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Quote of the week
“A grand challenge is really a critical barrier between where we are and where we need to be in global health.”
- As quoted by Dr. Peter Singer in the June issue of Biotechnology Focus.
Top Stories
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First nasal vaccine approved in Canada to prevent seasonal influenza
AstraZeneca Canada Inc. announces that Health Canada has approved FluMist® (Influenza Vaccine, Live, Attenuated) for the prevention of seasonal influenza. FluMist is the first vaccine in Canada that is administered as a gentle mist sprayed into the nose.
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Heart procedure made safer thanks to new robotic lab
Sunnybrook Health Science Centre announces the opening of Toronto's first robotic arrhythmia invasive lab.
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Federal government funds dietary therapy research
Increased federal funding will allow Simon Fraser University biologist Allison Kermode to continue her collaboration with UBC scientists on developing a novel therapeutic to improve the quality of life for people suffering from a common metabolic disease.
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Genome Canada appoints new chair of its Science and Industry Advisory Committee
Genome Canada appoints Dr. Jacques Simard (Ph.D.) as chair of Genome Canada's Science and Industry Advisory Committee, effective immediately.
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Spotlight
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Grand Challenges Canada: Innovation and foreign aid on the same page
By Shawn Lawrence
Ambitious, altruistic and one-of-a-kind; these are just some of the descriptions that have been thrown around Grand Challenges Canada, a new non-profit organization. |
