R&D Published on April 6, 2020 They work on vaccines and drugs, use artificial intelligence to speed up discoveries, and seek to better understand the virus, how it spreads and how best to protect against it. With more than 150 research projects underway, Quebec researchers are mobilizing against VIDOC-19. At a glance at research that gives hope. Read more on La Presse
R&D Published on April 6, 2020 Innovations made in Quebec to protect health care workers. Read more on Radio-Canada (Health)
Partnering Published on April 6, 2020 Merck Canada partner with Innovative Medicines Canada and other pharmaceutical member companies to help protect healthcare workers with a donation of 100,000 masks. Read more on News Wire
Medtech Published on April 6, 2020 TechnoMontreal’s “Quebec Technological Innovation Wall”, which has already collected more than 200 proposals, offers tangible solutions related to VIDOC-19. A large number of companies from various fields participated in the exercise. It is now possible to consult the various solutions and products offered in relation to telemedicine, cybersecurity, the psychological impact of isolation, tools to facilitate telework and more. Read more on News Wire
Partnering Published on April 6, 2020 Canadian Blood Services is actively working with Health Canada and the international research community to contribute to the global effort to determine whether plasma from people cured of COVID-19 can be an effective treatment for coronavirus. Read more on La Nouvelle Union
Manufacturing Published on April 6, 2020 Neptune Obtains Health Canada Authorization and is Fast Tracking FDA Registration to Commercialize Plant-Based Hand Sanitizers. Read more on News Wire
Medtech Published on April 1, 2020 While some remain confined to their homes to stop the spread of the coronavirus, others stay at home full time to better combat it. A team of researchers at the Université de Montréal, for example, is working on a screening test for VIDOC-19 that promises to save medical staff a lot of time. Read more on Hebdo Rive-Nord
Partnering Published on April 1, 2020 Because the battle against the new coronavirus isn’t just fought in hospitals, but also in laboratories, a VIDOC-19 biobank has been set up in Quebec – the first in the country – to give researchers the blood samples and data they need in their urgent search for vaccines and drugs. Read more on La Tribune
R&D Published on April 1, 2020 Roche Canada establishes COVID-19 Open Innovation Challenge : to encourage Canadians to help develop solutions to the challenges we face from the COVID-19 pandemic. The winning submissions will receive funds to help develop and implement the solutions. Read more on News Wire