Archives for 2017

Merck & CDRD Announce Joint Investment in the Canadian Life Sciences Ecosystem

Merck & CDRD announced the establishment of a new $1.5M Merck-CDRD Innovation Fund. This fund will go directly towards the advancement...

Fall Greetings to CDRD Stakeholders

Thank you for your ongoing commitment to CDRD. This purpose of this note is to celebrate our successes and report to...

CDRD Announces Appointments to its Board of Directors

CDRD is pleased to announce the appointments of Dr. Francois Bénard and Ms. Nancy Harrison as Directors of the organization....

Top global translational science organizations to catalyze translational innovation through new initiative – Translation Together

Five of the world’s top translational science organizations representing the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, and Australia...

CDRD Launches New Video Series Featuring Tomorrow’s Life Sciences Leaders

A key part of CDRD’s Mission is training the next generation of highly-qualified personnel to drive the development of new innovations....

JDRF Funds Zucara Therapeutics’ Approach to Preventing Hypoglycemia in People with Type 1 Diabetes

JDRF announced that it will contribute funding to Canada’s Zucara Therapeutics Inc., a pre-clinical life sciences company advancing a novel therapeutic...

Sepset Biosciences Initiates Multicenter Human Clinical Study for Sepsis Treatment

Sepset's initiation of a clinical study is a significant step forward in commercializing a test for health care professionals so they...