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Community Profiles
Kira Salonius
Title: Head of Research & Development
Affiliation: Aqua Biologicals
Ten thousand years ago, when man’s skills and technology as a hunter had swept away most of the wild game, we learned to domesticate a few animals and plants. This was the dawn of agriculture and of the modern settled world. Today we have ...
PEI Agriculture finds new high value specialty markets
The PEI BioAlliance is proud to support an announcement that the Governments of Canada and PEI are partnering together to invest more than $6 million towards construction of a local bio-refinery in Kensington, PEI.
The investment will introduce new-to-Canada technology to process specialty oilseeds for the global market. A new 10,000 square foot facility with a bulk grain receiver, research lab and administration offices will be constructed in Kensington. Over the next five years this development is expected to create 19 full time positions and generate $5.4 million in annual farm gate receipts.
Simply the Best: Nominations for the BIOTECanada Gold Leaf Awards 2010 Now Open
Nominations for BIOTECanada's national industry awards program, the Gold Leaf Awards will be accepted until February 24, 2010. BIOTECanada's Gold Leaf Awards program recognizescompanies and individuals who have achieved significant milestones within Canada’s biotechnology industry.
To nominate, or for more information go to: www.goldleafawards.ca
New Markets Link Bioscience to Agriculture in PEI
November 24, 2009, Charlottetown, PEI – When a team from the Prince Edward Island BioAlliance met with executives from Technology Crops International in North Carolina last December, there was an underlying feeling that this would be a winning partnership for all.
Yesterday, in Kensington, PEI, the federal and provincial governments announced that they are investing $6 million into Nature’s Crops International (NCI), a subsidiary of Technology Crops International to build a local oil extraction facility, that will extract and refine oils from seeds that are grown locally. This is an opportunity for PEI to become a center of expertise for production, bio refining, and new product development for specialized Oilseeds.
Limited Space for Biotechnology Graduate Courses for UPEI MBA Program Available in 2010
UPEI's Executive-style MBA Program is pleased to offer limited seats in two of their Biotechnology Graduate Courses being offered in the upcoming 2010 winter semester:
-Biotechnology Management and Development (Bus 701): January 4-February 11, 2010
-Commercialization of Biotechnology and Innovations (Bus 702): February 22-April 1, 2010
Full details about these courses are provided at the following URL: http://www.upei.ca/business/files/business/eflyer2009.pdf
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact Grace McCourt, UPEI MBA Coordinator, at 566-6474 or by email: mba@upei.ca .
National Research Council, Omnia Foods Sign Licensing Agreement for Cholesterol-Reduction Technology
September 25, 2009, Charlottetown, PE – Government of Canada researchers at the National Research Council (NRC) have developed innovative technology to help lower bad cholesterol levels by combining natural botanical extracts. Read More HERE...(pdf)
PEI Celebrates National Biotechnology Week
Prince Edward Island Premier Robert Ghiz (right) officially declared September 18 - 25th 2009 as Biotechnology Week in Prince Edward Island. Accepting the declaration is Ron Keefe, Chair, Prince Edward Island BioAlliance and CEO, BioVectra Inc.
September 18, 2009, Charlottetown, PE – PEI Premier Robert Ghiz has declared the week of September 18-25th, 2009 as Biotechnology Week in Prince Edward Island. Premier Ghiz spoke to a group of local and international bioscience companies, as well as other members of the PEI Bioscience Cluster at an International BioPartnering Mission held in Charlottetown recently. Read More HERE...(pdf)