Business Network International

The Ontario Centres of Excellence were founded in 1987 and consist of five Centres:

• Centre for Energy
• Communications and Information Technology Ontario (CITO)
• CRESTech
• Materials and Manufacturing Ontario (MMO)
• Photonics Research Ontario (PRO)

Collectively, the Centres promote the economic development of Ontario through directed research, commercialization of technology and training for highly qualified personnel.

The Centres are among the few publicly funded institutions that systematically integrate and manage connections from university to marketplace to ensure the successful application of innovative science and technology to profitable new businesses.