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TEC Edmonton
October 2009

 "Creativity is thinking up new things. Innovation is doing new things ."    ~ Theodore Levitt

 
What's new?
 
 
A business plan supplies you with a blueprint for success - it provides direction.
Dates: Oct. 14 - Nov. 25. Register at www.ventureprize.com
 
New TEC Executive-in-Residence
Reg Joseph joins TEC Edmonton's EIR program, working with the Canadian Obesity Network, as their acting director.
 
If you are looking for a way to showcase and connect with people who can help you, become a TEC Member.  
 
Highlights 
 
 
TEC Edmonton is a joint venture between Edmonton Economic Development Corporation and the University of Alberta.
 
 
Speed dating with a twist
 
It's not always what you know, but who you know.
 
Have you ever been in the right place at the right time for serendipitous good fortune? Carla Spina, research scientist for Exciton Technologies Inc., had such an experience earlier this year that all started at a "speed dating" event.
 
New CEO for TheraCarb Inc. 
 
TheraCarb Inc. has appointed Dr. Mark Redmond as Chief Executive Officer. The announcement was made at the Banff Venture Forum (BVF) where the company met with members of the venture capital and financial markets and followed-up on its success as the BVF 2008 award-winning Life Sciences Technology company.
 
The business of building better
 
The story is common – a person has a genius idea, destined to improve our way of life, but no capital to bring the invention to the market.
Ben Bertrand, the founder of Innovequity, had just such a story. Starting out as a real estate developer who had invented a better way to build, Bertrand knew that he needed funds in order to move his ideas along. 
 
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