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Aclarus Water Systems Makes a Splash at Greater Peterborough Innovation Cluster Annual General Meeting

  As GPIC shared their strategic direction for the upcoming year, Aclarus, GPIC member and local innovative company demonstrated and formally launched their Ozone Water System. An audience of GPIC board members, community leaders and fellow innovators learned about the product and the opportunity to see how it works with on site demonstration. The Canadian [...]

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Community Partnership Showcases Local Knowledge, Talent and Innovative Community Development

Showcasing student talent, community-academic partnerships and local community economic development sums up the Community Innovation Forum: Knowledge & Talent in Action Showcase (CIF:KTIAS) held April 4th, 2013, at the Peterborough Golf and Country Club. The third annual CIF: KTIAS, sponsored by Bell is co-hosted by Sir Sandford Fleming College, Trent University, Greater Peterborough Innovation Cluster [...]

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INNOVATION CLUSTER WELCOMES DUTCH WASTEWATER COMPANY AFMITECH

The Greater Peterborough Innovation Cluster (GPIC) welcomed a Dutch wastewater company, Afmitech Friesland, as they visit the Peterborough region on a three day tour. The two representatives from the company made a presentation at The Holiday Inn –Waterfront Thursday, March 19th, 2013. Afmitech has come to the region in hopes of developing strategic partnerships for [...]

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Federal Departments and Agencies, Supporting Innovation, Come To Peterborough

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Federal Departments and Agencies Supporting Innovation Come To Peterborough   The Government of Canada in partnership with The Greater Peterborough Innovation Cluster (GPIC) hosted the Innovation Information Forum (IIF) at Fleming College, Sutherland Campus Thursday, February 28th.   Attendees, from academia, industry, small business and government, heard from representatives from federal departments and agencies, on [...]

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DUTCH STUDENTS SEEK OPPORTUNITIES IN PETERBOROUGH

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    (PETERBOROUGH) The Greater Peterborough Innovation Cluster (GPIC) is welcoming 20 PhD students from Wageningen Universtiy, in the Netherlands, while they visit Trent University today as part of a 10 day tour of Ontario. For many students this will be their first introduction to Peterborough and the research that is underway in our region. [...]

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COLLABORATION FORMED TO ADVANCE LOCAL WATER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

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COLLABORATION FORMED TO ADVANCE LOCAL WATER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES Media Release – March 5, 2012   [LINDSAY] The Greater Peterborough Innovation Cluster, City of Peterborough, County of Peterborough, City of Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton County, Trent University and Fleming College (signing members) signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) today to combine efforts to advance water technology, research, [...]

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Lessons from Peterborough’s Economic History

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There are always lessons from history if we take the time to search them out.  It seems as though Peterborough is going through an economic transformation and there are lessons from past transformations that can shed some light on what needs to be done. Peterborough, in general terms, has seen two quite different economic eras—an [...]

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INNOVATION CLUSTER BRINGS BUSINESS INSIGHT AND EDUCATION TO COMMUNITY

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MEDIA RELEASE November 17, 2011 INNOVATION CLUSTER BRINGS BUSINESS INSIGHT AND EDUCATION TO COMMUNITY [PETERBOROUGH] The Greater Peterborough Innovation Cluster (GPIC) brought insightful and talented presenters to speak to the local business community at the Second Annual Power of Innovation Speaker Series: Industry Advantages on November 16th. The event, sponsored by Bell Canada and a [...]

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INNOVATION CLUSTER HEADS TO HOLLAND TO DEVELOP WATER INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

MEDIA RELEASE October 28, 2011 INNOVATION CLUSTER HEADS TO HOLLAND TO DEVELOP WATER INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES The Greater Peterborough Innovation Cluster (GPIC) President & CEO, Dan Taylor, is promoting investment in Peterborough during International Water Week in the Netherlands. During the first week of November, Taylor will be attending the Aqua Terra Conference to build business [...]

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The Power of Innovation Speaker Series: Industry Advantages

INNOVATION CLUSTER BRINGS BUSINESS INSIGHT AND EDUCATION TO COMMUNITY The Greater Peterborough Innovation Cluster is presenting the Second Annual “Power of Innovation Speaker Series: Industry Advantages” on November 16th. The event, sponsored by Bell Canada and a number of community sponsors and partners, aims to provide it’s attendees with significant opportunity to gain valuable insights [...]

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