Is your business seeking international growth, collaborators for R&D projects, technology licensing or strategic alliances?

 

You’ll discover these opportunities and more on a technology partnering mission to

Missouri May 15-18^th, 2011 .

Leaders from

Missouri ’s economic development agencies and university tech transfer offices visited Edmonton in August 2010 to promote business between companies and researchers in Alberta and Missouri . This return mission, hosted by the Missouri Department of Economic Development, provides you an exclusive opportunity to meet technology businesses from St. Louis , Columbia and Kansas City and tour world-class research facilities. The mission will be customized to the interests of participants– so register early for your chance to shape the itinerary.

Missouri ’s small and medium-sized technology companies and facilities devoted to research and commercialization are a good fit with Alberta ’s research strengths and emerging tech companies. Check out www.missouripartnership.com to learn more. Areas of particular opportunity include:

• Micro- and nano-scale research & fabrication
• Life sciences
• Agri-business and Ag-biotech

Potential visits and meetings include:

The Center for Nanoscience at

University of Missouri St. Louis

Washington University Human Genome Center

Kereos – targeted therapeutics and molecular imaging

Mediomics – biosensors & biomarkers

Donald Danforth Plant Science Center – research in biofuels, ag-biotech

Monsanto – multi-national ag-biotech corporation

Itinerary:

Sunday, May 15^th          Arrive St. Louis, welcome reception & overview presentations

Monday, May 16^th        

Tours and meetings in St. Louis

Travel to

Columbia for networking dinner

Tuesday, May 17^th       

Tours and meetings in Columbia

Travel to KC for late afternoon meeting, networking dinner

Wednesday, May 18^th  

Tours and meetings in KC

                                   

Costs:

Alberta companies will be responsible for their own air travel and accommodation. There is no cost to participate in the mission and on-the-ground/inter-city transportation, many meals and networking events will be provided by the hosts in Missouri .

For more information or to register for the mission, please contact:

David Freeman, Trade Commissioner Service Edmonton Regional Office

(780) 495-3060 or david.freeman@international.gc.ca

Expressions of interest by March 15th

Extend your international business experience in

Missouri : Attend Futurallia 2011 May 18-20^th

Futurallia 2011 is a business match-making forum that will bring more than 800 small to medium sized businesses from more than 30 countries to

Kansas City, Missouri from May 18-20, 2011 . Meet with up to 16 potential trade/strategic partners over two days through a series of short (30 minute), pre-arranged, meetings, plus network with dozens of other companies. Think of it as speed dating for businesses!

Alberta ’s delegation leaders are looking for companies to join the delegations attending Futurallia 2011. For more information or to register to attend, please contact:

Gary Slipp, Delegation leader for Calgary and Southern Alberta

(403) 221-4253 gslipp@calgaryeconomicdevelopment.com

Erin Gates, Delegation leader for

Red Deer and Central Alberta

(403) 356-4864 Erin.gates@rdc.ab.ca

If you are interested in learning more about business-to-business partnering at Futurallia 2011, please visit www.futuralliakc2011.com.

** Registration in Futurallia is not required to participate in the mission to

Missouri .

Choose one or the other, or leverage your business travel dollars by attending both!