News and Success of the Bio-economy During COVID-19
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The Ottawa Hospital partners with company to manufacture COVID-19 vaccine
February 26, 2021
New pathway to permanent residency for over 90,000 essential temporary workers and international graduates
April 14, 2021
BioTalent Canada Partners
Innovative Medicines Canada
- COVID-19 resource page
- April 1, 2020
Innovative Medicines Canada members donate 100,000 masks to help protect front-line healthcare workers battling COVID-19 - April 28, 2020
IMC members donate funds for protective equipment for Canada’s pharmacists
Stem Cell Network
BIOTECanada
- COVID-19 news and resource page
- June 1, 2020
Statement from BIOTECanada regarding PMPRB implementation delay
LifeSciences BC
- April 9, 2020
Call to action – COVID-19 all BC medical suppliers, laboratories and service providers
Bioscience Association Manitoba
BIOQuébec
- April 3, 2020
Survey of life sciences industry stakeholders on the COVID-19 crisis - June 3, 2020
Le gouvernement du Québec et le Fonds de solidarité FTQ investiront 150 M$ pour stimuler le secteur des sciences de la vie
STEMCELL Technologies
- April 7, 2020
STEMCELL Technologies Is an Essential Industry Partner for COVID-19 Research and Vaccine Development
Spartan Bioscience
- April 13, 2020
Spartan Bioscience receives Health Canada approval for fast, portable COVID-19 test - May 25, 2020
The University of Ottawa Health Institute Recieves Funding for COVID-19 Research using Spartan’s Test - January 23, 2021
Spartan Bioscience ‘lab-in-a-box’ test kit finally cleared for COVID-19 battle
IMV-Inc.
- March 30, 2020
IMV Inc. Provides Updates on the Development of DPX-COVID-19 Vaccine, Its Ongoing Business and Clinical Operations - April 30, 2020
Vaccine Candidate to Prevent COVID-19: Fonds de solidarité FTQ to Invest $7.5 Million in IMV - May 21, 2020
IMV Announces Selection of a Vaccine Candidate Against COVID-19 to Advance Into Human Clinical Studies - July 14, 2020
Nova Scotia lab gets green light to test COVID-19 vaccine on humans - August 5, 2020
IMV Receives Funding From Canadian Governmental Agencies for COVID-19 Vaccine Phase 1 Clinical Study
BioConnect
University of Ottawa
- June 26, 2020
U of O scientist seeking edible vaccine for COVID-19
University of Waterloo
Western/University of Waterloo
- April 28, 2020
Researchers crack COVID-19 genome signature - September 14, 2020
Waterloo launches Work-Learn Institute – a living lab for talent
University of British Columbia
- April 2, 2020
Trial drug can significantly block early stages of COVID-19 in engineered human tissues - May 21, 2020
UBC Researchers Develop Biodegradable Medical Mask for COVID-19 - July 22, 2020
UBC scientists sequencing the genomes of Canadians with COVID-19 - Emergency Medicine COVID-19 related research national network
- August 27, 2020
UBC researchers embark on first-in-Canada study for easing COVID-19 restrictions
BLG
Dalhousie University
- April 3, 2020
Dalhousie team uses 3D printing to build prototype for face shield - May 17, 2020
Clinical trials for potential coronavirus vaccine to be conducted by Halifax team
Seneca
University of Toronto
- April 20, 2020
University of Toronto to support high-impact coronavirus research projects through Toronto COVID-19 Action Fund - July 15, 2020
Canadian-made mask deactivates 99% of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, says U of T
BioNova
- April 14, 2020
Maritime businesses get help from BioNova to meet Health Canada’s rules on COVID-19 medical gear
PEI BioAlliance
- April 16, 2020
PEI Bioscience industry answers the call to battle COVID-19 - May 26, 2020
Bioscience sector makes growing impact on Prince Edward Island economy
Brock University
- June 5, 2020
Brock supports student employment during pandemic
University of Calgary
- June 8, 2020
UCalgary partners to produce life-saving ventilator for COVID-19 crisis - September 21, 2020
UCalgary alumna advances COVID-19 lab testing in Nigeria
University of Manitoba
- July 7, 2020
Scientists need to track genetic diversity of COVID-19 for effective vaccine: U of M study
McMaster University
- July 18, 2020
How COVID-19 has impacted McMaster University - February 10, 2021
McMaster HealthLabs (MHL) : a non-profit organization focused on curbing the human, economic and social costs of COVID-19 through research initiatives and testing solutions.
Therapure Biopharma
- August 18, 2020
Therapure Biomanufacturing Signs Manufacturing Deal With VBI Vaccines for Coronavirus Vaccine Candidates
Carleton University
- August 21, 2020
Carleton’s Alex Wong Works Toward Reusable Face Masks by Eliminating COVID-19 with Ultraviolet Light Technology
Ryerson University
- April 15, 2021
Ryerson researchers help identify an existing drug that can potentially treat COVID-19
BioTalent Canada Wage Subsidy Employers
AbCellera
- March 12, 2020
AbCellera and Lilly to Co-develop Antibody Therapies for the Treatment of COVID-19 - May 3, 2020
AbCellera Receives $175.6 Million from the Government of Canada to Discover Solutions for COVID-19 and Build a Manufacturing Facility for Antibody Drugs
Precision Biomonitoring
- April 10, 2020
Collaboration to Provide Rapid SARS-CoV-2 Go-Strips to Communities in Northern Ontario
Creative Destruction Lab
- CDL Recovery is focused on the full stack of information-based solutions to accelerate the world’s recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.
- May 28, 2020
Creative Destruction Lab Kicks Off Global Program to Address Global Crisis
Greenfield Global
- April 2, 2020
Greenfield Global Developing Innovative Solutions to Fight the Spread of COVID-19 - May 22, 2020
Greenfield Global Donating $400,000 to Help Local Communitites Facing COVID-19 Hardships - June 15, 2020
Longhorn Vaccines and Diagnostics LLC, and Greenfield Global INC. Partner to accelerate COVID-19 Testing and Detection
Georgian College
Trent University
- July 23, 2020
$4.8M federal funding for Trent University clean-tech centre will accelerate growth, create jobs
Orthopaedic Innovation Centre
3DQue Systems
- April 9, 2020
3D Printing Startup Delivers Vital Healthcare Equipment During Pandemic - September 14, 2020
Small business co-founded by Vancouver teen prints its way to success
Sanofi
- September 22, 2020
Sanofi and GSK sign agreements with the Government of Canada to supply up to 72 million doses of adjuvanted COVID-19 vaccine
Medicago
- October 23, 2020
Prime Minister announces funding to advance the development of Canadian COVID‑19 vaccine technologies
Additional Industry Updates
- April 15, 2020
Novo Nordisk makes insulin free for 90 days to diabetes patients affected by COVID-19 job losses - April 29, 2020
Crisis Sparks Manufacturing Collaboration – Atlantic Canada - April 30, 2020
Laval bio-science companies involved in COVID-19 research - May 11, 2020
Appili Therapeutics Submits CTA with Health Canada to Sponsor Prophylactic Phase 2 Clinical Trial Evaluating FUJIFILM Toyama Chemical’s Favipiravir as a Preventative Measure Against COVID-19 in Canadian Long-Term Care Facilities - May 20, 2020
New COVID-19 Government Support For Life Sciences Companies - May 21, 2020
Ontario Announces First Phase of Research Projects to Fight COVID-19 - June 8, 2020
Canadian life sciences companies collaborate on medical grade biotech mask for COVID-19 - June 25, 2020
Alberta COVID-19 vaccine advancing to human testing - July 23, 2020
Ontario Announces Five New Ontario Health Teams - July 24, 2020
Saskatoon-based lab closer to COVID-19 vaccine after breakthrough - August 14, 2020
Canadian Biotech JN Nova Pharma Inc. Partners with the Government of Canada to Develop Therapeutic Platform for COVID-19 - August 17, 2020
Biotech coalition hopes llama nanobodies hold key to COVID-19 treatment - Ontario COVID-19 Rapid Research Fund
- October 9, 2020
Federal government investing $13 million in GTA health tech, promising about 500 jobs - October 17, 2020
Pharmaceutical company Roche Canada to add up to 500 jobs to Mississauga operations - November 12, 2020
The Canadian connection to a promising COVID-19 vaccine - March 2, 2021
World’s Fastest COVID-19 Virus Detection Insta-Test: Results in Under 15 Seconds