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Montréal, June 9, 2022 – Génome Québec, in partnership with the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies (FRQNT), is proud to announce today the nine 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…

Stratégie québécoise de recherche et d’investissement en innovation 2022-2027 – A more than promising future for the development of genomics Montréal, May 19, 2022 – Génome Québec welcomes with enthusiasm and confidence the new Stratégie québécoise de recherche et d’investissement en innovation (SQRI2) 2022-2027, launched this morning by the ministre de l’Économie et de l’Innovation, Mr.…

New $30M genomics initiative to reduce carbon footprint and support economic growth of Canadian agriculture and food systems   Genome Canada’s challenge-driven genomics initiative will support climate change mitigation and adaptation through strategic investment in climate-smart agriculture and food systems. Launched, May 12, 2022, the Genome Canada-led Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Systems initiative will invest $30 million…

Génome Québec and Université Laval are proud to announce the launch of Genovalia, the very first centre dedicated to the production, processing and exploitation of non-human genomic data in Québec. This initiative will create value by building on the synergy between artificial intelligence and genomic data in sectors such as agrifood, forestry and environmental sciences.…

The 2022-2023 budget provides $1.4 billion over five years to support and research and innovation Génome Québec is delighted with this announcement.     “Thanks to the Québec government’s constant support over the years, Québec now has a critical mass of expertise and enviable infrastructures that allow us to position ourselves as a key player in…

Laurent Tessier, 17, survived a virulent cancer thanks to a genetic research program launched to provide young people with personalized treatments.   At CHU Sainte-Justine in 2012, this precision medicine research program in pediatric oncology (called TRICEPS) was a first in the field.   Daniel Sinnett, a geneticist, and co-director of the TRICEPS program oversaw…

Génome Québec would like to congratulate Alex Parker and Éric Samarut, researchers at the Centre de recherche du CHUM, who have received funding under the Genomics Integration Program – Human Health. Their project will be carried out in partnership with Modelis, a Québec-based biotechnology company. This innovative project integrating artificial intelligence and omics data aims to…

Génome Québec and the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies (FRQNT) have joined forces for the first edition of the Geonomics integration program – agriculture and biofood, forestry and environment. The budget for this program comes from a $2 M investment from Génome Québec and a $600,000 investment from FRQNT as part of…

Daniel Coderre, President and CEO of Génome Québec, is pleased to announce the appointment of Patrick Blondin, PhD, to the position of Vice President, Technology Centres. Mr. Blondin has all the necessary assets to exceed the objectives of the centres and ensure the competitive use of technological resources operated by Génome Québec. The decision was…

Génome Québec is extremely proud to welcome Dr. Caroline Quach, Ms. Marie-Paule Jeansonne and Ms. Geneviève Guertin to its Board of Directors. “I am delighted and proud of these appointments, especially since the three new members, each of them very experienced in their respective areas, will not only help us move forward with our plan…