New digital consent platform streamlines consent process
Partnership with Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. has created a faster, easier way for patients to contribute to researchÌý
$6M grant for new Open Science patient registry
Goal is to accelerate research and let patients know how their data is helping find treatmentsA $6M grant from Brain Canada will fund the creation of a new Open Science patient registry, to share data with researchers around the world and let patients see how their data is used to develop new treatments for neurological disorders.
Cancer probe chosen for top science discovery
2017 Québec Science Discovery of the Year Award goes to the cancer-detection probe developed byÌýKevin Petrecca and Frédéric LeblondQuébec Science magazine’s 25-year tradition continues: every fall, a jury comprised of researchers and journalists selects the top 10 most impressive discoveries in Quebec in the past year and the public is asked to vote to select the winner.
An infallible hand-held probe to aid cancer surgery
Canadian researchers have invented an intraoperative probe that reliably detects multiple types of tumour cellsÌýPatients with common widespread forms of cancer will enjoy longer life expectancy and reduced risk of recurrence thanks to a multimodal optical spectroscopy probe developed by Canadian researchers.Ìý