biotechnology

UBC-led biomedical innovation hub to accelerate development and manufacturing of lifesaving medicines for Canadians

Canada’s biotech ecosystem is poised for a major boost with the federal government announcement today that B.C. will be home to Canada’s Immuno-Engineering and Biomanufacturing Hub (CIEBH).

Mar 15, 2023

About Canada’s Immuno-Engineering and Biomanufacturing Hub

Canada’s Immuno-Engineering and Biomanufacturing Hub brings together a multi-disciplinary, multisectoral coalition of more than 50 partner institutions (9 academic, 15 private, 6 public, 4 other research organizations, 16 not-for-profit) from […]

Mar 15, 2023

The University of British Columbia is leading a new research hub that will improve pandemic readiness and the overall health and well-being of Canadians. Photo Credit: Paul Joseph/University of British Columbia

Event: New UBC-led national research hub to accelerate Canada’s vaccine and therapeutics production

The University of British Columbia is receiving federal funding for a new research hub that will improve pandemic readiness and the overall health and well-being of Canadians.

Mar 14, 2023

New drugs show promise for preventing “absence seizures” in children: UBC research

A team led by a University of British Columbia professor has developed a new class of drugs that completely suppress absence seizures – a brief, sudden loss of consciousness – […]

Feb 15, 2012