Drayton Weissenfels Inc & Canadian Business in association with Yet2.com & OCETA launch the "Clean 15" Canadian cleantech competition

May, 2009 (Toronto, ON) - Drayton Weissenfels Inc. today announced that it will collaborate with Canadian Business Magazine and its strategic partners Yet2.com and OCETA to launch the "Clean 15" Canadian clean technology competition. The "Clean 15" cleantech competition connects visionary large companies with Canadian cleantech opportunities. The relationships are intended to facilitate commercialization for Canada's cleantech researchers and developers, as well as support and stimulate the country's cleantech economy.

The "Clean 15" competition prize is designed to help bridge the gap between research labs and commercial markets for Canada's cleantech companies. Valued at over $60,000, the Grand Prize will give direct access to top targeted Global 500 executives at Yet2.com's exclusive Fortune 500 Executive Briefing. Access includes an exhibit table display, as well as the opportunity to present directly to executives seeking clean technologies. The winner will also receive approximately $20,000 worth of product commercialization and channel development services from Drayton Weissenfels Inc.

"The Clean 15 competition will allow us to showcase internationally the best of Canada's clean technology," says Dwayne Matthews, President, Drayton Weissenfels Inc. "The competition will also answer a need of the Canadian cleantech industry; driving deals and making meaningful connections to international markets. We are very pleased to be working with Canadian Business, OCETA and Yet2.com."

"The U.S. stimulus package sets aside $22 billion in tax incentives for cleantech," says Craig Weissenfels, Vice President, Drayton Weissenfels Inc. "Much of the U.S cleantech needs already exist here in Canada. Getting access to that market will have a positive effect on job creation here."

"There is considerable promise for Canada's clean technology companies to become global leaders," says Kevin Jones, President, OCETA. "Most of them design, develop and manufacture globally competitive products."

This year's prize sponsors and reviewers are Canadian Business, Drayton Weissenfels Inc, Yet2.com, OCETA, Rogers Publishing LTD and Ricardomcrae.com. Clean technology companies interested in entering the "Clean 15" Canadian clean technology competition should enter at: canadianbusiness.com/clean15.

About Canadian Business

Canadian Business magazine is your guide to the latest business news and information for business leaders, entrepreneurs and investors in Canada. Get up to date information on Canadian stocks, bonds, money, real estate market and more!

About Yet2.com

Yet2.com provides intellectual property consulting and licensing services to world-class clients around the globe. Yet2.com Inc and its online marketplace were founded in 1999 to promote technology licensing and transfer, with original investments from Siemens, Bayer, Honeywell, DuPont, Procter & Gamble, Caterpillar, and NTT Leasing. The privately held company has offices in the United States, Europe, and Japan. The web site now has over 140,000 registered marketplace users including many of the Fortune 500 and over 11,000 SMEs.

About OCETA

OCETA is a private, not-for-profit Corporation that supports the commercialization and market adoption of clean technologies and environmentally sustainable solutions. Through its ETV Canada operating division and delivery of the Canadian Environmental Technology Verification Program, OCETA provides independent performance benchmarking and verification of clean technologies to enable more informed investment, procurement and policy decisions. Since its formation in 1993, OCETA has advised and assisted some 1,500 Canadian entrepreneurs with commercializing their innovations.

Ricardo McRae.com

Ricardo McRae.com is a leading branding and web design company. We help companies gain competitive advantage with customers by developing creative and innovative solutions that gets reactions and results. Our strength lies in blending the best of business strategy, design, and project management. We understand how to apply innovation to drive measurable business results. While the solutions we design and build range from the simple micro sites to extending your corporate brands, our focus remains the same for you: Grow your revenue streams, strengthen your customer loyalty, and demonstrate your long-term business values. Our talented and multi-faceted partners are dedicated to helping you reach your objectives. The vision is to continue to deliver innovative solutions with your business needs in mind. How can we help you engage your audience?

About Drayton Weissenfels Inc

Drayton Weissenfels connects innovation, ideas and intellectual property to industry by leveraging open innovation, a process that enables companies to have wider distribution of research and development initiatives by accessing global expertise through, joint ventures licensing, purchasing intellectual properties and processes. The sole Canadian partner of Yet2.com, one of the largest technology transfer marketplaces in the world, Drayton Weissenfels helps companies generate revenue streams from underutilized intellectual property. Drayton Weissenfels is based in Toronto, Canada. For more information or to coordinate an interview, please contact: Dwayne Matthews, President, Drayton Weissenfels, 647-401-3020, dmatthews@draytonweissenfels.com.

OCETA is a private, not-for-profit corporation that accelerates the commercialization and market adoption of clean technologies and environmentally sustainable solutions through stakeholder engagement and the provision of programming, business and technical services.

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