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This week has seen a strong BC presence at BIO Digital 2021, with our Events and Memberships teams supporting connections for 22-strong BC delegation. Our BC Showcase helped get the virtual conference started for BC life sciences, with seven LSBC member companies presenting to an audience of almost 200 from North America and beyond. If you missed the showcase, you can learn more about the companies presenting in this YouTube recording.
Working with BIO One-on-One Partnering, Ryan Butt (LSBC Director, Partnerships and Events), Tim Hennessy (Manager, Events) and Peter McLoughlin (Manager, Partnerships and Membership), who have successfully pivoted into the virtual conference experience over the last 15 months, are supporting LSBC members at BIO Digital. |
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This year we met with 40 organizations from around the world, with a strong interest in partnering and investing in the BC life sciences sector. From Tokyo to Melbourne, Russia and New York, we were out promoting our valued members and sponsors and we were excited to hear the reputation our province is garnering abroad. Read more about the BC Showcase for BIO Digital here.
LSBC Board member, Dr. Pieter Cullis was interviewed about lipid nanoparticles and their role in the success of mRNA vaccines in current use around the world. CBC’s Quirks and Quarks explored the evolution of LNP tech and how it came to play such an important role in the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. You can listen to CBC host, Bob McDonald’s interview with Dr. Cullis here.
Next week, LSBC CEO and President Wendy Hurlburt is taking part in Resilient Healthcare Coalition’s online panel, How a Robust Canadian Life Sciences Strategy Will Drive Health and Wealth. Chaired by Dr. Jason Field (Life Sciences Ontario), the panel also includes Nicole DeKort (Medtech Canada), Rory Francis (PEI BioAlliance) and Anie Perrault (BioQuebec). The event spotlights the LifeSciencesCan campaign, which calls for a national life sciences strategy for Canada.
Congratulations to LSBC Board member, Anne Stevens and partner, Chris who welcomed a beautiful baby boy into their family earlier this month. Anne and her son are now at home settling in.
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BioTalent Canada announces baseline (net new) requirements have been lifted for BioTalent Canada’s Student Work Placement Program (SWPP). Hiring and funding a student has never been easier!
The LSBC Team
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Vancouver, BC – InMed Pharmaceuticals Inc., a clinical-stage company developing cannabinoid-based pharmaceutical drug candidates as well as manufacturing technologies for pharmaceutical-grade rare cannabinoids, today announced that its continued optimization of IntegraSyn™ has increased the cannabinoid yield to a level of 5 g/L, further improving the economics of this proprietary manufacturing approach in advance of large-scale production. READ MORE
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Image-Guided Therapeutics and Diagnostics is a 2-day symposium that brings together clinicians, researchers, students, and industry organizations who are interested in emerging diagnostic and therapeutic health technologies. The virtual event will feature enlightening talks from prominent academics, scientists, educators, and key opinion leaders.
November 17 & 18th, 2021 | 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (PST)
Register here
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The Student Work Placement Program (SWPP) is an initiative to increase the job-readiness of students registered in STEM, healthcare, business, and all other programs at Canadian post-secondary institutions.
The program gives employers the freedom to:
- Gain access to funds to hire students
- Leverage a pool of workers eager to enhance their skills
- Develop new talent for future recruitment needs
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Response Biomedical Corp. (Response), a global provider of acute care diagnostic testing solutions, announced today the launch of the RAMP® COVID-19 Antigen Test in countries that require CE marking. The CE Mark allows Response to market and sell the RAMP® COVID-19 Antigen Test to countries that recognize CE marking.
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Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) is seeking applications from motivated venture founders in the process of building the world’s most promising science and technology startups who could benefit from mentorship, technical advice, and the opportunity to raise capital. Working with industry-leading mentors, CDL has scaled more than 1700 start-ups since 2012. Applications are due July 30th for a nine-month program starting in October. Apply here
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Just in time for its annual online sale event, Amazon has gotten the green light from the FDA to begin hawking its own COVID-19 test directly to consumers—potentially setting up the most coveted Prime Day deal of all. The FDA’s emergency use authorization allows the retail giant’s subsidiary STS Lab Holdco to sell its Amazon Real-Time RT-PCR test kits to anyone 18 years or older without requiring buyers to obtain a prescription or show proof of any COVID symptoms or recent contact with the virus. READ MORE
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Growth of Vancouver Biotech Companies Sparks Demand for Specific Real Estate |
A “second coming” of B.C. life sciences companies, led by heavyweight AbCellera Biologics, is sparking the development of expensive and custom-built commercial real estate space, according to Andrew Petrozzi, principal at brokerage Avison Young. The “supercharged growth” has translated into AbCellera ordering a number of new buildings, said Petrozzi. READ MORE
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Immunity Diagnostics Inc. is a contract research organization (CRO) that specializes in immunology and cell based assay research and development. From processing of blood, bone marrow, and tissue samples to isolation and analysis of immune populations from these sources, Immunity Diagnostics can develop and validate GLP-compliant SOP to support the needs of pre-clinical and clinical research projects.
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RepliCel is a regenerative medicine company focused on aesthetics and orthopedics. Their cell therapy products are tailor-made to restore cellular function to rejuvenate aging or sun-damaged skin, regrow hair, and repair tendons. Their next-generation dermal injection technology is designed to revolutionize aesthetic treatment outcomes.
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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
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Posting 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
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