Innovation Anthology #133: CEO
Taking a new technology from the lab bench into the marketplace is a long journey with lots of bumps in the road.
So it’s welcome news that PRECARN Inc is opening an office in Edmonton to ease the commercialization process for Alberta based high tech companies.
PRECARN supports Canadian innnovation in intelligent information and communications technologies. This includes sensing systems, articifical intelligence, robotics, automation – anything that improves the human-machine interface.
Heading the new Alberta office is Peggy Mactavish, PRECARN’s Western Vice President.
PEGGY MACTAVISH: In Alberta we’re taking a look at diversifying beyond of course the obvious, the gas sector, and all those good things. But we want to work with SME’s, companies that want to do different things in the economy. Get that leg up and show them the way, when it comes to diversifying and getting products out to market and working with academic institutions.
Peggy Mactavish says Alberta companies developing intelligent information and communications systems are eligible for PRECARN funding up to $600.000. The submission deadline for concept proposals is May 23rd.
FOR INNOVATION ANTHOLOGY,
I’M CHERYL CROUCHER
Guest
Krista Connell, MHSA,
Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada,
Sponsor
Program Date: 2008-05-13