

George Ross, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Operating Officer, Ministry of Research and Innovation, leads Ontario's life sciences delegation at Bio Japan 2006 - World Business Forum.
From left to right:
Peter Molnar, Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
Chia Chia Sun, SHI Consulting
Helen Findlay, Arius Research
Tetsu Omura, CombiMatrix K.K.
Christian Burks, Ontario Genomics Institute & Jaguar Biosciences
Robert Ulmer, Ontario International Marketing Centre - Tokyo
Michael Siu, York University
Brett Kennedy, CombiMatrix K.K.
David Young, Arius Research
George Ross, Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
Fumiki Yanagisawa, Oxygenix Co. Ltd.
Bob Phillips, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research

Oxygenix Co. Ltd. announces plans at Bio Japan 2006 to expand operations in Toronto at the MaRS Centre.
From left to right:
Robert Ulmer, Commercial Counsellor, Ontario International Marketing Centre - Tokyo
George Ross, Assistant Deputy Minister and COO, Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
Fumiki Yanagisawa, Public Relations Manager, Oxygenix Co. Ltd.
Ayako Uki, Business Development, Oxygenix Co. Ltd.
His Imperial Highness Prince Hitachi, Honorary Chairman of Bio Japan 2006 World Business Forum |
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![]() His Imperial Highness meets with George Ross, ADM and COO, Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation, at the Ontario Pavilion at Bio Japan. |

Ontario Pavilion at Bio Japan 2006 generating a lot of interest about Ontario's Life Sciences Industry.

George Ross, ADM & COO, Ministry of Research and Innovation, promotes Ontario's life science industry at the Bio Japan 2006 Canadian Seminar.

CombiMatrix Molecular Diagnostics launched a molecular diagnostic test at Bio Japan 2006 designed to accurately identify the specific gene abnormality that is the cause of developmental disorders in young children. The company believes Toronto is a world class site to perform this research and says it looks forward to being able to utilize the unique infrastructure the city provides for its product development efforts.
From left to right:
George Ross, ADM and COO, Ministry of Research and Innovation,
Brett Kennedy, Manager, Business Development, CombiMatrix,
Tetsu Omura, Director, COO, CombiMatrix,
and Peter Molnar, Sr. Policy Advisor, Ministry of Research and Innovation

Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation representatives meet with Osaka City government officials to discuss possible joint initiatives in the life sciences industry.
From left to right:
Peter Molnar, Sr. Policy Advisor, Ministry of Research and Innovation,
George Ross, ADM and COO, Ministry of Research and Innovation,
Daizo Nishioka, Assistant Manager, International Economic Affairs Department, Economic Affairs Bureau, Osaka City Government,
Satoshi Aoike, Manager International Economic Affairs Department, Economic Affairs Bureau, Osaka City Government