A cool new pilot program has just been launched by CSPC in partnership with the Chief Science Advisor. For this pilot year, the program is open to researchers who currently hold a Tier II Canada Research Chair and are affiliated with a Canadian post-secondary institution. Learn more about the CSPC Program and application criteria.
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Recruiting companies for two Canadian Technology Accelerator (CTA) programs
July 19, 2018Recruiting companies for two Canadian Technology Accelerator (CTA) programs: If you are a health science or digital health company looking for mentoring and to expand your business in the US, you may be interested in one of the following programs run by the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service (TCS): Life Sciences Program in San Francisco – for…
The Centre for Phenogenomics (TCP) – accelerating discoveries from nose to tail
July 19, 2018TCP is a world-class facility owned and operated by The Hospital for Sick Children and Mount Sinai Hospital. It opened in 2007 and has transformed strategic investments by the Hospitals, the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), and Genome Canada into a unique national resource to provide critical tools (mouse and more recently rat models) and…
Precision Health Initiative – Rare Diseases: Clinical Implementation Projects
July 12, 2018Genome Canada has launched a national initiative for the clinical implementation of precision health, focusing on a rare disease pilot program as a foundational step. This initiative features three main components: A national rare disease cohort is envisioned to be established through the collection and sequencing of 30,000 samples from rare disease patients and their families. A national…
Celebrating the microbes in, on and around us!
June 26, 2018Microbes help support all life on our planet. Although invisible to the naked eye, our survival depends on them. Microbes are the trillions of microorganisms – bacteria, viruses, fungi, protists, archaea and algae – found in and on every living thing, such as in our gastrointestinal tract, or in a plant, or in the soil…
SynBio is booming at Western University
June 19, 2018Synthetic biology is an exciting discipline that sits at the crux of the intersection between design, biology, computing and manufacturing. This emerging field applies the “Design-Build-Test” principles of engineering to biology and leverages all that has been discovered through genomic studies and DNA sequencing. Recently, Western University announced that it will be starting degree programs…
TCAG: The genomics powerhouse with a friendly face
June 18, 2018Founded in 1998 by Canadian genomics pioneers Drs. Lap-Chee Tsui and Stephen Scherer, The Centre for Applied Genomics (TCAG) provides world-leading infrastructure, technical expertise, and experimental and informatics support for innovative research in genomics. TCAG is located on a full floor of the Research Institute of The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), in the Peter…
Genome Canada launches national initiative to bring precision health to patients
June 4, 2018Genome Canada launched a national initiative for the clinical implementation of precision health, focusing on a rare disease pilot program as a foundational step.
New BGI sequencer coming to Toronto
May 23, 2018BGI recently announced two North America partnerships, including one in Toronto that includes the first installation in North America of the BGISEQ-500. Hosting this new sequencer will be the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute (LTRI), as part of a Genome Canada-funded project between BGI and the LTRI to develop a diagnostic test for preterm birth.
Genetic Non-Discrimination Act challenged
May 22, 2018The province of Quebec is challenging the recent federal Genetic Non-Discrimination Act as unconstitutional, claiming it infringes on the provincial jurisdiction of insurance industry regulation. Yvonne Bombard, at St. Michael’s Hospital, and Bev Heim-Myers, CEO of the Huntington Society of Canada, are pushing back.