http://www.properties-investors.com Investors in Property specialise in the sale of property and investment properties in France, The French Alps, Austria, Switzerland and Italy. Our range of properties includes luxury apartments, chalets, investment properties and hotels. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Vancouver-based Tekmira Pharmaceuticals, a developer of RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics, has entered a new research collaboration with Pfizer. The companies will collaborate on evaluating Tekmira’s stable nucleic acid-lipid particle (SNALP) technology to deliver small interfering RNA (siRNA) molecules provided by Pfizer. Tekmira will be responsible for preparing the SNALP formulations ... http://www.properties-investors.com/tekmira-and-pfizer-initiate-new-research-collaboration/ Hind High Vacuum (HHV), an India-based vacuum technology company, has set up a thin-film solar photovoltaic (SPV) module production line in Canada with a capacity of 10 megawatt a year. The company has also formed a joint venture with Canada's Solar Source Corporation (SSC) to establish the country’s first thin-film ... http://www.properties-investors.com/indias-hind-high-vacuum-sets-up-solar-photovoltaic-module-production-line-in-canada/ A delegation of 22 businesses and organizations from Atlantic Canada’s seafood industry will head to the International Boston Seafood Show. The annual industry trade show attracts 16,000 top-tier buyers and sellers of seafood from more than 90 countries. The trade mission delegation includes representatives from fisheries, seafood and aquaculture companies ... http://www.properties-investors.com/atlantic-canadian-seafood-industry-to-gain-international-exposure-at-boston-seafood-show/ The Canadian Budget has proposed to amend the definition of "taxable Canadian property" to generally exclude shares of any Canadian-resident corporation, whether or not the shares are listed on a designated stock exchange, with a few exceptions. As a result of this proposed amendment, the Section 116 Certificate process will ... http://www.properties-investors.com/government-of-canada-announces-significant-liberalization-of-canadian-tax-laws-applicable-to-foreign-investors-in-canadian-businesses/ In an effort lure oil and gas investment to the province, the Alberta government will modify conventional oil and natural gas royalty rates, promote more innovation and use of new technologies, and reduce unnecessary red tape while improving coordination of regulatory processes. Currently almost one in seven Albertans are directly ... http://www.properties-investors.com/alberta-to-attract-oil-gas-investors-with-regulatory-and-fiscal-changes/ The province of Ontario has announced plans to be North America’s clean water technology capital. The province will introduce a “Water Opportunities Act” that is expected to create incentives to attract investors and companies to participate in an export-oriented sector that already employs about 22,000 people in the province. Read more ... http://www.properties-investors.com/ontario-looks-to-build-clean-water-technology-cluster/ Executives from the Ontario Technology Corridor are in California attending the Game Developers Conference 2010 to showcase Ontario's digital entertainment companies. Thirty-five Ontario gaming companies are at GDC 2010 to showcase their creations, make business connections, and help gaming investments to the province. Ontario's entertainment and creative cluster produces $15 ... http://www.properties-investors.com/ontario-technology-corridor-at-gdc-2010-in-san-francisco-to-attract-gaming-companies/ Ontario is becoming a magnet for global companies in the green energy sector, drawn by alluring subsidies at a time when incentives are being scaled back elsewhere. Already this year, South Korea's Samsung C&T Corp and Bosch Solar Energy have said they will set up shop, and more are expected ... http://www.properties-investors.com/ontario-becoming-magnet-for-companies-in-green-energy-sector/ The Royal Bank of Scotland said it's opening an oil and gas advisory in Calgary. The Edinburgh-based RBS said it will open the Calgary office to take advantage of the economic recovery in the city's oil and gas sector. RBS said this is move is a vote of confidence in ... http://www.properties-investors.com/rbs-sets-up-office-in-calgary-to-target-energy-sector/ Total profits for Canada's six biggest banks surged to $5.3 billion in the first quarter as loan losses fell and their domestic operations flourished. The positive earnings were driven by strong growth in mortgage lending and other domestic business. Those profits are about 75% higher than they were in the ... http://www.properties-investors.com/canadian-banks-reach-profit-of-5-3-billion-in-first-quarter/