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 15-18th, 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 15th Arrive St. Louis, welcome reception & overview presentations
Monday, May 16th
Tours
and meetings in
St. Louis
Travel to
Columbia
for networking dinner
Tuesday, May 17th
Tours
and meetings in
Columbia
Travel to KC for late afternoon meeting, networking dinner
Wednesday, May 18th
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 18-20th
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!