November 14, 2011. -The entire MAVEN team is pleased to announce that Dr. Monique Haakensen, President and Principal Scientist for Contango Strategies Ltd. was named as one of Canada’s top 20 future entrepreneurial leaders under the age of 30.  The FuEL Awards, issued by Impact Entrepreneurship Group and Profit Magazine identifies role models for progressive business practices and inspires youth to make entrepreneurship their number one career choice. see the full story here 

http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/876957/canada-s-top-young-entrepreneurs-of-the-year-named-by-the-fuel-awards

Dr. Monique Haakensen
Photo Courtesy: Saskatoon Star Phoenix

The federal and provincial governments will support Genome Prairie in working with the University of Saskatchewan, Contango Strategies Ltd. and Cameco Corporation on an initiative to develop and commercialize innovative technology that will help minimize environmental impacts and associated reclamation costs in uranium mining and milling industries.

The Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, and the Honourable Ken Cheveldayoff, Minister of First Nations and Métis Relations, on behalf of the Honourable Jeremy Harrison, Minister of Enterprise and Minister Responsible for Trade,  announced a combined investment of almost $1.5 million towards the creation of new software for Microbial Assessment for Value-Added, Environmental, and Natural Resources (MAVEN).

For Minister Yelich’s Announcement click here.

Follow the link below to see the full press release

 http://www.genomeprairie.ca/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=nww3AOQRqFg%3d&tabid=40

Press Release September 30, 2011 – Dr. Wilf Keller, Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, and the Honourable Ken Cheveldayoff, Minister of First Nations and Métis Relations, Dr. Reno Pontarollo, Dr. Monique Haakensen, Mr. Harvey Seto (Photo Courtesy Lesley Porter, Genome Prairie)