July 16, 2015 – Winnipeg, Manitoba – Western Economic Diversification Canada
Today, Joyce Bateman, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South Centre, on behalf of the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced support for the Life Science Association of Manitoba (LSAM) to pursue national and international business opportunities for western Canadian producers and manufacturers of bioproducts.
Federal funding of $58,000 through the Western Diversification Program (WDP) will support the development and promotion of opportunities for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to highlight the collective strength in biomaterials and supply chain management in Western Canada at the BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology in Montreal, July 19 – 22, 2015.
LSAM will conduct workshops as well as host an interactive trade show pavilion which includes meeting space for SMEs to hold Business-to-Business (B2B) meetings with potential customers, investors, and partners.
“Real opportunities exist across Western Canada in the developing biomaterials sector. There are vast amounts of available biomass and the technologies are being developed in world-recognized Centres of Excellence, such as the Composites Innovation Centre, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The partnership that is being developed between Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta will only further advance technology development and commercialization in this important sector.”
- John Pacek, Chair of the Board, Life Science Association of Manitoba
Lorne Pelletier
Director, Policy, Planning and External Relations
Western Economic Diversification Canada
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Telephone: 204-510-7659
Email: lorne.pelletier@wd-deo.gc.ca
Brina Gervais
Marketing and Communications Manager
Life Science Association of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Telephone: 204-272-4598
Email: brina@lsam.ca
WD Toll-Free Number: 1-888-338-WEST (9378)
Teletypewriter (TTY): 1-877-303-3388
Website: WD is online at www.wd-deo.gc.ca.
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