A new fund, an international cardiology partnership, global headquarters and a new research centre are all part of recent developments in the life sciences in Québec .

With the creation of Ressources Québec, the Québec government plans to invest approximately $1.2 billion in a range of projects by companies in the mining and hydrocarbon sectors.

Babel Media, member of the Indian Quatrro Group and a leading provider of specialized services for the international video game and interactive entertainment industry, plans to hire 200 people at its Montréal offices in the next months.

Consortium Bus Électrique has launched a $73—million project to design and manufacture two models of electric city buses made of aluminum .

Tembec president and CEO James Lopez was joined in March in Témiscaming by Québec premier Jean Charest to announce a $310 million investment to bolster the company's position as a manufacturer of specialty cellulose.