What's New

Alberta builds ties to North America's technology trendsetter

Edmonton... Premier Ed Stelmach will lead a delegation to introduce Alberta's action plan, Bringing Technology to Market to A-list market players in California during a June 15 - 19 mission.

Alberta strengthens ties with world's fastest-growing economy

Edmonton... Innovators in Alberta and China working to bring more technology to the marketplace now have closer ties. Three Alberta agreements signed with Hong Kong and the Guangdong Province will mean stronger company collaboration on projects including commercialization of high-tech health-related solutions.

Alberta's nanotechnology strategy connects industry and research

Edmonton... Alberta companies now have even greater opportunities to get into the emerging field of nanotechnology through the $15 million nanoWorks program. This new Alberta nanotechnology industrial research partnerships program connects academic researchers with industry to develop market-driven nanotechnology products. The program, operated by Alberta Ingenuity, opens the door to innovative projects that build on Alberta's growing strength as Canada's nanotechnology centre.

Alberta adds nearly 600 undergraduate seats over 5-years

Edmonton... Undergraduate students in Alberta's largest universities will be able to add nanotechnology to their course mix. $30 million in funding will support nanotechnology programming for Bachelor of Science in Engineering students at the University of Alberta and Bachelor of Science students at the University of Calgary as part of the province's $130 million strategy to make Alberta a centre of nanotechnology research and product commercialization.

Alberta high-tech entrepreneurs to benefit from new technology commercialization initiative

Edmonton... High-tech companies looking to field-test new computer-based technologies in a customer or client setting now have ready access to more support from the new Precarn office opening in Alberta.

Western businesses benefit from new access to global markets

Edmonton... Two new initiatives launched by the Government of Canada and Province of Alberta will create more opportunities for local firms to commercialize and export products or services to emerging international markets.

New Act sets next generation economy in motion

Alberta Enterprise Corporation Act introduced to spur venture capital investment in knowledge-based economy

Alberta... Alberta has sent a signal to global investors by announcing the Alberta Enterprise Corporation Act, a cornerstone of Alberta's plan to diversify and sustain the provincial economy.

Research, education leader Martha Cook Piper to lead National Institute for Nanotechnology Board of Trustees

Edmonton... Martha Cook Piper, a national leader in research and post-secondary education, has been named chair of the Board of Trustees of the National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT), the institute announced today.

Technology From 3M and Alberta Research Council Pipes in Economic Benefits

Edmonton… Pipeline wear is a significant cost to industry – both in unplanned production outages and maintenance costs. The Alberta Research Council (ARC), 3M Canada and Alberta Advanced Education and Technology (AET) are teaming up to develop liners that prevent corrosion and erosion and prolong pipeline life.

Albertans to monitor own health status using cellular technology

Edmonton... An Alberta-based collaborative project may soon enable patients to test their own body temperature, pulse rate and blood pressure at home and transmit the data to a healthcare provider. The Alberta government has committed $1.5 million to the Capital Health, University of Alberta, and Korea’s LG Electronics joint project.

Gene research at U of A aims to improve long-term health of kidney patients

Edmonton... A new project at the University of Alberta is using the latest in high-tech gene chip research to understand why transplanted kidneys often fail in the long-term. This research, in partnership with Japan- and US-based Astellas Pharma Inc., may lead to development of a drug to prevent the organ’s failure.

New agreement with GE boosts Alberta's advanced technology sector

Edmonton... Through the first strategic partnership between GE and a Canadian province, the Alberta government and GE Water & Process Technologies will collaborate to find technological solutions to challenges facing the province.

Task force recommends ways to spur Alberta high-tech entrepreneurship

Edmonton... A Value-Added and Technology Commercialization Report recently delivered to Advanced Education and Technology Minister Doug Horner will help the government determine immediate and long-term actions to enhance Alberta's ability to create, grow and sustain globally competitive and innovative knowledge intensive companies.

Government partners with IBM and the U of A to help Alberta organizations improve their operations

San Jose, California... Helping organizations use information technology to improve service delivery and gain a competitive advantage is the focus of a new cyberinfrastructure research project, referred to as 'services science' at the IBM Centre for Advanced Studies (CAS) in Edmonton, Alberta.

Technology mission to California aims to expand opportunities for Albertans

Edmonton... Commercializing Alberta technologies and attracting investment and skilled professionals to Alberta are the goals of an upcoming mission to California. Doug Horner, Minister of Advanced Education and Technology, will lead a delegation of industry, academic and government representatives to California from June 27 to 29, where he will meet with venture capitalists and hi-tech companies including IBM, Hewlett Packard, Sun Microsystems, and Ultratech, among others.

Technology agreements with China to help bolster Alberta's knowledge economy

Edmonton... Significant opportunities for new partnerships in research, business and adult learning have been created during a week-long mission to expand Alberta's role as a global leader in technology industries and to develop knowledge-workers. Doug Horner, Minister of Alberta Advanced Education and Technology, wrapped up the mission to strengthen relations between Alberta and China with the signing of two technology agreements, bringing the total agreements signed on this trip to four.

Ag biotech research to grow from an Alberta-China approach

Harbin, China... New research into plant and animal traits and new opportunities to commercialize technologies may take root from the exchange of ideas between the best and brightest minds in agricultural biotechnology on two continents.

Alberta's green technology to help meet China's power needs

Harbin, China... Alberta's success in producing bioenergy from agricultural waste could soon turn an operational cost and environmental problem for Chinese farmers into a source of self-sufficient electricity and new revenue. The IMUS™ biogas system, originally developed by the Alberta Research Council, Highmark Renewables and its partners, is being adapted for small-scale use in the Chinese market with help from the Alberta government.

Alberta strengthens ties with China in education and research

Edmonton... Alberta and China have strengthened collaboration in education and science and technology through two new agreements, part of many initiatives being carried out by the Alberta government during a week-long mission in China.

Alberta's friendship with China will pay off for province's education, technology and business sectors

Edmonton... A multi-year concerted effort by the Alberta government to open China's trading doors has yielded new intercontinental alliances that will help build a better Alberta and may improve the quality of life for people here, across Canada and around the globe.

Alberta invests $130-million in 'the science of small'

Edmonton … Investing in 'the science of small' will help generate huge returns for Albertans, said Premier Ed Stelmach, unveiling the province's strategy to capture a $20-billion market share of the world’s burgeoning nanotechnology market.

Regional innovation support to help spur the growth of Alberta's knowledge-based sector

Edmonton... Innovative entrepreneurs and small to medium-sized enterprises across Alberta will have greater access to technology commercialization and innovation support services thanks to Alberta government funding.

Task force to help lay the foundation for Alberta's long-term prosperity

Edmonton... Accelerating Alberta's value-added production and increasing the commercialization of new ideas and discoveries in the province are the goals of a new task force assembled by the Alberta government to help our province gain a stronger competitive edge in the global knowledge-based economy.

Provincial support gets new research labs up and running

Edmonton... Alberta government funding is giving researchers the tools and equipment they need to establish their first Alberta labs and get their projects underway.

University researchers receive tools for cutting-edge research

Edmonton... Alberta university researchers will receive nearly $43 million from the Alberta government to provide for exceptional state-of-the-art research programs.

Alberta partners with Xerox and National Institute for Nanotechnology in atomic and molecular scale research

Edmonton... The Alberta government, the Xerox Research Centre of Canada and the National Institute for Nanotechnology are joining forces in the research and development of nanomaterials, devices and processes.

Prominent American nanotechnology researcher recruited to Canada

Edmonton... A leading American chemist, working in the field of molecular scale electronics, has been enticed to Alberta to continue his groundbreaking research on new microelectronic platforms. "I am excited about coming to a place that puts such a high priority on research and development," said McCreery. "I was not looking to leave Ohio, but the situation and opportunities here were hard to resist."

Frontrunner in digital information security recruited to Alberta

Calgary...An internationally recognized Geneva physicist enticed to work in Alberta will use quantum techniques for what could mean quantum leaps in information security for our bank records or our telephone conversations.