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PEI Welcomes New BioCommons Development
June 19, 2011: The Prince Edward Island BioAlliance and the province of PEI have announced the location for the $30 Million development of the new BioCommons business park and business incubator - Upton Farm in West Royalty, PEI. This site is adjacent to the West Royalty Industrial Park where a number of PEI bioscience companies currently operate.

NB Company Provides Baculovirus for Aerial Spray Program
June 9, 2011: The Department of Natural Resources recently conducted an aerial spray program to combat an outbreak of balsam fir sawflies. The spray program was conducted by Forest Protection Ltd., a private company, and overseen by the provincial government's Forest Pest Management Section. The biological control, Abietiv, used in the program was developed here in New Brunswick by Sylvar Technologies Inc., another private biotechnology company located in Fredericton.

NB Spud Scientist Looking to Create a Greener Potato
June 8, 2011: Scientists at the Potato Research Centre hope to crossbreed foreign (South American strains) and domestic potatoes to create a new spud that's resilient to disease and requires fewer pesticides. Some breeds of Peruvian potatoes can fight disease, such as blight, better than our domestic varieties, making a great case to try crossbreeding with our domestic ones.

Health From Land & Sea Canada - A European/Eastern Canadian Business-Building Mission
May 17, 2011: The Prince Edward Island BioAlliance, in partnership with Trade Team PEI will host Health From Land & Sea Canada - A European/Eastern Canadian Business-Building Mission for companies and researchers working in the natural health and personal care sectors.

Mount Allison Researcher Honoured with Paul Paré Medal
May 16, 2011: Dr. Steve Westcott, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Mount Allison University was honoured with the Paul Paré medal at the recent convocation ceremonies in Sackville New Brunswick.

Atlantic Cancer Research Institute Launches FamilyQuest.ca, an Online Network Connecting Families Touched by Cancer
May 12, 2011: A social network site called FamilyQuest.ca was officially launched on May 12 by the Atlantic Cancer Research Institute based at the Dr. Georges-L-Dumont University Hospital Centre. It's a charitable site, designed to empower families in support of local cancer research.

New Brunswick Innovation Foundation Awards $550,000 to Fund 58 Student Research Assistants; Approximately 19 of the Projects are in the Bio-Sciences
May 10, 2011: Fredericton, NB - The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF) announced that it is awarding $550,000 to fund 58 student research assistant positions at the province's post-secondary institutions. The funding will enable some of New Brunswick's most vibrant researchers to hire exceptional students to work with them in the lab.

You Don't Want to Miss This: Atlantic Canada Bioproducts and Biorefinery Networking Breakfast at World Congress
May 9, 2011: Monday May 9, 2011, the Atlantic Canada Bio-Industries Alliance (ACBA) will be hosting a networking breakfast for Atlantic participants at the World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing in Toronto, Ontario. ACBA is an alliance of the four lead agencies for biosciences in Atlantic Canada. This breakfast will be an opportunity for Atlantic participants to learn about the bioproducts and biorefinery research happening in the region as well as participate in networking opportunities with strategically invited companies and trade commissioners from the European Union and the US. Confirmed trade posts and companies include: Copenhagen, The Hague, Denmark, Novozymes and Novacta to name a few.

IMTA Featured in Audubon Magazine's Special Issue
May 1, 2011: The topic of Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) recently made headlines in Audubon's The Cycle of Food Special Issue. The article prominently featured University of New Brunswick's own Thierry Chopin and focused on the global economics of IMTA, using the analogy that multi-trophic aquaculture is to fish farming what diversifying your portfolio is to investment banking.

NB Based inVentures Technologies Announces Strategic Alliance
May 1, 2011: inVentures Technologies Inc. recently announced a strategic alliance with North Carolina based Tersus Environmental. This alliance will help inVentures expand its sales from the groundwater remediation side of its business. "It's a strategic alliance within the groundwater industry," Aaron Archibald, director of business development explained. "Tersus brings a tremendous amount of experience. They're basically insiders. We make specialized equipment, but we aren't as involved in that industry as they are." This strategic alliance with Tersus is expected to result in a 25% increase in their groundwater remediation business.

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