The climate crisis demands innovation and new strategies. Scientists are finding potential solutions from an unexpected place: biology. The mapping of the human genome led to breakthroughs in medicine, but gene mapping can apply to many other fields, including agriculture, food, resource extraction and manufacturing. It’s now possible to harness natural micro-organisms such as bacteria,…
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Save the Date for Canada SynBio Conference (June 13-15, 2023)
December 6, 2022Ontario Genomics is pleased to announce that our annual Canada SynBio Conference is back for a special fifth-anniversary edition! Save the Date: June 13-15, 2023 The brings together researchers, industry, government and students to showcase the successes and opportunities of engineering biology in Canada and the world. (Sign Up for Updates) Canada is at the next frontier…
Ontario Genomics Partners with The Cultivated B. to Drive Growth of Ontario’s Cellular Agriculture Industry
October 27, 2022October 27, 2022, Burlington – The Cultivated B. announce an expansion in cellular agriculture operations to Canada, opening their 130,000-square-foot manufacturing facility and innovation hub in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. Ontario Genomics is partnering on the creation of this innovation hub to build on the momentum of this budding cellular agriculture ecosystem. The Cultivated B. (TCB)…
Ontario Genomics and Government of Canada Announce BioCreate Program
October 21, 2022Government of Canada invests over $5.6 million to help early-stage genomics companies bring new products to market FedDev Ontario investment to support over 30 companies, create and maintain 160 jobs, and develop eight new products, services or processes, and over 32 new patents WATCH THE ANNOUNCEMENT October 21, 2022 – Toronto, Ontario – Federal Economic Development Agency…
Ontario Genomics Welcomes New Board Members
October 20, 2022Ontario Genomics is pleased to announce the appointment of Alison Sunstrum and Nancy Carter to our Board of Directors. Two highly accomplished women in business, they bring a wealth of insight, experience, and expertise in areas crucial to our business and will contribute to achieving the of Ontario Genomics. Nancy Carter is the Vice President,…
Ontario Genomics Strategic Vision & Framework 2021-2026
September 22, 2022LIVING SUSTAINABLY. INNOVATING TOGETHER. Unlocking Ontario’s Bio-Potential We live in unprecedented times. That is why Ontario Genomics’ vision endeavours to find solutions to some of humanity’s greatest challenges: climate change, food insecurity, and acute and chronic disease. These concerns will increasingly impact the health and well-being of Ontario’s people and economy. Our Strategic Vision is…
Turning crisis into opportunity: a Canadian-made bio-revolution (The Hill Times)
September 12, 2022Canada has a second chance to build a comprehensive biotech ecosystem as new domestic investment funds and foreign investors take notice of our industry. By Bettina Hamelin, Ontario Genomics, President and CEO Twenty years after the Human Genome Project, we have made significant strides in understanding what “genomics” can do to transform health care. Today,…
Ontario Genomics-CANSSI Ontario Postdoctoral Fellowship in Genome Data Science
June 15, 2022June 15, 2022: We are pleased to announce a new joint funding opportunity from Ontario Genomics and CANSSI Ontario, the Ontario regional centre of the Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute, establishing another joint Postdoctoral Fellowship in Genome Data Science. This Fellowship will support the work of an early-career investigator pursuing research in the areas of statistical…
Climate Action Genomics Initiative Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Systems
May 13, 2022Ontario Genomics is pleased to announce that Genome Canada has launched the Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Systems initiative, which will invest $30 million in cutting-edge genomic research and innovation to reduce the carbon footprint of Canada’s food production systems.
Investing in the Future of Food with $900k+ in Funding for Cellular Agriculture
May 3, 2022AcCELLerate-ON, Canada’s first regional cellular agriculture competition, funds four cutting edge cellular agriculture-focused food and beverage projects Toronto, May 3, 2022—The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) and Ontario Genomics have announced the recipients of more than $900K in funding through their AcCELLerate-ON competition. AcCELLerate-ON is Canada’s first regional cellular agriculture competition, supporting the research and…