2010 ACTIVITIES REPORT

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1 2010 ACTIVITIES REPORT

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Message from the President 1 Company profile 2 Mission 3 Economic contribution 4-5 Highlights 6-7 New resident companies 8-9 Strategic partnerships International prospecting The future Éco-campus Hubert Reeves 14 The future Health District 15 Increased notoriety Sustainable development initiatives Corporate services 20 Delegation hospitality 21 Social activities 22

3 In the wake of the 2009 recession, 2010 proved to be a year of consolidation for Montreal s real estate industry a reality which the high tech sector did not escape. Indeed, many investment projects were either postponed or cancelled during the year. However, the end of the year showed positive signs which give us cause for optimism and we predict better development prospects for Despite the uncertainty, we pursued our diversification efforts by completing the Master Plan of our Éco-campus Hubert Reeves dedicated to clean technology companies. We also pursued our development efforts on the Island of Montreal by joining forces with the Société du quartier de la santé to present the Norman-Bethune Public Health Campus, a wide-scale project developed with leading public health players from government and academia. Over the coming year, other joint projects involving Technoparc Montréal should also be launched on the Island of Montreal. On behalf of the whole team at Technoparc Montréal and its partners, I am therefore pleased to present you with our 2010 Activities Report. Enjoy! Mario Monette President and Chief Executive Officer MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT 1

4 COMPANY PROFILE Created in 1987, Technoparc Montréal is a non-profit organization dedicated to Montreal s scientific and technological development. A strategic partner of Montreal, City of Knowledge, Technoparc Montréal works with CEGEPs, universities, government agencies and businesses to develop scientific infrastructures on the Island of Montreal. In addition to attracting new businesses to its Saint-Laurent Campus, Technoparc Montréal s team is actively working on two projects in development: the Éco-campus Hubert Reeves and the Health District. Technoparc Montréal s vast network of business partners offers resident companies innovative solutions, particularly when it comes to financing projects on the Island of Montreal through the Société immobilière technologique de Montréal. Technoparc Montréal s mission is to support the Island of Montreal s economic development through the emergence of world-class innovation poles and research centres in the following main sectors: Aerospace Life sciences Information technology Clean technology Agri-food Renewable energy To fulfill this daily mission, Technoparc Montréal has developed many strategic partnerships which foster strong and lasting synergistic alliances between Montreal universities, institutions and research companies. In addition to pursuing its economic and financial projects, Technoparc Montréal is also actively involved in promoting sustainable development initiatives. OUR INTEGRATED SERVICES Business development Investment prospecting Construction project management Project financing MISSION 2 3

5 IN 2010, 44 COMPANIES were invited to invest in our science park DURING THE YEAR, WE CLOSED: MAIN SECTORS: LIFE SCIENCES: 17 AEROSPACE: 12 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS: 9 OTHER SECTORS: 6 OTHER ONGOING PROJECTS INCLUDE: In association with Canix, we entered into an agreement with the international brokerage firm, Jones Lang Lasalle, to start developing a data processing centre in 2011; We conducted a financial analysis and created a business plan in the hopes of getting financial partners to share the Éco-campus Hubert Reeves s development costs; We began talks with Groupe Valéo (UQ and Concordia network universities) to develop a renewal energy excellence network project, to be presented to NSERC in 2011; In concert with the Collège André-Laurendeau, we worked on a project to create an optics & photonics centre, as part of a business plan to be completed in early 2011 by the borough of Lasalle; In concert with AéroMontréal and Bombardier, we developed a joint aerospace research centre which may be established in the eco-campus. Companies must establish the terms of this joint project before determining their financial involvement. 13 PROJECTS LOT SALE PURCHASE OPTION OFFERS IN FAVOUR OF TM WITH GOOD CHANCES OF CLOSING IN 2011 ECONOMIC BENEFITS SAINT-LAURENT CAMPUS 2 M square feet built JOBS $309 M in construction costs $315 M IN PAYROLL 47 POTENTIAL CLIENTS AS PART OF OUR INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES, WE MET WITH: 18 FINANCE COMPANIES 20 COOPERATION AGENCIES 2 SERVICE PROVIDERS 5 leasing offers were presented to Dessau, Merck, Colliers, Desjardins and Learn Edit, and a lot purchase offer was closed with Exfo. We also developed administrative centre and multitenant building projects. In the latter case, we closed a purchase option with Mitose Développement on a 32,000 sq.ft. multitenant building project. $900 M in indirect returns $12.7 M IN MUNICIPAL TAXES AND $0.8 M IN SCHOOL TAXES ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION 4 5

6 HIGHLIGHTS LIFE SCIENCES 32,5 % AEROSPACE 17,6 % 4,849 EMPLOYEES 3,000 RESEARCHERS ICT 26,4 % 34 COMPANIES 23,000 VISITS TO OUR WEBSITE OTHER SECTORS 23,5 % 2 PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT 6 7

7 Ciena, a U.S. company based in Maryland, acquired Nortel s optical networking division in the first quarter of 2010 and set up shop on Technoparc Montréal s Saint-Laurent Campus, keeping more than 200 Nortel employees. Established in 1992, Ciena has been a publicly traded company on NASDAQ since 1997 and employs over 4,000 people worldwide. Conglom s headquarters, which employs over 80 people, relocated to Technoparc Montréal s Saint-Laurent Campus in May Founded in 1987, its sales and distribution offices are located in Montreal, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver. Conglom makes and distributes a wide array of eco-friendly industrial products. GE Energie, a sister company of GE Capital Real Estate, moved 120 of its employees to Technoparc Montréal s Saint-Laurent Campus in the fall of The company was created following the July 2010 acquisition of the Energy Control Systems division of SNC-Lavalin, based in Montreal. It offers software solutions, including a cutting edge Distribution Management System (DMS), FDIR, IVVC, wind turbine, optimized power flow distribution and load balancing systems, simulation-based operator training, and much more. Hewlett-Packard (Canada) is a subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ), headquartered in Palo Alto, California. In the spring of 2010, some 100 employees arrived at Technoparc Montréal s Saint-Laurent Campus. HP develops printers, software solutions, personal computers, and IT services and infrastructures. The company is present in 170 countries and employs some 304,000 people worldwide. NEW RESIDENT COMPANIES Lockheed Martin Canada moved from its TMR office to Technoparc Montréal in the summer of Now two teams, totalling 200 employees, work out of the Place Innovation building: the Canadian Halifax Class Modernization/Frigate Life Extension (HCM/FLEX) program team, and the aerospace team. Headquartered in Kanata, Ontario, Lockheed Martin Canada is a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation, a U.S. company based in Bethesda, Maryland that employs 146,000 people worldwide. Magenta Research, a U.S. company based in Connecticut, created a subsidiary in Montreal in February With a staff of 11 employed at Technoparc Montréal s Saint-Laurent Campus, this R&D-oriented subsidiary is developing pro-av (audio-visual) solutions and Voyager Series products. Magenta Research is the industry leader in the transmission, switching and flexible distribution of multi-format video, audio and auxiliary signals over fiber and Cat-X cabling. Maxxam is Canada s commercial leader in analytical testing services and solutions for the energy, environmental, food and DNA industries. Maxxam s over 2,000 dedicated employees proudly lead the industry in technical and scientific expertise, serving customers through Canada s only national network of laboratories. Maxxam moved 20 of its employees to Technoparc Montréal s Saint-Laurent Campus in Otsuka Pharma Canada Inc (OPCI), a subsidiary of Otsuka Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., a pharmaceutical group based in Tokyo, Osaka and Tokushima, Japan, opened its first Canadian subsidiary at Technoparc Montréal s Saint-Laurent Campus in October OPCI is mainly involved in promoting AbilifyTM, a new drug used to treat schizophrenia and bi-polar disorders. The drug is marketed in partnership with Bristol-Myers Squibb and was recently approved by Health Canada. More than 15 OPCI employees are currently working to develop new drugs. 8 9

8 HUBERT REEVES AND TECHNOPARC MONTRÉAL JOIN FORCES ON A UNIQUE CLEAN TECHNOLOGY PROJECT On November 30, 2010, at the Pollutec 2010 in Lyon, France, Mario Monette, President and CEO of Technoparc Montréal, announced that Technoparc Montréal had teamed up with acclaimed scientist and ecologist, Hubert Reeves. Reeves will lend his name to a unique site in Canada on Technoparc Montréal s Saint-Laurent Campus, dedicated to developing innovative clean technologies. The site will be called the ÉCO-CAMPUS HUBERT REEVES and will bring together the international scientific community in the heart of a natural, bio-diverse habitat, offering one of the most innovative eco-construction work environments in the world. Reeves said he was honoured to lend his name to such a project. The ÉCO-CAMPUS HUBERT REEVES will obviously be an eco-friendly site (50% of the space will be left in its natural state) whose natural biodiversity and wetlands will be preserved or improved. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS 10 11

9 HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI Meetings were held in Asia to review business development prospects with nine businesses and eight finance companies. We visited science parks located in Hong Kong, in Zhangjiang and at the Shanghai Genomic Institute. We also presented our Éco-campus Hubert Reeves and Health District projects to potential investors. CANNES During the MIPIM real estate event, an international committee selected Technoparc Montréal to present its Éco-campus Hubert Reeves project to a room of motivated foreign investors. In all, more than 100 business meetings were conducted by Regroupement Montréal participants. Innovative French clean technology companies expressed great interest in this project. We established ties with five French research centres and met with a prospective client, two technology providers, 10 finance companies and four economic cooperation agencies. CHICAGO, QUEBEC CITY, MONTREAL We held meetings with over 106 prospective clients through our involvement in the Bio International Convention (Chicago), the Bio Contact trade show (Québec City), and the International Environmental Technology Trade Show and Conference (Quebec City), through our B2B sessions with the Bavarian association, and during AEROMART Montréal. FARNBOROUGH MORE THAN 100 COMPANIES WERE IDENTIFIED AND CONTACTED. 43 meetings were held, including: 31 with private companies 12 with research, government, finance and other organizations. POLLUTEC - LYON 70 prestigious guests attended the highly successful Hubert Reeves cocktail. Patriarche, a French architectural firm, confirmed that it would be involved in one of the first construction projects to be developed on the Éco-campus Hubert Reeves. 200 companies and organizations learned about Éco-campus Hubert Reeves projects through Technoparc Montréal s information booth. Possible partnerships with the INES (Institut national de l énergie solaire) were explored. Meetings were held with 20 prospective partners and companies. INTERNATIONAL PROSPECTING 12 13

10 THE FUTURE ÉCO-CAMPUS HUBERT REEVES PHASE III OF THE SAINT-LAURENT CAMPUS WILL BE A MODEL PROJECT WITH ALL THE ATTRIBUTES NEEDED TO SET UP RESEARCH AND BUSINESS CENTRES DEDICATED TO DEVELOPING CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES. LOCATED ON THE EXTREME SOUTHERN TIP OF THE CAMPUS, THIS NEW PHASE WILL OFFER AN EXCEPTIONAL TECHNOLOGICAL WINDOW ON THE WORLD. A 20 hectare zone set on the outskirts of the future parc-nature des Sources will feature a visionary and environmentally responsible design, in keeping with the sustainable development aspirations and goals now being promoted around the world. This eco-friendly project will protect and enhance our ecosystems and target a net zero carbon footprint. LOT AREA (1) ,7m % 23,6 hectares STREET (INCLUDES ALFRED-NOBEL) ,8 m 2 10,7 % 0,1 hectare BICYCLE PATH 1 272,3 m 2 0,5 % 0,1 hectare PRIVATE PLACE 4 486,2 m 2 1,9 % 0,4 hectare PRESERVED GREEN SPACE ,6 m 2 10,0 hectares TECHNOPARC MONTRÉAL LOT ,5 m 2 40,1 % 9,48 hectares PRIVATE LOTS (2) 2 687,1 m 2 1,1 % 0,27 hectare CITY LOTS (3) 3 040,0 m 2 1,3 % 0,3 hectare AREA TO DEVELOP ,8 m 2 45,6 % 10,8 hectares TECHNOPARC MONTRÉAL HAS BEEN A PARTNER OF THE SOCIÉTÉ DU QUARTIER DE LA SANTÉ (SQS) FOR OVER TWO YEARS. WE WORK WITH THE SQS TO PROMOTE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATIVE WIDE-SCALE PROJECTS. THE FUTURE HEALTH DISTRICT 14 15

11 INCREASED NOTORIETY New stele at the entrance of the Saint-Laurent Campus Advertising campaign featuring 14 billboards and electronic ads targeting Quebec brokers and electronic media in Europe 5 press releases and coverage in Les Affaires, The Gazette, Constructo, CHUMagazine, Old McGill, Espace Montréal, enroute Magazine, Canal Argent, and in Saint-Laurent borough and GE Capital Real Estate newsletters 4 sponsored events at the Saint-Laurent Campus in collaboration with AéroMontréal, AQA, the NSERC and the Bavarian association Translation of our Website and a brochure in three other languages: Spanish, Chinese and German Production and distribution of 4 TechNOBEL newsletters Creation of a musically themed radio ad in 5 languages Coordination of Regroupement Montréal at the MIPIM trade show Technical and financial support to create a 3D audio-visual presentation of the Health District Organization of 2 social events for residents: the Noon Summer Concert and the Christmas party Production of a fact sheet on the Éco-campus Hubert Reeves Organization of a cocktail in Lyon in honour of Hubert Reeves 16 17

12 GREEN IS GOOD Technoparc Montréal believes in balancing its economic, social and environmental interests. In 2010, we adopted sustainable development and responsible buying policies, and created our own green committee. Technoparc Montréal is also a partner of the Montréal Community Sustainable Development Plan In the spring of 2010, Technoparc Montréal, in partnership with researchers from the STEPPE (Station Expérimentale des Procédés Pilotes en Environnement) of the ÉTS (École de Technologie Supérieure), initiated meetings with the business community to develop and set up a new collaborative platform aimed at reusing residual materials for energy. This platform is part of its sustainable development policy and involves projects targeting clean technologies. Several prestigious partners have already expressed interest in helping to make the Saint-Laurent Campus green. True to its cutting edge values, Technoparc Montréal lived up to its sustainable development commitment when it announced its new Éco-campus Hubert Reeves, soon to become the largest research site dedicated to developing clean technologies. Our informed choices and innovative efforts are what will ensure our success. The Éco-campus Hubert Reeves will prove that profitability and environmental responsibility can indeed go hand in hand. Mario Monette, President and Chief Executive Officer SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES 18 19

13 1 2 3 FOUR NETWORKING AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES WERE ORGANIZED FOR OUR RESIDENTS: 1 An optical/photonic networking activity and information sessions on federally subsidized programs (with the NSERC) 2 B2B session at AEROMART Montréal 3 B2B aerospace session with the Bavarian association x Breakfast meeting for the aerospace industry (with AéroMontréal) STATISTICS ON TECHNOPARC MONTRÉAL S TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE 30 members 16 companies represented 3 meetings per year 400% increase in traffic on the 72 bus line stopping at the Saint-Laurent Campus 4 bus shelters moved and 1 added to meet the needs of 80% of users 5 information booths on public transportation Production of a new public transportation brochure CORPORATE SERVICES 20

14 In 2010, we welcomed delegations from Bogota in Colombia, Alexandria in Egypt, Washington, D.C., and Bavaria in Germany. IN ALL, 117 GUESTS WERE GIVEN A TOUR OF OUR SAINT-LAURENT CAMPUS FACILITIES AND SHARED BEST DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PARKS. DELEGATION HOSPITALITY 21

15 SOCIAL ACTIVITIES Member of: 7150 Albert-Einstein, Montréal, Québec H4S 2C1 technoparc.com