OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Sep 29 (MARKET WIRE) --
The 2008-2009 winners of the annual Canada's Top 10(TM) Competition have
been selected (www.topcanadiancompanies.ca). Organized by OCRI and
presented by Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, the winners include a wide
variety of companies from the life science, cleantech and technology
sectors. Winners will gather on October 7th at the Fairmont Chateau
Laurier Hotel in Ottawa to hone their presentation skills, meet local and
regional investors, and prepare themselves for the first leg of the 2009
Investment Forum series which for some begins with an appearance at the
Ottawa Venture and Technology Summit on October 8th(www.ottawavts.com).
"OCRI is pleased to play an active role in the growth of so many
exceptional Canadian companies," said Michelle Scarborough, Vice
President, Investment and Commercialization, OCRI. "This is a successful
program as evidenced by the investment in past winners. Through our
ongoing outreach to the rest of Canada, the best companies from three key
innovation sectors can continue to benefit from exposure to VC's, other
investors and potential strategic partners."
Winners were chosen by an independent expert panel of Canadian and U.S.
venture capitalists. Originally developed to promote the 10 most
promising life science companies from across Canada to Canadian and
international investors and partners, the competition now showcases
Canada's life sciences, cleantech and technology sectors. Working in
partnership with Canadian Consulates in Boston, New York City, San Diego
and San Francisco, winning companies will participate in targeted
investment forums in each city, providing them with an opportunity to
meet with venture capital investors who have expressed an active interest
in financing these companies. Since its inception in 1999, competition
alumni have secured more than $522M in venture capital financing.
"BLG is very proud to present this national competition which brings top
investment opportunities to centre stage." says Marc Babinski, the
national leader of Borden Ladner Gervais' innovation sector focus group.
"Canada's Top 10 consistently identifies companies with a high potential
for success across life sciences, cleantech and ICT. It is our hope that
these companies will continue to grow and become globally competitive in
their areas of expertise and help position Canada as a country of
innovative business leaders."
Of the 30 winning companies, fourteen are from Ontario, three from
Manitoba, five from British Columbia, five from Quebec, two from Alberta
and one from Nova Scotia. For more information about the Canada's Top
10(TM) Competition visit www.topcanadiancompanies.ca.
2009 Canada's Top 10(TM) Companies:
Life Science
Axela Inc. (Toronto, Ontario)
DiaMedica Inc. (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
iCo Therapeutics Inc. (Vancouver, British Columbia)
ImmunoVaccine Technologies Inc. (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Indel Therapeutics Inc. (Vancouver, British Columbia)
Kane Biotech Inc. (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
PlantForm Corporation (Guelph, Ontario)
Profound Medical Inc. (Toronto, Ontario)
Sanomune Inc. (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
Viron Therapeutics Inc. (London, Ontario)
Cleantech
Elementa Group (St. Catharines, Ontario)
EnvirEau Technologies Inc. (Richmond, British Columbia)
Odotech Inc. (Montreal, Quebec)
Paradigm Environmental Technologies, Inc (Vancouver, British Columbia)
Quadra Solar Corporation (Ottawa, Ontario)
REGEN Energy (Toronto, Ontario)
Sempa Power Systems Ltd. (North Vancouver, British Columbia)
SiXtron Advanced Materials Inc (Dorval, Quebec)
Taransys Inc (Ottawa, Ontario)
Thinkflex Solar, Inc. (Hamilton, Ontario)
Technology
Accedian Networks, Inc. (St. Laurent, Quebec)
BelAir Networks (Ottawa, Ontario)
DataGardens Inc. (Edmonton, Alberta)
Ecobee (Toronto, Ontario)
Evoco Inc. (Calgary, Alberta)
I Love Rewards Inc. (Toronto, Ontario)
IPeak Networks Incorporated (Ottawa, Ontario)
Redknee (Mississauga, Ontario)
Trellia Networks Inc. (Montreal, Quebec)
Wavesat Inc. (Montreal, Quebec)
About OCRI:
OCRI (Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation), the city's economic
development corporation, is leading the way for Ottawa. OCRI is the
rallying point to bring business, education and research together to
create the winning economic conditions that allow Ottawa's technology
companies to thrive locally and compete globally. At OCRI we promote
sustainable economic development to maintain our high quality of life.
For more information on OCRI visit our website at www.ocri.ca and for
more information on the Ottawa Region please visit www.ottawaregion.com.
Contacts:
OCRI
Kim Cunningham
Manager, External Communications
613-828-6274 x 256
Cell: 613-851-0768
kcunningham@ocri.ca
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