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Advanced lasers for researchers Canadian industrial scientists in- terested in or currently engaged in laser and lightwave research and development are provided with a unique investigative opportunity by the Central Facility of the Ontario Laser and Lightwave Research Centre (OLLRC). Located on the downtown University of Toronto campus, the 4,000 square foot Facility is equipped with sophisticated laser, optical and electro-optical instruments. A wide variety of lasers and equipment is available, including a micro-macro probe Raman system, CW and pulsed dye lasers, multigas Ex- cimer lasers, a nanosecond Nd:YAG laser, fibre optic in- strments and appropriate detector systems. The Facility is managed by a Ph.D. scientist with extensive experience in the Canadian laser industry. He is assisted by a staff scientist, also with an industrial background, and a technician. The staff is available for consultation in the design and execution of experiments. The OLLRC is one of the seven Centres of Excellence established by the Ontario Premier's Council in 1987 with a view to placing the Province in the forefront of interna- tional economic and technological development. The OLLFC is a non- profit corporation, managed by a board of directors and fully funded by the Ontario Government. As well as promoting the transfer and 'development of technology, the OLLRC endeavours to stimulate the production of advanced research and to train and develop researchers. Thanks to the generous funding provided by the Premier's Council Technology Fund, the OLLRC has been able to mount a highly specialized, in- novative research program. This program brings together in close collaboration for the first time twelve senior scientists, known as Principal Investigators, from the University of Toronto Departments of Chemistry, Electrical Engineer- ing, Mechanical Engineering, Physics and the Institute for Aerospace Studies. Theme area of their investigation are novel lasers and light sources, laser spec- torscopy, lightwave science and engineering, ultrafast nonlinear op- tics and opto-electronics and lasers in medicine. The program of the Central Facility is directed mainly to the external industrial communi- ty: while the Principal Investigators may occasionally make use of it, the research program for which they are responsible is conducted mainly in their own laboratories. The establishment of the Central Facility by the OLLRC is part of its mandate to encourage the transfer -and diffusion of technology to in- dustry. The Facility provides an en- vironment in which the industrial scientist may combine scientific in- vestigation with his/her knowledge of the market-place in the pursut of technology development. In addi- tion to the opportunity provided for hands-on research, the Facility will from time to time conduct profes- sional development courses for the benefit of industry. These will be short, one or two day sessions given by some of the Centre's Prin- cipal Investigators and designed to respond to the immediate interests of industry. The equipment and staff exper- tise of the Central Facility are pro- vided to qualified users for the pur- pose of conducting experiments of feasibility studies in-house or, in certain cases, on loan on the user's premises. Access to the Facility is flexible and un- complicated. Exploratory research can be conducted with minimal capital investment and short feasibility studies or proof-of- concept studies can be done without formal funding. The equip- ment and expertise will be par- ticularly useful to industry in perfor- ming proof-of-concept studies for product development and quality control, fabricating new optical or opto-electronic materials, tesing in- formation for research proposals and contracts, and calibrating light sources, detectors and other op- tical elements. Industrial users of the Facility are assured of independence and privacy. All committee and staff members who handle Facility documents are bound by confiden- tiality agreements, and discussion of applications of the equipment with anyone outside the OLLRC is expressly forbidden. In addition, users of the Facility are entitled to Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology Software The Ontario Government has published a directory of the soft- ware industry in Ontario, Industry, Trade and Technology minister Monte Kwinter announced recently. The publication, entitled "'The Soft- ware Industry: Profile and Direc- tory", lists over 1,000 firms in this sector. "It is intended to be used as a guide for sourcing software pro- ducts in Ontario and to give an overview of the industry," said Mr. Kwinter. The directory lists firms alphabetically and by major line of business. The profile contains fin- dings from a survey of one-quarter of these companies. This informa- tion will be updated and enhanced with more detailed information for future editions. "The Ontario software industry generates over $1.3 billion a year directory published in revenues, yet until now accurate information on the size and scope of the industry has been difficult to obtain. This publication sets out to define the industry and provide in- sight into this dynamic sector of the economy, particularly with respect to software research and development, and marketing," add- ed Mr. Kwinter. The results of the survey show that 40 per cent of the firms generate less than $200,00 in an- nual sales; while about one-quarter generate over $2 million in sales revenues. Two-thirds perform soft- ware research and development, with the smaller firms tending to be relatively more research-intensive. The survey also found that half of the firms export, mostly to the U.S. Most companies sell directly to the end-user, as well as to con- sultants and distributors. The cur- rent industry focus is on custom applications rather than on the potentially more lucrative packaged software market. This publication can be purchas- ed for $5 at the Ontario Govern- ment Bookstore at 880 Bay Street in Toronto. To order by phone in Toronto, call 965-6015; from other communities, call 1-800-268-7540; and in area code 807, ask the operator for Zenith 67200. The directory is also available on com- puter diskettes; call the Company Information Centre at 965-7972. request staff members to enter into non-disclosure agreements with them. The OLLRC will make no claim against intellectual property developed in the Facility unless other arrangements are made. Applications for the use of the Central Facility are assessed by a committee made up of a balanced representation of industry and academia in Ontario. Applicants are encouraged to be concise in their project descriptions and need provide only enough information for the cimmittee to assess the pro- ject's feasibility and compatibility with the Facility's resources. The review process is rapid and ap- plicants are notified promptly of decisions. The OLLRC actively en- courages industiral participation in the Facility and charges for its use are consequently modest: during the current start-up phase they are $50.00 per day to researchers from private industry (plus the cost of consumables); no charge, othe than for consumables, to resear- chers from non-profit organizations. MIDLAND/PENETANGUISHENE c al 23,0 THE HEART OF HURONIA presents Market In Review with Patrick Kearns from Dominion Securities Daily at 6:10 p.m. AN) MARGARET O'ROURKE gs AE © Luterprises CUSTOM SIGNS 59 ROBERT ST. W., P.O. BOX 219, PENETANG, ONT. LOK 1P0 549-4245 BOATS CARS TRUCKS OUR SIGNS ARE A SIGN OF THE TIMES ... 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