MONTRÉAL, May 11, 2017 /CNW
Telbec/ - For the 19th consecutive year, Quebecor
has awarded the Pierre Péladeau Bursaries, worth a total of
$100,000, to recognize young Québec
entrepreneurs who demonstrate creativity, talent and boldness. The
financial assistance helps university students in various fields
turn a business project into reality and develop their company.
"Developing a strong entrepreneurial culture in Québec has
always been an important commitment for Quebecor," said Pierre Karl
Péladeau, President and CEO of the Corporation. "Entrepreneurs play
a vital role in diversifying Québec's economy and creating future
prosperity. By awarding the Pierre Péladeau Bursaries, we want to
give credit to these dedicated young businesspeople for their
excellent work and help them get their businesses off the
ground."
Recipients of the 2017 Pierre Péladeau Bursaries
Improving healthcare with laser
Université Laval students
Louis-Rafaël Robichaud and
Simon Duval have been awarded the
First Pierre Péladeau Bursary, worth $50,000, to help them start up Femtum, a company
that is developing the first fibre-optic-based infrared lasers to
replace the conventional and much more invasive scalpel. Femtum
hopes the technology will be taken up by the medical sector.
Promoting sustainable development in animal feed
production
Justine Richard-Giroux, also from
Université Laval, picked up the
Second Pierre Péladeau Bursary, worth $30,000, to support implementation of her firm
Exuvie's business plan. Exuvie offers the animal feed industry an
innovative waste management solution using an environmentally
friendly and economical treatment method.
Revolutionizing food packaging
École Polytechnique de Montréal students Nury Ardila and Mounia Arkoun received the Third
Pierre Péladeau Bursary, worth $20,000. Their company ChitoPack aims to extend
the shelf life of foods such as meat and milk by using active
packaging that interacts with the food to prevent microbe
growth.
Every year since 1999, Quebecor has awarded the Pierre Péladeau
Bursaries, named in honour of Quebecor's visionary founder, to
encourage business startups by young people. Three standout
projects are selected by a jury. Students at all Québec
universities are eligible.
The members of the jury for the 2017 Pierre Péladeau Bursaries
were:
- Pierre Laurin, Chairman of the
Pierre Péladeau Bursaries jury, Corporate Director, former Director
of HEC
- Manon Brouillette, President and
CEO, Videotron
- Sylvie Lalande, Corporate
Director
- Adam Lapointe, CEO,
Soccrent
- Claire Léger, Director, St-Hubert Group Inc.
- Marc Leroux, President, Priorat
Capital Inc.
- Geneviève Marcon, President, GM Développement
- Érik Péladeau, President and CEO, Groupe Lelys
About Quebecor
Quebecor, a Canadian leader in
telecommunications, entertainment, news media and culture, is one
of the best-performing integrated communications companies in the
industry. Driven by their determination to deliver the best
possible customer experience, all of Quebecor's subsidiaries and
brands are differentiated by their high-quality, multiplatform,
convergent products and services.
Quebecor (TSX: QBR.A, QBR.B) is headquartered in Québec. It
holds an 81.07% interest in Quebecor Media, which employs more than
10,000 people in Canada.
A family business founded in 1950, Quebecor is strongly
committed to the community. Every year, it actively supports people
working with more than 400 organizations in the vital fields of
culture, health, education, the environment and
entrepreneurship.
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SOURCE Quebecor