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Released on June 28, 2011
Saskatchewan has solid representation at the world's largest event for the global biotechnology industry with Enterprise Minister and Minister responsible for Trade Jeremy Harrison, and Advanced Education, Employment and Immigration Minister and Minister responsible for Innovation Rob Norris attending the annual BIO International Convention in Washington, D.C. this week.
"The world is taking notice of Saskatchewan's resource wealth and now the province is turning heads by becoming a global leader in the emerging bio-economy," Harrison said. "Here at the BIO Convention people from around the world are asking us how they can invest in the research opportunities in Saskatchewan."
"When people tour Innovation Place Research Parks in Saskatoon and Regina, they're seeing world-class facilities and elite researchers coming to Saskatchewan to discover new cures in healthcare and new crop-science breakthroughs in agriculture," Norris said. "Saskatchewan is attracting knowledge-economy jobs that will keep this province moving forward for the long term."
During the conference, Ministers Harrison and Norris signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Manitoba's Minister of Innovation, Energy and Mines Dave Chomiak. The agreement commits the two provincial governments' cooperation on research and innovation initiatives where there are common interests in key priority areas including crop agriculture, bioenergy, bioproducts and environment, and human and animal health. The Life Science Association of Manitoba (LSAM) and Ag-West Bio Inc., the biotechnology sector membership organizations in both provinces, witnessed and applaud the nature of the LOI.
Saskatchewan's presence at the convention includes representation from the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization and its new InterVac Biosafety Level III research facility; Genome Prairie and Ag-West Bio, Inc.; the University of Saskatchewan; the Canadian Light Source synchrotron; Enterprise Saskatchewan; the Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority; the Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership; the National Research Council Plant Biotech Institute; and various private sector companies.
Saskatchewan is recognized as one of the top agricultural biotechnology research centres in the world and is home to almost one-third of the Canadian industry. The BIO International Convention attracts the biggest names in biotech and provides a venue for key networking and partnering opportunities, as well as offering insights and inspiration on trends affecting the biotechnology industry. Features include a business forum, hundreds of sessions covering policy issues and technological innovations, and the world's largest biotechnology exhibition.
For more information on BIO International Convention 2011, visit http://convention.bio.org/.
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For more information, contact:
Joanne Johnson
Enterprise Saskatchewan
Regina
Phone: 306-798-0503
Herman Hulshof
Advanced Education Employment and Immigration
Regina
Phone: 306-787-9715
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