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The Golden Horseshoe Biosciences Network
is a regional innovation network of business leaders, entrepreneurs, researchers, and economic development officers dedicated to biotechnology, the biosciences and related fields. The network focuses on establishing a strong and thriving environment for economic growth and investment in biosciences and biotechnology in the regions of Hamilton, Halton and Niagara.
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GHBN Highlights
Breakfast with Alan Barrell: Download presentations and articles here - We would like to thank those of you who joined GHBN in welcoming Alan Barrell during our breakfast meeting
Employers wanted for Mohawk biotech grads
- The first graduates of Mohawk College's health biotechnology technician program are entering the work world. But the downturn in the economy has made it tough to find full job placements as well as co-op work terms in their chosen areas. McMaster Park progress remains on track - Today’s global economic virus has infected financial and business activities around the world. And McMaster Innovation Park is not immune to the uncertainty. The 'doctor' is in . . . the cellar - At Gaspereau vineyards, near Wolfville, Nova Scotia, the grapes spring from the soils of the Annapolis Valley. But the wines made by Gina Haverstock have some of their roots in the Niagara peninsula. Recession hurts bioscience sector
- The global economic crisis has hit several industry sectors hard. In Canada, companies in the biotechnology arena – there are more than 500 life sciences firms, many of them small and private operations – are among the victims of this recession. Duo has an affinity for success - Sometimes, success wells up not from a great original idea or technology but from seeing a niche that few recognize. The trick there is in acting on the opportunity . . . even if it means toiling at full-time jobs elsewhere while seeding and nourishi Innovation Café HD Videos - Changing Space for a Creative Class - Click HERE to view our HD videos of our April Innovation Cafe: Changing Space for a Creative Class GHBN Highlight: Entrepreneur - Mohammed Khalaf - Mohammed Khalaf, a 25 year-old master’s engineering entrepreneurship and innovation student at McMaster University, and resident of Hamilton, Ontario, will debut on an inventors reality show to be broadcast across 18 Arab television channels Innovation Café HD Videos - Making products for a sustainable future
- Click HERE to view our HD videos of our March Innovation Cafe: Making Products for a sustainable future. Innovation Café HD Videos - Art + Science = Culture - Missed an Innovation Café? Start watching them online in HD! Letting bugs do the cleanup job - What we build up, we break down. And when we rebuild again, sometimes we must purify or at least detoxify the land we are putting to new uses. Growing into the world at Vineland - The vines and the orchard trees have been in the ground for years. But the people at Vineland research centre have fresh, new ideas for the rebirth of the iconic Niagara agriculture site that has done so much for the tender fruit, grape and wine indu BAHT - a business model for healthcare - Bay Area Health Trust is leveraging the astonishing range of hands-on medical and research expertise within Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University. Turning our eyes to the future - When a new organization is set up -- we began life in 2005 -- much of the energy in the first two or so years is focused on building structure, setting goals, plotting new directions, and just generally networking. Some bravos, some boos greet budget - Federal budget 2009 was a lightning rod for attention from the bio-community. The budget gained applause for its shovel-in-the-ground intentions but boos rained down for its lack of funding for science in the lab.
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Upcoming Events
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Jun 30, 2009: e7GPI - One-page, weekly agritechnology news – June 30, 2009 Jun 29, 2009: How to use the Database of Genomic Variants (DGV) - The Centre for Applied Genomics (TCAG) and the Ontario Genomics Institute (OGI) are hosting a 1 hour web conference/webinar about the Database of Genomic Variants (DGV) – a curated database that catalogues structural variation in the human genome, in Jun 29, 2009: PhD student studies online communities
- Every day, millions of people get help with everything from baking to car repair on sites like Yahoo! Answers. What makes these sites unique is that answers are posted almost entirely on an anonymous basis. Jun 29, 2009: Toronto Region Research Alliance: Spring 2009 E-News - Welcome to our spring edition of the TRRA newsletter. For more information on any topic that interests you, please click on the appropriate headline. Jun 29, 2009: HTX.ca - Funding - HTX provides a suite of programs that fund Medical and Assistive Technologies on a competitive basis Jun 25, 2009: MarkIT newsletter - Check out the MarkIT newsletter! Topics include Trends in IT Staffing, signs of an easing recession, current service initiatives in the IT sector, and tips for attracting and retaining candidates. Jun 24, 2009: Fighting chronic diseases abroad
- The Population Health Research Institute (PHRI) at Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University will partner for five years with St. John's Research Institute in Bangalore, India - one of 11 Collaborating Centers of Excellence to prevent and cont Jun 23, 2009: Flexible solar strips light bus shelter - There won't be any more waiting in the dark at this campus bus shelter. New flexible solar cell technology developed by a group of engineering researchers at McMaster University has been installed to power lighting for night-time transit users. Jun 22, 2009: Researchers leading projects worth more than $31M - McMaster researchers have received nearly $11 million from the Ontario Research Fund (ORF) to certify safety-critical software and improve the sustainability of crops. Jun 19, 2009: How Do You Talk Back To Science? - Virtual Vineland www.vinelandresearch.com officially launches today – a comprehensive re-design of the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre website serving as a one-stop, interactive resource for the horticulture and floriculture industries and fe Jun 18, 2009: McMaster researchers awarded $36.4M in CFI funding - A new biological systems institute, a laboratory studying ways to develop clean, sustainable energy and a new centre for advanced nuclear systems are among the six McMaster initiatives receiving $36.4 million in funding from the Canadian Foundation f Jun 17, 2009: Innovator of the Year Awards - This year's nominees for the McMaster Innovator Awards were announced Tuesday morning. The winners will be announced this Friday during the closing reception of the McMaster Innovation Showcase 09.
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