The initial focus of the Centre will be on commercializing new technology discoveries related to the environment, natural resources and energy; health and related life sciences; and digital media.
Congratulations to two OCE-supported companies recognized at this year's TieQuest 2010 Business Venture Competition. Together they represent the brilliant ideas, entrepreneurial spirit and innovative thinking that's making a better future for Ontario.
Second place overall
Best Clean Tech Venture Prize
Attodyne Inc. is an Ontario clean tech company that is commercializing industrial class lasers for use in micromachining, solar panel processing and flat panel display manufacturing applications. OCE is a long-time supporter of Attodyne through its Market Readiness, Collaborative Research and First Job programs. OCE's Centre for the Commercialization of Research (CCR) has also provided Embedded Executive and intellectual property support.
Competition Finalist
HTX Best Healthcare Industry Award
LifeLike BioTissue
(London)
LifeLike BioTissue, last year's winner of OCE's Martin Walmsley Fellowship for Technological Entrepreneurship, was recognized with the HTX Best Healthcare Industry Award. The company is developing products that provide realistic touch and feel via the use of synthetic materials that mimic human tissue (also known as surgical phantoms) for surgical training in Canada and worldwide.
The rethinkA collaborative effort develops a new take on rainwater collection
Our goal is to generate economic benefits for
Ontario and Canada through the successful
commercialization of technologies originating in universities, colleges and research hospitals.
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