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Great news! Our Centre d’expertise et de services is the first center in Québec to acquire the Illumina NovaSeq X Plus. The highest performing instrument in its category, this instrument doubles the sequencing capacity. It can sequence the equivalent of 128 human genomes per day and has a capacity of 16 TB of data in 24 hours! This…
On this International Day of Forests, Génome Québec is extremely proud to present the promotional video for the FastTRAC II project in collaboration with Genome Atlantic, Génome Canada and numerous public, private, and university partners. This initiative provides a glimpse of sustainable solutions adapted to climate change by planting today the trees adapted to the…
Montréal, February 28, 2023 – It is with great pleasure that Génome Québec, Ataxia Canada, and Muscular Dystrophy Canada join forces to create a funding program for research on hereditary ataxias. This partnership will not only mobilize the research community in the field, but also undertake a co-development approach in collaboration with foundations representing people…
Génome Québec is proud to highlight the work of its staff at the Centre d’expertise et de services, located at CHU Sainte-Justine, who have completed 1,000 sequencing runs on the Illumina NovaSeq 6000. This is a first in Québec…and in Canada! This represents more than 150,000 sequenced samples, including 6,000 exomes, 40,000 transcriptomes and…
A frontrunner of Québec biotechnology, Génome Québec is investing $500,000 in two major research projects overseen by IVADO and already supported to the tune of $2.4 million by the Institute as part of its strategic funding program. The fruitful partnership between IVADO and Génome Québec dates back to 2018. In the past, the two organizations have…
The entertainment zones organized by Génome Québec under the theme “Biodiversity: Wherever there is life, there is DNA” were a great success. More than 300 people, most of them with their families, participated in the activities, which were offered free of charge last Saturday at the Grand Quai du Port de Montréal as part of…
Génome Québec is proud to present the Family Zone under the theme Biodiversity: Wherever there is life, there is DNA as part of the COP15 Public Action Zone. On Saturday, December 10, starting at 9:00 a.m., young people aged 7 to 12 are invited, with their families, to explore the different educational zones and learn…
Montréal, November 9, 2022 – Today, the Génome Québec Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Josette-Renée Landry, PhD, as President and CEO of Génome Québec. She will officially take up the position on January 23, 2023. Josette-Renée is known for her inclusive leadership, scientific acumen, entrepreneurial vision, and communication skills. She…
Montréal, October 18, 2022 – Génome Québec is happy to announce today the eleven research teams, from four Québec universities, that have received major funding in genomics. The total investment, including that of public and private partners, amounts to more than $4 million as part of the first round of the Genomics integration program –…
On behalf of all Génome Québec Board Members and employees, Anie Perrault, Chair of the Board, would like to mark the retirement of Daniel Coderre, who has served as president and CEO since September 2016. During his tenure, Daniel helped to make Génome Québec a respected organization that is recognized for its scientific excellence, its…