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Address:
Suite 364 – 2259 Lower Mall
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4
http://www.cdrd.ca
Tel: 604-221-7750
Fax: 604-221-7753
We are located in the Lower Mall Research Station on the University of British Columbia campus.
Member Sector: Academic & Research Institutions
The Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD) is an organization aimed at addressing the growing commercialization gap between medical discoveries from academia and the business opportunity.
CDRD is comprised of academic research infrastructure that enables British Columbia’s investigators to focus and amplify their drug discovery and development efforts and of Drug Development Inc. (DDI), which facilitates commercializing drug therapies by driving drug development projects and commercializing the technology, either by creating companies or licensing to an existing company.
Canadian universities have managed to achieve impressive gains in fundamental research, thanks largely to Canada’s commitment to improved funding for research, infrastructure, manpower and new technology platforms. What has been less clear is how to convert this internationally competitive research into economic and health gains for Canadians.
Health research creates many new ideas that do not produce corresponding advances in therapy, mainly because they do not attract the financial backing to permit their development through clinical trials. Attempts to prematurely commercialize research discoveries are increasingly less likely to attract investment, creating a ‘commercialization gap’.
Investment in early-stage research fuels a strong life sciences community, which is important for the long-term health of Canadians and the economy. The Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD) was founded in 2006 by a group of renowned biomedical investigators and business persons —with proven track records for creating medicines—in response to the growing challenge of securing funding and increasing the talent pool for early stage drug research and discovery in British Columbia.
By making facilities and expertise available, CDRD provides a collaborative platform through which drug development can become sustainable, cost-effective and advantageous to society.