Alberta Innovates- Health Solutions

Phase 1

BioTools Inc. $35,000

"Magnetic Resonance Diagnostic Project -- Application to Inborn Errors in Metabolism"

Dr. X. Chris Le, University of Alberta $35,000

"Method for Quantitating Low Level Modifications within Nucleotide Sequences"

JFE Biotech Inc. (University of Alberta) $35,000

"Re-designing Cow's Milk to be Free of a Key Allergy Inducing Protein"

JFE Biotech Inc. (University of Alberta) $35,000

"Establishment of a Comprehensive cDNA Set Required for Chip-based High Resolution DNA Typing"

Dr. Timothy Kieffer, enGene Inc. (University of Alberta) $35,000

"A Novel Gene Therapy Approach for Recreating the Insulin Producing Capacity in People with Diabetes "

Phase 2

Biomotion Ltd. (Edmonton) $150,000

"Commercialization of a Novel Foot Drop Stimulator"

Salpep Biotechnology Inc. (University of Calgary) $150,000

"Development of Pharmaceuticals from Novel Salivary Gland Peptides for the Treatment of Pulmonary and Intestinal Inflammation"

Dr. Anthony Schryvers, University of Calgary $148,500

"Production of Vaccine Formulations from an Oleosin-based Plant Expression System"

Imaging Dynamics Corporation, Calgary, $150,000

"Commercialization of IDC's Radiology Direct Digital X-Ray Image Acquisition Technology"

TC Internship Program (new awards)

Jennifer Lukomskyj, Alberta Microelectronic Corporation (Edmonton)
Nancy Cannon, SemBioSys Genetics Inc. (Calgary)
Darrell Neuman, BioTools Inc. (Edmonton)
Ivan Dijkstra, PENCE Inc. (Edmonton)
David Lo, PENCE Inc. (Edmonton)
Joanna Preston, University of Alberta Industry Liaison Office (Edmonton)
Romela Bocancea, IntelliGENE Inc. (Edmonton)