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To optimize the critical role that technology transfer programs from local universities play in getting new ideas, science and technology into the market, the Canadian Consulate General in Seattle collaborated with three local sponsors--Silicon Valley Bank, Grant Thornton Accounting and the law firm of Gray Cary--to host "Tech Transfer: Primed for Evolution," a biotech CEO breakfast program.

By collaborating on this event, the Canadian Consulate General in Seattle was able to build greater awareness in the Seattle area for the UBC (University of British Columbia) UILO (University Industry Liaison Office) office and its outstanding record of commercialization and licensing in the area of life sciences.

UBC's UILO has been instrumental in the creation of a majority of British Columbia's (B.C.) biotechnology companies like QLT, Angiotech, Inex Pharmaceuticals, and Xenon Genetics.

More than 60 participants, including company representatives, venture capital firms and the Washington State governor's Executive Policy Office, attended this cross-border event.

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U.S. Imports for Consumption: April 2003 and 2003 Year-to-Date, not Seasonally Adjusted

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U.S. Imports for Consumption: April 2003 and 2003 Year-to-Date, not Seasonally Adjusted

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(Units of Quantity: Content Metric Ton)

Source: Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Presented by: Office of Trade and Economic Analysis (OTEA), International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.