Texas venture capitalist Laura Kilcrease has been appointed CEO of the recently consolidated Alberta Innovates Corp (AIC) (R$, May 18/16). Kilcrease is the founder and managing director of Austin TX-based Triton Ventures and a key player in Austin’s diversification away from oil and gas and the spectacular growth of its high tech sector. She has…
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CCRM and the Univ of Queensland partner to commercialize neutropenia treatment
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The Univ of Toronto-hosted Centre for the Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine (CCRM) has struck a licensing deal with the UniQuest, the commercialization arm of Brisbane AU-based Univ of Queensland (UQ) to commercialize a treatment for chemotherapy-induced neutropenia. The treatment, developed by researchers at UQ’s Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, provides a therapeutic dose of…
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The Lilwat Nation in interior British Columbia has received $7.2 million in federal funding to replace its existing Tszil Learning Centre for post-secondary education, research, lifelong learning and collaboration. The funding from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada will provide students, professors and researchers with new state-of-the-art facilities to advance research. The investment is described…
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Vancouver and Bozeman MT-based -based Microbion Corp has received US$25-million in venture capital to further develop its lead compound for the treatment of antibiotic-resistant infections. The funding is being provided by the Global Health Sciences Venture Fund, a US$500-million joint venture between Vancouver’s Quark Venture Inc and GF Securities, a Hong Kong-based investment bank. The…
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Kiya Hushyar has been appointed chief financial officer of Progressa, a Vancouver-based fintech lender focused on helping non-prime and near-prime Canadians secure financing. Hushyar replaces Mary Lynn Tardelli, who is taking medical leave at the end of January. He has more than 20 years of accounting, finance and risk management experience including stints with Coast…
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The Univ of Waterloo’s Institute for Quantum Computing is seeking a new director, replacing Dr Raymond Laflamme who is leaving at an unspecified future date. The position is a five-year term with an option for a one-time renewal to provide IQC with leadership, the setting of overall strategic direction, cultivating external relationships and ensuring that…
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Genome Quebec has appointed BF Francis Ouellette as VP scientific affairs effective February 27, bringing more than 20 years of experience in bioinformatics. Ouellette has spent the past 10 years at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research as a lead investigator and associate director of its informatics and biocomputing platform. He was also employed by…
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Cannabis producer Tweed Inc, Smith Falls ON, has received a dealer’s licence that will allow the company to focus on strategic research-intensive activities beyond its existing operational scope. Tweed, a wholly owned subsidiary of Canopy Growth Corp, will undertake its licensed activities under the name Canopy Health Innovations in a purpose-built area of its facility…
Read MoreKwantlen Univ joins Polytechnics Canada
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Kwantlen Univ has become the newest member of Polytechnics Canada. Kwantlen is Canada’s only polytechnic university and has four campuses in the Vancouver region – Richmond, Surrey, Cloverdale and Langley. It works closely with several industries to support applied research and community engagement, particularly in its faculties of science and horticulture, trades and technology and…
Read MoreCCA to examine medical assistance in dying
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The Council of Canadian Academies (CCA) is undertaking three expert panel reviews related to medical assistance in dying on behalf of the departments of Health and Justice. The reviews pertain to the most complex types of cases – requests by mature minors, advance requests, and requests where mental illness is the sole underlying medical condition.…
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