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Biotechnology Focus
January 2005 ~ Volume 8 Issue 1
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January 01 2005
LEADER'S FORUM REVEALS NEED FOR INNOVATION IN HEALTH RESEARCH When 120 health research leaders gathered in Ottawa, Ont. this past fall for the two-day Leaders' Forum for Health Research in Canada, the importance of innovation -- and in particular the potential of biotechnology -- emerged as a key theme. |
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January 01 2005
CAMPAIGNING FOR SCIENCE By Amber Lepage-Monette In December 2003 the federal government created a new position it felt would demonstrate its commitment to and interest in science and technology. In Aprl 2004, Arthur Carty, PhD became Canada's first National Science Advisor to the Prime Minister -- acting as the voice of the nation's scientific community. |
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January 01 2005
REGULATORY GAUGES OF SUCCESS Deborah Komlos Home turf product approvals may give enough cause for celebration, but Canadian drug and biologic firms strive for more. |
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January 01 2005
BETTER SCREENING TOOLS Deborah Komlos Drug-discovery efforts have a lot on their plates. As if finding effective molecules isn't enough work, there are increasing demands to make the process faster and to better mimic in vivo drug responses. |
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January 01 2005
GOING INTO THE CLINIC Dr. David G. Barnes and Jerry Calver, PhD Product innovators in Canada are an increasingly savvy lot. Today's scientists attend biomedical conferecnes where basic science an clinical research are presented side-by-side with patent law and venture capital. The focus has been on transferring the technology out of academic institutions and into the real world. Transferring the technology into the clinic is another story. |