A group shot of all finalists standing in front of the National Research Council Canada building May 6th, 2009.

Scott Adams (center) with Mark Lievonen (left) and Tony Clement (right) at the National Sanofi-Aventis BioTalent Challenge 2009 Competition
1st Prize Winner, Scott Adams, Saskatoon

Joseph McNeil (center) with Colette Rivet (left) and Tony Clement (right) at the National [...]

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Students from Saskatoon, Cape Breton, Winnipeg, London, Charlottetown and Swan River collect Prizes in Canada-wide Competition Judged by Eminent Experts at National Research Council, Ottawa
Genetic research by a 16-year-old Saskatchewan student that could one day help farmers grow “designer wheat” — tailoring the starch content of grain grown for different markets — has earned the [...]

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Top Student Biotech Projects from 14 City, Regional Contests
In Final Canada-wide Competition Judged by Experts at NRC
Results Announced 1 p.m. EDT Weds. May 6

Announcement of Canada’s top student projects in biotechnology will take place on a media teleconference from National Research Council headquarters, 100 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, May 6.
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British Columbia – Mopping up dead cells key to boosting cancer, arthritis treatments (pdf)
Calgary – Dramatic hope for stem cell therapy, thanks to Calgary student, 17 (pdf)
Canada North – Investigating cancer rates in northwestern Manitoba (pdf)
Edmonton – Twins use biotechnology to try and prevent the spread of cancer cells (pdf)
Nova Scotia – Testing herbal remedies [...]

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Ted Paranjothy Completes First Sweep of Top Finishes in Regional, National and International Biotech Competition Series
Ottawa, Calgary, Toronto, Montreal Students Take Prizes Also
in Canada-wide Competition Judged by Experts at NRC
A Manitoba student has a first-ever Triple Crown of high school science, his project seeking a potential alternative [...]

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A Technology Platform for Growth
Biotechnology—which could be described most simply as biology plus technology—is being embraced rapidly by the world’s most advanced countries. It can be applied to many economic and social sectors, and has the potential to improve our ability to treat debilitating diseases, clean up the environment, produce new goods and services, and [...]

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Student teams from across the country, representing 13 regions, from Newfoundland to British Columbia, will present their projects at the final competition on May 10th, 2007. On May 11th at 1:00 PM (EST) the winners of the national competition wll be announced via live web cast. To learn more about the students involved in the [...]

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