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News Release
August 23, 2011
TECTERRA Announces Two New Funding Opportunities for Geomatics in Healthcare and Canada's North
CALGARY, August 23, 2011:
TECTERRA announced two new targeted
sector
funding programs that will provide funding for the commercialization of
geomatics technology in healthcare and
in Canada’s North. Each opportunity will contribute to
improved services for their respective areas. The initiative is a result of
collaboration between TECTERRA and two other commercialization centres,
Clinexus and
LOOKNorth.
“We’re expanding the reach of geomatics technology to
additional Canadian markets, regions and applications,” said Dr. Mohamed
Abousalem, TECTERRA’s Chief Executive Officer. “Our main
focus is supporting the development of geomatics technology solutions for
the resource sectors. We’ll continue on that track along
with select targeted industry and market sectors to benefit specific needs
and to further stimulate the use of geomatics across Canada.”
The
Geomatics Technology for Healthcare funding program is the
outcome of a special forum in which TECTERRA collaborated with Clinexus to
identify opportunities to develop geomatics solutions for unmet needs in
healthcare. The program is an opportunity for Canadian small
and medium companies and Alberta geomatics applied research groups,
separately or jointly, to apply for up to $500,000 in support of geomatics
technology development for health applications.
“We’re pleased to see TECTERRA participating in
accelerating the development of innovative geomatics technology for
healthcare,” said Rob Beamish, Executive Director of Clinexus.
The
Geomatics Technology for Canada’s North, TECTERRA’s other
targeted sector funding program, is jointly funded by TECTERRA and
LOOKNorth. Applicants can receive up to $500,000 for projects
focused on the application of remote sensing and other geomatics
technologies for integrated resource management applications in Canada’s
North. This program is targeting projects in both the initial
stages of commercializing a new technology (including, prototyping, piloting
and field trials), as well as later stage product development and
commercialization.
“We look forward to working with TECTERRA to
support the development of innovative geomatics technology for the safe and
sustainable development of Canada’s northern natural resources,” said Paul
Adlakha, Executive Director of LOOKNorth.
The application deadline for both targeted sector funding opportunities is November 10, 2011.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Cheyenne Steffen
Marketing Communications Manager
Direct: 403-532-4278
csteffen@tecterra.com
