The Short Report – November 22, 2022: Feds order Chinese divestment in critical minerals; new cybersecurity task force; Canada in top 15 “talent competitive” countries, open science awards, and more
Organization: Canadian Cancer Society
Cancer Society launches “first-of-its-kind” partnership with Creative Destruction Lab to support early-stage companies
The Canadian Cancer Society strengthens commercialization focus with $5 million to support seed-stage oncology companies.
The Short Report – April 13, 2022: New cybersecurity research hub in Calgary; health research in space; bolstering animal disease preparedness; and more
UCalgary’s Cyber Assessment, Training and Experimentation Centre opens; the Canadian Space Agency funds research on health in space, and Ottawa and Manitoba invest in the animal health lab information management system to prepare for new and emerging animal diseases in the province.
The Short Report, April 28, 2020: Alarming drop in donations for health charities; Health Canada approves COVID-19 clinical trial; and more
Health charities are seeing an “alarming” drop in donations, which they warn will compromise the health of Canadians living with chronic disease. HealthPartners, a collaboration of 16 Canadian charities, released the findings in its report, The Impact of COVID-19 on our Most Vulnerable Canadians. In response to declining donations, the report says health charities have…
CDRD and NEOMED merge to create a pan-Canadian life sciences powerhouse
Research institutes combine funding, expertise, talent and facilities to create adMare BioInnovations
Dr Max Fehlmann
Dr Max Fehlmann has been appointed president and CEO of the Canadian Cancer Society, effective January 16, replacing Andy Chabot after an eight-year term. Fehlmann stepped down as the founding president and CEO of the NEOMED Institute and NEOMED-LABS, its affiliate contract research organization at the end of 2016. Prior to founding NEOMED in 2012,…