FACT SHEET
Edmonton Research Park Incubators
The Edmonton Research Park incubators include the Advanced Technology Centre (ATC), the Research Centre One (RC1) and Biotechnology Business Development Centre (BBDC). The Advanced Technology Centre serves a first-stage business incubator for start-up companies, including month-to-month leases and shared services. The Biotechnology Business Development Centre offers affordable office and wet-lab spaces. The Research Centre One also offers affordable office and wet-lab spaces for lease.
Number of companies: 40 (ATC 28, RC1 8, BBDC 4)
Size: ATC – 43,279 sq. ft.
RC1 – 41,027 sq. ft.
BBDC – 67,358 sq. ft.
Number of staff employed by tenants in the 3 facilities: 333
TEC Centre
TEC Edmonton operates the TEC Centre, an incubation facility located in the heart of downtown Edmonton, on the fourth floor of Enterprise Square. The TEC Centre offers flexible lab and office lease space for tenants to conduct their business and develop their technologies. Benefiting from being in a cross-disciplinary environment, the tenants may access TEC Edmonton expertise and programs such as TEC Source Advisory Panel, Alberta Deal Generator, and the TEC Executives in-Residence.
Number of companies: 22
Size: 46,000 sq. ft.
Sectors: life sciences, ICT, nanotechnology, agriculture
Number of staff employed by
tenants: 80
NINT Innovation Centre
Located on the fourth floor of the National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT) on the University of Alberta campus, the NINT Innovation Centre has 15 units of office and wet or dry laboratory space for companies with a nanotechnology aspect to their business. It can also provide access to scientific and engineering expertise and world-class equipment and facilities on a fee-for-service or other collaborative model.
Number of companies: 9
Size: 16,000 sq. ft.
Sectors: nanotechnology
Number of staff employed by tenants: 29
Resources include: meeting rooms, close relationship to NRC Industrial Research Assistant Program
novaNAIT
novaNAIT has two incubator facilities – abrand new centre in St. Albert and the Duncan McNeill Centre for Innovation (DMCI) on its main Campus. novaNAIT also works with the NAIT Shell Manufacturing Centre (SMC). The DMCI incubation facility has eleven suites available for early stage companies and entrepreneurs. The suites vary in size from one-person suites to four-person suites depending on the needs of tenants. The St. Albert facility now triples novaNAIT’s incubation capacity. The Shell Manufacturing Centre houses nine labs with $4.4 million of new equipment and $5.6 million of new software and facilities that include an Advanced Hydraulics & Pneumatics lab, two Mechanical Computer Assisted Design labs, and a Computer Integrated Manufacturing lab.
Number of companies: 5
Size: 13,369 sq. ft. in two facilities
Number of staff employed by tenants: 13
Northern Alberta Business Incubator (NABI)
NABI operates two incubation facilities in St. Albert and provides a full spectrum of services. From programs and business coaching, office space and meeting room rentals, to reception, video conferencing and office technology services.
Number of companies: 55 clients (45 businesses in incubation facilities and 10 virtual clients)
Size: 41,000 sq. ft.
Number of staff employed by tenants: 146
TEC Edmonton – March 18, 2009
