On this new video from the Future of Biomanufacturing Series, Dr. Keith Pardee, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, talks about how synthetic biology, bioengineering, and biomanufacturing intersect and discusses their role in Canada’s future economy.
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Genome Canada announces new Canadian SARS-CoV-2 Data Portal
March 23, 2021Genome Canada, in partnership with the Government of Canada, is pleased to announce the development of a new Canadian SARS-CoV-2 Data Portal that will manage and facilitate data sharing of viral genome sequences among Canadian public health labs, researchers and other groups interested in accessing the data for research and innovation purposes.
The Future of Biomanufacturing Series: Collaboration in Canadian Genomics
March 17, 2021Ontario Genomics is excited to partner with TheFutureEconomy.ca for an interview series on ‘The Future of Biomanufacturing’.
The inaugural video of this series, Collaboration in Canadian Genomics: Domestic and International Partnerships in Bioengineering and Biomanufacturing, features Dr. Bettina Hamelin, President & CEO of Ontario Genomics and Dr. Rob Annan, President & CEO of Genome Canada. They discuss the role of collaboration and the transformative power of genomics, bioengineering, and biomanufacturing for the Canadian biorevolution that will reshape economies, societies, and our lives.
Canadore College joins Ontario’s effort to identify COVID-19 variants
March 17, 2021“It is phenomenal to see such quick capacity building at Canadore College to support our province-wide efforts for increased sequencing to identify COVID-19 variants of concern,” said Bettina Hamelin, president and CEO of Ontario Genomics. “These training opportunities are essential for a sustainable pandemic response that reaches all parts of Ontario. Colleges like Canadore have a real opportunity to become the biotech training hubs we need right now and for decades to come.”
Two New Members Join the National Engineering Biology Steering Committee
March 10, 2021Ontario Genomics is pleased to welcome Isha Datar and Dr. Sheila Singh to the National Engineering Biology Steering Committee (NEB Steering Committee). The NEB Steering Committee supports Canadian advances in biotechnology and engineering biology that enable biology to engineer useful products from sustainable inputs, like waste, through biomanufacturing. In recent years, biomanufacturing has seen a…
Ontario leading edge genomics projects attract $8.4 million of investment
March 9, 2021March 9, 2021 – Today, on behalf of the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, William Amos, Parliamentary Secretary to Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry (Science), announced $2.7 million in federal support through Genome Canada to two Ontario Genomics applied genomics research projects that will improve the well-being of Ontarians &…
Women in Genomics Mentorship Network
March 8, 2021Powered by Ontario Genomics A 2020 survey conducted by the Women in Leadership Foundation found that 82% of women believed mentorship to be an integral part of career advancement. Further, 90% of participants took more responsibilities at work, and 90% of mentees had improved confidence. This year, on International Women’s Day, Ontario Genomics is launching…
NPC Podcast – The Future of Genomics and Life Sci in Canada
March 2, 2021In the fifth episode of the third season of NPC HealthBiz Weekly, Peter Brenders, CEO of the New Brunswick Health Research Foundation, talks with Dr. Bettina Hamelin, President and CEO of Ontario Genomics, about how Canada’s genomics research environment, industry partnerships, and funding have been affected during the pandemic.
Canadian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Data Portal – Request For Proposals
February 26, 2021The purpose of this request for proposals is to adapt, or re-purpose, an existing platform to build a Canadian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Data Portal that will contain genomic sequences and minimal metadata and will facilitate broad access to this data. The Data Portal will be mirrored to GISAID and will contain a centralized, replicated environment for…
Engineering Biology can drive sustainable, bio based pandemic and economic recovery
January 25, 2021“Engineered biological systems present an incredible economic opportunity across industrial sectors, including health and agriculture, and it will create cutting-edge jobs as these technologies are adopted across the globe,” said Keith Pardee discussing our National Engineering Biology Steering Committee’s white paper. This Ontario Genomics supported initiative discusses a proposed engineering biology roadmap and how Canada can leverage home-grown capacities across industry, academia, and government.