MEDIA ADVISORY - YORKbiotech Inc.

TORONTO, Nov. 25 /CNW/ -

WHAT:	YORKbiotech Inc. will host a breakfast to award the top three innovation teams for the 4^th annual sanofi pasteur Healthcare Biotechnology Venture Challenge.
	Today's Entrepreneurs, Tomorrow's Leaders: the sanofi pasteur HBVC Innovation Awards Breakfast will bring together the top three innovation teams of Ontario's scientists and entrepreneurs and MBA students from the Schulich School of Business at York University.
	Competing for prizes totaling over $10,000, the teams will pitch their commercialization plans to a panel of judges comprising of industry experts and venture capitalists.
WHERE:	Markham Convergence Centre, 7271 Warden Avenue, Markham, Ontario, L3R5X5.
WHEN:	Tuesday, November 30, 2010 from 8-11am
WHY:	The sanofi pasteur Healthcare and Biotechnology Venture Challenge (HBVC) encourages collaborations to strengthen relations between the scientific and business communities, and to build entrepreneurial spirit. More information about the sanofi pasteur Healthcare Biotechnology Venture Challenge is at www.yorkbiotech.ca/hbvc
R.S.V.P:	http://innovationawards.eventbrite.com
WHO:	Julian Brass, Founder Notable, (www.notabletv.com) will be the keynote speaker.
	Sanofi Pasteur is the Gold Sponsor for the competition. MaRS Discovery District, the Regional Municipality of York, and Royal Bank of Canada are silver sponsors, while Dalton Pharma Services and the Town of Markham are the bronze sponsors. YORKbiotech and the Schulich School of Business at York University are managing partners of this competition.

About YORKbitoech:

YORKbiotech is a catalyst organization within Ontario's Regional Innovation Network. Through partnerships towards economic development, YORKbiotech channels the wealth of intellectual, technical and commercial resources in York Region to knowledge-based industries such as advanced health technologies, biotechnology, clean technologies, digital media, information & communication technologies, pharma research and advanced manufacturing. Visit us at http://www.yorkbiotech.ca

For further information:

CONTACT:  Sana Mulji Dutt, Research Communications Specialist, YORKbiotech Inc. Phone: [phone]. E-mail: [email protected]. Web site: www.yorkbiotech.ca