Innovation Place is the registered business name of the Saskatchewan Opportunities Corporation (SOCO), a

crown corporation A state-owned enterprise (SOE) is a government entity which is established or nationalised by the ''national government'' or ''provincial government'' by an executive order or an act of legislation in order to earn profit for the governmen ...

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North ...

. SOCO operates two

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s: one located near the

University of Saskatchewan A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', which ...

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Yellowhead Highway, and has served as ...

, and the second near the

University of Regina The University of Regina is a public research university located in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Founded in 1911 as a private denominational high school of the Methodist Church of Canada, it began an association with the University of Saskatche ...

Regina, Saskatchewan Regina () is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province, after Saskatoon, and is a commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. As of the 2021 census, Regina had a city population ...

. In 2018, approximately 140 companies were based at Innovation Place. Research parks such as Innovation Place are sometimes referred to as

science park A science park (also called a "university research park", "technology park”, "technopark", “technopole", or a "science and technology park" (STP)) is defined as being a property-based development that accommodates and fosters the growt ...

s or

technology park A science park (also called a "university research park", "technology park”, "technopark", “technopole", or a "science and technology park" (STP)) is defined as being a property-based development that accommodates and fosters the growt ...

Saskatoon

The Saskatoon park was established in 1980. Galleria Building

Innovation Place in Saskatoon consists of the following buildings: * The Atrium * Bio Processing Centre *

Canadian Space Agency The Canadian Space Agency (CSA; french: Agence spatiale canadienne, ASC) is the national space agency of Canada, established in 1990 by the ''Canadian Space Agency Act''. The president is Lisa Campbell, who took the position on September 3, 20 ...

building's large ground station * The Concourse * Dr. Burton Craig Building * 411 Downey Road * Galleria Building * L.F. Kristjanson Biotechnology Complex (410 Downey Road) * Maintenance/Energy Centre *

National Hydrology Research Centre The National Hydrology Research Centre is located in a dedicated building on the Innovation Place Research Park campus in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The Centre is operated by Environment Canada. The centre includes staff from the Water Scien ...

Hydrology Hydrology () is the scientific study of the movement, distribution, and management of water on Earth and other planets, including the water cycle, water resources, and environmental watershed sustainability. A practitioner of hydrology is calle ...

research and environmental monitoring facility run by Environment Canada * 108 Research Drive * 110 Research Drive * 112 Research Drive * 121 Research Drive * SaskTel Remote Switching Station *

SED Systems SED Systems is a communications company supplying both systems and services to the satellite industry. Originating in 1965, SED is located in the Innovation Place Research Park on the University of Saskatchewan campus. As an operating divisio ...

Regina

The site is located near the

and was established in 2000. This research park emphasizes collaborative university and industry research in the areas of

information technology Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information technology system ...

petroleum Petroleum, also known as crude oil, or simply oil, is a naturally occurring yellowish-black liquid mixture of mainly hydrocarbons, and is found in geological formations. The name ''petroleum'' covers both naturally occurring unprocessed crude ...

, and

environmental science Environmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physics, biology, and geography (including ecology, chemistry, plant science, zoology, mineralogy, oceanography, limnology, soil science, geology and physical ...

. Currently, over 850 people work for the various tenants of the research park. * ISM Building (1 Research Drive) is a two-storey building built in 1990 with . The building houses ISM Information Systems Management Canada Corporation (subsidiary of IBM Canada). * IT Building (2 Research Drive) was built in 1995 with . The building houses McNair Business Development Inc, TRLabs, SpringBoard West Innovations Inc., GB Internet Solutions, SRnet and the University of Regina. * Petroleum Technology Research Centre (PTRC) (6 Research Drive) is a three-storey building built in 2000 with . This houses the

Saskatchewan Research Council The Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) is a provincial treasury board crown corporation engaged in research and technology development on behalf of the provincial government and private industry. It focuses on applied research and development pr ...

, University of Regina. PTRC offices. * Titanium Pilot Plant houses a pilot plant of Titanium Corporation Inc. * The Terrace (10 Research Drive) opened in 2001 with and houses various tenants. * Greenhouse Gas Technology Centre is near Innovation Place and operated by the University of Regina. This building houses the International Centre for CO₂ Capture and includes a pilot plant. *

Saskatchewan Disease Control Laboratory The Saskatchewan Disease Control Laboratory is a laboratory operated by the Ministry of Health in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Prior to October 19, 2006, the laboratory was called the Provincial Laboratory. The laboratory provides a variety of ...

(5 Research Drive) opened in 2010.

Prince Albert

The Forest Centre in Prince Albert opened on September 27, 2005 and was originally managed by Innovation Place. On March 15, the University of Saskatchewan purchased the property to bring together the university's educational programming taking place across Prince Albert.

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