Start-up

Éric Bergeron, President, Optosecurity

Optosecurity develops and markets automatic weapon and explosives detection systems for transportation security (airport luggage, ocean containers and ground cargo). Their revolutionary image processing technology comes from the National Optics Institute, the largest R&D centre in optics-photonics in Canada.

Growing business

Thiery Pagé, President, Odotech

Founded in 2000, Odotech is now the worldwide leader in an emerging field: the measurement and analysis of odours. The OdoWatch system of electronic noses, Odotech’s flagship product, currently has no equivalent in the world and no competition. Financing will be used to ramp up production of OdoWatch systems, already at the marketing stage.

Jury's Pick

Mélanie Ellezam, President, Zam Urban Dynamics/FIG Clothing

Operating under the trademark FIG, ZAM Urban Dynamics is a line of athletic clothing with an urban design and marketing based on travel. Mainly distributed by sporting goods retailers, FIG lends itself to prêt-à-porter distribution and merchandising (Cirque du Soleil).

Claude Marchand, President, Divertissement Zictor

Zictor offers consumers with a PC and high-speed Internet connection the ability to play video games via its Web site www.zictor.com. The site contains a catalogue of more than 150 games by the largest video game makers and new games are added regularly. Consumers can subscribe for a monthly package or rent by game.