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Thousands of Canadians will benefit from a new training tool for surgeons

| National Research Council Canada | news releases

The National Research Council of Canada (NRC), with the support of Bayer Inc. through an innovation fund, has developed a first-of-its-kind pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) surgery simulator that has the potential to improve the quality of life for thousands of Canadian patients.


Canadian collaboration to accelerate development of cancer treatments

| National Research Council Canada | news releases

An innovative collaboration between government, industry, and academia aims to accelerate the development of cancer treatments in Canada. The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and the Toronto-based Centre for the Commercialization of Antibodies and Biologics (CCAB) have put in place over $1M in collaborative agreements over the past year to produce and test therapeutic antibodies discovered at the University of Toronto (U of T).


Genomics Research and Development Initiative

| National Research Council Canada | backgrounders

The Genomics Research and Development Initiative (GRDI) was first implemented in 1999 to support genomics research in eight federal science departments and agencies and is now in its sixth funding cycle. In 2014, the Government of Canada committed $99.5 million over five years for GRDI to continue research in agriculture, environment, fisheries, forestry and health, focusing on the role of federal government research.


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