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2020

1
Jun

POSTPONED - Canada Synbio 2020

From 01 June to 05 June

The event which was scheduled for June 3rd has been postponed. The new date will be announced shortly.

 

On June 3, 2020, Ont... Read more


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22
Apr

EFFERVESCENCE - The future of life sciences

From 22 April to 23 April

 

 

EFFERVESCENCE 2020: The event which was scheduled for ... Read more



27
Jan

Networking Event - Genomic Solutions for Natural Resources and the Environment

From 27 January to 27 January

Génome Québec is organizing a partnering event to foster the creation of collaborations/partnerships between Québec scientists and key players from the Natural Resources and Environment sectors.


Anticipating concrete upcoming funding oppo... Read more




2019

4
Dec

Rendez-vous Génome Québec 2019

From 04 December to 04 December

We are excited to announce the next Rendez-vous Génome Québec focusing on omics and Human Health.

The keynote speaker will be Alan Beggs, PhD from the Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School. 

 

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16
Jun

8th annual Canadian Human and Statistical Genetics Meeting

From 16 June to 19 June

CIHR

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research - Institute of Genetics is pleased to support the 8th annual Canadian Human and Statistical ... Read more



16
Jun

Canadian GE3LS and Health Services and Policy Research Conference

From 16 June to 19 June

As part of the 8th annual Canadian Human and Statistical Genetics Meeting, this conference will explore cutting edge issues in the application of emerging genomics technologi... Read more



11
Jun

Webinar - One billion pieces of data and growing: Canada’s Living Population Laboratory Overview, Case Studies & Access Guide

From 11 June to 11 June

This webinar will provide an overview of the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project (CPTP) —Canada’s largest population study. You'll be able to learn... Read more



3
Jun

BIO International Convention 2019

From 03 June to 06 June

BioConvention2019

The key benefits of attending the BIO International Convention are access to global biotech and pharma le... Read more



8
May

Holobiont 2 Montréal - The second international conference on holobionts

From 08 May to 10 May

 

Visit the conference's website to discover the program and to register : Read more



25
Apr

Rendez-Vous Génome Québec 2019

From 25 April to 25 April

“Omics” technologies have paved the way to a wide range of fields of research and applications. This Rendez-Vous is intended for scientists interested in technologies and applications related to high- throughput “omics” technologies.

T... Read more



24
Apr

EFFERVESCENCE - the future of life sciences

From 24 April to 25 April

effervescence 

A major event in the life science and health technologies sector organized by a groupe of fifteen partners.Read more



11
Apr

Québec Final - Super Expo-sciences Hydro-Québec 2019

From 11 April to 14 April

This event brings together the best projects in Quebec, from the 12 regional finalsFor five days, the exhibitor... Read more



7
Feb

Behind the scenes: Cancer research

From 07 February to 07 February

CANCER

For World Cancer Day, the IRIC is hosting a Scientific outreach event organized by its students. For the occ... Read more



4
Feb

Cancer: hopes and challenges

From 04 February to 04 February

cancer

As part of the World Cancer Day activities, the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cance... Read more




2018

5
Dec

4
Dec

Rendez-Vous Génome Québec 2018 - Next Generation of Genomics Applications

From 04 December to 04 December

This event is intended for scientists interested in technologies and applications related to high-throughput "omics" technologies. The Rendez-Vous Génome Québec 2018 will focus on researchers leading initiatives using next-generation "omics" technologi... Read more



23
Oct

IRIC's 12th International symposium

From 23 October to 24 October

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1
Oct

30
Sep

The 5th Canadian Conference on Epigenetics

From 30 September to 03 October

CEEHRC

This symposium, organized by the Canadian Epigenetics, Environment and Health Research Consortium Network, is intended to br... Read more



25
Sep

Sample Preparation and Single-Cell Sequencing for Selected Applications

From 25 September to 25 September

Miltenyi_Biotech

Join Miltenyi Biotec and 10x Genomics on Tuesday, September 25th for a joint workshop to learn more about... Read more



23
Sep

International Congress on Personalized Health Care

From 23 September to 26 September

While placing the individual at ... Read more



13
Aug

GP-Write Canada meeting

From 13 August to 14 August

Gp-write-canada

 

The Genome Project-write (GP-write) is an open, international research p... Read more



12
Aug

18th International Biotechnology Symposium and Exhibition

From 12 August to 17 August

IBS2018

This 18th edition of the symposium is co-organized by the National Research Council of Canada, McGill University, the University... Read more



25
Jun

PEMED 2018 - Personalized and Precision Medecine

From 25 June to 27 June

PEDMED 2018

Whether you are interested in diagnostics, bioinformatics, drug discovery, and therapies, with the aim of translating precision me... Read more



24
Jun

14th International Conference on Precision Agriculture

From 24 June to 27 June

The 14th International Conference on Precision Agriculture (PA) will bring PA experts from all around the world. It will represent an exceptional opportunity to judge the level of deployment of PA in the scientific space, consider networking opti... Read more


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15
Jun

Closing the genomics research gap

From 15 June to 17 June

Closing the genomics research gap

McGill University, with the support of the Gairdner Foundation, is organising a series of events that wi... Read more



10
Jun

7th Annual Canadian Human and Statistical Genetics Meeting

From 10 June to 13 June

IRSC-CIHR

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research - Institute of Genetics (CIHR-IG) is pleased to support this confere... Read more



4
Jun

2018 BIO International Convention

From 04 June to 08 June

This event offers an access to global biotech and pharma leaders via Read more



27
May

Aquaculture Canada 2018 - Conference and Tradeshow

From 27 May to 30 May

Aquaculture 2018

Aquaculture Innovation for Sustainable Future.


When 

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22
May

Canadian Symposium On Genome Integrity and Telomeres

From 22 May to 25 May

Telomeres 2018

The main goal of this meeting is to establish productive interactions amongst the scientists involved in research in the various aspects of telomere bio... Read more



9
May

Healthy Brain for Healthy Lives (HBHL) Research Day and Symposium

From 09 May to 10 May

HBHL

Research Day is designed to showcase the research of trainees (graduate students and postdoctoral fellows) who are working in areas related to HBHL's goals and priorit... Read more



27
Apr

Symposium sur l'accès aux données et les systèmes de santé apprenant

From 27 April to 27 April

Participate in this Symposium, where international and national speakers will discuss with the audience the importance of access to ... Read more



20
Apr

Rendez-Vous Génome Québec 2018 - Technologies and applications related to high-throughput “omics” technologies

From 20 April to 20 April

This event is intended for scientists interested in technologies and applications related to high-throughput "omics" technologies. The Rendez-Vous Génome Québec 2018 will focus on researchers leading initiatives using next-generation "omics" technologi... Read more



18
Apr

Curiosity on Stage Evening Edition - To learn more about genomics

From 18 April to 18 April


Don't miss this evening of thought-provoking discussions about genomics which will be held at the Canada Science and Technology Mus... Read more



1
Mar

Engineering Biology for Solutions in Health, Food and the Environment

From 01 March to 01 March

 

National conference focused on harnessing the power of biology through Synthetic Biology and Next Generation Genomics.

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12
Feb

Information Webinar - Canada-EU Commission Flagship Collaboration for Human data storage, integration and sharing

From 12 February to 12 February

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Fonds de recherche Santé du Québec (FRQS) are pleased to announce that funding is available to support Canadian researchers interested in collaborating in the domain of repositories storing and ... Read more



12
Feb

Information Webinar - Research Projects on Personalized Medicine – Smart Combination of Pre-clinical and Clinical Research with Data and ICT Solutions

From 12 February to 12 February

The aim of this funding opportunity is to fund projects showing clinical feasibility of Personalized Medicine in complex/multifactorial diseases as well as other diseases.

 

When

Monday, February 12, 2018, 1:00 ... Read more



1
Feb

Cancer: hopes and challenges

From 01 February to 01 February

As part of the World Cancer Day activities, the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) of Université de Montréal is organizing a luncheon on the ... Read more



25
Jan

Webinar : Rethinking Healthcare with Better Tools, More Information and Deeper Analysis

From 25 January to 25 January

Genome Webinar
This online seminar will discuss a predictive, multiscale framework that can be used to understand the health of an indivi... Read more



25
Jan

Behind the scene : cancer research

From 25 January to 25 January

 

Students and postdoctoral researchers of the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) of Université de Montréal will be happy to discuss sci... Read more



13
Jan

The Plant and Animal Genome XXVI Conference (PAG)

From 13 January to 17 January

PAGXXVI

This event is designed to provide a forum on recent developments and future plans for plant and animal genome projects. Consisting of technical presenta... Read more




2017

5
Dec

Rendez-Vous Génome Québec 2017 - The Future of "Omics" Applications

From 05 December to 05 December

"Omics" technologies have opened the doors to a wide range of fields of research and applications. This event is intended for scientists interested in technologies and applications related to high-throughput "omics" technologies.

 

The ... Read more



5
Dec

Québec City Healthcare Industry Forum

From 05 December to 06 December

Don't miss the 11th edition of the Québec City Healthcare Industry Forum.

 



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5
Dec

Panel - Health innovations and public understanding: The urgent need to close the gap

From 05 December to 05 December

As part of the 11th Québec City Healthcare Industry Forum, Génome Québec, in collaboration with BIOQuébec, is organizing the panel Health innovations and public understanding: The urgent need to close th... Read more



10
Oct

Deep Learning Summit Montréal

From 10 October to 11 October

Exploring deep learning software and applications to transform and optimize business efficiency.

The summit will explore how to apply deep learning frameworks and methods to gain new insights into your business in areas including: predictive ma... Read more



14
Jun

IRICoR – Business Seminar

From 14 June to 14 June

Hot topics in Immuno-Oncology and Genetic Therapies

IRICoR, the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer – Commercialization of Research of Université de Montréal, in association with Defined Health, a leading business d... Read more


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8
Jun

Symposium Metabolomics in Precision Medicine

From 08 June to 08 June

Symposium Metabolomics in Precision Medicine, from theory to practice - organized by David Wishart of the Metabolomics Innovation Centre from University of Alberta.


When
June 8 2017



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25
May

Workshop on Advances and Roadblocks for use of Genomics Data in Cancer Risk Assessment

From 25 May to 26 May

Organized by the Health and Environmental Sciences Institute, Health Canada and McGill University, this 2-day workshop will address current and potential applications of genomics in cancer risk assessment.


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9
Mar

Don't miss CellCAN's First Pancanadian Strategic Forum - Cell and Gene Therapy revolution

From 09 March to 10 March

CellCAN's First Pancanadian Strategic Forum on cell and gene therapy will be held in Montréal March 9 and 10 at the Westin Hotel Montréal. Hosted by Michel Rochon, speakers include Denis-Claude Roy, W... Read more




2016

8
Dec

Rendez-vous Génome Québec 2016

From 08 December to 08 December

"Omics" technologies have opened the doors to a wide range of fields of research and applications. This Rendez-vous is intended for scientists interested in technologies and applications related ... Read more



29
Nov

10th Québec City healthcare industry forum

From 29 November to 30 November

 

Québec International is pleased to invite you to the 10th Québec City Healthcare Industry Forum to be held November... Read more



28
Nov

First International Symposium on Immunogenetics of Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases

From 28 November to 29 November

Organized by the McGill Research Center on Complex Traits (MRCCT)

To learn more or to register, click here. 

... Read more

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30
Sep

Rendez-vous Génome Québec 2016

From 30 September to 30 September

"Omics" technologies technologies have opened the doors to a wide range of fields of research and applications. This Rendez-vous is intended for scientists interested in technologies and applications related to high-throughp... Read more


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29
Sep

German-Canadian Matchmaking Event on Bioeconomy and Biotechnology

From 29 September to 30 September

Two opportunities to meet and discuss various subjects linked to bioeconomy with membres of the Cluster Industrielle Biotechnologie in Saint-Hyacinthe on September 29 and in Montréal on September 30.

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14
Jun

Emerging Technologies Conference

From 14 June to 16 June

June 14-16, 2016
Delta Bessborough Hotel
Saskatoon, SK
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13
Jun

The future of your health lies in your DNA!

From 13 June to 13 June

Everyone's invited to this public event! It's free, open to all and it concerns you: breast cancer, personal... Read more


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12
Jun

1st International Congress on Personalized Health Care

From 12 June to 15 June

At the dawn of the twenty-first century, the most recent research in molecular biology, advances in genomics, and the resources available due to technological advances in data management enabled the development of a more sp... Read more


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9
Mar

IP and Genomics

From 09 March to 09 March

Don't miss the next LES (US-Canada) meeting in Montréal.


Precision Medicine is an effort that will revolutionize how we improve health and treat diseases.  Major res... Read more


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24
Jan

PMWC Personalized Medicine World Conference 2016 Silicon Valley

From 24 January to 27 January

The Personalized Medicine World Conference (PMWC) is the only fully integrated conference to examine the advances and challenges of Personalized Medicine through a practical lens. PMWC brings together the thought-leaders of business, government, health... Read more


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2015

16
Dec

International Colloquium on the Global Impact of Genomics

From 16 December to 16 December

Organized by Génome Québec, in collaboration with the International Development Research Centre, this colloquium aims to facilitate discussions between scientists and end-users to increase the use of genomi... Read more


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1
Dec

From 01 December to 01 December

Québec International is pleased to invite you to the 9th Québec City Healthcare Industry Forum to be held December 1, 2015, at the Hilton Québec during Healthcare Innovation Week.
 

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30
Nov

Montréal Summit on Innovation - Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montréal

From 30 November to 30 November

Marc LePage, President and CEO at Génome Québec, talks about genomics for an urban environment better adapted to climate change.

... Read more

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14
Oct

Rendez-vous Génome Québec - The Future of “Omics” Applications

From 14 October to 14 October

"Omics" technologies technologies have opened the doors to a wide range of fields of research and applications. This Rendez-vous is intended for scientists interested in technologies and applications related to high-throughput "omics" technolo... Read more


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28
Sep

Sherbrooke International Life Sciences Summit

From 28 September to 30 September

Theme: Autonomy and Aging – Challenges & Outlook.

Organized by Sherbrooke Innopole, in partnership with Rx&D and MEDEC, this event will bring together participants from the pharmaceutical and med... Read more


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17
Jun

2015 Québec Society for the protection of plants Annual meeting

From 17 June to 18 June

Theme: Genomic revolution for phytoprotection

June 17-18, 2015
Château Mont-Ste-Anne, Beaupré, QC

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15
Jun

New series of Canadian bioinformatic workshops May-June 2015

From 15 June to 16 June

Advanced bioinformatic workshop in Montréal June 15 and 16, 2015.

For detailed program, registration and Toronto and Halifax workshops dates, click below to view the Website.

... Read more

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15
Jun

2015 BIO International Convention

From 15 June to 18 June

The 2015 BIO International Convention is June 15-18 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA

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27
May

Joint symposium GenoRem and the Société québécoise de phytotechnologie

From 27 May to 28 May

Theme: Water, air, soil, water purification using plants

May 27-28, 2015
Montréal Botanical GardenRead more


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14
May

9th Symposium on Molecular Targets in Cancer Genomics

From 14 May to 15 May

The 9th IRIC International Symposium on Molecular Targets in Cancer Genomics will take place in Montreal, Canada on May 14-15th, 2015.

<... Read more


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10
May

2015 Convention of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum

From 10 May to 13 May

“New Dimensions” is the theme that will drive topics of discussion at the upcoming 2015 CIM Convention taking place at the Palais des congrès de Montréal from May 10 to 13, 2015. In addition to a rigorous technical program, mining will be examine... Read more


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16
Apr

CARTaGENE Symposium - Cohorts, Big Data and Personalized Medicine: Challenges and solutions

From 16 April to 17 April

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!

CARTaGENE is hosting, in Montréal, a first Symposium on the resources and utilization of international, national and regional cohorts. The challenges of analyzing complex, heterogenous q... Read more


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17
Mar

Americana

From 17 March to 19 March

Come and visit Génome Québec booth (#1008) at Americana, the International Environmental Technology Trade Show.


Palais des congrès de Montréal
March 17 to 19, 2015


Visit ... Read more


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2014

8
Dec

Natural Resources Forum of the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montréal

From 08 December to 08 December

Catalina López Correa, Vice President of Scientific Affairs at Génome Québec, talks about genomics for sustainable solutions to natural resources issues.

... Read more

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27
Oct

UK-Canada Synthetic Biology Workshop

From 27 October to 28 October

Loyola Campus  of Concordia University
7141 Sherbrooke Street West
Montréal (Québec)  H4B 1R6
Refectory (RF) Building
The Loyola Jesuit Hall and Conference Centre


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23
Sep

BÉNÉFIQ 2014

From 23 September to 25 September

THE international rendezvous on health ingredients!

A top level international event. Renowned speakers will lecture on current hot topics, a broad range of health ingredients suppliers will sho... Read more


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17
Sep

The Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research

From 17 September to 17 September

Public Forum "A Scientist’s Journey From Basic Research To Senior Academic Leadership", featuring 2014 Prize Winner Dr. Lap-Chee Tsui, Past Vice-Chancellor and President, The University of Hong Kong


September 17, 2014 - University of Otta... Read more


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16
Jun

2nd Conifer Genome Summitt

From 16 June to 18 June

Forêt Montmorency, Québec, Canada


Open to all members of the forest genomics community


The 2014 Summit will facilitate updates on the most advanced approaches in conifer genome sequencing, assembly and annotation, as well as... Read more


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11
Jun

The International Economic Forum of the Americas

From 11 June to 11 June

Wednesday June 11, Génome Québec is organizing, in collaboration with McGill University and La Coop fédérée the conference Agriculture and Innovation: Ensuring Global Food Security.

 

The conference wil... Read more


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26
May

Rendez-vous Génome Québec - The Future of “Omics” Applications

From 26 May to 26 May

"Omics" technologies technologies have opened the doors to a wide range of fields of research and applications. This Rendez-vous is intended for scientists interested in technologies and applications related to high-throughput "omics" technolo... Read more


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13
Feb

INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM GENOMICS AND PERSONALIZED PREVENTIVE HEALTH

From 13 February to 14 February

Génome Québec, in partnership with the Grand défi Pierre Lavoie, organizes the International Symposium Genomics and Personalized Preventive Health.

The event will bring together in Montréal leading world experts in genetics, e... Read more




2013

3
Dec

Health Innovation Week

From 03 December to 05 December

The National Institute for Excellence in Health and Social Services (INESSS) and Québec International are collaborating on various events during the inaugural Health Innovation Week. The organizations will be holding three events at Espaces Dalhousie i... Read more


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22
Nov

Webinar CIHR - Coordinating the Use of Genetic Tests and Related Health Services

From 22 November to 22 November

Advances in genetic testing have opened up new possibilities in patient care. The accelerating demand for genetic tests is adding to the resource pressure on the current health care system.  What are the issues?  How can new technologies and services b... Read more


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14
Nov

Rendez-vous Génome Québec 2013 - Montréal NGS Symposiuim

From 14 November to 14 November


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6
Nov

9th Annual Personalized Medicine Conference

From 06 November to 07 November

This two-day conference attracts more than 600 national and international thought leaders as speakers, panelists and attendees. In addition to highlighting successes, its speakers and panelists identify challenges for fully implementing personalized me... Read more


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22
Oct

International Forum On Health

From 22 October to 24 October

Presented by the CHU du Québec, this event is focused on providing participants in-depth insight and a unique opportunity to discuss key health system issues with other decision-makers in one central, common setting. The goal will be to improve and tra... Read more


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21
Oct

5th Annual Personalized Medicine Conference

From 21 October to 22 October

Arrowhead's 5th Annual Personalized Medicine Conference will explore the ways in which personalized medicine is beginning to reshape healthcare.

 

October 21-22, 2013
Westin Boston Waterfront
Boston, Massachusetts

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7
Oct

Montreal Genomics and Mathematics workshop

From 07 October to 11 October

Coalescent theory is one of the most elegant and powerful probabilistic approaches in mathematical population genetics. It formalizes the backward perspective on evolution in large finite populations, providing a link between evolutionary models and em... Read more


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5
Oct

7th scientific conference of the International Society of Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics

From 05 October to 08 October

Discover the latest findings on nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics as they relate to obesity, aging, cancer, diabetes and its cardiometabolic factors, inflammation and oxidative stress as well as translation  into nutrition and personnalized medicine.

... Read more

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30
Sep

Burrill Personalized Medicine Meeting

From 30 September to 01 October

The 9th Annual Burrill Personalized Medicine Meeting provides attendees with a window into this personalized medicine world from where the science had led us to what hurdles need to be overcome and the policies that are required so that personalized me... Read more


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27
Sep

4th edition - Science and Policy Exchange

From 27 September to 27 September

This annual event brings together various stakeholders to discuss the future of the knowledge economy<... Read more


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26
Sep

Sherbrooke International Life Sciences Summit

From 26 September to 27 September

Sherbrooke International Life Sciences Summit, September 26and 27, is a not-to-be-missed event to get an overview of the life sciences industry and identify development perspectives.

Organized by Sherbrooke Innopole, in partnership with Rx&... Read more


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9
Jul

GAPP Webinar - 2nd date

From 09 July to 09 July

Genome Canada will be hosting a webinar to present the highlights of and answer questions regarding its recently launched program, the Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP).

 

The webinar will be offered at the following times... Read more


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3
Jul

GAPP Webinar

From 03 July to 03 July

Genome Canada will be hosting a webinar to present the highlights of and answer questions regarding its recently launched program, the Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP).

 

The webinar will be offered:

Wednesd... Read more


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29
Jun

Symposium - Epigenetics, Genome Integrity and Stem Cell Biology

From 29 June to 30 June

Hosted by the Université de Montréal's Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC), the symposium will bring together scientists from three research communities. The goal is to provide a common platform for researchers whose complementary ex... Read more


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22
Apr

12th International Symposium on Mutation in the Genome

From 22 April to 26 April

12th International Symposium on Mutation in the Genome:
mutation detection & genome sequencing- detecting variants one-by-one or genome wide

Lake Louise, Canada

... Read more

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21
Apr

2nd Annual Canadian Human and Statistical Genetics Meeting

From 21 April to 24 April

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research - Institute of Genetics (CIHR-IG), in collaboration with the Canadian Gene Cure Foundation (CGCF), sponsors of the Second Annual Canadian Human and Statistical Genetics Meeting. This joint event will be held a... Read more


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2012

4
Dec

Québec City 6th annual Healthcare Industry Forum

From 04 December to 04 December

Organized at the initiative of Quebec International, the annual Healthcare Industry Forum (Forum de l’industrie de la santé) brings together key healthcare stakeholders, including scientists, clinicians, professionals, industrialists and network manage... Read more


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27
Nov

Genomics: The Power and the Promise

From 27 November to 28 November

Gairdner Foundation-Genome Canada State-of-the-Science Event
Ottawa Convention Centre

 

Join this celebratory event which will bring together a distinguished collection of some of the ... Read more


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3
Oct

BioContact Québec

From 03 October to 04 October


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