On Thursday, June 27th, Genome Alberta's Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Gijs van Rooijen will be making a presentation at Calgary's new Life Sciences Innovation Hub. He will focus on the commercial opportunities that are available in omics-related research and innovation. Gijs has been with Genome Alberta since it emerged from the Genome Prairie umbrella in 2005, and he knows all the major funding opportunities we have available for researchers and companies interested in applied genomics,…

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Cathy Cullingham has been the project manager for our “Systems biology and molecular ecology of Chronic Wasting Disease” project since it was launched in October of 2016. Prior to that she was part of our mountain pine beetle research efforts, so we have had a long-time association with Cathy and her work. She has been a regular part of our CWD podcast since the project kicked off and has been providing regular updates with freelance…

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The Stem Cell Network is pleased to launch a new national research funding competition comprised of four translational research programs in stem cell and regenerative medicine. The first round opened today to support innovative research that will ultimately realize both health and economic benefits for Canadians. Over the next three years, SCN anticipates that $11 million will be made available through two peer-reviewed funding competitions. “There is immense promise in stem cell research to deliver…

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In my previous blog I indicated that I would be helping to put ‘some of the edge pieces’ onto that puzzle of biology. In the first video in this series, I demonstrated a Mendelian Monohybrid Cross and how to do Punnett Squares. In this follow-up video, let’s look at what in Mendelian Genetics is called a ‘Test Cross’. Long before DNA sequencing, this method was used to distinguish between an organism that is homozygous for…

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This year at BIO, the not-for-profit French organization Lyonbiopole will be represented by 17 of its member companies from the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The life sciences incubator and health care cluster has 226 members in total, including 18 research and clinical centers. The region itself is home to 800 small & medium sized health care companies and about 150,000 people employed in the health and biotechnology sector.  Florence Agostino-Etchetto was appointed as Lyonbiopole’s Managing Director in…

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The University Hospital Foundation was pleased to take the Canadian stage at BIO this afternoon to announce a significant public-private partnership investment in Alberta. (all pictured at left) Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd, Novo Nordisk Canada, and Takeda Canada, are each making a philanthropic investment in the University Hospital Foundation based in Edmonton. The province wide projects totalling $8 million will be investigating Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, diabetes, and health data analysis. The Nordisk projects being…

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CDRD: A B.C. venture with the goal of building collaborations with academia, industry, patient foundations, the investment community, and other key leaders. + NEOMED: A Montreal-based institute which has been creating and leading a network of small and medium enterprises to bridge the gap between academic innovation and industry needs. = adMare:  A new Canadian venture focused on building a national life sciences industry by taking advantage of Canadian strong research reputation and capabilities. This equation went…

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Anita Truong is a Master of Biomedical Technology graduate at the University of Calgary. She is currently an intern with Genome Alberta for the summer and one of her assignments is to profile some of the participants involved in our #TasteTECH event. The Alberta craft beer industry is constantly growing, with the public being highly receptive to drinking beer that is environmentally and economically sustainable. Several breweries will be introduced at TasteOlogy, a part of…

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A few blocks from where I am for the BIO International Convention in Philadelphia is where George Washington wrote his 1796 Farewell Address which was published in Claypool's Daily Advertiser which is also just a few blocks away.  The Pennsylvania Convention Center started out its life in this historic district as a terminal for the Reading Railroad (pictured here thanks to the Railroad Museum of PA) but over the years it has been transformed into…

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It is a familiar story. Young men and women become interested in science and technology and venture onto their career paths at the same rate. However women start to drop out of the workforce at a faster rate. Women in BIO is a U.S based organization (but with a chapter in Montreal) committed to changing that statistic and they are having some good success in pursuit of that change. Rachel Kopper is National President of…

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