Premier’s Innovation Awards Support New Ideas, Knowledge Economy
A one-shot vaccine that protects children from five diseases and a new type of hearing aid are among thirteen outstanding scientific achievements recognized today at the 2009 Premier's Innovation Awards.
Ontario celebrated the ideas, imagination and innovation of its top researchers and entrepreneurs, awarding a total of $12.95 million to the science and business winners.
The award recipients are working to conquer disease, find solutions to climate change and develop advanced digital technologies. Their research and development is helping to create Ontario's next generation of jobs.
Award recipients included:
- Best Young Innovator: Dr. Bin Ma, whose company Bioinformatics Solutions Inc. provides accurate and rapid protein identification which helps accelerate drug development to treat a host of diseases.
- Innovator of the Year: Dr. Navid Zargari, who was instrumental in developing the world's first transformer-free medium voltage motor drive, a technology that is helping make manufacturing and industry more energy-efficient, reliable and competitive.
- Start-up Company with the Best Innovation: Cinevate, a Thunder Bay company whose camera adapter equipment is revolutionizing filmmaking and capturing the attention of the film and video industry worldwide.
Awards were given in three categories: Catalyst, Discovery and Summit.
