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As part of the initiatives put forward to find solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fonds de recherche du Québec and Génome Québec have tasked a group of researchers with establishing the Québec COVID Biobank. The primary objective of this Québec-based infrastructure, which will be governed by a strict legal and ethical framework, is to…
Given the situation around COVID-19 and actions being taken by the Canadian, Quebec and Ontario governments, the Canada SynBio conference, which was supposed to take place on June 3rd in Montreal, is postponed. The health and wellbeing of the attendees, speakers, staff and general public remains the top priority. The organizing committee is presently working…
Génome Québec is closely monitoring the development of the situation caused by COVID-19 and has taken all the necessary measures to reduce the risk of transmission. The safety of our employees and partners is an absolute priority. All travel has been cancelled; employees are all working from home and the largest gatherings that cannot be…
The budget presented on March 10, by the Minister of Finance, Éric Girard, sends a very encouraging message to the research and innovation community, particularly in life sciences, with many indications in the budget pointing to a solid commitment to knowledge. Génome Québec commends the vision of the Québec Government, which has once again recognized…
Génome Québec will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2020. To mark the occasion, we are pleased to present our new logo. The logo was developed by taking the double helix, which is used to depict Génome Québec, and dividing it in two. Both halves were then placed side by side to form the number “20”…
Genome Québec is happy to report that Dr. Lucy Gilbert’s research team will receive $ 6.24 million in Genomics Applications Partnership Program (GAPP) funding grant to finalize the development of DOvEEgene (Detecting Ovarian and Endometrial cancers Early using genomics)—a screening test that could save thousands of lives every year in Canada and millions of lives worldwide.…
Mission ADN-eau (Mission eDNA) is a citizen based science project that aims to explore the biodiversity of Quebec water bodies using environmental DNA. More than 500 high school students teamed up with experienced scientists to collect and analyze water samples. Take a look at this beautiful collaboration. Curious about the results ? We organize…
A $3.8 million project puts a New Brunswick company at the forefront of oyster breeding technology in Atlantic Canada. L’Étang Ruisseau Bar (ERB), a New Brunswick oyster seed producer, is teaming up with Genome Atlantic, Genome Canada, Génome Québec and scientists at Université Laval to develop Canada’s first strain of selectively-bred Eastern Oyster – a…
We are pleased to inform you that Genome Canada has partnered with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) on an ongoing funding call entitled the Canadian 2019 Novel Coronavirus Rapid Research Funding Opportunity. This funding opportunity is part of Government of Canada’s global effort to address the public health challenges of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)…
Within the new Genome Canada 2020 Large-Scale Applied Research Project Competition: Genomic Solutions for Natural Resources and the Environment launched in January, the Canadian Genome Centres have organized strategic sessions via webinar. These sessions brought together university, industry and government representatives. The objective of each session were to dress an up-to-date portrait of how each sector…