Genome Canada - News Releases

enomics and proteomics research is increasingly affecting the lives of all Canadians and information surrounding the latest genomic research results and discoveries are increasingly relevant to the public and newsworthy to journalists. To explore our latest announcement or our news releases from previous years, click on the appropriate year, below:

	2012-04-04	$7.6 Million for the McGill University and Génome Québec Innovation Centre: Record Funding for Québec
	2012-03-15	Génome Québec Announces An Investment of $300,000 As Part of Its Québec Vert Competition
	2012-03-15	ICGC launches new project and releases more genomic data on cancer
	2012-02-03	Harper Government Invests In Personalized Medicine Improving the quality of life of Canadians by developing more effective treatments
	2012-02-02	A New President and CEO at the helm of Génome Québec
	2011-12-16	Two Research Facilities Awarded Technology Seeding Grants
	2011-12-14	BC scientists closing in on vaccine for ovarian cancer
	2011-12-07	Biotechnology Applications Forecast to Fuel Canada’s Economic Growth
	2011-12-06	Canadian scientist leading revolutionary approach to tackling forest pests
	2011-11-29	New funding ensures bright future for genome science and technology centres in BC
	2011-11-10	$200k Awarded to Genomics Researchers to Spark New Research Technology Development
	2011-11-01	Toronto-based Genomics Centre Gets $5 Million Injection
	2011-10-21	Canadian Institutions Partner to Invest $20m in Livestock Genomics Research
	2011-10-20	Restoring the “buzz” in honey bee colonies
	2011-10-19	New Partnership Program with University of British Columbia
	2011-10-03	Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan Support Development of New Environmental Technology
	2011-09-30	Library of gene function will speed up disease research
	2011-09-28	International Structural Genomics Consortium Announces $48.9 MILLION in Additional Funding to Continue the Search for New Medicines
	2011-09-21	Genome BC announces major forestry initiatives
	2011-09-20	BC Researchers Clearing the Way for Clean Energy from the Poplar Tree
	2011-09-15	$1.12 million to increase genomics’ economic benefits. A research study from Université Laval wins Genome Canada’s Entrepreneurship Education in Genomics (EEG) Competition
	2011-09-13	Researchers crack genetic codes for medicinal plant species Canadian scientists open gene database to public, create new opportunities for biotechnology industry
	2011-07-11	ICGC releases new genomic data on cancer ahead of schedule
	2011-06-13	Cerep to build epigenetics screening and profiling laboratory in Toronto
	2011-06-07	A message from the President and CEO With the release of the new Federal Budget, Dr. Pierre Meulien, President and CEO of Genome Canada, confirms that Genome Canada has received funding of $65 million for the 2011-12 fiscal year.

Improving the quality of life of Canadians by developing more effective treatments

Canadian scientists open gene database to public, create new opportunities for biotechnology industry

With the release of the new Federal Budget, Dr. Pierre Meulien, President and CEO of Genome Canada, confirms that Genome Canada has received funding of $65 million for the 2011-12 fiscal year.