The Technology News Beat

Over several years, Alberta has seen local companies make good in areas of advanced technology, like information and communication, energy, gaming, and web-based services and applications. Yet, biotech struggles to gain ground. Growing a biotech sector is easier said than done. In many areas of biotech, such as therapeutics and pharmaceuticals for example, taking a drug from research and development through to market is a long-term and costly proposition. Drug therapies take years to develop and even longer to test first on animals then on humans.

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Walter Schwabe

Understanding social media

EDMONTON, AB, June 17, 2008/ Troy Media Corporation -- The Alberta Council of Technologies (ABCtech) today released a report which concludes that the promises of Rural Broadband are too important to be left to the forces of the market alone. .... More

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Still waiting

Promises of Alberta broadband not being met

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Darren Massey

Alberta Enterprise Fund positive step

Following the recommendations of the Alberta government task force on technology commercialization, the Premier and the Minister of Advanced Education and Technology made a bold move to establish the $100 million Alberta Enterprise Corporation (AEC). The purpose of the Corporation is “to attract and strengthen venture capital investments in Alberta,” focused on early-stage technology-based companies. .... More

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Dr. Ivan Sierralta

Calgary tech companies getting international notice

Those of us who work in the tech sector are well aware of the many success stories in Calgary, but to most Canadians the tech sector is Alberta’s best kept secret. Here are a few of their inspiring stories. .... More

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Alberta's tech sector ready to rumble