Organization: Genome Canada

Personalized health competition results announced

Genome Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) have announced the results of a joint competition in personalized health with $71 million in funding for 17 projects ranging in size from $3 million to $13 million. Genome Canada contributed $45 million to the Large-Scale Applied Research Project Competition, augmented by $24 million from…

Genomics-based test for forest pathogens funded

Genome British Columbia and Genome Canada are providing $4.3 million for the development of a DNA-based diagnostic test to detect and monitor pathogens damaging Canadian forests. The Genomics-Based Forest Health Diagnostics and Monitoring project is expected to generate annual economic benefits in the “tens of millions of dollars”. The project is led by Dr Richard…

TCAG receives $5.1 million in Genome Canada funding

The Centre for Applied Genomics (TCAG) has been awarded $5.1 million in Genome Canada’s Science and Technology Innovation Centre competition. The funding was made through the Ontario Genomics Institute (OGI) and is one of several awards made by Genome Canada, which is allowing recipient institutions to make their own announcements. The size of the competition…

Partners invest $20M in livestock genomics research

Genome Alberta is leading a group of funding partners on two large-scale livestock genomics projects. A $12.4-million project led by researchers at the Univ of Alberta, Univ of Saskatchewan and PigGen Canada will use genomics to help reduce the impact of two of the most common diseases in commercial pig production — Porcine Circovirus Associated…

SGC launches third phase with $49.9 million in funding

The Toronto-based Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) has received $48.9 million to launch its third four-year phase. The funding is 30% less than in previous phases due primarily to the closure of the SGC laboratory at Karolinska Institutet in suburban Stockholm last June. The funding — 45% of which comes from commercial entities — will support…

Genome Canada and CIHR partner on childhood diseases

Genome Canada is partnering with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) on a $4-million initiative focused on childhood diseases. The project will see CIHR researchers utilize next-generation sequencing technologies located at Genome Canada’s regional centres to accelerate the speed of translation of gene discoveries to clinical medicine and advance the adoption of new technologies.…

Genome Canada launches major open competition

Genome Canada has launched an open competition for new S&T Platforms (now called S&T Innovation Centres) with up to $24 million over two years. The funds will support successful operations support for the Innovation Centres in genomics technologies in the areas of health, agriculture, forestry, fisheries, new technologies and GE3LS (genomics and its related ethical,…

Genome Canada launches two targeted competitions

Genome Canada has launched a targeted competition for large-scale research projects. Up to $30 million is available for forestry and environment projects lasting up to three years, and an equal amount is available for a multi-sector competition targeting agriculture, fisheries and human health. Genome Canada will provide a maximum of $5 million for a single…

Funding finalized for two Alberta genomics projects

The Alberta government has announced its contribution to two genomics projects worth $25.2 million over four years. The projects comes from Industry Canada through Genome Canada and Alberta Advanced Education and Technology through Genome Alberta. One project, worth $11.6 million and led by the Univ of Calgary’s Dr Gerrit Voordouw, will examine the biological processes…

Structural Genomics Consortium funding announced

Complete funding for the second phase of the Structural Genomics Consortium has been announced, with 13 partners (including three pharmaceutical firms) providing more than $105 million. The consortium — led by Dr Aled Edwards at the Univ of Toronto with three nodes in Toronto, the Univ of Oxford and the Karolinska Institutet — is dedicated…