R&D Published on April 22, 2020 Coronaviruses could attack the neurons. This could be the result of an infection of olfactory neurons, according to a professor at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS). His team has highlighted similar processes in cold coronaviruses, as reported in a literature review published in the January 2020 issue of the journal Viruses. Read more on News Wire
Pharma Published on April 22, 2020 Glycovax Pharma develops a vaccine against COVID-19 – A semi-synthetic vaccine in the preclinical phase. Read more on News Wire
Medtech Published on April 22, 2020 A Montreal doctor designed an ingenious truck-mounted clinic to care for patients during the coronavirus pandemic, protected behind a Plexiglas screen. Read more on TVA News
R&D Published on April 20, 2020 The Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT) is actively contributing to a pan-Canadian initiative to assess the impact of the pandemic on people suffering from chronic pain. Read more on News Wire
Biotech Published on April 20, 2020 Biotech City (Laval) is engaged in the fight against COVID-19: Researchers and scientists from 13 Laval companies are currently working to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Read more on Courrier Laval
Biotech Published on April 20, 2020 A Quebec team of researchers, led by Dr. Guy Boivin of the CHU de Québec, is betting on the use of existing drugs to curb the virus in order to save time. Read more on TVA News
Digital Health Published on April 20, 2020 A new online platform, to which Sainte-Justine UHC collaborated, could enable better management of COVID-19 by initially offering users the opportunity to monitor the evolution of their state of health and, if they wish, to inform their family and friends. Read more on L'actualité
Medtech Published on April 20, 2020 The Québec government is granting a $4-million loan to Medicom, through Investissement Québec, to accelerate the establishment of a plant in Montréal that will produce tens of millions of N95 masks and level 3 surgical masks. Read more on News Wire
Artificial Intelligence Published on April 20, 2020 Two researchers at Cégep André-Laurendeau have developed a distance measurement system powered by two cameras and artificial intelligence to make people aware of good social distancing practices. Read more on Radio-Canada (Techno)