MEDIA ADVISORY - Ontario Brain Institute to Announce 2019 ONtrepreneurs and New OBI x Pfizer Canada Partnership
June 17, 2019
KITCHENER-WATERLOO, ON – On June 20, at the Neurotech Ontario Showcase taking place at THEMUSEUM in Kitchener, the Ontario Brain Institute (OBI) will be announcing the 2019 ONtrepreneurs and a partnership between OBI and Pfizer Canada.
The ONtrepreneurs program recipients will receive $50,000 in cash, Canada’s single largest award for early stage brain technology entrepreneurs; with the OBI x Pfizer Canada partnership supporting internships within the neurotech industry in order to increase the number of highly qualified professionals in the field.
The announcement will take place between 6pm and 6:30pm at the showcase which is open from 5pm to 9pm and free of charge to the public, featuring more than 20 organizations developing real-life applications that are helping to improve the lives of people living with brain disorders as well as their families and caregivers.
- WHO: Ontario Brain Institute (OBI)
- WHAT: Announcement of the 2019 ONtrepreneurs and launch of a new OBI partnership with Pfizer Canada during the 2019 NeuroTech Ontario Showcase
- WHEN: June 20, 2019 from 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM
- WHERE: THEMUSEUM, 10 King Street West, Kitchener, ON N2G 1A3
2019 NeuroTech Ontario Showcase Community Partners
Communitech Hub |University of Waterloo |Wilfrid Laurier University
2019 NeuroTech Ontario Showcase Exhibitor List
Ad-Hawk Microsystem | Awake Labs | Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital | BresoTec | Cambridge Brain Sciences | Cerebian | Curv Labs | Guard-Ex | LinkMentalHealth | LUCID | LumeNeuro | Mesphere LifeSciences | NetraMark | Novela | Ocutherapy | Pragmatic Innovations | Stabilo Medical | Resili | Vena Medical | Village Technologies | University of Waterloo | Welbi | Western University | Zentrela
About the Ontario Brain Institute
The Ontario Brain Institute is a provincially funded, not-for-profit organization that accelerates discovery and innovation, benefiting both patients and the economy. Our collaborative ‘team science’ approach promotes brain research, commercialization and care by connecting researchers, clinicians, industry, patients, and their advocates to improve the lives of those living with brain disorders. Welcome to Brain Central. Visit www.braininstitute.ca for more information. Follow us on Twitter (@OntarioBrain).
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Allison Garber
Media Relations
Ontario Brain Institute
902 221 5254
Fatima Khan
Senior Lead, Communications
Ontario Brain Institute
647 872 1215