Technoparc Montreal
{{short description|Industrial park in Montréal, Canada}}
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| foundation = 1987
| location = Montréal, QC
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| homepage = {{URL|https://www.technoparc.com/en/}}
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Technoparc Montréal is a hightech industrial park in Montréal. The Neomed institute is located in the Technoparc and hosts many small and medium-sized pharmaceutical research companies.
History
The park was established in 1987 as Technoparc Saint-Laurent, renamed Technoparc Montréal in 2008. It includes the Place Innovation building, an Astra Pharma research laboratory, the Neomed Institute, and the Éco-campus Hubert Reeves. In 2015, Green Cross Biotherapeutics, ABB and 4Degrées all announced plans for real estate projects in the park. REM began infrastructure work for a station in the Éco-campus Hubert Reeves in 2016.
Ecology
Technoparc Montréal is integrated into an ecological reserve known as the Coulée verte du ruisseau Bertrand.{{Cite web|title=Ville de Montréal - Réseau des grands parcs - Coulée verte du Ruisseau Bertrand|url=https://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?_pageid=7377,94743597&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL|access-date=2020-12-20|website=ville.montreal.qc.ca|language=fr-ca}} The reserve is a habitat for various native animal species, so development must be carefully planned in order to avoid environmental damage.{{Cite news|title=Tiny, at-risk heron threatened by Technoparc, activists say {{!}} CBC News|language=en-US|work=CBC|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/least-bittern-threat-quebec-technoparc-1.3762650|access-date=2020-12-20}} The Éco-campus Hubert Reeves is the center of these attempts to create usable space for clean technology, nanotechnology and sustainable development companies in an environmentally-friendly manner.{{Cite web|title=Eco-campus Hubert Reeves|url=https://www.technoparc.com/en/discover-the-technoparc/eco-campus-hubert-reeves/|access-date=2020-12-20|website=Technoparc Montréal|language=en-US}}
Concerns were raised when REM began construction, as the station that was intended to provide public transport for park workers resulted in the destruction of a green heron nesting site according to TechnoparcOiseaux.{{Cite news|title=Environmental groups ask court to stop REM construction at Saint-Laurent Technoparc {{!}} CBC News|language=en-US|work=CBC|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/environmental-groups-ask-court-to-stop-rem-construction-at-saint-laurent-technoparc-1.4830499|access-date=2020-12-20}}
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Governance
Technoparc Montréal is a non-profit organization funded largely by an annual contribution of $2.6 million from the city of Montréal. As a publicly funded enterprise, it is subject to strict scrutiny by the government. In 2015 questions were raised concerning the governing board and CEO after Montréal's auditor general released a report citing lack of oversight and conflicts of interest.{{Cite news|title=Technoparc management slammed by Montreal Auditor General {{!}} CBC News|language=en-US|work=CBC|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/technoparc-ceo-board-slammed-by-montreal-auditor-general-1.3115477|access-date=2020-12-20}} This resulted in the city disbanding the non-profit organization that had run the park and governing it directly.{{Cite web|title=Citing 'serious concerns,' city to disband Technoparc Montréal|url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/plante-makes-announcement-about-technoparc|access-date=2020-12-20|website=montrealgazette|language=en-CA}}
See also
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