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2012 Clean50 Announced

drichardson — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:26:58 +0000

Toronto, ON – The 2012 Clean50 honourees were announced today by Delta Management and Corporate Knights Magazine. The Clean50 is a list of fifty people in Canada whose career achievements focused on sustainability. The honourees are divided into 16 categories ranging from advocacy to R&D and consulting services. For a complete list of the 2012 honorees, [...]

Henry Vehovec to Teach Global Energy Systems Course at UofT

admin — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 03:09:54 +0000

Toronto, ON – August 30, 2011 - Mindfirst President, Henry Vehovec, will teach a course as Session Lecturer at University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering this fall. The Master’s level course, APS 510 Innovative Technologies and Organizations in [...]

Regulations Announcement Favourable for PharmaTrust

drichardson — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 19:27:40 +0000

Please see below the resulting coverage from Friday’s announcement concerning the passage of the regulations enabling remote dispensing in Ontario.

The Globe and Mail – Press ‘D1’ for amoxicillinhttps://secure.globeadvisor.com/servlet/ArticleNews/story/gam/20110323/SRTECHSMBPHARMAATL
The Toronto Star – Ontario Rolling out ATM-like Drug Machines
http://www.thestar.com/news/article/956708–ontario-rolling-out-atm-like-drug-machines

Metro Montreal – Des distributrices de [...]

Henry Vehovec Kicks Off Engineering Science Education Conference

Henry Vehovec — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:21:37 +0000

On January 15, 2010, Mindfirst President Henry Vehovec spoke to 250 students and faculty on the topic Energy Systems Design kicking off the 2010 University of Toronto Engineering Science Education Conference. Hilary Inyang, originally scheduled to speak was unable to travel to Toronto. Prof Hilary Inyang is the Duke Energy Distinguished Professor of Environmental Engineering [...]

White Paper re. Carbon Offset Benefits of Telepresence and Videoconferencing

Henry Vehovec — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:57:01 +0000

Several weeks ago Mindfirst was engaged to produce a white paper articulating and discussing the greenhouse gas (GHG) benefits of virtual meetings, i.e. high-defintion (HD) telepresence and videoconferencing. In an era where managements are looking to both cut costs and improve efficiency through collaboration any collateral benefits that could be applied to carbon offset and [...]

Innovative Air Solutions Celebrates Green Energy Act Projects

Henry Vehovec — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:12:17 +0000

Innovative Air Solutions (IAS) has been providing renewable energy solutions for buildings using combinations of geothermal, LED lighting, solar and wind technologies in Ontario and British Columbia since 2006. Founded by design, construction and manufacturing professionals with cumulative industry experience of more than sixty years the team is particularly excited by the increase in business [...]

Managed IT Services Allow Companies to Focus on Core Competencies

Henry Vehovec — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:57:50 +0000

Recent projects at Mindfirst Inc. have exposed us to the benefits of managed IT services. What exactly are managed services? In this case, we are referring to the practice of outsourcing key aspects of a small or medium sized (SME) company’s information technology infrastructure. Essentially managed services offload the burden of maintaining internal systems to [...]

Mindfirst President on Panel at Innovator Idol Event

nphillips — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:55:54 +0000

Innovator Idol, the tenth and final installment of the “Growing Your Business” breakfast sessions presented by the Research Innovation Commercialization (RIC) Centre and Ontario Centre for Environmental Technology Advancement (OCETA), was held this week at the University of Toronto, Mississauga Campus. The event was inspired by the popular television show American [...]

REGEN Energy and Mindfirst Study International Applications and Markets

Henry Vehovec — Mon, 25 May 2009 21:43:53 +0000

Mindfirst President Henry Vehovec and REGEN Energy Executive Vice President Chris Beaver today kicked off a study examining potential for REGEN Energy products in various international markets. REGEN Energy™, is a Canadian provider of swarm logic-based EnviroGrid™ wireless energy management systems. REGEN Energy develops and markets the EnviroGrid wireless energy management system to customers throughout [...]

Mindfirst Announces Intern Program for Sustainability Strategies Specialists

admin — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 03:46:21 +0000

Mindfirst President Henry Vehovec announced today the launch of an intern program that will help Mindfirst clients develop sustainability strategies for their businesses. Mindfirst clients will be able to develop and deploy leading edge processes and methodologies at economical rates priced for growing businesses in turbulent economic times. In return, the interns will gain real [...]