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  Discovery competitions help further high-potential innovations

  May 25, 2016 – Discovery competitions help further high-potential innovations
  Each year, Discovery is proud to host various competitions aimed at helping next-generation innovators pursue their big ideas and solve some of the world’s greatest challenges. And 2016 was no exception.
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  A Discovery to Remember: ‘the momentum and energy was inspiring’

  May 25, 2016 – A Discovery to Remember: ‘the momentum and energy was inspiring’
  More than 3,200 attendees and over 500 exhibitors from across the province took part in this year’s Discovery, Canada’s premier conference and trade show. And from the moment OCE President Tom Corr rang the bell at the TMX on Monday morning to mark the opening of the event until the last Wow Zone exhibitor packed up on the show floor the next night, the excitement surrounding the two-day event never wavered.
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  OCE champions government’s role as first customer of innovation

  May 17, 2016 – OCE champions government’s role as first customer of innovation
  Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) has created a new and unique leadership position that reflects a growing awareness within the innovation system of the important role that governments can play as consumers and first adopters of innovation.
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  Ontario Centres of Excellence brings Federal allies to greenhouse gas battle

  May 10, 2016 – Ontario Centres of Excellence brings Federal allies to greenhouse gas battle
  Ontario’s $74 million greenhouse gas innovation initiative, managed by Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE), has two new federal partners to assist in the battle to reduce pollution-causing emissions.
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  Taking care of Business at OCE's Discovery - May 9 and 10

  Apr 27, 2016 – Taking care of Business at OCE's Discovery - May 9 and 10
  Discovery has long been known as a place to do business. This year, however, a new component is being added to the award-winning innovation conference to bring together potential business partners. The Business to Business (B2B) initiative is an exceptional opportunity for companies with an innovative technology or service to pitch directly to a large company in the same sector.
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  Cybersecurity event helps identify cross-provincial partnerships

  Apr 08, 2016 – Cybersecurity event helps identify cross-provincial partnerships
  A Cybersecurity R&D Partnering Forum held in Ottawa on April 6 brought together 112 researchers and representatives of industry from Ontario and Quebec to explore collaborations leading to commercialization of technologies, products and services in the area of cybersecurity.
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  Discovery 2016 lineup boasts first-rate speakers and programming

  Mar 31, 2016 – Discovery 2016 lineup boasts first-rate speakers and programming
  With less than six weeks to go, the countdown is on for Discovery 16. And this year’s event promises to be the best yet for Canada’s leading innovation-to-commercialization conference, featuring a packed lineup of speakers and programming.
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  Discovery 2016 keynotes will share insights on innovation, entrepreneurship and the sharing economy

  Mar 30, 2016 – Discovery 2016 keynotes will share insights on innovation, entrepreneurship and the sharing economy
  This year, Discovery will welcome JB Straubel, a member of Tesla Motor’s founding team and the company’s Chief Technical Officer (CTO), and transportation entrepreneur Robin Chase, co-founder and former CEO of Zipcar.
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  OCE helps drive more STEM students to popular fellowship program

  Mar 30, 2016 – OCE helps drive more STEM students to popular fellowship program
  Venture for Canada (V4C) is seeing a notable increase in the number of applications from highly qualified science and technology graduates interested in starting their own company.
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  Ontario-made solutions for advancing education technology

  Feb 25, 2016 – Ontario-made solutions for advancing education technology
  More than 200 representatives of education and the edtech sector gathered yesterday for OCE’s AdvancingEducation Partnering Forum. The event was designed to bring together the education sector, industry and academic partners to learn more about the AdvancingEducation program and to foster project collaborations.
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  Carleton student’s company to improve roving in space

  Jan 27, 2016 – Carleton student’s company to improve roving in space
  A Carleton University start-up supported by OCE’s Campus Linked Accelerators Program has won a half-million-dollar contract from the Canadian Space Agency.
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  Smart Computing Partnering Forum attracts strong interest

  Jan 27, 2016 – Smart Computing Partnering Forum attracts strong interest
  More than 200 participants representing the smart computing, big data and cybersecurity sectors attended the recent Smart Computing R&D Challenge Partnership Forum, hosted by Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE).
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  Colour-coded for success

  Jan 13, 2016 – Colour-coded for success
  With the commercial launch of his innovative technology and two prestigious award wins, 2015 was one for the books for Hamilton-raised entrepreneur Matthew Sheridan.
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  More STEM students seeing entrepreneurism in their future

  Dec 11, 2015 – More STEM students seeing entrepreneurism in their future
  Venture for Canada has seen an increase in the number of science and technology students applying for Fellowships after a concerted drive supported by Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) to raise awareness of the opportunity amongst STEM students.
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  OCE and SOSCIP launch final round of Smart Computing R&D Challenge

  Nov 26, 2015 – OCE and SOSCIP launch final round of Smart Computing R&D Challenge
  After a highly successful first round of funding, Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) and the SOSCIP consortium are launching a second and final round of the Smart Computing R&D Challenge.
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  World leading energy technology makes debut

  Nov 25, 2015 – World leading energy technology makes debut
  A first-of-its-kind system that uses the vast depths of Lake Ontario to boost Toronto’s energy supply is being hailed as a major breakthrough in the area of energy storage. Representatives of Toronto-based start-up Hydrostor, Toronto Hydro and OCE – which supported the energy project from the outset – gathered last week to celebrate the official launch of the exciting new technology.
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  OCE brings innovative companies to Ontario Economic Summit

  Oct 28, 2015 – OCE brings innovative companies to Ontario Economic Summit
  Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) brought some of Ontario’s most innovative companies to the Ontario Economic Summit on Oct. 27.
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  Industry-academic collaboration in aerospace gains altitude

  Oct 28, 2015 – Industry-academic collaboration in aerospace gains altitude
  Close to 160 researchers, entrepreneurs and representatives of the aerospace industry participated in a partnering forum this month designed to identify collaboration opportunities. Hosted by Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE), the event marked the launch of OCE’s second Aerospace R&D Challenge.
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  OCE celebrates another record-breaking year of success at AGM

  Oct 26, 2015 – OCE celebrates another record-breaking year of success at AGM
  Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) celebrated another record-breaking year of success at its Annual General Meeting held on October 22, 2015 in Toronto.
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  Finalists for prestigious OCE awards selected

  Sep 23, 2015 – Finalists for prestigious OCE awards selected
  Six promising and talented companies have been shortlisted to compete for two of Ontario Centres of Excellence’s most prestigious awards. Three companies, nominated from across the province by OCE’s Business Development team, will compete for the Martin Walmsley Award and three more will vie for the Mind to Market Award.