Meet and Greet: The Junction between the Academia and Industry in Life Sciences

With the world’s largest and most prestigious research institutions within walking distance of one another, Toronto has been internationally dubbed as the Discovery District. Innovative scientific methods and products are continuously being developed at the University Health Network, the MaRS Discovery District, and our very own University of Toronto.

The Delta Biotechnology Society (centered at the University of Toronto) brings you an intimate opportunity to hear about the research that is being pursued at the University of Toronto and its implications in the future of biotechnology. You will also be given a chance to meet-and-greet with some of the MaRS tenants, as these biotechnology firms are at the forefront of innovative science.

Our guest professors are:

• Professor Molly Shoichet (http://www.ecf.utoronto.ca/~molly/index.htm)
• Professor Peter McCourt (http://www.botany.utoronto.ca/ResearchLabs/McCourtLab/Mothership/pages/home1.html)
• Professor Scott Prosser (in spirit; http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/index.php?id=7273)
• Professor C.S. Browning

Light refreshments will be served.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this event, please do not hesitate to contact nour.alkazaz@deltabiotech.org

 

Monday, January 28, 2008 from 5:50 PM - 8:00 PM (ET)

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MaRS Discovery District CR-3
101 College Street
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7
Canada

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The Delta Biotech Society

Delta, the symbol of incremental change used by ancient mathematicians, is a central motif to our society. We choose this symbol in our conviction that small changes can have significant impact on people’s perceptions. Biotechnology appropriately offers the best example of where small, but significant changes fostered by researchers and entrepreneurs are revolutionizing healthcare and other fields. The Delta Biotech Society, a non-profit student initiative, is focused on applying this approach to bring about synergy to biotech by influencing students in their formative and most ambitious years. Not only do we aim to provide undergraduates with career alternatives in industry, we also put their analytical skills to use in the business context. Our society’s focus is primarily biotechnology (an umbrella term), because we have entered an era of unprecedented interest, investment and opportunities. Biotechnology has a rich history of intellectual challenges as well as business challenges. Nevertheless, successful companies such as AMGEN and Genzyme have emerged as global leaders in healthcare. Revenues in Canada for biotechnology firms have experienced average annual growth of 45% since 1997. With the society’s incremental contribution to the awareness of biotechnology, we hope to foster a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship among students. To find out more, please visit our website at http://www.deltabiotech.org

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