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Initiated the Inno-centre start-up process in October, 2000.
Strengths: proprietary and in-licensed platform technologies for cholesterol control and drug delivery, based on more than 14 years of R & D.
Inno-centre assisted with: IP strategy, company creation, strategic alliance negotiations with host organization, seed financing and recruitment.
Inno-centre delivered:
- Preliminary Business Plan
- Assistance in closing agreement between Liponex and the Ottawa Heart Institute
- Financing/Investor Presentations
- Assistance in closing seed round financing
- Assistance in creating a Board of Directors and recruitment of CEO
- Assistance in building up a Business Plan
- Support in first round financing presentations
Present Status: In discussions with institutional and venture capital investors for first round investments. It has met, and in some cases, exceeded its technical milestones. It continues to build up the technical and management teams.
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Initiated the Inno-centre start-up process in October 1997.
Strengths : Outstanding technology and experts in their field.
Inno-centre assisted with : Intellectual Property protection, repositioning company from environmental to telecom sector, raising financing, completing management team, identifying and establishing partnership to integrate the platform on a chip, negotiations leading to sale of company.
Inno-centre delivered:
1) Business Plan
- R&D Plan
- Market Strategy
- HR Plan
- Production Plan
- Financial Plan
2) Financial Road Show
- Inno-centre introduced the company to a network of American investors and provided support during negotiations.
3) Sale of Company
- Through same network, introduced the company to a potential buyer
Present status : MM-AZ has been acquired by a major fibre-optics components producer for a substantial amount.
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Initiated the Inno-centre start-up process in May 2001.
Strengths : Muli-platform product with applications in agri-food, nutraceuticals, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.
Inno-centre assisted with: R&D strategy, reinforcement of intellectual property protection, a strong advisory board and recruiting the management team.
Inno-centre delivered :
1) Business Plan
- R&D Plan
- Market Strategy
- HR Plan
- Financial Plan
2) Financial Road Show
- Precapitalization financing achieved in March 2002
Present status : Biolactis technologies is scaling up commercialization of its first product in agri-food. Furthermore, the R&D team has been strengthened with the recruitment of experienced personnel.
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