Stanford-led team developed privacy-focused coronavirus alert app
On Apr. 9, 2020, James Petrie, a graduate student in applied mathematics at the University of Waterloo in…
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Government of Canada invested $27 million in Coronavirus research
On Mar. 6, 2020, to further contribute to global efforts to address the COVID-19 outbreak, Canada’s Minister of…
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Seqirus’ Received Health Canada approval of first cell-based seasonal influenza vaccine
On Dec. 11, 2019, Seqirus announced that its cell-based quadrivalent influenza vaccine (QIVc) had received approval from Health…
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Siteman Cancer Center awarded $7.8 million to expand clinical trials access
On Aug. 1, 2019 the Siteman Cancer Center announced it was awarded a six-year, $7.8 million grant from…
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Government of Canada and partners invested $18 million in crucial microbiome research
On Jan. 30, 2019, the Government of Canada announced an investment of $18 million over five years in…
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Ontario Institute for Cancer Research leukemia therapy discovery received approximately $1 billion in funding from Celgene
On Jan. 29, 2019, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research’s (OICR) Drug Discovery Program’s first-of-its-kind leukemia therapy discovery received…
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Golden Rice Approved by U.S. FDA
On May 24, 2018, the United States Food and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA) released a statement on GR2E…
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Canadian researchers reconstituted an extinct poxvirus using mail-order DNA
On Jul 6, 2017, a group led by virologist David Evans of the University of Alberta in Edmonton,…
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Canada Foundation awarded $6 million for Innovation Metabolomics Innovation Centre at the University of Alberta
On Jan. 9, 2017, the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) awarded $6 million for Canada’s national metabolomics laboratory,…
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First commercial harvest of Okanagan Specialty Fruits’ Arctic Golden Apples was completed
On Oct. 3, 2016, Okanagan Specialty Fruits (OSF) announced that it had successfully completed the first commercial harvest…
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TEC Edmonton broke ground on newest technology accelerator with Merck Canada
On Sept. 5, 2017, business incubator TEC Edmonton announced a strategic partnership with Merck Canada to provide new…
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Scientists decoded genome of Chagas disease
On Jun. 5, 2012, an international team of scientists decoded genome of Chagas disease. Previously, scientists had only…
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The Danforth Foundation’s made final gift of $70 million to the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
On Jan. 12, 2011, The Danforth Foundation’s made a final gift of $70 million to the Donald Danforth…
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The first preventative vaccine for HIV was developed at University of Western Ontario
On Dec. 20, 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced approval of the first and only…
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Andras Nagy reported the discovery of a new non-viral method of creating stem cells from other cells of the body
In 2009, Dr. Andras Nagy reported the discovery of a new non-viral method of creating stem cells from…
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The CDC detected and investigated large salmonella and E. Coli outbreaks across multiples states
On May 22, 2008, the New Mexico Dept. of Health notified the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…
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The National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT) opened its doors
On Sept. 28, 2007, the National Institute for Nanotechnology’s (NINT) Innovation Centre at the University of Alberta officially…
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Andras Nagy announced Canada’s first human embryonic stem cell lines
On Jun 8, 2005, Dr. Andras Nagy at Mount Sinai Hospital announced Canada’s first human embryonic stem cell…
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Genome Alberta was established
In 2005, Genome Alberta, was established in partnership with Genome Canada Industry Canada and the Province of Alberta,…
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The National Institute for Nanotechnology was founded
In 2005, the National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT) was founded as a joint initiative between the Government of…
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A clinical trial found post-menopausal survivors of early-stage breast cancer who took letrozole reduced risk of cancer recurrence
On Oct. 9, 2003, a Canadian-led international clinical trial found that post-menopausal survivors of early-stage breast cancer who…
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Biotechnology | HIV | Therapeutics | Vaccine
Phase III results for first HIV/AIDS (Aidsvax) vaccine reported
On February 24 2003, VaxGen announced that AIDSVAX B/B did not prove effective in the trials conducted in…
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National Cancer Institute and ACRIN launched first multicenter study to compare digital mammography
On Sept. 4. 2001, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the American College of Radiology Imaging Network launched…
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The Hutchinson Cancer Research Center played key role in largest-ever prostate-cancer prevention study
On Jul. 24, 2001, the largest-ever prostate cancer prevention study was launched by the National Cancer Institute and…
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SynCardia Systems was founded
In 2001, SynCardia Systems, a private company formed to commercialize the Jarvik 7 artificial heart, was founded by…
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Genome British Columbia was founded
On Jul. 31, 2000, Genome British Columbia was founded as one of six Genome Canada centres across the…
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Eli Lilly and Takeda Chemical Industries launched Actos, an oral antidiabetes agent
In 2000, Eli Lilly and Takeda Chemical launched Actos, an oral anti diabetes agent. In 2005, a PROactive…
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The Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene began recruiting volunteers
On May 25, 1999. the Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene, or STAR, one of the largest breast cancer…
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The Prostate Centre at VGH received $20 million donation by Vancouver businessman Jim Pattison
In 1999, the Vancouver Prostate Centre received a $20 million donation by Vancouver businessman Jim Pattison, the largest…
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Michael Smith Genome Science Centre was founded
In 1999, Michael Smith, recipient of the 1993 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, founded Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Science…
