Are we keeping up with the change? Is the world commercializing? Watch this!
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Future Technology 2009 The year of technology invention (milliongenerator)
September 29, 2009 by dgann1
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Senator Pryor is sponsoring Senate Bill 583, which provides support for the development and construction of research and science parks
September 22, 2009 by dgann1The National Research Council of the National Academies today released the Academies’ new report, Understanding Research, Science and Technology Parks: Global Best Practices, at the U.S. Capital. Senator Mark Pryor, D-AR gave opening remarks.
Senator Pryor is sponsoring Senate Bill 583, which provides support for the development and construction of research and science parks to promote the clustering of innovation through high technology activities. Co-sponsors of S. 583 are Senator Lamar Alexander, R-TN, Senator Richard J. Durbin, D-IL, Senator Tim Johnson, D-SD, and Senator Olympia J. Snowe, R-ME.
The National Research Council report details findings from a symposium held in 2008 spotlighting park’s contributions to government missions and commercializing university research. It highlights the broad range of S&T parks, including both university- and laboratory-based parks as well as large-
“There is strong interest in high growth clusters and S&T Parks and appropriate policy support here in the United States, an interest mirrored in the rapid growth and government support for S&T parks around the world. This report is thus both timely and a potentially important contribution to policy making,” remarked Dr. Charles Wessner, Director, Science, Technology and Entrepreneurship, National Research Council.
Brian Darmody, Associate Vice President for Research and Economic Development, University of Maryland, and incoming President of AURP, remarked that “research, science and tech parks are crucial components of a national innovation strategy, which the U.S. clearly needs to formulate. This report clarifies the critical elements of such a strategy.”
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Ontario provides $13.6 M for GreenCentre Canada – Joins federal government in strongly supporting new commercialization model
September 18, 2009 by dgann1Ontario provides $13.6 M to PARTEQ for GreenCentre Canada
Joins federal government in strongly supporting new commercialization model
KINGSTON, ON – A new commercialization model that transforms Green Chemistry discoveries into real-world products and industrial technologies for reducing harm to the environment, has received a major vote of confidence from the Ontario government.
The Hon. John Gerretsen, Minister of the Environment, on behalf of John Milloy, Minister of Research and Innovation, announced at Queen’s University today the awarding of $13.6 million to PARTEQ Innovations in support of GreenCentre Canada. The work of the Centre is seen as reflecting the objectives of Ontario’s Ministry of Research and Innovation and the Ontario government’s Toxic Reductions Strategy with its commitment to supporting Green Chemistry and alternative technologies that reduce or eliminate the use of compounds that are harmful to the environment.
This significant investment in leading-edge Green Chemistry research and in forward-looking, environmentally conscious industries comes on the heels of the decision by the federal government earlier this year to award the Centre $9.1 million toward the establishment of a national Centre of Excellence for the development and commercialization of Green Chemistry technologies.
“We are extremely gratified that the Centre, and what it represents as an highly promising new model for technology transfer, has won the confidence and support of both levels of government,” says John Molloy, President and CEO of PARTEQ Innovations, the technology transfer office of Queen’s. “With this funding, we are building a global model for technology commercialization for the 21st century.”
“The global challenges of sustainability and climate change are driving a growing demand for the chemical industry’s green products and processes,” says John Milloy, Minister of Research and Innovation. “Bio-based and green chemistry-derived products represent a growing part of the worldwide chemical industry and demand is rising rapidly. Ontario is in a unique position to capitalize on this new global market while delivering high-value jobs and a healthier environment for all Ontarians.”
The first entity of its kind in North America, GreenCentre Canada brings together Canada’s leading Green Chemistry researchers, industry partners, and commercialization professionals in a common goal of developing cleaner, less energy-intensive solutions for traditional chemical products and manufacturing processes.
The technology transfer model is unique in how it
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offers academic researchers specialized commercialization services for moving their discoveries closer to market
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brings industry and academic researchers together so that industry gets a full picture of the spectrum of research expertise available across Canada
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puts industry at the table in selecting discoveries which hold the greatest potential for transforming manufacturing products and processes
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provides a hands-on, all-inclusive, highly specialized commercialization team that includes experts in product and application development, scale-up manufacturing, intellectual property protection, business development and marketing and financial management.
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operates within an 8,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility where products and materials will be developed to meet the special needs and achieve the magnitude of scale needed to gain acceptance by industry and the market place.
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assumes upfront costs and the risks associated with early- stage discoveries.
“We are reducing the risk factor for industry and, by enabling universities and the chemical industry to work collaboratively with Canada’s leading commercialization professionals, increasing the chances that exciting new discoveries are fully realized and become commercial innovations that can make a real difference to the environment,” says Dr. Resendes, Executive Director of the Centre.
The GreenCentre Canada model depends upon universities sharing their research base to ensure that there is sufficient critical mass of research to justify the investment in infrastructure that is required to do effective commercialization.
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Universities and the ‘knowledge economy’
by dgann1British Columbia is caught in the gales of a global economic storm. How can we position ourselves for recovery and future success? How can we make short-term actions consistent with our long-term goal of social, economic and cultural prosperity?
History shows that big economic transformations begin with innovative applications of new knowledge and ideas. Today, it is widely recognized that investments in education, research and development are strongly correlated with competitiveness and standard of living.
Around the world, governments are trying to leverage university education and research to stimulate economic recovery and social prosperity. Clearly, universities have a key role to play. In B.C., recovery from the current economic downturn will require a stronger partnership between universities, government and the private sector. To achieve this, we must take three important steps.
First, to succeed in the knowledge economy, B.C. will need a well-educated and innovative workforce. At the start of this decade, B.C. suffered an education deficit with fewer university spaces per capita than any province in the country. The recent provincially funded expansion of post-secondary education has greatly increased our province’s capacity to educate our own. We now need to work together to expand university access for previously under-represented groups, particularly aboriginal youth and students from low-income families. And we face another challenge: The coming demographically driven decline in high school graduates. To provide the skilled workforce that B.C. needs, we must attract more talented students from across Canada and around the world. International students enrich the learning environment, and many will stay in Canada after graduating. International scholarship programs and competitive funding will help meet this goal. This educational focus will be critical for our future success. (more…)
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National Biotechnology Week
September 17, 2009 by dgann1
National Biotechnology Week is a national program celebrating the imagination and innovation of Canadian scientists and entrepreneurs. In every region of the country, over 4000 participants will take part in career fairs, meet leading Canadian biotech companies, and see how biotechnology is vital to our economy; and to our future. Join the us in celebrating National Biotechnology Week taking place September 18 - 25, 2009.
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Vancouver Conference Features Powerhouse Speakers
by dgann1Be sure not to miss our powerhouse speakers at the upcoming AURP 2009 Annual Conference October 21-23, in Vancouver– leading-edge experts addressing crucial topics.
Keith Krach, CEO 3Points, Inc. & CEO in Residence of Benchmark Capital and investment holding company 3Points, has built and led three companies to global leadership. Keith, who has been named Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst and Young, will enlighten us on today’s venture capital and opportunities that are developing.
Jerome Smith, a senior executive with a proven track record as a turnaround specialist, is an expert on mentoring. He’ll let us know about one of the world’s most successful mentoring programs which he directs, MIT’s Venture Mentoring Service.
Dr. John Byrne, Director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy at the University of Delaware, is a contributor to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change–which won the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2007. He’ll address the global view of energy and environmental trade-offs.
Many more speakers await at AURP’s most comprehensive conference ever!
Register Today!
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AURP’s Community of Innovation is now in Web 2.0
by dgann1Pre-Vancouver: Connect with Web 2.0
AURP’s Community of Innovation is now in Web 2.0
Featuring Twitter, Facebook and YouTube—
Start networking before you arrive in Vancouver.
Haven’t Yet Registered? Do it Today!
Join, follow and tune in with AURP–and the world of research and science parks.
Association of University Research Parks
Creating Communities of Innovation—Now in Web 2.0!
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FROM THE PRESIDENT
September 14, 2009 by dgann1
President - AURP
The Association of University Research Parks 2009 Annual Conference is shaping up to be the premier innovation event of the year. AURP and our network of global delegates will gather in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, October 21-23 to discuss best practices, hear from leading research park experts and visit Vancouver innovation hotspots.
On behalf of the Association of University Research Parks, I invite you to join me at the 2009 Annual Conference: Advancing Global Research Park Networks. Our communities are depending on research and science parks–we must innovate in order to drive economic recovery. Now is the time to develop the partnerships and connections to do so. AURP supports university research parks worldwide and is now the largest association of its kind. I encourage you to take advantage of AURP’s network and unique educational seminars including Learning Labs and Research Parks 101 and 201 while in attendance.Register today at www.AURP.net.
I look forward to connecting with you in Vancouver.
Gregory W. Deason
AURP President
Director, Purdue Research Park
Vice President, Real Estate and Research Park Development, Purdue Research Foundation
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New Facility to Train Hundreds More Pharmacists for BC
September 4, 2009 by dgann1New Facility to Train Hundreds More Pharmacists for BC
Vancouver – The Province is investing $86.4 million in a new state-of-the-art building at the University of British Columbia that will house the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, enabling the expansion of the undergraduate program by 72 students, and helping address the shortage of pharmacists in B.C., announced Premier Gordon Campbell today.
“This facility will ensure increased numbers of pharmacists are able to train in B.C. to help meet the health care needs of British Columbians now and for the future,” said Premier Campbell. “This expansion of pharmacist training will build on the steps we’ve taken over the past eight years to expand training of medical professionals here in B.C., including doubling the number of doctor training spaces and nurse training spaces at our province’s universities and colleges.”
The new Pharmaceutical Sciences Building will feature almost two hectares of floor space containing research and teaching laboratories, office space and classrooms, as well as additional space to be leased out to tenants operating in the drug research, development and commercialization field. The total project cost is $133.3 million, and it will create approximately 850 construction jobs.
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Gold Medal Global Networks
September 3, 2009 by dgann1Gold Medal Global Networks
The Olympic Rings have drawn the world’s finest athletes for nearly a century. October 21-23, 2009, Vancouver will welcome the world’s finest in innovation.
It’s No Competition. It’s A Connection. Let the Games Begin.
Get a sneak peak of the 2010 Winter Olympics as we tour the Richmond Olympic Oval and enjoy an evening of global networking.
