e7GPI - GPI Connect
GPI Networking Breakfasts -
March 25th,
and May 27th
EVENT: NEXT GPI BREAKFAST
MARCH 25, “Show me the money!”
This breakfast will use a different format, featuring several
speakers on accessing funding, and several success stories and tips from
companies that have used these
public
and private sectorgrants,
contributions and loans. This will be of interest to newly forming or
expanding companies, and will be surrounded
by a “trade show” of key funding partners
in Canada’s commercialization sector. Browse the displays before and after the
breakfast and speakers. There is still room
for a few displays – contact Alex at
admin@guelphinnovation.com
if you are interested in
showcasing your funding program.
Register here for the event.
EVENT:
The next BioBusiness Connect
Roundtable is April 21 in the boardroom of the Business Improvement Group. 6PM start with light refreshments and a focused discussion
of opportunities in the environmental, cleantech and green sectors, with a
lead-in speaker from OCETA, Ontario’s focal point for these sectors.
This is a peer-to-peer group with discussion and sharing of ideas the goal.
Contact
admin@guelphinnovation.com
to register, there is no cost for
this event.
MONEY:
If you have a growing cleantech
company, you will be interested in the” Clean 15” competition.
TECHNOLOGY:
The Multi-species Medical School at
Guelph does it again. Studies of domestic animals may prove useful in humans.
Guelph research on reproduction in dairy cows has lead to an important
discovery that may assist people having difficulty conceiving. Thyroid hormone has been shown to enhance survival of
cattle embryos, and because of the similarities between human and cattle
reproductive physiology, could do the same in humans and other species.
NEWS:
The food manufacturing industry is
now the largest employer in the manufacturing sector. In November, Statistics
Canada reported there were 222,300 employees in food manufacturing, compared
with 159,100 in transportation equipment.
EVENT:
This month’s GTO P2P session is at
6PM, March 11th, at the Red Brick Café on Westmount Rd, Guelph. The
meeting will feature an open mike format with Jeff Beradine, Innosphere,
Arni Mikelsons, Northern Village Solutions, and others. To register, contact
Wanda Eby at
wanda@communitech.ca
or (519)888-9944 ext. 48
EVENT:
Entrepreneurship 101 at McMaster brings
you the 2010 Quick Pitch Competition – an opportunity to do your 60 second
pitch on an innovative idea, product or service. Prizes are $1500 for Gold,
$750 for Silver and $500 for Bronze. Thursday March 25th, 2010 from
6PM to 9PM.
MONEY:
The OCE First Job program supports 50%
of the salary of industrial interns. This program is always over-subscribed,
and the deadline is May 15, so APPLY NOW.
Guelph Partnership for Innovation – “Connecting technology, money
and people in Guelph, Canada”
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posted: 3/10/2010
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