In 2019, EMILI joined forces with the University of Winnipeg for a project that combines academic research with industry innovation to generate a robust database of millions of labelled images. Throughout the 2020 growing season, images of prairie crops and weeds were collected multiple times per week from wheat, canola, soybean, and fava bean fields….
In part three of our five-part series on BioTalent Canada’s leading edge training courses, we spoke with the people at the Immigrant Employment Council of British Columbia (IEC-BC) about their experiences with the program. When BioTalent Canada was in the testing phases of its Essential Skills Fundamentals and Technical Skills Fundamentals courses, it was important…
Hesham Abdelhady, a Healthcare Connections Alumni, secured a Clinical Research Coordinator position at Cliantha Research shortly after completing the program. While working at Cliantha, he continued to follow his Career Action Plan that he built with Healthcare Connections and obtained his SoCRA CCRP certification. In May 2020, he secured a new full-time permanent position as…
In part two of our five-part series, we highlight a recent discussion that BioTalent Canada President and CEO Rob Henderson had with industry experts about the importance of essential and technical skills among existing employees and incoming talent within Canada’s bio-economy. This discussion, moderated by Rob, took place as part of the Stem Cell Network…
In Canada, many life science companies and innovators find support to develop their ideas and secure funding locally, but are unable to find support expanding their operations. This requires the company or innovator to move their operations to locations or seek partners outside of Canada. Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation (API), a not-for-profit institution based in Edmonton,…
By Howard Miller — BioTalent Canada Writer and Editor In 2018, the Health and Bioscience Economic Strategy Tables released a report, The Innovation and Competitiveness Imperative, that projected Canada’s health and biosciences exports could double to $26 billion by 2025. The report outlined a variety of recommendations that — if executed — would make this…
FDA Clearance builds upon recent approval by Health Canada Article from April 30, 2020 Synaptive Medical, a leader in robotic surgical visualization, announced today the company has secured clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its superconducting, head magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology, Evry™. Synaptive developed Evry to provide medical professionals with diagnostic…
July 07, 2020 Synaptive Medical, a leader in robotic surgical visualization, today announced the appointment of Marc R. Buntaine as Chief Executive Officer. “We are delighted to welcome Marc during this exciting time of growth at Synaptive,” said Cameron Piron, president and co-founder of Synaptive Medical. “Marc brings to the company an impressive background with…
Change and growth at your place of work can be trying at the best of times. Having it happen during a global pandemic poses a unique set of challenges. That’s certainly the case when it comes to Spartan’s current company growth.
BioTalent Canada is the human resources (HR) partner and catalyst for growth in Canada’s bio-economy. It’s also one of Ontario’s best places to work. These two facts are not mutually exclusive. It’s important that an organization responsible for teaching best HR practices, practice those same principles within its own walls—even virtual ones.
