by An Thien Ngo, Ph.D. I had the opportunity to witness policy development in action at the recent Medical Devices Summit co-organized by OCRI and the Medical Devices Innovation Institute. Representatives from across the medical devices sector had gathered at the Summit on October 13-14 to assemble recommendations and strategies to achieve this sector’s potential ...

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Last year, OCRI and the Medical Devices Innovation Institute (MDI2) brought together over 150 senior officials (Presidents, CEOs, Directors, etc.) from more than 80 Canadian organizations engaged in the medical devices sector to promote discussion and the exchange of ideas with the intent to create the framework for a national medical devices strategy. Building on ...

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Most recently, Vocantas, an Ottawa-based provider of interactive voice response solutions for numerous sectors including healthcare, had the opportunity to interact with tens of thousands of professionals engaged in IT and healthcare at the Health Information Management Systems (HIMSS) Annual Conference and Exhibition in Orlando Florida, February 20th to 24th.  Vocantas is.  Click here to ...

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Welcome to  OCRI.tv where you can get caught up on who said what, when and how it can impact the way you approach your business on a daily basis. Currently, archives include media clips and entire presentations from our events to give you a full picture of what you’ve missed but going forward we’re just ...

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If you haven’t seen it already, you should take the time to explore the Ottawa and Eastern Ontario Life Science’s asset map. The preliminary version of the asset map represents over 200 Ottawa Life Sciences organizations (including companies, research institution departments/laboratories, hospitals, and government departments) and it is working great – but we need everyone’s ...

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The hunt for some of Canada’s most investable companies has begun again and I’m heading West to begin my search in earnest. I’ll be meeting with two of our partners, Alberta Enterprise Corporation, and some of the regional representatives of the Industrial Research Assistance Program (or NRC - IRAP) to talk about where these companies might be found in Western Canada.

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My grandfather was a visionary business man who made crazy purchases and deals which turned out to be great investments years later.  He was also an avid “tinkerer” and I remember hanging out with him as a child in his workshop as he made tools, odd contraptions, and other devices.  As an example, in his ...

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Ottawa, Ontario, August 6, 2009 – PharmaGap Inc. (TSX-V: GAP) (“PharmaGap” or “the Company”) and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (“OHRI”) today released initial testing results for PharmaGap’s cancer drug GAP-107B8 (formerly PhG-alpha-1). Led by Dr. Barbara Vanderhyden, OHRI researchers conducted cell growth (proliferation) assays using nine (9) ovarian cancer cell lines in order to ...

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It’s a little less than two months before BioPort Atlantic 2009 and details are being confirmed daily. The latest news is the release of the conference program. This year’s program features presenters and panelists from the life sciences industry and other business sectors with a variety of backgrounds. Each will add their unique perspective to the ...

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If you have a new, innovative technology that helps address climate change or promotes clean water, land or air, then Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) wants to hear from you. SDTC’s SD Tech Fund™ is accepting Statements of Interest from September 2 to October 21, 2009 The SD Tech Fund™ invests in late-stage development and pre-commercial demonstration of ...

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