Fertile ground for biotech firms - National Research Council Canada

Fertile ground for biotech firms - National Research Council Canada: "Fertile ground for biotech firms

On July 9, 2007, Chemaphor Inc. officially opened its research quarters, the first of four biotech startups to reside in NRC's latest industry partnership facility (IPF). The new facility is located at the NRC Institute for Nutrisciences and Health in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.

When new firms rent space, they 'incubate' in a full-service R&D laboratory with access to NRC expertise, technical information, business planning services, and opportunities to benefit from research collaborations. The four current occupants of the Charlottetown facility are Chemaphor, Neurodyn, the Atlantic Centre for Bioproducts Valuation, and Nautilus Bioscience Canada. Each is focusing on a different but complementary aspect of health-related research."