We are delighted to congratulate our Chair, Frank Gleeson on the founding and launch of a new entrant on Canada’s biotechnology scene – Satellos Bioscience Inc. Frank has teamed up with his long-time colleague Dr. Michael Rudnicki — the Scientific Director of a fellow NCE, the Stemcell Network of Canada — and Canada’s premier […]
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Extraordinary $15 million gift will create unique powerhouse initiative to fight infections
Partnership will bring together over 250 researchers under the newly created McGill Interdisciplinary Initiative in Infection and Immunity
New high-throughput robotic facility opens at Simon Fraser University
Walk by the Faculty of Science’s newest facility and you will likely witness a dozen robotic instruments working in synchronicity within a sterile glass chamber. This is what the face of modern day chemical biology looks like. The automated equipment sifts through thousands of chemical compounds and tests them against a diverse range of biological […]
GlycoNet investigator Dr. Alexey Pshezhetsky to lead new Sanfilippo research laboratory
From CHUSJ.org An exceptional gift to support the CHU Sainte-Justine expertise and excellence in Sanfilippo disease research Montréal, November 8, 2017 – Today the CHU Sainte-Justine celebrated the extraordinary commitment of $1 million from The Sanfilippo Children’s Research Foundation (SCRF) and the Linton family to support research on Sanfilippo disease, a rare neurodegenerative disease for which […]
GlycoNet showcases innovation in 2017 annual report
EDMONTON (October 6, 2017) – The Canadian Glycomics Network (GlycoNet) announced the release of its third annual report, Accelerating Innovation, detailing ground-breaking research advances, training initiatives, and knowledge translation successes from the past fiscal year. GlycoNet is a national research network connecting the glycomics research community across Canada and includes more than 115 investigators at […]
GlycoNet heeds the call of federal framework on antimicrobials
Antimicrobial-resistant infections are becoming more frequent and more difficult to treat, and antimicrobial resistance is now recognized as a significant worldwide threat. In response, the Public Health Agency of Canada recently released a document called “Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Use: A Pan-Canadian Framework for Action,” which includes a core component of research and innovation […]
GlycoNet Investigator Dr. Mona Nemer named Canada’s Chief Science Advisor
Ottawa, September 26, 2017—The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, made the following statement: “Our government made a promise to Canadians that we would restore science to its rightful place in the federal government. Today, we are keeping that promise by announcing our new Chief Science Advisor, Dr. Mona Nemer. “As a distinguished cardiac researcher, Dr. Nemer […]
2017 Canadian Glycomics AGM and Symposium highlights
By Chardelle Prevatt – May 31, 2017 The second annual Canadian Glycomics AGM and Symposium, held from May 8 – 12, 2017, attracted more than 240 researchers, trainees and industry leaders in the fields of glycomics, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals. The event showcased some of the brightest minds in glycomics research from across Canada and throughout […]
GlycoNet – CNTRP Collaborative Directions: Common Goals for Two Canadian Research Networks
GlycoNet and the CNTRP are pleased to share a new joint publication that captures current and future areas of research collaborations and enhanced synergy between the two networks. The publication is an important output of a joint workshop held in May 2016. Topics described and covered in the publication included: the use of enzymes to generate universal […]
GlycoNet immuno-oncology workshop and panel discussion
Join us in discussing the role of glycomics in immuno-oncology Date: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 Time: 1:00pm – 5:00pm (MST) Venue: The Banff Park Lodge 222 Lynx Street, Banff, Alberta, Canada T1L 1K5 Free registration is now open! Invited Speakers Dr. Todd Lowary, GlycoNet Dr. Zafrira Avnur, Quark Venture Dr. Nai-Kong Cheung, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Dr. James Dennis, University […]