Even as mega-banks topple, Juan Enriquez says the big reboot is yet to come. But don't look for it on your ballot -- or in the stock exchange. It'll come from science labs, and it promises keener bodies and minds. Our kids are going to be ... different.
Report Examines Recent Developments at Major Patenting Authorities Worldwide
PHILADELPHIA and LONDON - The Healthcare and Science business of Thomson Reuters today released its 2009 Patent Focus Report. Authored by Joff Wild, editor of Intellectual Asset Management magazine, and published in the Thomson Reuters KnowledgeLink(SM) eNewsletter, this report explores recent activities at each of the world's major patenting authorities (USA, Europe, Japan, China and India).
Waterloo – Navtech, Inc. announced that Michael O. Hulley will be named as President and Chief Executive Officer on February 26, 2009. Mr. Hulley will also join Navtech's Board of Directors. Mr. Hulley succeeds President and CEO David Strucke.
A joint announcement issued on behalf of the University and the WLU Faculty Association
WATERLOO – A new collective agreement for full-time faculty and professional librarians at Wilfrid Laurier University has been ratified by the University’s Board of Governors and members of the WLU Faculty Association.
TORONTO - Thirty-seven percent of Canadian boomers who plan on retiring in the next five years and who own their own business plan on delaying their retirement due to current economic conditions, according to the 19th Annual RBC RRSP Poll.
Ontario - HEQCO has released a new research paper, Degrees of Opportunity: Broadening Student Access by Increasing Institutional Differentiation in Ontario Higher Education. Prepared by higher education scholars Glen Jones and Michael Skolnik, this paper was commissioned to determine whether there are significant gaps in Ontario’s postsecondary education system with respect to education and research activities and, if so, how these gaps might be addressed.
Guelph - From emerging infectious diseases and climate change to issues of food security and water quality, there are many factors that influence health and an emerging field of study in Canada is developing a holistic approach to tackling these complex challenges.
WATERLOO – Shawn Steil, consul and senior trade commissioner at the Canadian Consulate in Chongqing, China, will visit the Brantford and Waterloo campuses of Wilfrid Laurier University February 24 and 25 to discuss business and academic opportunities for Canadians in the booming southwest region of China.
TORONTO - Deal activity in the Canadian venture capital (VC) market slowed significantly in 2008, to reach its lowest level in 12 years. Across the country,, $1.3 billion was invested, a drop of 36% from the $2.1 billion invested in 2007, according to the industry’s statistical report released by Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA) and research partner Thomson Reuters.
Toronto — These days, it’s not easy being a bank. Tight liquidity, large credit write-downs and sagging profitability have plagued the industry across the globe. And of course Canada is not immune to events in the rest of the world. But a new survey compiled by Leger Marketing for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC)’s Annual Banking Survey shows that 84% of Canadians feel that Canada has one of the strongest banking systems in the world and 85% have confidence in them.
VANCOUVER - Faced with a slowing economy, a new Fraser Institute study shows that Canada could boost economic growth by following Alberta and British Columbia's lead and adopting the Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA).
Effective responses can manage security challenges while fostering economic prosperity for both countries
TORONTO – Officials and politicians on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border must seize the opportunity the new Obama administration affords them to consider border security and economic issues in tandem, says Geoffrey Hale in a new paper released by the Canadian International Council (CIC).
North Dumfries/Cambridge - A local charity, built and supported by the community -- and the location of a memorial for a local teacher -- is asking for help after that memorial was stolen recently. (photo)
TORONTO - Sentinelle Medical Inc., a leading manufacturer of breast MRI coils and software and Siemens Healthcare announced an OEM Distribution Agreement for Sentinelle's Vanguard(R) coils. Under this agreement, Siemens will sell the "Sentinelle Vanguard for Siemens" coil for the MRI family members MAGNETOM(R) Espree, MAGNETOM(R) Avanto and MAGNETOM(R)
In business, every word counts. This holds true for writing, too, particularly when the economy is putting pressure on every decision, stress on every partnership and expectations on everybody. Don't let small mistakes in your business writing make a big impact on your potential customers. Here are 10 common errors in business writing and how to avoid them.
TORONTO - Local union and workplace leadership in the auto sector overwhelmingly endorsed a resolution authorizing the national union and Master Bargaining Committees to engage in extraordinary restructuring talks with North American automakers at a special meeting held earlier February 17, 2009.
OTTAWA - Informed debate on matters of public interest is essential to democracy, but over-emphasis on protection of reputation in Canadian law and the resulting fear of libel action keep important information from the public, a coalition of media groups led by the Canadian Newspaper Association told the Supreme Court of Canada 0n February 17, 2009.
For any business, strategic planning is a necessity. It's the key to looking to the future and creating a direction intentionally as opposed to simply reacting to the marketplace on a daily basis. In today's fast-paced marketplace, strategic planning helps company leaders maintain their sanity and build a company based on the values that matter most to them.
Global News - A commentary published in The Financial Times by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and former US Vice President Al Gore writes: "Economic stimulus is the order of the day.... But even as leaders address the immediate need to stimulate the economy, so too must they act jointly to ensure that the new de facto economic model being developed is sustainable for the planet and our future on it.
TORONTO - Rogers Communications Inc. today announced its consolidated financial and operating results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2008.
Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday February 17, 2009 the EPA granted a petition for reconsideration of a Bush Administration memo regarding the scope of the Clean Air Act. The interpretive memo, put forward by then-EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson in December 2008, addresses when the Prevention of Significant Deterioration program applies to carbon dioxide, a chief greenhouse gas.
While there are many ways to appear in the media, writing an op-ed piece is an excellent way to make yourself known and establish yourself as an authority with the public. Like letters to the editor, op-ed pieces should put forth a point of view - but the op-ed piece is longer than a letter and generally gets better play.
TORONTO - Rogers Communications Inc. today announced its consolidated financial and operating results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2008.
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has revoked the charitable registration of the Dominion Christian Centre of Canada, a Hamilton-area charity. This revocation was effective February 14, 2009.
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