Innovation Place Research Park

Saskatchewan Opportunities Corporation (doing business as Innovation Place)
Crown corporation
Industry Property Management
Headquarters Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Number of locations
3 (2011)
Number of employees
142 [1]
Website www.innovationplace.com

Innovation Place is the registered business name of the Saskatchewan Opportunities Corporation (SOCO), a crown corporation in Saskatchewan.[2] SOCO operates a network of three research parks: one located near the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, the second near the University of Regina in Regina, Saskatchewan, and the third being the Forestry Centre in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. By 2004, over 127 companies were based at Innovation Place. Research parks such as Innovation Place are some times referred to as science parks or technology parks.

Saskatoon

The Saskatoon park was established in 1980.[3]

Galleria Building
SED Systems building

Innovation Place in Saskatoon consists of the following buildings:

Regina

The Terrace building

The 78-acre (320,000 m2) site is located near the University of Regina and was established in 2000.[4] This research park emphasizes collaborative university and industry research in the areas of information technology, petroleum, and environmental science. Currently, over 850 people work for the various tenants of the research park.

Prince Albert

The Forest Centre in Prince Albert was opened on September 27, 2005.[5]

References

  1. Contribution to Economy
  2. "Saskatchewan Opportunities Corporation". Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  3. "Innovation Place - Saskatoon". SOCO. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  4. "Innovation Place - Regina". SOCO. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  5. "New Home for Saskatchewan Forest Centre Officially Opens". Government of Saskatchewan. September 27, 2005. Retrieved 2011-09-29.

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