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BAM Helping to Improve Access to Manitoba’s Clinical Trial Ecosystem
Bioscience Association of Manitoba (BAM) supports Manitoba’s clinical trial ecosystem by connecting members with key stakeholders, research institutions, and government partners. Manitoba is fast becoming a leading province for conducting clinical trials. Supporting Manitoba in this endeavour is Bioscience Association of Manitoba (BAM), a non-profit industry association serving companies that innovate in health care, agriculture,...
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Canada Can’t Afford to Undervalue Prevention
Most Canadians think of vaccines as personal protection. But there’s a broader story about economic resilience and Canada’s ability to compete in an uncertain world. Canada is facing persistent productivity challenges, an aging population, and a rapidly shifting global landscape. Trade relationships are changing, and countries are competing more deliberately for investment, talent, and innovation. Prevention isn’t just a...
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From Discovery to Global Impact: Building Ontario’s Life Sciences Commercialization Pipeline
Ontario has long been a global centre of excellence for scientific discovery. Our universities, hospitals, and research institutes continue to produce world-class breakthroughs in areas such as medical imaging, genomics, artificial intelligence, and precision medicine. But discovery alone is not enough. For research to have real impact, it must move beyond the lab. It must...
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How to Make it Through the Season When Your Allergies Flare Up
The warm weather is here—and so are your allergy symptoms. Here are some options for managing your allergies during the summer season. Summer is a wonderful time of year, but it can be miserable for people with seasonal allergies, otherwise known as hay fever or allergic rhinitis. Symptoms like nasal congestion, sneezing, headaches, and itchy...
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How Improving Canada’s Approach to Clinical Trials Is a Win For All Canadians
This Canadian charity is highlighting the role the government must play in developing a stronger, improved clinical trials ecosystem across Canada. Few words change someone’s life like hearing “you’ve got cancer”. It’s a confusing, overwhelming, emotional time in any person’s life and amid this uncertainty the one thing everyone deserves is access to the best...
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Why GSK Is Changing How We Fight Disease
From R&D to collaborations that help translate scientific breakthroughs into tangible outcomes, GSK Canada is contributing to a stronger health care system. Canada’s health care system is facing growing pressures, from an aging population and rising rates of chronic disease to rapid technological change. At the same time, advances in life sciences are creating new...
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How UHN Is Driving Innovation, Economic Growth, and Global Impact
UHN is leading the way in next-generation early cancer detection research, innovation, commercialization, and talent recruitment to drive both patient outcomes and national economic growth. At University Health Network (UHN), scientific discovery is being transformed into real-world impact for patients—and economic value for Canada. Through commercialization, UHN innovations are becoming new diagnostics, treatments and technologies,...
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How Canada Can Prepare for Future Infectious Disease Threats
Infectious disease threats are rising. Canada needs domestic capacity to detect, test, and develop solutions quickly. New infectious diseases continue to emerge, affecting human and animal health, food security, and economies. Many originate in animals, making a One Health approach that addresses the connection between human and animal health increasingly important. The challenge is not...
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How Dermatological Innovation Is Improving Patient Outcomes
Continued innovation by companies like Galderma Canada is resulting in new treatments for Canadians living with inflammatory skin conditions. Atopic dermatitis (AD) and prurigo nodularis (PN) are chronic inflammatory skin conditions that can involve a substantial, and sometimes not immediately visible, burden. Both AD and PN are characterized by skin lesions and intense persistent itch,...
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7 Life Sciences Breakthroughs You Didn’t Know Came from New Brunswick
In New Brunswick, big ideas don’t need a big address. 1. Underwater breathing was born here – Saint John Long before Jacques Cousteau made scuba diving famous, James Elliott and Alexander McAvity patented a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus in 1839. A world-changing invention for anyone who’s ever strapped on a (SCUBA) tank. 2. The potato...