MONTREAL, May 7, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - For the 17th
consecutive year, Quebecor is proud to lend a hand to up-and-coming
businesses by awarding the Pierre Péladeau Bursaries to a fine crop
of promising young Québec entrepreneurs. The three Pierre Péladeau
Bursaries, worth a total of $100,000,
support business startups by Québec university students.
"It is very exciting to see our young people
demonstrating so much creativity, especially in the entrepreneurial
sphere," said Pierre Dion, President
and CEO of Quebecor. "Quebecor is proud to support young Québec
entrepreneurs by awarding the Pierre Péladeau Bursaries every year.
They were created 17 years ago in honour of Pierre Péladeau, a
great entrepreneur recognized for his audacity and determination,
the founder of Quebecor and one of the builders of Québec Inc.
Congratulations to all these talented young people and long may
their businesses prosper!"
Recipients of 2015 Pierre Péladeau
Bursaries
Ingenious solution for recharging electric
vehicles at home, at less cost
David Corbeil of Université du
Québec à Montréal and Marie-Pier
Corbeil of Concordia University
have been awarded the First Pierre Péladeau Bursary, worth
$50,000, to help them start up their
business, Recharge Véhicule Électrique (RVE). With
their partners, they have developed a load-shedding system for home
charging stations for electric vehicles.
Personal genetic profiles to prevent disease
and support effective treatment
Étienne Crevier of Université de Montréal, Matthew Starek and Michel Cameron have been awarded the Second
Pierre Péladeau Bursary, worth $30,000, to help them develop
BiogeniQ, a company that produces personal genetic
profiles that can be used to support preventive treatment in
different areas, such as pharmacology, nutrition or cardiology.
Biomechanical modelling for young hockey
players
Simon Laurendeau, Léandre Gagné
Lemieux, Maxime Provencher and Mathieu Germain Robitaille, all from Université
Laval, have been awarded the Third
Pierre Péladeau Bursary, worth $20,000, to help them expand their company,
SciencePerfo. They have developed a biomechanical
analysis device to help optimize the performance of young hockey
players.
The Pierre Péladeau Bursaries were created to
support business start-ups. Students enrolled at all Québec
universities are eligible. Each year, bursaries are awarded to the
best three projects submitted to an independent jury. Since their
inception in 1999, the Pierre Péladeau Bursaries have distributed a
total of $1.5 million to more than 60
young entrepreneurs, including this year's winners.
The members of the jury for the 2015 Pierre
Péladeau Bursaries were:
- Pierre Laurin, Chairman of the
Pierre Péladeau Bursaries jury, Corporate Director, former Director
of HEC and Chairman of the Board of Atrium Innovations
- Sylvie Lalande, Corporate
Director, including of Quebecor Inc.
- Adam Lapointe, CEO,
Soccrent
- Claire Léger, Director, St-Hubert Group Inc.
- Marc Leroux, President, Priorat
Capital Inc.
- Érik Péladeau, President and CEO, Groupe Lelys
(In French) Link for viewing and sharing the 2015 Pierre
Péladeau Bursaries video: http://ow.ly/MDZv9
About Quebecor
Quebecor, a Canadian leader in telecommunications, entertainment,
news media and culture, is one of the best-performing integrated
communications companies in the industry. Driven by their
determination to deliver the best possible customer experience, all
of Quebecor's subsidiaries and brands are differentiated by their
high-quality, multiplatform, convergent products and services.
Quebecor (TSX: QBR.A, QBR.B) is headquartered in
Québec. It holds a 75.36% interest in Quebecor Media, which employs
close to 12,000 people in Canada.
A family business founded in 1950, Quebecor is
strongly committed to the community. Every year, it actively
supports people working with more than 400 organizations in the
vital fields of culture, health, education, the environment and
entrepreneurship.
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SOURCE Quebecor