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Did you know?  Today is DNA Day! April 21 is an important date in the world of scientific research. Indeed, 60 years ago, the DNA structure was discovered by Watson and Crick. Take part in the various activities taking place on CurioCite website at

Génome Québec welcomes the decision by the Federal Government to grant $237.2 million to Genome Canada Génome Québec is pleased with the decision by Justin Trudeau’s government to grant $237.2 million to Genome Canada in support of genomics researchers and promising scientific breakthroughs. With this initiative, the Federal Government is sending a clear message to…

Génome Québec is pleased to announce a $2 million investment by the Government of Canada. These funds will be used to put in place the GEL3S Network in genomics and personalized health co-led by Christopher McCabe from University of Alberta and François Rousseau from Université Laval. The Minister of Science, Kirsty Duncan, today launched a…

Thanks to his expertise and innovative approach, Dr. Michel G. Bergeron again distinguishes himself among the best in Canada with a project whose economic repercussions will certainly be considerable. Génome Québec is pleased to announce the funding of a Québec project which will allow for the development of a new test to rapidly diagnose infections.…

Watch this video to learn how genomics can save lives!

The McGill University and Génome Québec Innovation Centre is pleased to announce the arrival of a new fleet of cutting edge next-generation sequencing instruments. The acquisition of five Illumina HiSeq X has vastly increased its sequencing capacity, enabling faster and more economical sequencing. For details, contact us at infoservices@genomequebec.wp.vortexdev.com.   To learn more on Illumina technologies available…

Don’t mis the next LES (US-Canada) event that will be held in Montréal on March 9. Precision Medicine is an effort that will revolutionize how we improve health and treat diseases. Major research initiatives throughout the world are exploring the information that is hiding in the genes to find innovative approaches to treat patients by…

In 2015, a group of Canadians including four Quebecers have had their genome sequenced in Vancouver by Illumina. Watch this video produced by Genome British Columbia and find out about the questionings, discoveries and issues encountered throughout this adventure.

Government of Canada invests in research commercialization$29 million investment in two commercialization centres will accelerate Canadians’ access to innovative cancer immunotherapies and natural products.   In Montréal, the Centre for Commercialization of Cancer Immunotherapy (C3i) will receive funding of $15 million over five years to develop, translate and commercialize cancer immunotherapy. C3i, which is based in Montréal,…

The aim of this world première is to bring together more than 1000 specialists, researchers, academics, clinicians, managers, economists, representatives of patient associations, ethicists and experts from the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, information and communication technology (ICT) in health and medical technology fields in order to share ideas and pool resources with regards to the development of personalized medicine.…