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UBC scholars spawn business ideas By Gillian Shaw, Vancouver Sun Published: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 VANCOUVER - The University of B.C. chalked up its first spin-off company in 1976, and there have been 129 start-ups since. Some have turned out to be spectacular successes, others flamed brightly before sinking into the shadows and yet others are still struggling to win support for innovations and inventions in everything from biotech to green tech. The university and its staff and students can lay claim to a diverse range of accomplishments - from putting Canada on the Web map with the dot-ca domain name, to life-saving drug treatments and planet-saving environmental advances. Read more. VICTORIA - Provincial funding announcements usually attract a few media outlets and a selection of the parties affected by the actual funding. It's not often members of the public feel the desire to squeeze into small rooms with open microphones. But for Jean-Paul Paterlini, Friday's announcement of $50 million in funding for Genome B.C. was motivation enough to drive down from Cowichan Bay, as the money will help fuel research into something close to his heart -- transplantation. Read more. BC's life science cluster featured in the Spring 2008 edition of BioCluster Magazine British Columbia is widely known for stunning scenery and a passion for the outdoors. What is not so widely known is that British Columbia is also home to world-class life sciences researchers who are also world-class entrepreneurs. Through leading technology transfer activities, the cutting-edge discoveries made at British Columbia’s academic and research institutions have been successfully translated into a vibrant commercial life sciences industry. Read the article. Current issue of Medical Technology Watch now available Michael Rosen March 24, 2008 Canada is fertile ground for biotech. Over the years, I have had the opportunity to visit frequently Toronto, occasionally Montreal, Edmonton (once), but had always wanted to go to Canada's West Coast and see Vancouver. Opportunity presented itself recently at a request by Illinois' Office of Trade and Investment (OTI), a division of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, to present Illinois' growing bioscience business to the British Columbia Life Science Association. Read the full article. Life Sciences Innovation Fund: Pfizer Canada Invests in British Columbia Research to Accelerate the Drug Development Process Centre for Drug Research and Development attracts a significant partner to bring B.C. researchers' discoveries from lab bench to commercial development Vancouver, BC - February 4, 2008 – Pfizer Canada is committing $1 million to the Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD) to create the "Pfizer-CDRD Innovation Fund". This innovation fund aims to fast-track the commercialization of some of B.C.'s most promising academic research projects into high-value medicines that form the basis for new companies or licensing opportunities. Read the rest. Read the full article. PharmaBridge India - November 2007 A high-powered delegation headed by Gordon Campbell, the Premier of British Columbia, will be in India during December 1 - 7. This delegation comprising select companies and R&D institutions, including academia connected with the life sciences sector, will visit Delhi, Chandigarh, Mumbai and Bangalore and intersect with captains of Indian industry. Read the article. |
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