Innovation, Trade and Rural Development
April 14, 2010

Media Advisory: Parliamentary Secretary to Speak at Awards Ceremony

Wally Young, Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Shawn Skinner, Minister of Innovation, Trade and Rural Development, will speak at the Sanofi-Aventis BioTalent Challenge's awards ceremony tomorrow (Thursday, April 15). The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 8:00 p.m. at the lecture theatre in the INCO Innovation Centre, Memorial University, St. John's.

Launched in 1994, the Sanofi-Aventis BioTalent Challenge is an annual science competition held across Canada. Its objective is to raise awareness among students, educators, and the public about the emerging science of biotechnology and its applications in health care, agriculture, and the environment.

For more information on the Sanofi-Aventis BioTalent Challenge, please visit www.sanofibiotalentchallenge.ca.

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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

2010 04 14                                                   1:40 p.m.


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