Industry committee  Thank you. When we first started working with companies we thought there was an advantage to interdisciplinary clustering. We thought the different technology companies would complement each other. It was through circumstances that we ended up clustering a group of our biotech companies, and a synergy started taking place.

Industry committee  We have 17 in Saskatoon and five in Regina.

Industry committee  We describe it by using the example of the neighbourhood you choose to live in. You choose to live in a neighbourhood that has like-minded people, and relationships develop. As small as Saskatoon and Regina are--both of them are somewhere in the neighbourhood of 200,000 to 250,000 people--businesses go about their business without understanding each other's capabilities.

Industry committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'd just like to give thanks for the opportunity to come and speak in front of this group. I thought I'd start by talking a little bit about the background of Innovation Place. Innovation Place is a crown corporation wholly owned by the Province of Saskatchewan.