nanoAlberta

Strategy

On May 2, 2007 Premier Ed Stelmach unveiled the province’s strategy to capture a $20-billion market share of the world’s burgeoning nanotechnology market and announced a $130-million investment over 5 years to expand research capacity and develop new commercial applications that will support Alberta's traditional economic strengths and spur economic growth.

The three strategies are:

  1. Strategy One
    Grow and develop a new generation of businesses and entrepreneurs to commercialize nanotechnology solutions;

  2. Strategy Two
    Attract and retain world-class  talent to foster a globally competitive nanotechnology community in Alberta;

  3. Strategy Three
    Take advantage of and continue to enhance Alberta’s superior technology infrastructure to develop nanotechnology products and applications in the province.

The following are members of the Nanotechnology Strategy Committee:

Bruce Dewar
Managing Director and COO,
Umicore Canada Inc.

Bob Fessenden
Deputy Minister,
Advanced Education and Technology, and CEO,  ASRA

Dennis Fitzpatrick
Vice-President (Research),
University of Lethbridge

Peter Hackett
President and CEO,
Alberta Ingenuity

Gary Kachanoski
Vice-President, Research,
University of Alberta

Cyril Kay
Professor Emeritus,
University of Alberta

Kevin Keough
President and CEO,
AHFMR

David Lynch
Dean, Faculty of Engineering,
University of Alberta

John McDougall
President and CEO,
Alberta Research Council

Graham McKinnon
Co-Founder, Norcada

Eric Newell
Chair, Retired Chairman and CEO,
Syncrude Canada Inc.

Nils Petersen
Director General,
National Institute for Nanotechnology

Dennis Salahub
Vice-President (Research and International),
University of Calgary

Roger Smith
Professor Emeritus,
University of Alberta