Investment and Commercialization
OCRI’s Take – Refresh of Ottawa’s economic development strategy
Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to present OCRI’s response to the city’s proposed economic development strategy. The strategy sees Ottawa recognized as a competitive global hub for innovative, knowledge-based talent, businesses and organizations. OCRI is committed to the economic development of the city and overall, we agree with the strategic objectives as outlined [...]
Canada’s Top 10™ on the Road
The hunt for some of Canada’s most investable companies has begun again and I’m heading West to begin my search in earnest. I’ll be meeting with two of our partners, Alberta Enterprise Corporation, and some of the regional representatives of the Industrial Research Assistance Program (or NRC – IRAP) to talk about where these companies might be found in Western Canada.
OCRI Awards honour business excellence
Ottawa, ON – April 8, 2010 – OCRI, Ottawa’s lead economic development agency, honoured Ottawa’s best and brightest companies, executives and students for their innovative work and contributions to the city’s knowledge-based sector this evening at the 15th annual OCRI Awards gala at the Hilton Lac-Leamy.
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 [...]