LONDON (Reuters) – Index Ventures, an early investor in technology hits like Skype and Dropbox, is spinning off its biotech portfolio into a new $1 billion (695 million pounds) business, with backing from drug giants GlaxoSmithKline GSK.L and Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N. […]
The Michener Institute’s integration with University Health Network will create a leading-edge training ground for tomorrow’s medical professionals […]
Emily Whitehead was just 5 years old when she fell ill with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common type of childhood cancer. […]
The presence of a recently discovered “superbug” gene in Canada and around the world should trigger alarm bells about the peril posed by drug-resistant microorganisms. Read more… […]
OTTAWA, ONTARIO — Today, Québec Science released its special annual issue that highlights the top 10 scientific discoveries from Quebec […]
Does continuing oil slump mean the end of three decades of innovative work? […]
After at least a decade of declining influence, public servants are looking at a return to their traditional role as advisers and “to flex some of the muscles they haven’t flexed for some years,” as one expert put it. […]
Some are elegantly simple, others extremely complex. From high-tech devices that could sync up with our brains, to better approaches to family and mental-health care – experts from the U of T’s Faculty of Medicine weigh in on the top medical advances of 2015. […]
Researchers have discovered how to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease with more than 82 per cent accuracy by evaluating the interplay between four linguistic factors; and developing automated technology to detect these impairments. […]
“This is a government that believes in science,” says Kirsty Duncan, a onetime researcher newly appointed as Minister of Science. […]