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BiOS and Photonics West Jan 2010 – Exhibit in Canadian Pavilion
The Ottawa Photonic Cluster, in collaboration with the Canadian Photonics Consortium, the Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre, and the Quebec Photonic Network are co-organizing a Canadian Pavilion at the BiOS Exhibition 2010 (January 23-24) and the Photonics West Exhibition 2010 (January 26-28) which both will be held at the Moscone Center located in San Francisco California. [...]
National Biotechnology Week Set to Launch Sept 18
National Biotechnology Week—September 18-25, 2009—is a celebration of the imagination and innovation of Canadian scientists and entrepreneurs from across Canada. Through the leadership of BIOTECanada—Canada’s national biotechnology association—every region of the country is participating in this program designed to educate Canadians about the realities of biotechnology and showcase Canadian excellence. Participants will take part in [...]
Doing Business in China Session – Wednesday September 16, 2009
OCRI Global Marketing in partnership with Export Development Canada (EDC), Telfer School of Management and the Hong Kong Canada Business Association (HKCBA) invites you to join our Doing Business in China: Clean Technology breakfast seminar on September 16, 2009. Clean technology companies will be able to get a better understanding of the current economic climate [...]
Book Your Exhibit Space Today! Eastern Ontario Economic Showcase with Donald Trump – September 24, 2009
TAKE CHARGE In challenging economic times, it’s time to take charge, explore ideas and cultivate opportunities. Be one of 90 community and business exhibitors at this prestigious and exclusive business development event. TAKE ACTION Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn; develop strategic partnerships; increase your community profile; examine potential commercialization links; and network [...]
ICT Opportunities in the Cleantech Sector 3
ICT’s Potential Environmental Impact in Other Sectors In the previous post the potential to improve the environmental impact of the ICT sector itself was examined. In this post we investigate the potential for ICT to reduce the negative ecological impacts of other sectors. E-business Ordering a book online has 14 times less of a carbon [...]
Ottawa Cleantech Initiative Breakfast – Wednesday June 24, 2009
Colonel By Boardroom, 2nd Floor City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Moving Bits Instead of Electrons: How the ICT Sector is Uniquely Positioned to be Powered by Renewable Energy Guest Speakers Bill St. Arnaud, Chief Research Officer, CANARIE Inc. Session Overview One of the major challenges of utilizing more renewable [...]
TEB: Financing and Growing a Biotechnology Start-up in Ottawa – June 25, 2009
SPEAKER Ian Curry, President and CEO, DNA Genotek Inc. Keynote Summary Mr. Curry joined DNA Genotek, the leading provider of products for biological sample collection, in 2004 when it consisted of a total of four employees. The company needed financing to commercialize its product. After raising financing in three months, the company entered the commercialization [...]