Keynote Speaker MarkVerbruggen CEO & President NatureWorks LLC Presented by the Bioindustrial Innovation Centre (BIC), this international conference will provide unique and outstanding opportunities to learn about and discuss overcoming risks to commercialization of biochemicals and bioproducts.Join us in the home of Canada’s emerging hybrid chemistry cluster to share up-to-date information about best [...]

With funding from the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Ryerson is pleased to provide subsidies to allow small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in Southern Ontario to hire well qualified students and recent graduates to meet their needs. We are excited to offer you several pathways to connect with our students and benefit [...]

Advance Pre-launch Notice: The Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation Invites You to Consider Applying to the Ontario-China Research and Innovation Fund (OCRIF): Round Two Highlights OCRIF supports alliances between research organizations and innovative companies in Ontario and China. From 2011–2015, Ontario and China’s Ministry of Science and Technology will each invest $1 million to provide [...]

  For immediate release January 23, 2012 London, Ontario — Bev Shipley, Member of Parliament for Lambton-Kent-Middlesex, on behalf of the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), announced today an investment of up to $5 million that will allow manufacturing workers in southern Ontario to benefit from advanced [...]

Event Date: January 25th, 2012 Event Time: 8:00 AM (ET) Click here to register. Event Details To become smart grid leaders, Ontario needs to effect a transformation in a risk-averse environment. To do so, the province needs not only to advance its electricity infrastructure but also embrace a long-term and global vision. This breakfast panel [...]

Reposted from FedDev For immediate release January 10, 2012 Vineland Station, Ontario — The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., Member of Parliament for Niagara Falls, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, accompanied by Dean Allison, Member of Parliament for Niagara West-Glanbrook, announced today that the Government of Canada will invest in helping manufacturers across southern Ontario [...]

karen howlett  AND james bradshaw From Tuesday’s Globe and Mail Published Monday, Jan. 09, 2012 9:02PM EST Last updated Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012 7:52AM EST Research projects at universities and hospitals on everything from advanced health technologies to digital media have ground to a halt after the Ontario government pulled the plug on $66-million in funding [...]

UTM course provides valuable insights and practical tips  “Productivity is the outcome of innovation.” The need to innovate is a high priority for Canadian companies seeking to thrive in an increasingly competitive global environment. The University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies now offers a Business Innovation  Certificate for those seeking to tap into the [...]

The Young Entrepreneurs Challenge 2012 is a 2-day weekend event set to take place on January 14-15, 2012 at the University of Toronto Mississauga.  YEC12 sets out to provide a platform for students to network. Through a series of keynote speakers and coaching challenges to put forth creative ideas for a product encompassed by an [...]

Do you have a unique invention? Have you found a genius solution to an everyday problem? If so, this TV show could help you develop and market it to the world! On W Network’s “Backyard Inventors”, one of the world’s leading inventors, Doug Hall, and his team will show you how to turn a great [...]

E- Business and Web Marketing have become critical channels to the customer in both the B2B and B2C markets. They play key roles in branding, sales, delivery and customer service. The ability to leverage the potential of these areas offers the opportunity for growth and competitive advantage. This unique and focused certificate program will cover [...]

  The November 2011 issue of Regional Innovation News is now available online. Click here to read the full issue or click on the links below to read items of particular interest. Recent government announcements: • Provincial government invests in the financial services cluster • Ontario to offer education grants for tuition relief • A [...]

Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (Vineland) is now recruiting for a Project Manager – Robotics and Automation to drive the introduction of robotics and automation to the horticulture sector. Vineland is an independent, not‐for‐profit organization that was created to be a world‐class centre for horticultural science and innovation. In its capacity to enable and foster [...]

Call for Nomination The Ernest C. Manning Awards Foundation has been recognizing innovation in Canada since 1982. Canadians who have demonstrated recent innovative talent and successfully marketed their innovation may be eligible for one of four Awards from the $10,000 Innovation Award to the $100,000 Principal Award. Congratulations to this year’s winners and a heartfelt Thank You to all the award and event [...]

Brampton Creative Economy Summit Thursday, February 2, 2012 8:00 am – 6:30 pm Rose Theatre Brampton 1 Theatre Lane Brampton, ON L6V 0A3 The objective of the HACE (Heritage, Arts, Culture and Entertainment) Creative Economy Summit is to promote awareness of the creative economy and Brampton’s role within it and to educate and define the [...]

The Annual Brampton Outstanding Business Achievement Awards will publicly recognize and honour local businesses that have demonstrated a passion for excellence. Entries are now being accepted in the following categories: Join past recipients such as BMP Metals Inc., Wanigan Foods, IT Weapons Inc., Medtronic of Canada Ltd., DB Schenker of Canada Ltd., The Sharpe-Way Group, [...]

New Exporters to Border States (NEBS)  Mission to Buffalo December 7-8, 2011 You are cordially invited to participate in the next NEBSMissiontoBuffaloon Wednesday, December 7 and Thursday, December 8, 2011. NEBS is a practical, cost-effective program ideally suited to give Ontario manufacturers, distributors, agents and other business professionals the tools they need to easily expand their business interests across the border.  The [...]

  Ontario Publishes New Clinical Trials Asset Map Breaking New Ground connects science and business and joins an essential library of Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation resources for life sciences executive, business development and research leaders. Discover the exceptional expertise and value that only Ontario can offer your next clinical trial. Every day Ontario [...]

CANARIE’s Digital Accelerator for Innovation and Research – DAIR – is an on-demand, advanced research and development environment that supports Canada’s tech innovators and entrepreneurs in designing, prototyping, validating and demonstrating their new technology apps, products and services.   During the pilot phase, DAIR is available at no charge, and provides: on-demand access to the [...]

Register to join us November 28th – 30th for the 2011 National Angel Summit  ***APPLICATIONS DUE      NOV. 7th – Apply now!*** CALL FOR ONTARIO COMPANIES Apply to Present for the Follow-On Investment Forum (FOIF) at the 2011 National Angel Summit NACO is collaborating with NAO-Ontario to host a Follow-On Investment Forum (FOIF) at [...]

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011 9:00am – 5:30 pm Hyatt Regency Toronto on King 370 King Street West, Toronto PROGRAM OVERVIEW The program will include plenary sessions and seminars, with key guest speakers and thought-provoking panel discussions focusing on the power of the Ontario Quebec Corridor; partnerships and commercialization in the innovation economy, investment in innovation and how [...]

  The October 2011 issue of Regional Innovation News is now available online. Click here to read the full issue or click on the links below to read items of particular interest. Recent government announcements: Government of Ontario appoints Brad Duguid as the Minister of Economic Development and Innovation Ontario launches review of the Feed-in-Tariff [...]

The Big Ideas Are Ready Welcome to Mississauga Summit, 2011   In 2007 the Mississauga Summit was formed, creating a forum for engaged residents to brainstorm a better future for the city.  Throughout 2009/ 2010 priorities were identified and over 150 volunteers worked diligently on addressing five key issues facing our community.  For over a year and [...]

The Ontario Engineering Competition 2012 plans to focus on urban sprawl and sustainability of new suburban developments. OEC 2012 emphasizes that engineers are leaders and global thinkers. Not only do we have the responsibility to improve society with technical knowledge and practical skills, we must consider political, economic, and societal repercussions of our decisions. The [...]

  The September 2011 issue of Regional Innovation News is now available online.  Click here to read the full issue or click on the links below to read items of particular interest. News from TRRA: • Proposed feasibility study for a new International Business Development Agency • TRRA publishes Mobile Technologies Innovation Snapshot Local research organizations:  • McMaster [...]

The International Centre for Health Innovation at the Richard Ivey School of Business is hosting its annual Global Health Conference on Monday, November 28th and Tuesday, November 29th at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto. The conference brings together current and future health industry leaders to identify how innovation can be supported by policy, implemented [...]

OMERS Ventures is one of Canada’s largest VC investors  TORONTO — OMERS, one of Canada’s largest pension plans, is officially launching its new venture capital arm.  OMERS Ventures is one of the country’s largest venture capital investors, providing financing for promising companies throughout the investment lifecycle. OMERS Ventures is an initiative of OMERS Strategic Investments [...]

TiE Institute will offer workshops of 3-hour each starting from September 15th.  The participants will receive 1-on-1 mentoring from successful entrepreneurs and also get opportunities to present their projects to venture capitalists. This is designed specifically to improve their entrepreneurial success by refining their skills and ideas.  Here is a link to our  TiE Institute [...]

Part of BDC’s Small Business Week Oct 16-22 Panel Discussion Moderated by John Switzer, RIC Chair. Jean-René Halde, president and CEO of the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), says competitiveness starts with entrepreneurs. “They’re ambitious for their firms. And they define innovation broadly – creative, incremental improvements of many kinds that can take many [...]

Keynote speaker Andrew Maxwell shared insights into the top ten reasons why companies fail to innovate successfully and how to cultivate an atmosphere that fosters innovation at all levels of an organization, regardless of its size or stage of business. The session was a prelude to U of T School of Continuing Studies Certificate in [...]

Join NACO in Canada’s capital city for the Angel community’s premier national event! Share ideas, opportunities, best practices and challenges with your colleagues, and learn from thought leaders in the Angel community. “Early Bird” tickets are on sale until September30th! Register today to save 20%! Dates: November 28th to 30th CLICK HERE FOR THE DRAFT [...]

TORONTO – Former “Dragons’ Den” co-star W. Brett Wilson says he’s proud of his work on the CBC-TV business investment series, and he’s thankful for what the show did to raise his brand. But the Calgary-based businessman and philanthropist feels his new Slice series “Risky Business” falls more in line with his personal principles than [...]

Summary The Bloom Centre for Sustainability (BLOOM) is hosting a complimentary webinar to demonstrate how toxics reduction planning can enhance business value for Ontario’s manufacturing sector. Find out how BLOOM’s on-site technical assistance with cost-shared funding can help manufacturers address their environmental priorities, including toxics reduction, and improve their bottom line. The funding assistance for [...]

Mississauga Urged to Embrace Innovation: Report MISSISSAUGA, ON – WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2011 – A 10-point “Action Plan for Innovation in Mississauga” submitted today to the City of Mississauga and the RIC Centre in Mississauga is a milestone as the City takes steps to become a global centre for creativity and innovation. Pam Banks, executive [...]

The Next Phase of Canada’s Economic Action Plan is marked by the newly launched ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative (ecoEII) – a new program that received $97 million in funding from the Government of Canada. ecoEII is intended to support energy technology innovation in five key areas: energy efficiency, clean electricity and renewables, bioenergy, electrification of transportation, [...]

If you’re looking to tap into the growing potential of eBusiness, the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies (SCS) is now offering the popular SCS 2115 Tools & Fundamentals of eBusiness course at the UofT Mississauga campus starting Sept 14th. E-Business & Web Marketing are at the heart of a rapidly expanding, innovative revolution [...]

Do you have an idea for a smart device app for electric vehicles and charging stations? Here is your chance to put it into motion….. For the second year, there is a student competition associated with the DSEA conference. The 2011 conference is scheduled for November 2 -3, 2011 and is titled “SmartFutures: Connecting Energy, [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Roche makes significant investment to establish a global site for Pharmaceutical Development in Canada Ontario Government helps create 200 highly-skilled jobs in life sciences Mississauga – August 16, 2011 – Roche Canada is pleased to announce an investment of over $190 million over the next five years in a global development site, [...]

The August 2011 issue of Regional Innovation News is now available online.  Click here to read the full issue or click on the links below to read items of particular interest. News from TRRA: TRRA publishes first comprehensive summary of the Toronto Region’s ICT cluster industry, academic and research strengths Survey results: Understanding the factos that [...]

How do you increase your profitability? Raise your productivity? Ramp up workplace engagement? What differentiates success from survival in the business world? Successful innovation! RIC Centre invites you to a can’t-miss evening to introduce principles that demystify some of the conditions and processes that produce cutting-edge innovation. Keynote speaker Andrew Maxwell will share insights into [...]

  Minister of Research and Innovation Glen Murray has appointed the chair and board members of the Water Technology Acceleration Project (WaterTAP). The chair is Nicholas Parker, co-founder and Chair of the Cleantech Group.  Seven other board members have been appointed from the private and public sectors. WaterTAP was established under the Water Opportunities and [...]

How to Build a Winning Application The Statement of Interest (SOI) Workshops will provide prospective applicants with key information and practical guidance to prepare a quality SOI submission. During the workshop, the SDTC Applications team will present an overview of SDTC funding mandate, which includes the development and demonstration of new Canadian clean technology innovations [...]

NEWS RELEASE For immediate release July 25, 2011 NEWS Ontario is helping 531 leading-edge researchers in Toronto make new discoveries that will improve the lives of people around the world and continue to create jobs here at home. Ontario’s investments in world-leading life sciences, clean technology, information technologies and other strategic areas of research at [...]

The C4 The Consulate General of Canada in Denver Invites You to Accelerate Your Growth… One Mile Above Sea Level! The C4 Initiative will assist Canadian cleantech entrepreneurs to grow their business, to get to the next level and to be successful internationally. The C4 Initiative was developed by the Trade Commissioner Service in Denver [...]

Description: International Science and Technology Partnerships Canada (ISTPCanada), the Ministry of Research and Innovation – Government of Ontario, and the Department of Biotechnology or DBT (India) are hosting a Call for Proposals (CFP) for collaborative R&D projects between Ontario (Canada) and India.   This includes (R&D) projects that: Bring together companies, research organizations, academics and [...]

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It’s time once again for the Sanofi Pasteur Healthcare & Biotechnology Venture Challenge (HBVC 2011), presented by ventureLAB and the Schulich School of Business. For the past four years, talented Schulich MBA students have competed alongside some of the best innovators in the biotechnology and life science fields in a venture challenge designed to promote [...]

The June 2011 issue of Regional Innovation News is now available online.   In company news: GE Healthcare opened its new Pathology Innovation Centre of Excellence and DVS Sciences moved into new quarters in Markham.  OCE invested in P&P Optica and C2C Link to help commercialize their promising technologies Intel invested in SecureKey Technologies while Profound [...]