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TBI News
Below are a list of current news items.
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July 08 2008
Reflections on BIO 2008 Although it is now massive in size, the BIOIndustry Conference is still a great forum for getting a lot of business contacts in a short period of time.
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June 19 2008
The Biotechnology Initiative closes another successful breakfast series season The popular Members Marathon breakfast meeting in June provided an opportunity for six member companies to tell their successful business stories. Attendance at morning meeting was high, with more than 90 attendees, a very high turnout considering that many TBI members and board members were away at BIO in San Diego, CA.
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June 10 2008
TBI Pub Night On May 8 members of The Biotechnology Initiative and friends got together to finish off BioFinance in fine style gathering at the Mill Street Brewpub in Toronto for TBI pub night.
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May 27 2008
Biophotonics: shining a light on dentistry For people that dread going to the dentist, the May 15 TBI (The Biotechnology Initiative) breakfast meeting was quite the treat.
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May 15 2008
A Global Center for R&D Innovation enhanced with skilled- based collaboration, stable research funding and an impressive record of groundbreaking achievements are propelling Toronto to the forefront of biomedical pre-eminence.
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May 15 2008
Toronto Rising When the University of Toronto managed to lure chemical geneticist Guri Giaever away from Stanford University two years ago, part of the inducement was a new, bigger lab, and part was a prestigious government-funded research chair.
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April 25 2008
TBI Breakfast meeting April 17: Central Nervous System Disorders As scientists begin to unravel little by little just how much of an effect an individual's genetic make up has on the efficacy of a drug, the field of pharmacogenetics continues to gain momentum as a mainstream science.
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April 22 2008
C-Level Forum is a huge success The C-Level Committee, comprised of a diverse and hard-working group of individuals, organized the "Building a Biotechnology Company – How to Leverage Partnership and Collaborations?" C-Level Forum took place on April 22, 2008, at The Estates of Sunnybrook.
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April 02 2008
TBI has just set up a Facebook group! This group gives TBI members and TBI non-members instant access to message reminders about all upcoming TBI events. By joining this group you can also take part in discussions about TBI and the biotechnology industry in Toronto and the rest of Ontario. All TBI members and anyone who is interested in what TBI has to offer are encouraged to join!
Current Facebook members, just follow the link below to join the TBI group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=23117335345 New to Facebook? It is easy to join and it can be a great opportunity to network online. Note that Facebook can be set up with strict privacy settings. To join, simply follow the link below and enter your name and email address. http://www.facebook.com If you have any further questions, please contact Jill Osborne at jill.osborne@utoronto.ca. |
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March 24 2008
TBI Breakfast March 20: Genomics in Ontario and TBI announces its new ED The Biotech Initiative breakfast meeting for March kicked off with a major announcement as TBI introduced Michael Stinson as its new full time executive director.
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March 06 2008
TBI President’s Gala, a celebration of success The Biotech Initiative’s annual Presidents Award Gala was a night of nostalgia and achievements as the who’s who of the industry, along with dignitaries, TBI members and esteemed guests converged on the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto to celebrate and honour four special people.
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March 05 2008
Broadening the life science community at TBI TBI is happy to announce the “Member Get a Member” drive. Always striving to meet its mandate of promoting life sciences, TBI is reaching out to welcome new individual memberships. As a valued member of the TBI, you have an opportunity to directly drive this initiative.
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February 25 2008
February 21 TBI Breakfast This month’s TBI breakfast meeting marked yet another informative session.
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January 18 2008
TBI - Executive Director In the fall of 2006, The Biotechnology Initiative took a big step in its growth by naming a part-time Executive Director, and TBI and its members saw a transformation in the organization as we added 10 new Corporate Relationships as members and sponsors. The Board of TBI has decided it is time to make the next step and has started a search for a Full time Executive Director!
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January 18 2008
TCP comes to TBI They say the dreams of cats are filled with mice. Well, the January TBI breakfast meeting was surely one that would have had the cat drooling.
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December 20 2007
December 20th TBI breakfast With six speakers and five presentations, December’s TBI breakfast session lived up to its ‘marathon billing’.
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November 15 2007
Thursday November 15, 2007 TBI Breakfast November's TBI breakfast meeting got off to a much calmer start, as this time around there were no false alarms to interrupt the session. Breakfast goers had the full two hours this time around to enjoy the presentations of the morning’s speakers.
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October 18 2007
October 18 - TBI Breakfast The October TBI breakfast was one that won’t be soon forgotten as attendees arrived at Metro Hall to the deafening sound of a fire alarm, postponing the start by an hour. Guests made the best of the situation using the delay as an opportunity to network with each other.
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October 16 2007
TBI Executive Director Resigns It is with regret that on October 15th on behalf of the Board of Directors of TBI, I accepted the resignation of, our first Executive Director.
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September 28 2007
September 28: Ontario Political Update breakfast The presentations at the TBI Ontario Political Update breakfast given by political analyst and president of the Devon Group Bob Richardson and Angus Reid Strategies vice president public affairs Craig Worden 10 days before the Ontario election proved accurate with the Ontario Progressive Conservatives paying a heavy price for taking a controversial stand on funding for faith-based schools.
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September 21 2007
TBI Event Sept. 21, 2007: Research to Revenue III Promoting the growth of the biotechnology industry in Canada, TBI’s ‘From Research to Revenue III’ closed out another successful National Biotechnology Week, building on the success of its first two events.
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September 20 2007
Sept 20th TBI Breakfast meeting This month’s TBI breakfast meeting marked another successful and informative event.
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August 15 2007
7th Annual Golf Classic TBI had its’ 7th Annual Golf Classic where 144 people enjoyed a beautiful day at Copper Creek Golf Club.
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June 27 2007
University of Guelph tour TBI’s mandate is to promote, educate, inform, network and advocate on behalf of Queen’s Park. TBI tries to combine all of those traits by educating with fellowship, while visiting interesting places.
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April 16 2007
TBI Survey Results – What TBI is doing to serve its members better for a new and improved TBI TBI members stress that enhanced networking opportunities is one of the main issues when it comes to TBI events. This was concluded by information gathered from a TBI online survey meant for its members, which took place April 16-May 11, 2007.
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