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Genome Canada 2021-2022 Annual Report

Future of Genomics | 2021-22 Annual Report
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A message from Genome Canada’s President and CEO and Board Chair

On behalf of the Board of Directors and staff, we are pleased to share with you the Genome Canada 2021-2022 Annual Report, centred on the theme “The Future of Genomics.”

What a pivotal year this has been for genomics and Genome Canada. We’ve had many achievements, including the important work of our Canadian COVID-19 Genomics Network (CanCOGeN) during the pandemic and of our All for One precision health partnership. These initiatives have demonstrated the powerful impact of our ongoing leadership in mobilizing the talent and resources of a complex genomics ecosystem to address major global challenges and benefit Canadians’ everyday lives.

Building on the success of a mobilized ecosystem and our own strengths, we have evolved our approach to investment, in collaboration with the six Genome Centres. Our new challenge-driven approach to genomics research and innovation will allow us to deliver more tangible and equitable benefits for communities across Canada. We believe that developing and deploying genomics solutions to major challenges can help support the companies, intellectual property and jobs of the future in Canada. It can also help connect innovation with skills and the capacity to deliver on Canada’s net zero climate action plan, and better health and food security outcomes. We recently announced Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Systems as our next challenge-driven initiative.

Over the last year, we have met with and listened to stakeholders from across the genomics ecosystem, including researchers, government partners, industry leaders, equity-deserving groups and Indigenous communities. Their insights and ideas have helped us enormously in prioritizing, selecting and co-designing challenge-driven initiatives. An enormous thank you to everyone who participated in the Future of Genomics roundtables and other events and engagement activities. And, of course, much gratitude to Genome Canada and regional Centre staff who worked tirelessly to make these events and opportunities happen.

As Canada’s national leader in genomics, and a gateway to genomics leaders around the world, we look forward to delivering challenge-driven initiatives with impact, and being a key partner in the development of the Pan-Canadian Genomics Strategy. Let’s work together to harness the potential of genomics to transform the lives of Canadians—improving their health and wellbeing while also creating good jobs and economic growth.

This annual report captures our impact this year and our vision for the future. We hope you will enjoy reading it and join us in partnership in the months and years to come.

Images of Rob Annan, President and CEO of Genome Canada, and Elizabeth Douville, Board Chair, Genome Canada

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