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Canada and Alberta partnership supports increased competitiveness of Alberta’s health and medical technology sector

The Alberta medical technology sector will benefit from a joint Government of Canada and Alberta investment towards BioAlberta to administer and develop the third phase of the Medical Product Development Program.

Biomedical centres put Alberta on leading edge

Calgary… Alberta’s thriving biomedical engineering industry is reaching new heights thanks to a major initiative to boost research and translate new technology into commercial products for the global marketplace launched today at the University of Calgary.

Alberta gains new research and product development centre for nanotechnology

Edmonton... Alberta will be home to a new research and product development centre and state-of-the-art Hitachi microscopes thanks to support provided through the Western Economic Partnership Agreement between the governments of Canada and Alberta along with contributions from Hitachi High-Technologies.

Canada and Alberta sign agreement to invest in economy

Edmonton… The Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, and the Honourable Doug Horner, Minister of Alberta Advanced Education and Technology have signed a new Canada-Alberta Western Economic Partnership Agreement (WEPA) that will support long-term economic growth and competitiveness in Alberta.