McCarthy Spotlight Speaking Event
Non-Dilutive Funding Programs
Thursday, June 25, 2020
10:00 AM
Spotlight Speaking Series is proudly presented by:
This webinar will cover the various non-dilutive funding programs that are currently being offered to assist during COVID-19. Speakers will give an overview of their funding programs and how to apply for them. After the presentations, there will be a question and answer period.
Speakers
- Gina Arsens, Chief Financial Officer, Canada's Digital Technology Supercluster
- Eric Atkinson, Industrial Technology Advisor, NRC IRAP
- Rowan Laird, Regional Economic Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
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LIFESCIENCES BC ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER
Thursday, September 10, 2020
VANCOUVER CONVENTION CENTRE
5:00pm - 9:30pm
The 22nd Annual LifeSciences BC Award Winners:
- Genome BC Award for Scientific Excellence - Dr. Aly Karsan
- Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research - Aubrey J. Tingle Prize - Dr. Poul Sorensen
- Milton Wong Award for Leadership - Nancy Harrison
- Medical/Digital Technology Company of the Year - Canary Medical Inc.
- Deal of the Year - Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Strategic LifeSciences Partner of the Year - adMare BioInnovations Inc.
- Emerging Life Sciences Company of the Year - Chinook Therapeutics Inc.
- Dr. Don Rix Award for Lifetime Achievement - John Babcook
Tickets: LSBC Member: $250
LSBC Non-Member: $350
LSBC Member-table of 10: $2,500
LSBC Non-Member-table of 10:
$3,500
Location:
Ballrooms C&D, Vancouver Convention Centre West,
1055 Canada Place, Vancouver
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THE 2020 MEDTECH CONFERENCE
Toronto, ON
October 5-7, 2020
The MedTech Conference will bring together
more than 3,000 attendees to
network,
conduct business, gain access to
capital and share
insights in
Toronto, Ontario from October 5-7, 2020.
Attended by
over 3,000 people from
40 countries, The MedTech Conference will bring about
2,250 1-on-1 meetings, showcase
over 170 Exhibitors, have over
120 sessions and presentations from
400 speakers, and will also draw
1400 companies together.
Featuring
world-class plenary speakers,
cross-cutting educational programming,
valuable networking and
business development opportunities, The MedTech Conference is a
must-attend event for the industry's
prominent and most
promising companies.
If you are planning on attending this event, please let
Ryan Butt, Director Partnerships & Events know at
rbutt@lifesciencesbc.ca as he is coordinating the
BC delegation.
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MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS PROGRAM
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Keep your Employees Healthy with AON's Health Benefit Plans
LifeSciences BC and
Aon Hewitt
have partnered to create an Employee Health Benefits Plan that provides great value to our members. The plan provides a wide range of innovative, flexible solutions to meet the needs of each member company with 50 or more employees. LifeSciences BC Members will now have access to preferred pricing, increased flexibility and improved terms. Economies of scale through this collaborative approach makes providing your employees with the high quality benefits they've come to expect easier and more affordable.
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Patient Strategy: Optimizing Life Sciences Patents
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
9:00 - 10:00 AM EDT
On June 16
, join members of Gowling WLG's global intellectual property team for a live webinar to explore the scope of patent protection across jurisdictions and learn how to draft patents with an eye to the future. Over the course of their discussion and Q&A, our leading panel members will highlight key issues in patent scope that arise from the Doctrine of Equivalence. They will also discuss how the doctrine applies across jurisdictions and offer tips on how to use the doctrine to your advantage.
Contributors
- Ruben Dzhermakyan, Patent Attorney
- Paul Inman, Partner
- Thomas Mayer, Partner
- John Norman, Partner & Leader of Life Sciences Group
- Jian Xu, Legal Director & Patent Attorney
- Sonia Ziesche, Principal & Patent Attorney
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Clinical Evidence Generation in the Digital Age
Decentralized and Site-Less Trials
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
V
irtual clinical trials can significantly reduce costs and time involved in a traditional trial. Nearly 70% of potential clinical trial participants live more than two hours away from a study center, limiting their opportunities to benefit from possibly life-changing therapies. Virtual trials open patient recruitment
far beyond the geographical limitations of site-based clinical trials. Remote trials also have the potential to
improve patient retention,
expand the diversity of the
patient population, and allow for
greater patient compliance.
It's evident that remote monitoring via telemedicine and portable devices has many benefits, but do the positives outweigh the potential risks? What are the regulatory, data privacy, cybersecurity, and technical considerations for scaling of such solutions?
Key experts in the field will discuss the
current landscape of digital technologies aimed at decentralizing clinical trials, making them more efficient and bringing them closer to where most patients live.
Speakers
- Jennifer Goldsack, Executive Director, Digital Medicine Society
- Sean Khozin, Global Head of Data Strategy, Janssen
- Robert M. Califf, Head of Clinical Policy and Strategy, Verily and Google Health
- Bob Zambon, Senior Director, Data Strategy & External Innovation, Janssen Research & Development
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Navigating the New Realities of BC's Health Care System
COVID-19 Intel Series
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
12:00 - 1:00 PM PST
COVID-19 has
transformed British Columbia's
health care landscape
in ways hard to imagine just a few months ago. This applies across
the board from front line primary care, to a blurring of the lines
between different health professionals, to long term care, and privacy.
So what will our system look like a few months from now? What about
next year?
Hill+Knowlton Strategies is hosting a webinar panel featuring
two former B.C. Health Ministers and a
former journalist and
senior communications official in the
Premier's Office. The panel will provide
context and
guidance on what could be in store for
B.C. healthcare along with
practical advice to
stakeholders on how to navigate the
new normal.
Panelists
- Elizabeth Cull, Associate, Hill+Knowlton Strategies
- Terry Lake, Principal, Great Lake Enterprises
- Stephen Smart, General Manager Western Canada, Hill+Knowlton Strategies
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Kelowna Backgrounds for Zoom
Video conferencing is how many people are currently doing business or connecting with friends and family. Check out our free virtual backgrounds below, which are easy to upload on Zoom and will let you, your friends and family, and your colleagues #exploreKelownafromhome and dream of your next visit. We can't wait to see you when it's time to travel again!
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How to Navigate Health Canada and US FDA COVID-19 Expedited Medical Device Authorizations
April 21, 2020
On Tuesday, April 21, 2020, as we were all practicing social distancing, LifeSciences BC hosted a Zoom webinar on
"How to Navigate Health Canada and US FDA COVID-19 Expedited Medical Device Authorizations"
attended by 177 people from a plethora of companies.
Speakers:
- Eliane Barras - Senior Regulatory Affairs Officer, Medical Devices Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch - Health Canada
- Thomas Digby - Global IP Lead - Novateur Ventures
- Ian McGill - Lead US Diagnostics Regulatory Affairs - Novateur Ventures
Thank you to the sponsor,
Novateur Ventures, as well as
the speakers for making this webinar possible and sharing such
crucial information during these
challenging times!
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Coffee with Wendy featuring David Llewellyn
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
On Tuesday, June 2, 2020, special guest David Llewellyn, Senior Vice President, Business Operations at STEMCELL Technologies and a member of LSBC's Board of Directors joined our President & CEO Wendy Hurlburt for a virtual town hall. David gave an update on what STEMCELL has been working on, as well as some interesting updates, followed by a question and answer period.
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Showcase BC Event at BIO Digital
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
On Tuesday, June 9, 2020, LifeSciences BC showcased the
amazing innovation
taking place in our province. Attendees from
all around the world
joined for
interesting presentations
from
BC companies
.
Companies that Presented
- Aspect Biosystems Ltd.
- Aurinia Pharmaceuticals
- Clinical Trials BC
- Ministry of Jobs, Economic Development and Competitiveness
- Novateur Ventures
- Precision NanoSystems Inc.
- Qu Biologics Inc.
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Company Meetings at BIO Digital
June 8-12, 2020
During
BIO Digital, LifeSciences BC continued to search for
new partnerships and synergies with companies from
all around the world. Below is a list of some of the companies we met with during the event.
Companies we met with
- Accelera Canada
- Amorchem
- Asahi Kasei Pharme Corporation
- Astellas Venture Management LLC
- BioSyent
- Bourne Partners
- Cambridge Enterprise Ltd.
- Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine
- Centre for Disease Control and Prevention
- CRB
- CSL Behring
- Genesys Capital Partners Inc.
- Golden Eagle Capital Advisors
- Government of Victoria, Australia
- Korea Biotechnology Industry Organization
- MacDougall
- McGill University
- Mercury Data Science
- Montana Bioscience Cluster Initiative
- Nanobot Medical Animation Studio
- One Nucleus
- Piramal Pharma Solutions
- Rhode Island Commerce Corporation
- Samsung Biologics
- SeedSprint
- Sernova Corp.
- Shadow Lake Group
- Taiho Ventures
- The Biotech City
- The University of Melbourne
- Xontogeny
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Master of Business Analytics Internship Program
Find your next virtual data analytics summer intern!
Whether it's data visualization, forecasting or process optimization,
UBC Sauder's Master of Business Analytics students will turn insights into
compelling management recommendations. From
marketing,
finance or
operations and
supply chain, we will identify the
right candidate for the job at
no cost.
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Mitacs Business Strategy Internship Program
UBC Sauder, in partnership with Mitacs have launched a new summer program called the "
Mitacs Business Strategy Internship
" program. UBC Sauder is the pilot school in a network of Canadian business schools. The program will award $10,000 of funding to each interested and eligible undergraduate and graduate student to undertake a 4-month internship (480 hours) with a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) or not-for-profit organization. Internships will be structured to undertake a strategic analysis of an SME to help them restore or modify their business operations in a new business environment disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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BIO Online Learning Training Courses
NEW Clinical Development Online Course Bundle Now Available!
As many organizations transition into
remote working and
learning environments, BIO now offers
on-demand online training courses that can be completed at
your convenience and from the comfort of
your own home. With
new enhancements,
engaging video content and
interactive learning tools, online courses offer the
best virtual learning experience in the industry.
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BC INDUSTRY EVENTS
& CONFERENCES
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ALL D.R.I.N.K.S SOCIALS POSTPONED
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
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Surrey Economic Recovery Summit
Take 10 minutes to make an impact!
The
Surrey Board of Trade is planning a (Digital)
Surrey Economic Recovery Summit in partnership with
MNP LLP on
June 25 & 26. In preparation, they are conducting a
survey and need
your input. Click the link below to fill our the survey!
The deadline to complete the survey is
today, June 15, 2020.
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NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
& CONFERENCES
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National Occupational Standard
Opportunity to be recognized as an expert
Contribute your expertise to industry standards.
Your participation will mean:
- Be entered in a draw for a $500 Visa gift card
- Having your expertise reflected in the standard
- Contributing to strengthening the bio-economy workforce
- Learn what skills other experts bring to the role
- Be recognized as a contributor in the final National Occupational Standard
If you have 3-5 years of experience in any of these roles you can participate:
- Bio-health Project Management Research & Development and Manufacturing
- Legal and Regulatory
- Bio-health Research & Development
- Manufacturing in Bio-industrial, Agri-biotech, Bio-energy, Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOS)
- Quality Assurance / Quality Control
- Engineers in Manufacturing
- Clinical Trials
- Research & Development Agri-biotech, Bio-energy and Bio-industrial
- C-Suite
- Marketing, Business Development, Sales and Communications
- Key support roles
If you are interested
in participating in one of these consultation sessions please contact Adriana Saenz at asaenz@biotalent.ca
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INVEST CANADA 20
This is the #1 Conference of its Kind in Canada
Learn from and
be inspired by some of the most
renowned figures from business and beyond - a blend of content comprised of
investors and
sharp global leaders across industries with diverse backgrounds.
Invest Canada 20 (IC20)
provides content focused on the issues most relevant to today's private capital professional to stimulate new thinking and inspire action.
Featured Speakers
- Bill Browder, Founder & CEO, Hermitage Capital Management
- Bruce Flatt, CEO, Brookfield Asset Management
- Dane Jensen, CEO, Third Factor
- Dr. Dirk Schlimm, Partner, Jenoir International Inc.
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adMare Academy Executive
Institute
adMare BioInnovations is proud to open applications to its
2020-2021 Executive Institute - a
10-month, highly focused executive development program custom-designed to grow the management talent needed for Canadian life sciences to
lead the world.
The program is open to a
maximum of 20 senior career life sciences professionals - generally C-level and senior executives in the
top three tiers of the organization (including CEOs themselves) who have
10-15 years of management experience and
leadership responsibility.
As the adMare Academy is firmly committed to addressing issues of gender disparity, and to supporting diversity in the Canadian life sciences sector, specific
priority and focus will be given to
women and other
under-represented groups.
Candidate assessment will be based on
relative level of experience and
accomplishment in the life sciences industry;
approval from your company's CEO is required.
Applications will be reviewed, and participants selected by an independent panel of industry experts representing extensive and varied Canadian life sciences experience.
Applications to the Executive Institute are now being accepted until
June 30, 2020. For additional information regarding applications, please contact
Patricia York, Program Director, at
pyork@admarebio.com
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July 16-17, 2020
Seattle, Washington
It's Official!
Life Science Innovation Northwest is going virtual!
Given concerns about the
continued spread of COVID-19 and
mandates for social distancing, Life Science Innovation Northwest (LSINW) 2020 will be offered
virtually. Attendees will hear from the
same outstanding keynote presenters and
panelists previously confirmed. You will also be able to attend
company presentations,
fast pitch competition, and
poster sessions. See the program agenda
here.
Stay tuned for more details about LSINW 2020!
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Friday, September 11
Vancouver, BC
Annually, the
Canadian Medical Hall of Fame recognizes six individuals whose
extraordinary contributions to health care or
health research have made our country and the world a better place.
The Inductees are honoured at a
prestigious ceremony held in cities across Canada in association with medical schools. This year, the Ceremony will be held on Friday evening preceding the Canadian Conference on Medical Education (CCME) in Vancouver.
The Induction Ceremony includes a reception, dinner, and awards presentation.
2020 Inductees:
- Harvey Max Chochinov, OC OM MD PhD
- Jean Gray, CM MD
- Venerable Jeanne Mance
- Marco Marra, OBC PhD
- Joseph B. Martin, OC MD PhD
- Annette O'Connor, OC MScN PhD
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2020 Canadian Export Challenge
The Canadian Export Challenge (CXC) has historically been a series of one-day Global Accelerators across Canada for startups and scale-ups who are thinking about, working towards, or are already exporting their products or services.
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