Local News Notch Therapeutics Closes $85 Million Series A Financing to Develop Pipeline of Renewable Stem Cell-Derived Cancer ImmunotherapiesNotch Therapeutics | February 12, 2021Notch Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company developing renewable, induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived cell therapies…sciencecityFebruary 12, 2021 Read More
Local News Genomic Tools Offer Insight for an Iconic SpeciesGenome BC | February 12, 2021Sockeye salmon are a significant part of the cultural, social, and economic fabric of British…sciencecityFebruary 12, 2021 Read More
Local News Filip Van Petegem Leads Study Showing Disease Mutant Causes Large Changes in the Structure of the RyR1 ProteinLife Sciences Institute | February 12, 2021Two weeks ago, a two-year-old with tooth decay started exhaling alarming amounts of CO2 and…sciencecityFebruary 12, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Diet as a Potential Moderator for Genome Stability and Immune Response in Pediatric LeukemiaWang, S., et al. | February 12, 2021Pediatric leukemias are the most prevalent cancers affecting children in developed societies, with childhood acute…sciencecityFebruary 12, 2021 Read More
Local News Genome Science Is Shaping B.C.’s COVID-19 Response and Guiding Health Officials through Wrenching DecisionsThe Globe and Mail | February 11, 2021B.C.’s biotechnology sector has emerged as a critical arm of the province’s pandemic response. As…sciencecityFebruary 11, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards SBME Student Selected for the 2020 B.C. MEDTECH Graduate Award in Biomedical EngineeringUBC School of Biomedical Engineering | February 11, 2021This $1,500 award has been endowed by B.C. Medical Devices Association for a graduate student…sciencecityFebruary 11, 2021 Read More
Local News Streamlining Clinical Research in BC to Tackle COVID-19Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | February 11, 2021The race to find treatment approaches to improve patient outcomes and end the COVID-19 pandemic…sciencecityFebruary 11, 2021 Read More
Local News MSFHR and BC AHSN Intend to Join Forces to Drive Discovery and Innovation in BC’s Health Research EnterpriseMichael Smith Foundation for Health Research | February 11, 2021The Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) and the BC Academic Health Science Network…sciencecityFebruary 11, 2021 Read More
Local News Chinook Receives Rare Pediatric Disease Designation from U.S. Food and Drug Administration for CHK-336 for Treatment of Primary HyperoxaluriaChinook Therapeutics | February 10, 2021Chinook Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of precision…sciencecityFebruary 10, 2021 Read More
Local News Bright Minds Biosciences Announces Listing on Canadian Stock ExchangeBright Minds Biosciences via GlobeNewsWire | February 10, 2021Bright Minds Biosciences, a biosciences company focused on creating the next generation of psychedelic and…sciencecityFebruary 10, 2021 Read More