Thursday | September 2, 2021
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
BioLinks in its usual format is taking a short break until Labour Day. Though the Life Sciences BC team continues to keep an eye on Member and Industry News, our team report switches to featuring our member benefits over the next few weeks. Along with workshops and other events, self-serve news and job postings, our members also have access to more than 30 discount offers, available on travel, lab supplies, office, and more.
As a Life Sciences BC member, organizations and their employees can benefit from significant savings on a range of business and personal services. Click the links below to find out about our latest deals and savings related to Communications.
Sweet Pharma Day is back again this year in a virtual format. Canadian biotech start-ups are invited to apply!
The deadline for application is September 7th
See below for details
Platinum Sponsors
Join us on September 23rd for the 23rd Annual Life Sciences BC Awards presented by FARRIS, an opportunity to celebrate the life science sector’s many achievements amongst peers, family, and friends. As Canada’s fastest-growing life sciences sector, our British Columbia ecosystem has never been stronger seeing unprecedented momentum in scientific discovery, innovation, and attraction of capital and talent.
Find out more details in the latest issue of The Life Sciences ecosystem in Lithuania by Invest Lithuania READ MORE
OTTAWA, ON — BioTalent Canada is proud to announce that it has been named on the 2021 list of Best Workplaces™ for Giving Back. This recognition comes on the heels of having been named one of the 50 Best Workplaces in Canada with 10-50 employees and received a Great Place to Work® Certification 2021. READ MORE
VANCOUVER, BC — Gemina Laboratories Ltd. is pleased to announce several key hires within our Research and Development team; Elliot Hong as Vice President of Product Development and Dr. Oscar Urtatiz as Lead Research Scientist. READ MORE
VANCOUVER, BC — STEMCELL Technologies announces the launch of human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC) characterization and banking services in partnership with WiCell®. These services, offered through STEMCELL’s Contract Assay Services division, will provide researchers with comprehensive cell quality assessments and enable them to generate cell banks using standardized practices. READ MORE
Bloom Burton & Co. is pleased to announce the three finalists for the 2021 Bloom Burton Award. Bestowed annually and nominated by the public at large, the Bloom Burton Award honours an individual who made the greatest contribution to Canada’s innovative healthcare industry in the previous year.
The three finalists are:
  • Daniel Durocher, PhD: Scientific Co-founder, Repare Therapeutics;
  • Carl Hansen, PhD: Founder and CEO, AbCellera; and
  • Hamed Shahbazi: Chairman and CEO, WELL Health Technologies READ MORE
Join the entrepreneurship@UBC community September 27th to October 1st to engage, learn and network with a vibrant ecosystem of leaders, creators and doers at entrepreneurship@UBC Immersion Week 2021! RSVP to secure a spot and visit their website to learn more about our speakers and agenda.
Researchers at UBC’s faculty of medicine and BC Cancer Research Institute have uncovered a weakness in a key enzyme that solid tumour cancer cells rely on to adapt and survive when oxygen levels are low.
The findings, published today in Science Advances, will help researchers develop new treatment strategies to limit the progression of solid cancer tumours, which represent the majority of tumour types that arise in the body. READ MORE
This panel of UBC experts and B.C. business leaders will explore the critical role that bio-innovation will play in British Columbia's economic and social prosperity, and what is needed to strengthen the overall ecosystem, from research and talent development to commercialization. Panelists include:
  • Dr. Anna Blakney, Assistant Professor, Michael Smith Laboratories and School of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia
  • Karimah Es Sabar, CEO & Partner, Quark Venture LP
  • Dr. Dermot Kelleher, Professor, Department of Medicine; Dean, Faculty of Medicine; Vice-President, Health, University of British Columbia
  • Moderator: Professor Santa J. Ono, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of British Columbia READ MORE
The organizers are pleased to announce that Sweet Pharma Day’s 2nd edition, will be held on October 7, 2021, in a virtual format. This unique, invitation-only event is inviting young Canadian biotechs to submit their application for a chance to present in front of no fewer than ten large pharmaceutical companies, with the intent of developing potential collaborations or partnerships. Last day to apply is September 7th. READ MORE
BIOTECanada invites you to MEET BIONATION. Learn more about Canadian biotech excellence and what life sciences is already doing for healthcare and for the future. READ MORE
Gold Sponsors
Alliance Scientific is a full-service provider of laboratory casework systems and fume hoods. They are the exclusive Western Canadian dealer for the Bedcolab lines of steel laboratory casework and the CiF Lab Solutions Premium Grade wood veneer furniture. They are able to offer the complete spectrum of conventional, flexible and adaptable laboratory casework systems and through its ownership of Vancouver based fume hood manufacturer H. H. Hawkins Ltd., is able to offer a full range of bench mount and floor mount laboratory fume hoods.
Bold Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharma company that develops and commercializes BOLD-100, a novel anti-cancer therapeutic. Bold Therapeutics is currently enrolling patients into a Phase 1/2 clinical study in advanced gastrointestinal cancers (2nd line gastric, pancreatic, colorectal and bile duct cancers) in combination with FOLFOX. In established preclinical models, BOLD-100 significantly improved outcomes in a wide range of indications in combination with both traditional chemotherapies and targeted therapies.
Silver Sponsors
PERSPECTIVES ON GLOBAL HEALTHCARE INNOVATION
What’s driving innovation in life science and healthcare? SVB is committed to serving the ecosystem by providing industry-leading reports featuring proprietary analysis and targeted outlooks to help companies and investors achieve their goals. Twice a year we publish deep-dive analyses describing fundraising, investment, M&A and IPO activity of private, venture-backed biopharma, medical device and diagnostic/tools companies. Our deep relationships with top life science and healthcare entrepreneurs and investors inform our insights and give us a vantage point unlike any other bank. To find out more about Silicon Valley Bank click here

Bronze Sponsors
Post A Job on the LSBC Website
LSBC Membership Discounts on Job Postings
 
As an LSBC member, your first five job postings EARNS a free repost on BioTalent Canada's The Petri Dish After your first five reposts, you will also receive 25% off all job postings on The Petri Dish. Want more info? CONTACT: Peter McLoughlin - talent@lifesciencesbc.ca