Sheridan Science and Technology Park

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Sheridan Science & Technology Park Fact Sheet


Focus	Maintaining the Sheridan Science and Technology Park as a world class technical community in an attractive campus setting, fostering relationships to return economic and social benefits to its members.
Services	Supports research activities for industries from energy, electronics and nucleonics to chemicals, petroleum, pharmaceuticals to engineering and movie-making, and employs over 2,700 scientists, technicians, engineers and support staff Represents members' interests within the Park and with government, municipal and other external organizations Provides quality services to SPA members Promote effective communication and interaction among members Encourages collaboration with potential new members, with other companies in the area and with educational institutions
Background	Home to technological interests ranging from pharmaceuticals to 3D cinematography, from petrochemicals to satellite telecommunications, from mining and metallurgy to reprography and imaging, from engineering to electrochemistry, Sheridan Science and Technology Park is one of the very few research communities in the world initiated and built entirely by industry. The founding companies - Abitibi, AECL, Cominco Ltd., Dunlop Research Centre, Gulf Oil, Inco Limited, Mallory Batteries, the Ontario Research Foundation and Warner-Lambert, developed their laboratories and offices in 1965 on the Sheridan Park Research Community which is now the 340 acre Sheridan Science and Technology Park devoted entirely to industrial research and development.
Current Examples of Initiatives	Current resident members of the Association include AECL, CANCOM, Teck Cominco Metals Limited, Hatch, Imax Corporation, Inco Technical Services Limited, Materials and Manufacturing Ontario, Ontario Development Corporation, Pfizer Global Research, Petro-Canada Lubricants R&D, Xerox Research Centre of Canada, and their newest member, Process Research ORTECH.
Website	http://www.sheridanpark.ca
Address	16-1375 Southdown Road Mississauga, ON L5J 2Z1