OCE IN THE NEWShttp://www.oce-ontario.orgThere are lots of good business ideas out there, the hard part is to capitalize on them http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/your-business/start/talent/three-ways-to-kick-start-your-entrepreneurial-career/article1647097/?cid=art-rail-top40under402009Cleanfield Alternative Energy Inc. ("Cleanfield", TSX-V: AIR), has entered into a research collaboration agreement with the University of Ontario Institute of Technology ("UOIT") and the Ontario Centres of Excellence ("OCE") to develop a novel renewable energy based power generation system running a new trilateral cycle, which will be commercialization by Cleanfield. http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/77674Trackside transit workers may soon be wearing RFID tags while working as a safety precaution.http://www.rfidworld.ca/rfid-tags-to-enhance-transit-worker-safety/54Theralase advances towards commercializing light-activated photodynamic compounds for the destruction of cancer.http://www.marketwatch.com/story/theralase-starts-small-animal-cancer-therapy-trials-2010-06-08-94470?reflink=MW_news_stmpAs a follow up to last week's blog entry, "1st Connect to Innovate Workshop - Sudbury, Ontario", we are pleased to present you with a summary of some of the key issues that were addressed during this event.http://occ-oes.com/connect-to-innovate-in-sudbury-inspires-honest-debate-on-research-partnershipsCanadian companies are showcasing the latest in technology at the Discovery 2010 conference hosted by the Ontario Centres of Excellence.http://www.torontosun.com/life/gadgets/2010/05/30/14194621.htmlStreet lights have used high-pressure sodium bulbs for many years, but that's changing as LED technology becomes more widely accepted. Welland installed LED street lights along Fitch St. in 2007.http://www.wellandtribune.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2560355From the works of James Cameron to Werner Herzog, 3D films have become a cinematic trend of epic proportions. On the crest of this wave of stereoscopy, York officially launched the 3D Film Innovation Consortium (3D FLIC), a $1.4-million academic-industry partnership to build capacity for stereoscopic 3D (S3D) film production in the Greater Toronto Area and Ontario.http://research.news.yorku.ca/2010/05/05/3d-flic-launches-into-orbit-at-cinespace/A collaboration between faculty from two of Ontario's universities, Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) and OPA, Hydro One, First Solar, London Hydro and Bluewater Power, promises to allow more renewables to connect to the grid, improve power transmission limits, and provide a low-cost way of improving grid stability.http://magazine.appro.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=960&Itemid=60GE Multilin, a key part of GE's international empire headquartered in Markham, Ontario, is where GE's products are developed to enhance the functionality of the electric grid.http://magazine.appro.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=963&Itemid=60Ontario's policy of putting an end to coal-fired power, a long-standing part of the backbone of Ontario's electrical system, has consequences beyond the intended improvement of air quality and the end of that source of carbon dioxide emissions.http://magazine.appro.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=950&Itemid=60Toronto: No more the quiet backwater, Ontario is becoming a global leader in technology innovation, attracting a flock of aggressive leading edge companies ready to do battle in the world market for high-end technology and technical services.http://magazine.appro.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=953&Itemid=60What are your observations about OCE and its operations, as you've been acquainting yourself with your new job?http://magazine.appro.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=954&Itemid=60Tom Corr, the Ontario Centres of Excellence new President and CEO, has a long resume in commercializing innovation in Ontario.http://magazine.appro.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=955&Itemid=60Ontario Centres of Excellence, now in its sixth year, is a non-profit corporation formed from the amalgamation of four pre-existing Centres of Excellence.http://magazine.appro.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=956&Itemid=60Some OCE landmarkshttp://magazine.appro.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=957&Itemid=60The following list is an abbreviated summary of organizations listed by the Ministry of Research and Innovation (MRI) as part of Ontario's Regional Innovation Networks, a precursor to the integrated Ontario Network of Excellence called for in former Minister Wilkinson's speech June 24, 2009.http://magazine.appro.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=958&Itemid=60Under the Industry-Academic Collaboration Program (IACP), OCE has programs in three classes.http://magazine.appro.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=962&Itemid=60Peat Resources continues to press for the recognition of peat fuel at an alternative to burning coal at Ontario power generating plants. http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Around-the-North/100422/Peat-harvester-intends-to-stay-in-Ontario-s-green-fuel-mix-256.aspxThe Aeryon Scout, a small man-packable flying robotic system, manufactured by Aeryon Labs of Waterloo, Ontario, gave law enforcement officers the break they needed in a recent drug bust in Central America.http://www.aeryon.com/news/pressreleases/140-central-american-drug-bust.htmlAfter years of quietly working behind the scenes, Ottawa's You i Labs Inc. is finally ready to make some noise.http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/Labs+poised+make+graphic+difference/2903978/story.htmlNorfolk County has the potential to be awash in hazelnut orchards one day, but a number of obstacles must be overcome first, an information session was told Wednesday. http://simcoereformer.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2517479An English entrepreneur founded an Ottawa company whose software will be used to help police at the G8 and G20 meetings in Ontario this summer.http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Summit+security/2760101/story.htmlA local company which has specialized in automation control systems since it opened 10 years ago is branching out into the wind turbine sector with help from the University of Windsor. http://www.windsorstar.com/story_print.html?id=2719109&sponsor=trueWhen Amir Khajepour, a mechanical and mechatronics engineering professor at the University of Waterloo, set out to design a faster type of robot back in 2001, he didn't realize he'd end up solving a wide range of industrial problems. http://news.therecord.com/Business/article/687600A mixture of hot gas rises out of a flue stack at the St. Marys Cement plant about 50 kilometres west of Waterloo. But not all the CO2-rich exhaust is vented to the open air.http://www.thestar.com/business/article/781426--co2-eating-algae-turns-cement-maker-greenStartup online video distribution company SeaWell Networks is exiting stealth mode and announcing a $7 million funding round led by BDC Venture Capital; the round also included Northwater Intellectual Property Fund and Ontario Centres of Excellence. SeaWell will use the funds to expand development and marketing efforts of their Internet video streaming solutions that will redefine how video content is delivered over the Internet. http://www.fierceonlinevideo.com/story/online-video-distribution-firm-seawell-exits-stealth-announces-7m-series-funding/2010-03-08It sounds like science fiction - using implants to regenerate human tissues that then become one with the body with no need for removal or replacement.http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/organs-heal-thyselves/article1490636/Hamilton is poised to "become a shining star in the knowledge economy," according to a provincial expert who helps communities turn ideas and research into jobs and wealth. http://thespec.com/News/Local/article/732433#University of Calgary chemistry professor David Cramb is a step closer to helping solve a complex problem in nanotechnology: the impact nanoparticles have on human health and the environment.http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=15150.phpThe economic storm may be shaking the confidence of small business owners, but it should also be stirring their sense of innovation.http://www.thestar.com/business/smallbusiness/article/769651--r-d-a-bright-idea-for-small-businessAn AES Corp. joint venture created to reduce greenhouse gases has bought a Canadian company that specializes in creating renewable energy.http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2010/02/08/daily31.htmlGreenhouse Gas Services, a GE AES venture that invests in and develops projects that reduce greenhouse gases, announced it has expanded into renewable energy and into Canada by acquiring StormFisher Ltd.http://www.pr-inside.com/greenhouse-gas-services-expands-into-r1713459.htmThe Canada-California Strategic Innovation Partnership (CCSIP), a catalyst for collaborative Research, Development and Delivery (RD&D) between two innovation-intensive jurisdictions, today announced the selection of 15 bilateral projects emerging from its first Call for Proposals (CFP).http://www.istpcanada.ca/News/CCSIPPR20100203.phpA McMaster researcher says the chance to save lives is a powerful motivation to develop a new safety system for rail transit workers.http://www.thespec.com/News/Local/article/715576Is Martin Horne really this good? Or is he just lucky? A year ago, this serial entrepreneur signed on as CEO of IPeak Networks -- a tiny, little--known Kanata startup. http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/Blasting+through/2476546/story.htmlNikolai Loukine bounds up to Jordan Dinglasan, one of the founders of Vive Nano, as we tour their downtown lab on a cold January morning.http://www.yongestreetmedia.ca/features/vivenano0120.aspxTrackside transit workers may soon be sporting RFID tags to improve their safety. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-01/mu-rtt012110.phpDr. Morris (Mickey) Milner, President and CEO of The Health Technology Exchange (HTX), today announced the investment of over $1.7 million towards the development of seven emerging medical technologies. http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/January2010/13/c7960.htmleSight Corporation, a developer of innovative wearable electronic vision devices, announced today that it has received a $750,000 investment from First Leaside Visions II Limited Partnership. http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Esight-Corporation-1097597.html