Clusterpreneur » Agribio http://clusterpreneur.com Sharing news and ideas about cluster development Tue, 04 Oct 2011 01:59:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 GPI: Taking the Bull by the Horn http://clusterpreneur.com/2010/02/02/gpi-taking-the-bull-by-the-horn/ http://clusterpreneur.com/2010/02/02/gpi-taking-the-bull-by-the-horn/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:46:45 +0000 admin http://clusterpreneur.com/?p=190 Guelph Partnership for Innovation (GPI) was formed in May 2002 under the objective of bringing together the life science and agri-food companies in Guelph in order to facilitate information sharing and cluster development. Key stakeholders combined with private-sector businesses and community organizations currently make up the Board of Directors of GPI. GPI is primarily governed by business (70% of voting directors are from business).Screen shot 2010-02-11 at 9.35.01 PM

At its inception in 2002 GPI filled a prominent void in the Guelph life science and agri-food cluster community. Through its alliances with the Guelph Chamber of Commerce and the City of Guelph, GPI events quickly gained a reputation as the place to meet and network.

GPI two main focus areas are:  Cluster Development and Entrepreneur Development. Secondary focus areas include marketing and promotion of the cluster, technology assessment, mentor network and bioproducts support.

Since its inception, GPI has managed to take the position as one of the leading Agribio clusters in the world.  The cluster offers its stakeholders a number of educational and networking events, and the cluster management is busy marketing GPI and its resources.

GPI is a good example of how focus and persistance can help grow a niche cluster. More information: GPI

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