Manufacturing Published on May 20, 2020 During the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis, not only did Sandoz Canada – a leader in the Canadian injectable drug market – continue to manufacture much-needed drugs for hospitals and pharmacies, but it had to increase production to meet growing demand. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the company, whose plant is located in Boucherville (QC), has established itself as a key player in the healthcare system in Quebec and Canada. Read more on https://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/85f16cc4-6da4-46be-a072-48455a1f6e56__7C___0.html
R&D Published on May 20, 2020 Research and innovation: unprecedented mobilization of Quebec’s ecosystem. Read more on La Presse
Biotech Published on May 20, 2020 Medicago Announces Positive Results for its COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate in Initial Animal Testing. Read more on News Wire
Medtech Published on May 14, 2020 Neptune, a Sherbrooke company, to rapidly increase North American supply of safe and effective non-contact thermometers in response to COVID-19 Read more on Sherbrooke Innopole
Investment Published on May 14, 2020 The Government of Quebec will invest more than $10 million, through the Innovation Program, the Program to Support Research and Innovation Organizations and the Fonds de recherche du Québec, to support scientific and technological projects related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more on News Wire
Biotech Published on May 14, 2020 The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) today announced a collaboration with CanSino Biologics Inc. (CanSinoBIO) to advance bioprocessing and clinical development in Canada of a candidate vaccine against COVID-19. Read more on News Wire
Artificial Intelligence Published on May 14, 2020 Growing a vaccine against COVID-19 in plants: that’s the goal of Medicago in Quebec City. And now artificial intelligence is coming on board to help the process. Read more on La Presse
Medtech Published on May 11, 2020 A Quebec manufacturer of refrigerated displays, who became a manufacturer after being disappointed with the quality of the products he had made in China, is seducing multinationals with his new disinfecting device. Read more on TVA News
R&D Published on May 11, 2020 The work of a virology specialist from the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR) focuses on the presence of the new coronavirus in the intestines and stools. This means that COVID-19 could be transmitted not only like the influenza virus, but also like the gastroenteritis virus. Read more on Journal de Montréal