Investment and Commercialization
The City is looking for your input
The City of Ottawa is conducting consultations that will lead to a new Economic Development Policy which will be presented to Council this spring. OCRI executives participate regularly in ongoing discussions with the City on their role and leadership. Last Friday, we attended a stakeholder’s forum to voice our views and have since met with them specifically on the [...]
Learning to Peak at the Right Time
It was good to see a local start-up getting some well-deserved media attention with Jim Bagnall’s recent profile of IPeak Network’s CEO Martin Horne in Saturday’s Ottawa Citizen. Under Martin’s leadership, IPeak is poised for growth.
It’s all about the chemistry according to Pat DiPietro at this morning’s TEB
Taking questions from a somewhat surprised audience before he began his presentation, Pat DiPietro, Managing General Partner of Vengrowth Capital Partners, aimed to set the stage for his talk and ensure that he was speaking about what the audience wanted to hear. That was clever but putting Mary, a local high school student who was there [...]
Eastern Ontario Economic Showcase with Donald Trump
BOOK NOW! Don’t wait too long to register as an exhibitor for this event. We’d hate for you to be disappointed when all the prime spots are gone. Register now, get a great location and use the summer wisely to plan your space. Think creatively, constructively and strategically to catch the eye of the media, [...]
Cleantech, life science and technology companies encouraged to apply for Canada’s Top 10TM Competition
Ottawa, ON June 10, 2009 – Eligible cleantech, life science and technology companies are invited to apply to The Canada’s Top 10™ Competition. Now in its 10th year, Canada’s Top 10TM Competition promotes the 10 most promising companies from each of the following three sectors: life science, cleantech and technology, from across Canada to Canadian [...]
Les entreprises de technologies propres, de sciences de la vie et de technologies sont invitées à participer au concours intitulé The Canada Top 10TM Competition (Les dix meilleures entreprises canadiennes)
Ottawa, Ontario, le 10 juin 2009 – Les entreprises de technologies propres, de sciences de la vie et de technologies sont invitées à participer au concours The Canada’s Top 10™ Competition. Maintenant vieux de 10 ans, le concours The Canada Top 10TM Competition fait la promotion des 10 entreprises les plus prometteuses pour chacun des [...]
OCRI extends benefits to qualified Lead to Win participants
Ottawa, ON – Monday April 27, 2009 – OCRI, Ottawa’s lead economic development agency, is pleased to announce that participants in the reinvigorated Lead to Win (LTW) program will receive a complimentary one-year OCRI membership and be entered into the OCRI investment and commercialization intake process. LTW is a free program designed to help experienced [...]
OCRI welcomes Claude Haw as President and CEO
Tuesday, March 24, 2009 (Ottawa, ON) – Today, the Board of Directors of OCRI is pleased to announce that Claude Haw has been selected to assume the role of President and CEO of Ottawa’s lead economic development agency. With over 30 years of experience in a variety of technical, general management and venture investing [...]
OCRI souhaite la bienvenue à son nouveau PDG, Claude Haw
Le mardi 24 mars 2009 (Ottawa, ON) – Aujourd’hui, le conseil d’administration d’OCRI a le plaisir d’annoncer la nomination de Claude Haw à titre de président directeur général de la principale agence de développement économique d’Ottawa. Fort de plus de 30 ans d’expérience dans divers postes de gestion technique, de directions générales et de gestion [...]
2008 VC activity in Ottawa $54M shy of last year’s dismal showing
Ottawa, ON – February 5, 2009 – Disclosed venture capital (VC) investments in Ottawa-based businesses totaled $130.21 million for the year of 2008. VC investment in Ottawa-based companies continues its significant decline seen over the past three years. 2008’s numbers represent a 29 per cent decline in the value of investments compared to a total [...]