British Columbia Innovation Council

Media Release | July 27, 2010

BRITISH COLUMBIA - BCIC is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Payne and Paulin Laberge as Entrepreneurs-in-Residence. In their roles, both will be instrumental in the creation of strategic initiatives supporting BCIC's mission of developing entrepreneurs and commercializing technology through startup companies and partnerships between industry and academia.

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Media Release | June 29, 2010

VANCOUVER, BC - BCIC is proud to announce a partnership with SFU Venture Connection, an initiative providing entrepreneurial-minded students with the resources and opportunities, such as access to local entrepreneurs, experienced advisors and funding opportunities, to help them successfully launch new businesses in the province.

Established in 2008, Venture Connection promotes and develops practical programs aimed at all stages of the business cycle to support the growth of young SFU entrepreneurs and their business ideas.

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Partner Release | May 21, 2010

VICTORIA, BC - A joint investment by the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia will support the Alacrity Foundation in delivering a new student entrepreneurship initiative aimed at strengthening technology commercialization in the province.

"Getting innovative technologies to the marketplace is the cornerstone of a strong, diversified economy, and this project will promote British Columbia's reputation as a world leader in innovation," said the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification.

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Announcement | March 25, 2010

The 2010 SDTC Cleantech Growth & Go-to-Market Report aims to bring product commercialization in clean technology companies to the same standard as the technical excellence for which Canadian companies are known worldwide. By comparing the commercialization profile of Canadian clean technology companies to the product commercialization investment benchmarks - as well as jurisdiction best practices from high-growth, global and Canadian clean technology companies - the 2010 Report will enable governments and regulators to make decisions such as: environmental regulation as a driver of domestic demand; extension of SR&ED tax credits to commercialization expenses; extension of flow-through share status beyond exploration companies to technology companies; changes to capital gains taxation to make Canada a hyper competitive capital market; and pricing carbon and investing in clean technology to achieve a low carbon economy.

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News Release | February 26, 2010

VANCOUVER - B.C. innovators whose advanced sports technologies are used by everyone from Olympic athletes to people just starting to exercise were on display today for international businesses and media here for the 2010 Winter Games.

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2009 Commercialization of Agricultural Technology Competition Winners:

L to R: Assistant Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Harvey Sasaki; 3rd Place Winner, Innovative Food Systems, Perry Lidster; 2nd Place Winner, L.W. Truscott Farms, Gary and Susan Snow; 3rd Place Winner, AgriForest Biotech Ltd, Kamlesh Patel; 1st Place Winner, Daiya Foods, Greg Blake; Director of Research and Innovation of the Ministry of Small Business, Technology and Economic Development, Ken Armour; and BC Innovation Council's CFO and VP, Business Development Lisa Payne; and Director of Life Sciences, Richard Hallman.

Media Release | January 11, 2010

BRITISH COLUMBIA - The BC Innovation Council (BCIC) is pleased to announce the four winners of 2009's Commercialization of Agricultural Technology (CAT) Competition. Designed to bridge the gap between research and industry by transforming innovations into real-world solutions, the awards ceremony for the CAT Competition kicked off BCIC's Innovation Summit 2010: Agriculture, Food and Ag-bioproducts on January 7, 2010, as a celebration of the exciting accomplishments being made in these progressive sectors.

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