Innovation Services Overview:  
Centre for Research & Innovation

Great idea? What next? Are you looking for trustworthy help to get your invention developed, patented and on the market? The Centre for Research & Innovation can help you to find success developing, protecting and marketing your inventions and innovations. We connect you and your ideas to the right people and resources.

We’ll help you with the hard questions!

  • Will your idea work?

  • Is it feasible?

  • Can you make any money?

  • Has it already been done?

  • How do you protect your idea?

  • How do you attract investors?

  • Where can you get expert advice?

 

Innovation Ambassadors

Qualities of an Innovation Ambassador :

  • Value the knowlege / value-added sectors of the economy
  • Available and able to commit
  • Support from their organization to participate
  • Have a passion for innovation and/or helping people
  • Pertinent skill
  • Creative (albe to "think outside the box")
  • Communicators
  • Regional connections
  • Know how to build relationships

What you can expect from an Innovation Ambassador:

  • Makes onself known to the community
  • Responsive: returns calls quickly; pass "client" onto someone else quickly if / when unable or unwilling to help
  • Recognizes that the inventor / innovator has the "right" to "get away"
  • Avoids conflict of interest situations
  • Does not interfere with the inventor's / innovator's plans

Current Innovation Ambassadors:

Name
E-Mail
Telephone
Region
George Brightwell brightwell2@gmail.com 780-618-2299 Grimshaw
Elaine Garrow berwin@telusplanet.net 780-765-2134 Spirit River
Karen Goad karen.goad@gov.ab.ca 780-538-5629 Grande Prairie
Alex Gustafson alex@blastaway.ca 780-532-5278 Grande Prairie
Dean Isley dean.isley@gorisley.com 780-532-3282 Grande Prairie
Connie Korpan ckorpan@gprc.ab.ca 780-539-2032 Grande Prairie
Ada Lovmo adazart@yahoo.ca 780-933-1717 Grande Prairie
Susan Meyer berrybasket@xplornet.com 780-567-2495 Clairmont
Janet Plante janet@bluecollarconsulting.ca 780-876-3518 Grande Prairie
Ray Skrepnek raymdf@telus.net 780-835-4452 Fairview / Whitelaw
Elaine Stenbraaten elaine.stenbraaten@gov.ab.ca 780-835-7531 Grande Prairie
Weixing Tan wtan@gprc.ab.ca 780-539-2793 Grande Prairie

 

We Offer:

Workshops, seminars and expertise using our network of business experts, allies, mentors and investors and our services are FREE!

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