opportunities for content developers.http://www.mediacastermagazine.com/news/3d-innovators-gather-at-x-summit-for-content-development-research-session/1000630743/A week after Forbes Magazine rated Canada as the world's top country for business, the Ontario Food Cluster is bringing its business investment and innovation message to Anuga 2011 in Cologne, Germany.http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/healthy-chocolate-ontario-food-cluster-tastes-trade-investment-potential-with-150000-1571264.htmA new study out of York University finds that music-based cognitive training offers dramatic benefits for young children, including improved verbal intelligence.http://health.blog.yorku.ca/2011/10/05/york-study-finds-music-based-training-improves-preschoolers-verbal-iq-2/Ottawa-based IPeak Networks has developed a patented software product that brings MPLS-like performance and quality to uncontrolled networks.http://www.creativeeconomycapital.com/home/2011/10/4/ipeak-networks-turns-the-internet-into-a-premium-network-for.htmlAccess to credit remains a challenge for many businesses, but government grants are playing an even bigger role in helping Canadian firms expand and hire more staff.http://business.financialpost.com/2011/10/03/tapping-public-funds/Ontario Centres of Excellence has designed a program called Market Readiness to support the development of commercial applications for technology manufactured within Ontario's universities, colleges and research hospitals.http://www.businessinsider.com/market-readiness-grant-commercializes-innovations-2011-9Josh works in technology entrepreneurship and innovation. He has been lucky enough to identify his passion and commitment to this industry in Canada and internationally. http://www.sandbox-network.com/meet-a-sandboxer/meet-a-sandboxer-josh-wright/Why Canada still has an average track record in commercializing innovation is a question that continues to vex. We know we have the talent, so what issues are holding us back and where do we go from here?http://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/design-engineering/case-studies/fixing-canadas-innovation-track-record-42642A new local program that aims to foster entrepreneurship among young people has received $1 million from the Ontario Centres of Excellence.http://www1.carleton.ca/newsroom/news-releases/ottawa-post-secondary-schools-launch-ottawa-young-entrepreneurs-program/Barrie's gShift Labs is receiving $1.6 million in prestigious venture capital today.http://www.simcoe.com/news/article/1082065--company-scores-1-6-million-in-investmentAs rebel forces in Libya continue trading fire with forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, Canadian technology in the form of a drone is helping them learn where to shoot.http://www.nationalpost.com/news/Waterloo+built+drones+helping+rebel+cause/5297808/story.htmlAs rebel forces in Libya continue firing rounds at the headquarters of embattled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, Canadian technology is helping them know where to shoot.http://www.financialpost.com/news/Libyan+rebels+using+Canadian+made+reconnaissance+drone/5294954/story.htmlTo see more images, please use the link.http://www.aeryon.com/news/pressreleases/271-libyanrebels.htmlJeremy Friedberg is a physicist with a 3D vision of what learning should be. He's also an entrepreneur, who is dedicating his career to turning science education into something that speaks to senior level students in their own language. http://www.financialpost.com/m/blog.html?b=business.financialpost.com/2011/08/16/soaking-up-science&s=OpinionRobotic rovers built by students at two Canadian universities pulled through some tense moments as they explored a Mars-like landscape as part of an international competition.http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/06/03/technology-mars-rover-york-waterloo.htmlToronto's York University placed second in an international competition to see who could best build and use a robotic rover on a Mars-like landscape.http://ca.news.yahoo.com/york-university-places-2nd-mars-rover-contest-000604828.htmlIP Osgoode has partnered with Ontario Centres of Excellence's (OCE) Centre for Commercialization of Research (CCR) to create a unique intellectual property (IP) clinical program that will match Osgoode law students with OCE-supported companies to help them secure and protect their IP en route to commercial success.http://news.yorku.ca/2011/06/03/ip-osgoode-and-ontario-centres-of-excellence-oce-create-groundbreaking-ip-clinical-program/What do you get when you cross a mass spectrometer with flow cytometry? Though it sounds like a joke that one scientist might tell another, it's a real question posed by a group of researchers led by Scott Tanner of chemistry. http://www.research.utoronto.ca/stories/u-of-t-spinoff-poised-to-revolutionize-our-understanding-of-disease/If all goes to pla,, Carleton will have a new residence hand-built by students in a couple of years. The difference is, it won't be a dormitory. It will instead be a demonstration of just how far energy-efficient technologies can go. http://www.obj.ca/Real-Estate/Residential/2011-04-25/article-2453432/Building-a-better-house-%26hellip%3B-on-campus/1Knowledge-based entrepreneurs across Eastern Ontario can now take advantage of a new Regional Innovation Centre backed by The Ministry of Research and Innovation (MRI) with a minimum of $2.25 million of funding over the next three years. http://www.emckanata.ca/20110421/news/OCRI+investment,+commercialization+success+draws+$2.25+million+for+new+Regional+Innovation+CentreYou would have to be living under a rock not to have heard about the billions in venture capital flooding into the Valley. Venture firms raised over $60 billion in Q1 2011 alone.http://francis-moran.com/index.php/tag/ontario-centres-of-excellence/Xogen Technologies is expecting its new wastewater treatment pilot plant will generate a flood of interest.http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/April2011/14/c4223.htmlRenix Inc., a London-based organization commercializing the world's first uninterrupted continuous ion exchange technology, has announced that it has raised $650,000 in start-up investment funding.http://www.techalliance.ca/funding-support-renix-inc-commercialization-innovative-uninterrupted-ion-exchange-technologyKnowledge-based entrepreneurs across Eastern Ontario can now take advantage of a new Regional Innovation Centre backed by The Ministry of Research and Innovation (MRI) with a minimum of $2.25 million of funding over the next three years. http://news.ocri.ca/news-releases/2011/03/ocri-investment-and-commercialization-success-draws-2-25-million-for-new-regional-innovation-centre-serving-all-of-eastern-ontario/Cineflow has raised $1 million in new investment capital and received orders worth more than $500,000 for its digital cinema workflow systems.http://www.guelphmercury.com/news/business/article/497486--digital-cinema-startup-attracts-1m-in-capital Continuous innovation leads to over three decades of world-leading wastewater management.http://www.mri.gov.on.ca/english/ontario_innovates/trojan.aspA University of Western Ontario spin-off is helping surgeons practise to make perfect.http://www.mri.gov.on.ca/english/ontario_innovates/lifelike.aspOntario universities, game developers and associations to bolster S-3D game development.http://www.uoit.ca/EN/main2/about/news_events/news_archives/news_releases/2011/20110303_2.htmlIndia is facing tremendous problems with water management, pollution abatement and infrastructure renewal and it is turning to Canada and Israel for solutions. http://www.cjnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20878&Itemid=86An engineering researcher and his colleagues are working with a Toronto firm on a plan that could see hundreds of marine salvage bags anchored at the bottom of Lake Ontario to store excess energy generated by the province's growing number of wind turbines. http://web4.uwindsor.ca/units/pac/nvdailynews/nvdn.nsf/ba/685302402B294A658525780E0073FA82A research network developing Canadian-invented bioactive paper that can detect and ward off life-threatening bacteria and viruses such as E-coli and SARS has received $7.5 million from the federal government to help bring its products to market. http://www.exchangemagazine.com/morningpost/2011/week7/Monday/021401.htmAnyone who has ever tried to navigate a foreign airport or transit system knows how daunting it can be. And for those with special needs, the challenges are magnified. http://www.mri.gov.on.ca/english/ontario_innovates/flybits.aspDrilling and filling cavities could soon be a thing of the past thanks to revolutionary new technology developed by Toronto dentist Stephen Abrams and U of T engineer Andreas Mandelis. http://www.mri.gov.on.ca/english/ontario_innovates/quantum.aspIn Darwin, in Australia's remote Northern Territory, a large diesel generator powers a remote mine site. The generator is about 40 per cent efficient, meaning three-fifths of its energy is wasted as heat. http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2011/01/13/f-waste-heat-thermal-energy.htmlImagine providing a senior with the chance to live independently for much longer.http://www.mri.gov.on.ca/english/ontario_innovates/tertec.aspInfants with faulty heart valves used to require open heart surgery days after birth, and many of these "blue babies" didn't survive the risky operation. But, an innovation by Baylis Medical Company helped change that. http://www.mri.gov.on.ca/english/ontario_innovates/baylis.aspCan 3D images be made to look more realistic? York University vision researchers have discovered how to keep our eyes on the prize, so to speak. http://news.yorku.ca/2011/02/07/3d-screens-of-future-may-pack-more-punch-thanks-to-york-u-research/Matt Rendall can barely contain his excitement as he boards the plane at Pearson International Airport. http://www.therecord.com/news/business/article/481688--robotics-startup-a-clearpath-to-successAmong the great enigmas of human existence, few have proven so intractable as the human brain. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/researchers-develop-camera-that-will-show-your-mind/article1895605/Rezart Bajraktari was a second-year accounting and finance student when he applied to live at the Minota Hagey Residence at the University of Waterloo. http://www.ontariobusinessreport.com/en/youth/articles/youth_article_05.aspProfound Medical Inc. is revolutionizing the cure for prostate cancer with a new, non-invasive treatment.http://www.distility.com/Rebranding-Branding/bid/47518/How-Profound-Medical-Created-a-Brand-that-Stands-ApartAs one of Canada's few female CEOs, Suhayya Abu-Hakima said she is used to sticking out like a sore thumb. http://www.metronews.ca/ottawa/local/article/754013--technology-ceo-recognized-for-helping-women