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Technoparc Montréal is a hightech industrial park in
Montréal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-p ...
. The Neomed institute is located in the Technoparc and hosts many small and medium-sized pharmaceutical research companies.


History

The park was established in 1987 as Technoparc Saint-Laurent, renamed Technoparc Montréal in 2008. It includes the Place Innovation building, an Astra Pharma research laboratory, the Neomed Institute, and the Éco-campus Hubert Reeves. In 2015, Green Cross Biotherapeutics,
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and 4Degrées all announced plans for real estate projects in the park. REM began infrastructure work for a station in the Éco-campus Hubert Reeves in 2016.


Ecology

Technoparc Montréal is integrated into an ecological reserve known as the Coulée verte du ruisseau Bertrand. The reserve is a habitat for various native animal species, so development must be carefully planned in order to avoid environmental damage. The Éco-campus Hubert Reeves is the center of these attempts to create usable space for clean technology, nanotechnology and sustainable development companies in an environmentally-friendly manner. Concerns were raised when REM began construction, as the station that was intended to provide public transport for park workers resulted in the destruction of a green heron nesting site according to TechnoparcOiseaux. 2250 Boul. Alfred-Nobel.jpg, 2250 Boul. Alfred-Nobel 2650 avenue Marie-Curie - 01.jpg, 2650 avenue Marie-Curie 7150 rue Alexander-Fleming.jpg, 7150 rue Alexander-Fleming 7200 rue Albert-Einstein.jpg, 7200 rue Albert-Einstein


Governance

Technoparc Montréal is a non-profit organization funded largely by an annual contribution of $2.6 million from the city of Montréal. As a publicly funded enterprise, it is subject to strict scrutiny by the government. In 2015 questions were raised concerning the governing board and CEO after Montréal's auditor general released a report citing lack of oversight and conflicts of interest. This resulted in the city disbanding the non-profit organization that had run the park and governing it directly.


See also

* Parc d'entreprises de la Pointe-Saint-Charles


References

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