When it comes to health care, we know one size does not always fit all. For example, take cystic fibrosis (CF), the most prevalent fatal genetic disease in Canada. Lung infections are the most common cause of death for those with CF and half who die are under the age of 32. Today, CF patients are living longer and better with new medicines that target underlying genetic defects. But patients with the same defect may not respond the same way to the same drug.
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Driving genomics research for Ontario’s agriculture and agri-food sector
December 5, 2019December 5, 2019, Toronto, Ontario –The Ontario Regional Priorities Partnership Program (ON-RP3) is supporting Ontario-focused, industry-academic partnership projects that will positively impact Ontario’s agriculture and agri-food sector. Today, at the Genomics at the Tipping Point Symposium, Bettina Hamelin, President and CEO of Ontario Genomics, announced the eight successful ON-RP3 project teams. Two of the successful…
Ontario Genomics appoints a new Chair and Vice-Chair and welcomes two new board members
October 16, 2019Ontario Genomics is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Deb Stark as the new Chair of the Board. Dr. Tom Corr has been appointed to be the Board’s Vice-Chair. Dr. Deb Stark has served on the Board since 2017 and is the former Deputy Minister of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs…
Notice of Upcoming Funding Opportunity: 2020 Large-Scale Applied Research Project Competition: Genomic Solutions for Natural Resources and the Environment
October 15, 2019Genome Canada is pleased to advise the research community of an upcoming funding opportunity – the 2020 Large-Scale Applied Research Project Competition: Genomic Solutions for Natural Resources and the Environment. This Competition is anticipated to be formally launched in January 2020 with detailed guidelines and application forms available at that time. Genome Canada is in…
Ontario leading edge genomics projects attract $46 million of investment
July 23, 2019July 23, 2019 – In a recent announcement from Genome Canada, seven (7) Ontario-led and three (3) Ontario co-led projects were awarded a total of $16 million in funding from the Genome Canada Genomics and Applied Partnership Program (GAPP) and Large Scale Applied Research Program (LSARP). Ontario Genomics is so proud to be working with these…
2019 Canada SynBio Brings Together Synthetic Biology’s Best and Brightest.
April 29, 2019On Wednesday, March 6th, 2019, Ontario Genomics and their partners hosted their annual SynBio conference at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto, Canada. This year’s Canada SynBio Conference displayed Ontario’s thriving community of synthetic biologists. The well-anticipated keynote lecturer, Dr. George Church kicked off the conference by highlighting his laboratory’s work on integrating CRISPR technology…
2019 Canada SynBio Highlights
April 17, 2019March 6, Toronto – Ontario Genomics hosted 2019 Canada SynBio, Canada’s second national conference focused on Engineering Biology, together with the Genome Canada Enterprise and our partners and sponsors. Over 300 people, including researchers, policymakers, industry, entrepreneurs, start-ups, associations, students, funders, VCs and other investors from across Canada and beyond, packed the MaRS Discovery District…
SynBio Canada: Fostering the Canadian Synthetic Biology Community
April 17, 2019The field of synthetic biology represents a maturation of genetic engineering and biotechnology, where microbes or even human immune cells can be specifically engineered to do useful things. Thus, synthetic biology has the potential to reshape medicine, industry, and agriculture in Canada. But in order for this to be possible, a strong community of researchers,…
GE3LS Talk with Dr. Eric Meslin
April 9, 2019Read this great interview conducted by Genome Canada with Dr. Eric Meslin regarding genomics-related economic, environmental, ethical, legal, and social issues – known as “GE³LS research.”
January 2019 Networking Event Highlights
February 19, 2019It was wonderful to welcome so many of our partners, customers and colleagues to our first Networking event of 2019. “There is nothing more important than people – that is my team and you, our customers, collaborators and colleagues”, said Bettina Hamelin, Ontario Genomics President and CEO. “We have achieved some incredible things over time…