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Virtual conference for Alberta's cancer researchers aims to inspire collaboration
For the first time in eight years, cancer researchers from throughout Alberta will gather at a conference to share their ideas, challenges, and achievements. The Alberta Cancer Research Conference, kicking off Monday , is a free virtual event to offer 600 registered attendees, including researchers from Edmonton and Calgary, a space to learn and network.
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Second season of podcast explores AI applications in medicine
The AI4Society Dialogues podcast is back with a second season that plans to help listeners explore the intersection between artificial intelligence and health care.
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Accelerator program helping U of A team develop a new breathing device
Innovation Masterminds Edmonton is helping to build entrepreneurs out of a team of University of Alberta engineers with an idea for a new breathing device.
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Ruth wraps up Next 36, prepares to launch products
Edmonton startup Ruth is preparing to launch its environmentally friendly menstrual pads on its website next month, with co-founders Anka Chan and Nicole Sanchez continuing to build on the momentum they've created throughout this year.
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Clinical trial finds convalescent plasma ineffective in treating COVID-19
An international study led by Canadian researchers, including the University of Alberta's Susan Nahirniak, has found that blood transfusions from patients who recovered from COVID-19 are not an effective treatment for the virus.
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U of A joins new Canadian biomanufacturing collaboration
The University of Alberta-based Alberta Cell Therapy Manufacturing (ACTM) has partnered with The Ottawa Hospital's Biotherapeutics Manufacturing Centre (BMC) and BioCanRx to strengthen Canada's biomanufacturing industry and boost its capacity to produce medical treatments and vaccines.
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'This is a health issue': How Edmonton should tackle its opioid crisis
The pandemic has worsened Edmonton's opioid crisis — safe consumption sites are overwhelmed with demand and overdose deaths continue to climb. Now the University of Alberta's Elaine Hyshka is calling on the City of Edmonton to more effectively tackle the epidemic.
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Entos Pharmaceuticals set to begin Phase 2 trial for its COVID-19 vaccine
Entos Pharmaceuticals is one step closer to manufacturing its DNA-based COVID-19 vaccine after the company was granted approval to begin a Phase 2 clinical trial in South Africa.
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Edmonton to co-host first Biome Summit focused on cardiovascular disease
Edmonton is among three Canadian cities selected to host the first Biome Summit 2021, which is being organized by Quebec-based global healthcare company Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada and C2 International. It aims to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease and drive innovation in healthcare across the country.
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