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In this episode of PharmaTelevision News Review, Fintan Walton talks with Douglas McCartney, Senior Executive Director at Manitoba STEM.

Filmed at AusBiotech 2009, they discuss:

• Manitoba’s model to attract and generate innovation
• how the model is practically implemented
• the Minnesota and Manitoba collaboration
• advantages of collaborating with STEM
• how to get a STEM collaboration
• where their strength lies
• STEM’S goals for the future

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Manitoba's model to attract and generate innovation

Fintan Walton:

Hello and welcome to PharmaTelevision news review here in Melbourne, Australia. On this show, I have Douglas McCartney who is the Executive Director at STEM the Science, Technology, Energy and Mines at the Government of Manitoba, welcome.

Douglas McCartney:

It's s a pleasure to be here.

Fintan Walton:

As I said you are within a specific department within Manitoba within the Manitoba Government and your role is to promote innovation in a relatively small province within Canada called Manitoba?

Douglas McCartney:

That is correct.

Fintan Walton:

And you are based presumably in Winnipeg?

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Douglas McCartney

Senior Executive Director Province of Manitoba

Douglas McCartney, Senior Executive Director, Science, Innovation and Business Development at Province of Manitoba. Douglas McCartney is the Senior Executive Director Science, Innovation and Business Development within the Department of Innovation, Energy and Mines, Province of Manitoba. He provides leadership and strategic direction to the Department and is the lead across government on innovation, research and technology policies and initiatives. Mr. Douglas McCartney is also responsible for the strategic development and management of initiatives which encourage economic growth of the province's life sciences, biotechnology, ICT and digital new media industries. Administration of the Manitoba Research and Innovations Fund, a multi-million dollar annual fund to build and strengthen the research and innovation capacity within the province is an additional responsibility.

Manitoba STEM

Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of 649,950 square kilometers (250,900 sq mi). It is bordered by the provinces of Ontario to the east and Saskatchewan to the west, the territories of Nunavut and Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S. states of North Dakota and Minnesota to the south. It also has a saltwater coastline on Hudson Bay. Agriculture dominates the province's economy. Manitoba's Headquarters Winnipeg, Canada Area.