DiaMedia Inc is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovery and development of novel therapeutic compounds for diabetes and other major, medically-unmet diseases. DiaMedica’s lead compound, DM-199, is a recombinant human protein that represents a novel approach to treating Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. In a Type 1 diabetes model, DM-199 halted the autoimmune attack on beta cells by stimulating regulatory T-cells, and resulted in a 12-fold increase in C-peptide levels. In Type 2 diabetes models, DM-199 treatment stimulated proliferation of insulin producing beta cells and significant improvement in glucose control. While the company has space at The Eureka Project, they conduct their research off-site.

About BIO CEO & Investor Conference

The BIO CEO & Investor Conference is the largest independent investor conference focused on publicly-traded biotechnology companies. The conference provides a forum where institutional investors, industry analysts, and senior biotechnology executives have the opportunity to shape the future investment landscape of the biotechnology industry through issue-oriented plenary sessions, educational sessions focused on hot therapeutic areas and key business issues, company presentations, and one-on-one meetings.

To see the full press release, click here.

At The Eureka Project we constantly see companies struggle with the challenge of increasing sales with limited resources. That’s why we’ve created a service to allow those businesses to support the sales team they already have, but leveraging them so that they can focus on their core strength: closing deals. We’ll supply the pre-qualified leads, set up meetings and demos and allow the business to increase their success in a much more efficient and cost-effective manner.

To learn more about this service, please contact us at 204-262-6400 or info@eurekaproject.ca.

YOMM Beverages, a client of The Eureka Project, has been featured in The Winnipeg Free Press for their innovative products and African connection. The newspaper had a special edition focus today where they showcased the growing African community in Winnipeg- including their feature on YOMM. The hibiscus drink company has used their connections to foster relationships with their hibiscus suppliers in Nigeria, and support both the community there and the Manitoban community through their company’s introduction of hibiscus teas to the Manitoban market.

YOMM Beverages has produced a number of varieties in flavour and type of their hibiscus teas, all of which can be found on their website here.  To check out the full Winnipeg Free Press article, click here.

If you are interested in trying out the hot and cold hibiscus teas that YOMM offers, they are available in a number of stores. The company’s products are being introduced rapidly to the Winnipeg area through these retail stores:

It sounds like an  impressive, complicated, and specific type of creation. Typically disruptive tech is impressive, but it can actually be applied to many different innovations.

Gary Brownstone, President of The Eureka Project, explains how he defines disruptive technology:

“Disruptive technology is game-changing innovation that impacts the way an entire function is performed or service is delivered.  It replaces an entire platform.  For example, CD’s were disruptive because they replaced the way music was recorded and made vinyl records obsolete.  MP3′s and digital movie files are disruptive because they made all ‘hard’ media obsolete and hastened the demise of the CD, the music retail store, and the movie rental store.

Disruptive technology is not just an improvement in the technology; it is such a powerful improvement that it replaces an entire technology.”

This is what we seek at The Eureka Project because we believe Manitoba has many innovators with this type of technology, and we love to help them succeed. We have a number of clients who are selling their disruptive technology around the world and can’t wait to see what else this great province is capable of.

Join us January 18th, 2012 for a great lunch & learn. If you have employees, are hiring, or plan on hiring in the future, this event is for you. You’ve worked too hard on your intellectual property to give it away by accident. Join us for this insightful presentation by Lynda Troup from Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP and learn how to protect yourself when bringing on staff to your business.

Come to The Richardson Centre for Functional Foods & Nutraceuticals at:

196 Innovation Drive

SmartPark, University of Manitoba

Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2

11:45 – 1:00pm, Wednesday January 18, 2012

Please RSVP to Wanda at info@eurekaproject.ca or call her at 204-262-6400.

Also, since we’re providing a complimentary lunch, please let Wanda know if you have any food allergies!

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“I think innovation, simply put, is the process of improvement that is accepted or adopted by the users. Some more technical definitions refer to improvement in processes, design, services, and functionality. Others define innovation in terms of generating greater efficiency – increased output per unit of labour input. But at its essence, innovation is the process of finding ways of doing something better than before.  In order for something to have an impact and truly qualify as innovation, it must be accepted by the ‘market’ or end user, or the ‘doer’ of a process; that is to say the innovation has been “implemented” successfully.”

Innovation is something each of our clients applies in their own unique way to their business. The Eureka Project strives to develop innovative companies that will continue to improve after leaving the incubator.

YOMM Beverages Bio
YOMM Beverages Inc. is a healthy beverage company established in 2009 that develops and markets natural, healthy hibiscus tea beverages, both in ready-to-drink and tea-bag form. Apart from being high in antioxidants, published reports from clinical studies have shown hibiscus tea to be beneficial in lowering blood pressure, controlling cholesterol and strengthening the immune system.

YOMM Hibiscus Flower Drink

• Tastes great
• It’s refreshing
• It’s caffeine free
• It’s rich in antioxidants
• It’s 100% preservative free
• It contains no artificial colour or flavours

TASTY ● REFRESHING ● HEALTHFUL ● MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD

Visit our website www.yommbeverages.com to learn more about the health benefits of our Hibiscus drinks.

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Thank you to everyone who joined us, and especially Tyson for giving an awesome presentation!