Congratulations to the Winners of the 24th Annual Life Sciences BC Awards!
Congratulations of the 24th Annual Life Sciences BC Awards, which were presented on September 22nd 2022. The awards were presented on recognize the achievements of individuals, companies and organizations that have had success in endeavouring to advance discoveries from bench to bedside. At the center of the life sciences sector is improving the lives of […]
From R&D to Commercialization: IP Essentials for Life Sciences Companies presented by Gowling WLG
On October 6th, Dr. Sonia Ziesche, Principal and Patent Agent at Gowling WLG will join Wendy Hurlburt, President and CEO at Life Sciences BC to discuss the IP journey of a life sciences company from research to commercialization. They will cover different types of IP protection, patent requirements and obstacles, IP best practices in the field […]
Faculty members named to the Royal Society of Canada
The faculty of medicine’s Dr. Steven Miller and Dr. Fabio Rossi are among 102 new Fellows elected to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) in recognition of their outstanding scholarly and scientific achievement.
Reminder: September 12th FoMTM Rounds
Join us virtually on Monday September 12th for the Faculty of Medicine Translational Medicine’s monthly Rounds. For information and registration about the event, Click Here
Registration Now Open: Clinical Trials BC Investigator Training Program 2022 (Hybrid Event)
Registration for the Clinical Trials BC Investigator Training Program 2022 (Hybrid Event) is now open. Clinical Trials BC and Pfizer are partnering to bring a clinical trial investigator training course to British Columbia this November 2, 2022. Completion of this course satisfies Good Clinical Practice training requirements and TransCelerate mutual recognition criteria for conducting clinical […]
Three faculty members elected as Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
UBC Faculty of Medicine’s Drs. Karim Khan, Kathleen Martin Ginis, and Julio Montaner (pictured) are among 71 new Fellows elected into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) for 2022. Election to Fellowship in the CAHS is considered one of the highest honours for individuals in the Canadian health sciences community.
Old drugs hint at new ways to beat chronic pain
A newly identified link between chronic pain and lung cancer in a pre-clinical model offers hope for pain management Pain is an important alarm system engineered to provoke rapid withdrawal from harmful situations. But for hundreds of millions of people, the alarm bells keep going off long after healing from an initial injury. Persistent pain […]
Dr. Leonard Foster receives Tony Pawson Proteomics Award
The Canadian National Proteomics Network (CNPN) has named Dr. Leonard Foster (UBC Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Michael Smith Labs) as its 2022 recipient of the Tony Pawson Proteomics Award. Kristensen Mol BioSys 2013 Presented today at the CNPN annual meeting, held in Montreal from May 16-18th, 2022, the award recognized Dr. Foster’s lifetime contributions […]
Investor Readiness Program: Apply by July 31st
Life Sciences BC’s annual Investor Readiness Program* (IRP) runs from October to March and pairs 10 early-stage British Columbian (BC) small and mid-size enterprises (SMEs) and 10 entrepreneurs-in-residence (EIRs) to support the SMEs to become investor-ready.