The Manning Awards: how four Canadian inventors became market leaders
For three decades, the Ernest C. Manning Awards Foundation has recognized Canadians who develop and market successful innovations. This year, the awards are about imagination and stamina, says David Mitchell, the foundation’s president. Each of the four winners created a homegrown, breakthrough product. (Two of the prizes, the Innovation Awards, go to those who haven’t had access to research facilities or advanced education in their fields). All of the inventors refined their ideas constantly—sometimes over decades—until they had something they knew would make a difference. Critical deliveries Encana Principal Award $100,000 In the mid-1990s, Geoffrey Auchinleck and his business partner Lyn Sherman … Read more…