Projects Funded - Fiscal Year 2007 ($953,160)

Career Support:

ForeFront Internship Awards (new awards only)

Lisa Ceroni - Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp. - Calgary
Dr. Veronica Coronado - Isotechnika Inc. - Edmonton
Dr. David Chang - Chenomx Inc. - Edmonton

Industry Support:

Executive-in-Residence (new award only)

David Rafter - University Technologies International - Calgary

Innovation Support:

Phase 1

MSD Lens Corporation - Edmonton - $35,000
"The Mini Scleral Design Contact Lens for Treatment of Corneal Pathologies and Profound Visual Impairment of the Eye"

Clearwater Clinical Ltd. - Calgary - $35,000
"Dizzyfix: A Simple Device for At-Home Treatment of Benign Positional Vertigo"

Dr. Tarek El-Bialy (University of Alberta) - Edmonton - $35,000
"Intraoral Ultrasound Device for Tooth Root Healing"

i-LOC Corp. - Edmonton - $35,000
"i-LOC Corp. Microfluidic Diagnostics Commercialization Project"

Phase 2

Advanced Integrated MicroSystems (Canada) Ltd. - Edmonton - $150,000
"Marketing AIMS' MATRIX™ Nanoelectrospray Emitter for Discover of Protein Biomarkers"

Special Initiative Funding:

Block Grant Award

TEC Edmonton - Edmonton - $105,000

University Technologies International - Calgary - $105,000

ForeFront Projects Funded to Date