BC Biotech Awards to be Presented Tonight!

 8^th Annual BC Biotechnology Awards

May 4, 2006

Westin Bayshore Resort & Marina

BC Biotech is proud to be hosting our 8^th Annual BC Biotechnology Awards Ceremony this evening to honour outstanding contributions made by members of British Columbia's biotechnology community. This event has evolved to become the premier evening of the year for biotech in BC, and we hope to have you all join us in this year's celebration.

We are extremely pleased to announce that this year, in order to expand the breadth of our awards, and be increasingly inclusive of the greater life sciences community, BC Biotech has partnered with Genome British Columbia to create the Genome BC Award for Scientific Excellence. This award will be presented to an individual who has received significant international recognition in the fields of genomics, proteomics, bioinfomatics or systems biology. We thank Genome British Columbia for being an important new partner for us.

Recipients of the 2006 BC Biotechnology Awards are:

• Dr. Ross MacGillivray for the Genome BC Award for Scientific Excellence

• Dr. Martin Gleave for Innovation and Achievement

• Mr. Richard Glickman for Leadership

• Neuromed Pharmaceuticals for Life Sciences Company of the Year

See press release...

Online tickets registration is now closed. If you would like to attend this event, please contact BC Biotech at 604-669-9909. 

Previous Award Winners

The 8^th Annual BC Biotechnology Awards are presented by:

BC Biotech Announces a New Member to the Management Team

Effective April 7, 2006, Sara Johnson has joined the BC Biotech team as the new Administrative & Member Services Coordinator.  Sara most recently was with the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association (DVBIA) for four years in membership services.  At the DVBIA she worked in developing the website and member database and assisted in various marketing and communications projects, special events, government relations and advocacy. 

A native of San Francisco, California, Sara holds a B.A. in English Literature from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and a certificate in web design and programming. She has also worked in academia, publishing and advertising. Sara will  be responsible for membership services and office management at BC Biotech.  You can contact Sara Johnson at 604-602-5228.

Raman Bhullar has been appointed to a new position and is now the Marketing Specialist at BC Biotech.   She is responsible for website management, sponsorship and acts as the editor of biolinks.  You can contact  Raman Bhullar at 604-602-5227. 

If you would like to contact any of  our management team at BC Biotech, you can do so at 604-669-9909 or via our website.

Renew your BC Biotech Membership

2006-2007 Sponsorship Opportunities Available

BC Biotech was very successful in introducing a new organizational sponsorship program last year, and  would like to take this opportunity to invite you to be a part of it.  We are pleased to announce that in the first six months of this new program, we had 21 sponsors confirmed. 

Without the support of our sponsors, we could not have undertaken all our new programs and initiatives in this past year, including the development of the BC Biotech position paper, facilitating linkages between pharma and our industry, and developing a video promoting the benefits of investing in British Columbia.  BC Biotech would like to thank all our sponsors for their ongoing support.

The new sponsorship year runs from April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007 and we are confirming our new sponsors now. 

Please view our 2006-2007 Sponsorship Program 

If you have any further questions about the program or would like more information, please contact Raman Bhullar at rbhullar@bcbiotech.ca or 604-602-5227.  

2006 sanofi-aventis Biotech Challenge Awards being presented at the Annual Biotechnology Awards Ceremony

April 28, 2006 

BC Biotech is proud to be the lead organizer for the sanofi-aventis biotech challenge (SABC) in BC. The sanofi-aventis biotech challenge is a high-school competition held nationwide that brings together creative and curious young people interested in solving a problem using biotechnology.  

The final competition for British Columbia students was held on April 28, 2006 in Townsquare A,B,C,D at BCIT's Burnaby Campus.   We had a group of talented students who did an astounding job on their projects.  The following teams and projects competed in this years competition: 

Natural versus Commercial Additives in Food Products
Sukhdeep Brar & Jaswinder Brar from Yale Secondary School 

Grass is Shorter on the Other Side
Dennis Chau, Bonnie Tran, Tiffany Fong & Lawrence Cheung from Britannia Secondary School

Assymmetry in Genetically modified Coho Salmon
Robbie Mackin-Lang from Collingwood School
 
Antioxidants to Reduce Free Radicals in Cellular Environment
Maxim Winther & Philip Edgcumbe from Kitsilano Secondary School

Hidden Microbes in Food
Vinci Au, Sara Au & Priya Yoganathan from J.N. Burnett Secondary School


The competition offers a total of $10,000 shared between the winning students and their schools. This event will also feature presenters from the local scientific community, showcasing their careers and demonstrating the opportunities available in biotechnology.

This year the  SABC Awards will be presented to the winners at the 8^th Annual BC Biotechnology Awards

For more information on the sanofi-aventis biotech challenge visit the program website at www.biotechchallenge.ca

Apply to present at BioPartnering North America 2007

The 5th Annual Biopartnering North America Conferene (BPN) is being held at Westin Bayshore Resort and Marina in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, on February 4-6, 2007 as a partnership between BC Biotech, BioAlberta, BIOTECanada and Technology Vision Group LLC, with the support of industry leaders.

BPN offers two presentation formats for our members companies, each providing a specialized focus.

The “Open House” format is tailored to companies seeking in/out-licensing or to otherwise partner products or services with other pharmaceutical or biotech companies and who may be seeking additional funding.

The “Emerging Company” format offers early stage companies seeking VC funding or early partnering or collaborative agreements the opportunity to raise the awareness of their company and business development goals in the biotech community worldwide.

For presenter application and more information on presenting, please click here.