Ingrid Waldron and HealthCareCAN receive top Research Canada advocacy awards, AbCellera’s IPO nearly triples in value on first day of trading, Diversity Institute’s report on the Canadian labour market during the pandemic is out, and an international AI hub specializing in pharmaceutical R&D opens in Montreal.
Organization: HealthCareCAN
Thousands of research staff layoffs averted with $450 million wage subsidy
Research staff who work at hospital research institutes were excluded from the federal government’s $73-billion wage subsidy package. A major lobbying effort by groups like HealthCareCAN persuaded the federal government to fix the problem.
Health research community could face layoffs as clinical trials stall
The health research community is at significant risk of job losses and other setbacks—right at a time when its value to Canada’s health and prosperity is clearer than ever.
Group calls on feds to fund Naylor Report recommendations
A new advocacy group of private and public health innovation organizations is warning that “Canada is on the cusp of forsaking an entire generation of talent” …
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