New potential therapy that restores motor function being planned for clinical trial. Medical researchers at the University of Alberta have discovered a promising new therapy for Huntington disease that restores lost motor skills and may delay or stop the progression of the disease based on lab model tests

Join TEC Edmonton on Tuesday, February 28, for the 2012 TEC Connector Reception!  This networking event is an opportunity to interact with over 300 local entrepreneurs, innovators and business people and browse displays from a few of Edmonton’s leading technology companies.  Visit the TEC Connector page for more details!

Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that it has received a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a patent that protects the use of Ampakine® molecules for the treatment or prevention of respiratory depression. The patent is licensed exclusively to Cortex from the University of Alberta, and is based on the pioneering research of Dr John Greer.

The Go-To-Market program and workshops combine a comprehensive go-to-market curriculum with applied learning, access to experts and one-on-one mentoring.  Key deliverables are the development and expert review of a strategic marketing plan and marketing implementation strategy.
 

The C100, A100, Startup Calgary, StartUp Edmonton, TEC Edmonton and Calgary Technologies have joined together to present a transformative community event: AccelerateAB. Focused on the topic of “Building World Class Companies” this conference will offer Alberta tech entrepreneurs relevant and practical content to grow their companies up to the next level. Tickets are $20 and are available at: http://accelerateab.eventbrite.com
 

Hundreds of individuals in the engineering and geoscience communities honoured their peers at the 2011 Summit Awards^® Gala, Thursday, April 14th at the Calgary TELUS Convention Centre.

For more information about this year's finalists, please click the above link.

This year’s competition finals will see VibeDX , Light Power (both of Edmonton) and CAD Crowd of Calgary vie for the grand prize in the 9th annual TEC VenturePrize competition in the Fast Growth category.