If you possess an innovative healthcare, biotechnology, or life sciences product or service technology be sure to register for The Sanofi Pasteur Healthcare and Biotechnology Venture Challenge. The Ontario Network of Excellence, ventureLAB, has announced a competition open to technology innovators all across Ontario. This unique competition will: Foster an entrepreneurial culture Encourage collaboration to…
The Martin Walmsley Fellowship for Technological Entrepreneurship facilitates the transition of Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) funded research into new business ventures. This competition fosters an entrepreneurial spirit within Ontario and honours the vision of Dr. Martin Walmsley in developing new innovative institutional structures. It will fund a post-secondary research student who has been associated with…
As mentioned in June’s blog, the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) and the Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation have partnered with the Mining sector and NSERC to provide $2 million in Canadian Government funding for university- and industry-based transformative research & development projectsin productivity, energy, water and waste related to Ontario’s Mining Industry and…
Communitech recently introduced their new HYPERDRIVE program to help Canadian technology startups experience a new innovative avenue to scale their businesses faster and achieve market success. HYPERDRIVE is $30M+ technology startup incubator program with a global focus. The entrepreneurial program was named one of Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) partners. This unique initiative focuses on…
The Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) are offering additional services and grant funding for small business solutions to executive and managerial challenges. The Embedded Executive Program provides financial support to those businesses looking to acquire the services and knowledge of an experienced entrepreneur or business executive for a limited period of time. Participating organizations will…
The Institutional Proof of Principle (IPoP) program is dedicated to providing Canadian Government funding support to the research discoveries of Ontario`s Public Research Facilities. The program applies to those facilities that are in need of research and development funding for the transfer research discoveries to market-ready innovations. The Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) are one…
Throughout Ontario, thousands of researchers are developing new and innovative solutions to common problems faced by Canadian Industries. The Ontario Centres of Excellence’s (OCE) Market Readiness program has been put into motion to help advance the research of publicly funded laboratories to the next stages of commercialization and product development. The program’s small business funding…
The Ontario Centres of Excellence and the Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation have recently partnered with the Mining sector and NSERC to provide $2 million in Canadian Government funding for university and industry based transformative research & development projects in productivity, energy, water and waste related to Ontario’s Mining Industry and its Value Chain….
One of the popular topics of discussion revolving around the 2012 Federal Budget has been the revisions to the Allocation of Canadian Government Funding for Research and Development. The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) is one of agencies that was subject to budget reductions. In turn, these cuts have reduced the amount…
Discovery 2012 is Canada’s most highly anticipated Multi-Disciplinary Innovation Conference. The event is held annually by the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) and brings together some of the leading minds and organizations to foster innovation and collaboration across industries and sectors. Fostering Industry Innovation and Growth The event features an expert line-up of guest speakers…