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[news 2001-2002]
PARTEQ spinoffs win Synergy Awards
Nov. 14, 2001
Queen's University and two spinoff companies of
PARTEQ Innovations have won Synergy Awards from the
Natural Sciences Engineering and Research Council (NSERC)
and the Conference Board of Canada. The awards, announced
yesterday, recognize the year's best research
collaborations between Canadian universities and industry.
Pressure Pipe Inspection Co. of Mississauga and Datec
Coatings of Milton, Ont. earned honours in two of the
awards' four categories. The latter shared honours
with Millenium Biologix of Kingston. All three companies
were founded on technologies developed at Queen's.
Pressure Pipe won in the small- and medium-size companies
category for its success in developing and exporting
its electromagnetic signalling technology, developed
by David Atherton and his Applied Magnetics Research
Group at Queen's. Used for inspecting large-diameter
pre-stressed concrete pipe in water-supply systems,
Pressure Pipe's technology is now being used by
clients in North Africa, the Middle East and the Southwestern
U.S.
Datec and Millenium Biologix shared the multi-partner
award with Dr. Michael Sayer and his Applied Solid State
Research Group at Queen's.
PARTEQ's Datec Coatings was recognized for its
development of a ceramic coating process, developed
by Dr. Sayer and graduate students David Barrow and
Ted Petroff. The Datec process, which produces a dense,
hard, wear-resistant ceramic surface on metallic components,
was recently patented for use in Europe.
Millenium Biologix was honoured for its development
of Skelite, a synthetic bone biomaterial used in orthopedic,
dental, diagnostic and dental products. The technology,
which promotes rapid, normal healing and long-term stability
in orthopedic transplants, was also founded on research
by Dr. Sayer.
The awards, which include $25,000 research grants for
the university, will be presented next Tuesday, Nov.
20, in Montreal.
Contact:
John Molloy, President & CEO
PARTEQ Innovations
(613) 533-2342
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