Science minister promotes collaborative research with U.S. scientists
Canada’s Science Minister Kirsty Duncan Canada’s Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan met with American scientists today in Washington to discuss the challenges to opportunities for boosting cross-border...
View ArticleMerus Labs gets ok to sell Sintrom in Spain
Earlier this week, Toronto’s Merus Labs International said it has received regulatory approval to sell its blood clot-preventing medication Sintrom in Spain. Merus Labs is a specialty pharmaceutical...
View ArticleGame-changing HIV treatment could change patients lives
Nancy Tremblay, researcher at the Ottawa Hospital (Photo Credit: The Ottawa Hospital) The research and innovation coming out of Ottawa recently involving infectious diseases have truly been a...
View ArticleFinding Our Way to a Cure: A Look at the Future of Innovation in Cancer Care
For most of us, the start of a new year is a natural time to reflect on our progress as individuals. We take stock of the lives we’ve lived, the advances we’ve made, the impact we’ve had on those...
View ArticleRheumatoid arthritis patients likely to die before the general population
Rheumatoid arthritis patients likely to die before the general population – according to a study from UofT. According to a study done by the University of Toronto, sufferers of rheumatoid arthritis are...
View ArticleThe University Health Network ranked first in volume for its Multi-Organ...
The University Health Network ranked first in volume for its Multi-Organ Transplant Program based on U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network and UHN’s data in North America. The UHN’s strong...
View ArticleBreathing life back in: asthma treatment that will change lives
Jennifer Falkiner There has been substantial research coming out of the woodworks from across the country in so many areas of health. But, when you are living with a disease and finally find that...
View ArticleOver the counter drug may ward off Alzheimer’s disease
As the general population of the world ages and as diseases like dementia and Alzheimer’s become ever more prevalent, the hunt is on to discover a way to slow their progression or stop it entirely. A...
View ArticleCo-op Education Programs: a low cost way for you to recruit top biotech staff...
Co-operative education, or “co-op”, as it’s commonly called, has successfully existed in Canada at the university level since the 1950s. We all know it’s a challenge for life science companies to find,...
View ArticleOttawa researcher conducts world-first clinical trial coupling an erectile...
(Photo Credit: The Ottawa Hospital) A new study from The Ottawa Hospital is the first of its kind. The study suggests that treatment for erectile dysfunction coupled with a flu vaccine might be the...
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