The Honourable Shawn Skinner, Minister of Innovation, Trade and Rural Development, will participate in an event tomorrow (Tuesday, February 17) at 11:00 a.m., marking the important role that ACCELERATE Newfoundland and Labrador has in growing research and development activity in the province.

Other speakers will include: Dr. Chris Loomis, VP Academic, pro tempore, Memorial University; Dr. Arvind Gupta, CEO & Scientific Director, MITACS Inc.; and David Murrin, Director of R&D Services, IMV Projects Atlantic.

The event will take place at IMV Projects Atlantic, which is located in suite 608A, Atlantic Place in St. John�s.

ACCELERATE Newfoundland and Labrador is a multi-disciplinary internship program that supports collaboration involving graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, supervising professors, and industry partners. During their internship, students undertake research projects on-site with partners using advanced research tools and techniques.

For more information on the ACCELERATE program, please visit www.acceleratecanada.ca.

IMV Projects Atlantic is a client-focused project management, engineering, procurement and construction management company specializing in offshore and onshore pipelines, subsea systems and oil and gas facilities.

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Media contact:

Scott Barfoot
Director of Communications
Department of Innovation, Trade and Rural Development
709-729-4570, 690-6290
scottbarfoot@gov.nl.ca