MONTRÉAL, May 9, 2019 /CNW Telbec/
- As part of its commitment to supporting the next generation of
Québec entrepreneurs, Quebecor was pleased to present four Pierre
Péladeau Bursaries totaling $200,000
at its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. For the last 21 years, the
Pierre Péladeau Bursary has provided students the means to
translate their business ideas into reality by supporting for the
start-up and development phases.
"Fostering entrepreneurial spirit is important to Quebecor
because we firmly believe that creating innovative new companies,
especially ones dedicated to new technology and the environment, is
essential to diversify Québec's economy going forward," says
Quebecor President and CEO Pierre Karl Péladeau. "These young
people are bursting with talent and creativity: they are the next
generation of entrepreneurs who will build the Québec business
world of the future."
Congratulations to the 2019 Pierre Péladeau Bursary
winners
$100,000 Bursary - Puzzle
Medical Devices
Jade
Doucet-Martineau, Gabriel
Georges and François Trudeau, École de Technologie
Supérieure and Université de Montréal
Puzzle Medical Devices makes minimally
invasive medical devices. Its goal is to rethink the way medical
devices are implanted using innovative methods to implant and
assemble devices inside the human body, thereby reducing
complications and offering treatment options for frail
patients.
$50,000 Bursary -
Biolift
Samuel Lecours,
Guillaume Gaudet and Laurent Blanchet, Polytechnique de
Montréal
Biolift helps improve the well-being of people with
reduced autonomy and enhances healthcare worker safety and
efficiency by developing reasonably priced biorobotic and
mechanical physical assistance technologies. Their main products
are exoskeletons, braces and custom prosthetics.
$35,000 Bursary -
DeLeaves
Hughes Lavigne
and Guillaume Charron,
Université de Sherbrooke
DeLeaves is a drone designed to collect leaf samples from
tree-top branches. It is a simple, effective and affordable
solution for all tree species, heights and vegetation densities
that will help the forestry industry improve its knowledge of our
forests and enhance conservation efforts.
$15,000 Bursary – Cigogne
Technologies
Rosemarie St-Yves
Ferron and Alexis
Chabot-Tremblay, Université de Sherbrooke
CIGOGNE is an innovative biomedical transportation
solution, a chemically refrigerated smart compartment that provides
fully % autonomous temperature regulation when transporting
vaccines, organs or biomedical products.
Click here to watch the unveiling of the
winners.
Quebecor thanks the members of the 2019 Pierre Péladeau
Bursaries jury:
- Pierre Laurin, Chairman of the
Jury
- Manon Brouillette, corporate
director and Director, Quebecor
- Sylvie Lalande, Vice-Chair of
the Board and Lead Director, Quebecor
- Adam Lapointe, CEO,
Soccrent
- Claire Léger, Director, St-Hubert Group Inc.
- Marc Leroux, President, Priorat
Capital Inc.
- André Maynard, Vice-President, Business Opportunities,
Quebecor
- Érik Péladeau, President and CEO, Groupe Lelys
- Jean B. Péladeau, Director, Advertising and Digital Media
Solutions, Videotron
Since the Pierre Péladeau Bursaries were created in 1999,
$2.1 million has been distributed by
Quebecor to support more than 60 start-ups.
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 and
employs more than 10,000 people in Canada.
A family business founded in 1950, Quebecor is strongly
committed to the community. Every year, it actively supports more
than 400 organizations working in the vital fields of culture,
health, education, the environment and entrepreneurship.
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SOURCE Quebecor