FEBRUARY
      14,
      2007
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “once
      areacm
      cms
      vase
      susie
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Jaclyn
      Killins
     
     
      Killins
      is
      a
      student
      of
      the
      Journalism
      program
     
     
      at
      Holland
      College
     
    

    
     
      Fishing
      and
      farming
      are
      no
      longer
     
     
      sustaining
      P.E.I.
      and
      the
      BioAlliance
      is
     
     
      trying
      to
      find
      ways
      to
      create
      jobs
      by
      sup-
     
     
      porting
      entrepreneurs,
      says
      a
      spokesman
     
     
      for
      the
      group.
     
    

    
     
      Rory
      Francis
      and
      Dr.
      Regis
      Duffy
      of
     
     
      BioAlliance,
      a
      collective
      of
      organiza-
     
     
      tions
      and
      people
      dedicated
      to
      growing
     
     
      the
      bio-science
      sector
      on
      P.E.I.,
      made
     
     
      a
      presentation
      to
      the
      PEI
      Legislature’s
     
     
      Committee
      on
      Social
      Development
      dur-
     
     
      ing
      a
      meeting
      Jan.
      23
      about
      encouraging
     
     
      young
      entrepreneurs.
     
    

    
     
      By
      taking
      advantage
      of
      the
      burgeon-
     
     
      ing
      bioscience
      sector
      there
      will
      be
      jobs
     
     
      for
      Islanders
      who
      would
      otherwise
      seek
     
     
      employment
      elsewhere,
      Francis
      said.
     
    

    
     
      “[P.E.I.
      is]
      the
      fastest
      growing
      biosci-
     
     
      ence
      cluster
      in
      the
      region.”
     
    

    
     
      In
      its
      presentation,
      BioAlliance,
      fo-
     
     
      cused
      on
      education
      as
      a
      foundation
      for
     
     
      creating
      young
      entrepreneurs.
     
    

    
     
      It
      is
      difficult
      for
      schools
      to
      teach
     
     
      children
      the
      details
      of
      bioscience,
      but
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      What
      does
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Beth
     
     
      Trueman
     
    
   
   
    
     
      have
      in
      common
     
    
   
   
    
     
      with
      almost
     
     
      100
      other
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Holland
      College
     
    
   
   
    
     
      students?
     
     
      ae
     
    
   
   
    
     
      mela
      Ces
      1
      8%
     
     
      degree.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ISLAND
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      executive
      director
      of
      BioAlliance
      Rory
      Francis,
      left,
      looks
      on
      as
      Dr.
      Regis"
     
     
      Duffy
      answers
      questions
      from
      the
      committee
      on
      social
      development
      after
      giving
      a
     
     
      presentation
      about
      the
      role
      of
      entrepreneurship
      in
      building
      bioscience
      in
      PEI.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Killins
      photo
     
     
      Parents
      and
      teachers
      need
      to
      show
     
    
   
   
    
     
      children
      that
      entrepreneurship
      can
      be
     
     
      fun,
      Duffy
      said.
     
    

    
     
      Islanders
      ate
      interested
      in
      new
      technol-
     
     
      ogy
      but
      they
      tend
      to
      be
      buyers
      instead
     
    
   
   
    
     
      strong
      education
      system
      will
      open
      up
      the
     
     
      possibilities
      of
      careers
      in
      science,
      Fraser
     
     
      said.
     
    

    
     
      “If
      they
      did
      a
      really
      good
      job
      of
      teach-
     
     
      ing
      math
      and
      science,
      I
      would
      be
      happy.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      CADRE
      °
      6
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Fishing
      and
      farming
      no
      longer
      the
      answer
     
    
   
   
    
     
      of
      sellers,
      especially
      when
      it
      comes
      to
     
     
      new
      agricultural
      technologies,
      Francis
     
     
      said.
      BioAlliance
      wants
      to
      cultivate
     
     
      young
      entrepreneurs
      so
      they
      can
      become
     
     
      sellers
      of
      new
      technology,
      growing
      the
     
     
      bio-science
      industry
      on
      P.E.I.
     
    

    
     
      When
      presenter
      Kristi
      Kelly
      of
      the
     
     
      young
      Entrepreneurs
      Forum
      was
      asked
     
     
      what
      the
      government
      can
      do
      to
      help
     
     
      young
      entrepreneurs,
      she
      said
      they
     
     
      should
      concentrate
      on
      making
      small
     
     
      steps
      because
      small
      contributions
      go
      a
     
     
      long
      way
      in
      looking
      after
      small
      organiza-
     
     
      tions.
     
    

    
     
      “T
      think
      it’s
      easy
      to
      get
      caught
      up
      re-
     
     
      inventing
      the
      wheel.”
     
    

    
     
      It
      doesn’t
      take
      a
      lot
      of
      money
      fora
     
     
      young
      entrepreneur
      to
      be
      successful,
     
     
      Kelly
      said.
     
    

    
     
      It’s
      not
      so
      much
      the
      cost
      as
      the
      capa-
     
     
      bility
      when
      young
      business
      people
      are
     
     
      creating
      new
      products,
      Francis
      said.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      committee
      hearing
      was
      one
      of
      a
     
     
      series
      to
      discuss
      how
      the
      government
     
     
      can
      support
      entrepreneurship
      among
     
     
      Island
      youth.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      maT
      UTI
      PU
      Mire
      a
      dL
     
    

    
     
      Nova
      Scotia
      Agricultural
      College
      with
      a
     
    

    
     
      B.Sc.
      degree
      in
      Biology,
      I
      decided
      to
      further
     
     
      specialize
      towards
      a
      career
      in
      the
      Biotechnology
     
     
      industry.
      It
      was
      a
      natural
      choice
      to
      enroll
      in
     
     
      the
      Bioscience
      Technology
      program
      offered
      here
     
    
   
   
    
     
      at
      Holland
      College.
      It
      has
      allowed
      me
      to
      expand
     
     
      on
      the
      experience
      and
      knowledge
      gained
     
    
   
   
    
     
      from
      NSAC
      in
      an
      area
      of
      specific
      interest
      to
     
     
      me.
      To
      date
      this
      program
      has
      been
      exceptional
     
     
      at
      offering
      a
      great
      deal
      of
      hands
      on
      experience
     
    
   
   
    
     
      in
      a
      modern
      lab
      facility,
      while
      still
      challenging
     
     
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      COMER
      SCY
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      ALLO
      e
      oD
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Medals
      aatela
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Bioscience
      Technology
      Program
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Over
      65
      programs
      to
      choose
      from.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      application
      review
      date
     
    
   
   
    
     
      for
      all
      programs
     
    
   
   
    
     
      beginning
      in
      September
     
    
   
   
    
     
      is
      February
      28,
      2007.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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