{"id":21056,"date":"2019-02-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/genomequebec.com\/coporative-contents\/quebec-a-key-driver-of-innovation-in-genomics\/"},"modified":"2023-04-17T10:49:20","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T14:49:20","slug":"quebec-a-key-driver-of-innovation-in-genomics","status":"publish","type":"coporative-content","link":"https:\/\/genomequebec.com\/en\/coporative-contents\/quebec-a-key-driver-of-innovation-in-genomics\/","title":{"rendered":"Qu\u00e9bec, a key driver of innovation in genomics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><strong><em>Eleven Qu\u00e9bec projects to benefit from major investments<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Montr\u00e9al, February 4, 2019 <\/strong>\u2013 Major federal and provincial investments in the genomics sector were announced today in conjunction with three recent Genome Canada competitions.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Coderre, President and CEO of G\u00e9nome Qu\u00e9bec, is proud to recognize the results obtained by Qu\u00e9bec, which secured $18\u00a0million for 11 projects, a share of more than 30% of the overall federal funding available.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The strong performance by Qu\u00e9bec researchers in Genome Canada\u2019s most recent competitions positions Qu\u00e9bec as a key driver of innovation: \u201cThe funds awarded today give researchers access to the tools, technology and resources they need to leverage the full potential of genomics. This science is transforming our way of doing things by improving productivity and enhancing the quality of life for our citizens. These strategic investments reflect an innovative approach to problem solving and to decision-making by focusing on our capacity to master the use and processing of Big Data generated by genomics research,\u201d said Mr.\u00a0Coderre.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For example, Dr. R\u00e9gen Drouin, research fellow at Universit\u00e9 Laval, received $5.1\u00a0million to develop bioinformatics algorithms that will help deliver better clinical genomics diagnoses when screening for chromosomal abnormalities, including rare diseases in children. His research is expected to save the Canadian healthcare system some $12\u00a0million.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The diagnostic tools resulting from this project are being developed in partnership with Fullgent Genetics, a leading developer of genetic tests in the United States. The company will be opening a laboratory in Qu\u00e9bec City, undeniable proof that the integration of genomics-based solutions in health is now underway and contributing to our economic development.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s announcement included 11 projects funded in three competitions:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>The GAPP program <\/strong>(Genomic Applications Partnership Program) created to promote partnerships between university researchers and end users to meet the needs of key sectors (human health, agriculture, forestry, environment)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genomequebec.com\/216-en\/project\/development-of-comprehensive-cytogenomics-and-molecular-genetics-testing-using-an-exome-and-low-pass-whole-genome-sequencing-combined-approach\/\">Dr. R\u00e9gen Drouin and his team (Universit\u00e9 Laval)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Disruptive Innovation in Genomics Competition <\/strong>launched to promote the development of next-generation technological innovations in genomics.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genomequebec.com\/217-en\/project\/digital-omics-of-single-exosomes\/\">Pr. David\u00a0Juncker and his team (McGill University)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genomequebec.com\/218-en\/project\/the-rna-zipcode-discovery-pipeline-emerging-tools-for-therapeutic-targeting-at-subcellular-resolution\/\">Pr. \u00c9ric\u00a0L\u00e9cuyer and his team (Montreal Clinical Research Institute [IRCM])<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Competition <\/strong>designed to support the development of approaches using artificial intelligence and other advanced computer-based techniques, as well as methods to process the massive sets of data generated by genomics.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genomequebec.com\/219-en\/project\/bioinformatics-tools-for-integrative-3d-epigenomics\/\">Pr. Blanchette and his team (McGill University)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genomequebec.com\/220-en\/project\/epigenomics-secure-data-sharing-platform-for-integrative-analyses-epishare-\/\">Pr. Bourque and his team (McGill University)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genomequebec.com\/221-en\/project\/toot-suite-predication-and-classification-of-membrane-transport-proteins\/\">Pr. Butler and his team (Concordia University)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genomequebec.com\/226-en\/project\/bioinformatics-and-artificial-intelligence-to-leverage-predictive-models-of-dairy-production\/\">Pr. Banir\u00e9 Diallo and his team (Universit\u00e9\u00a0du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genomequebec.com\/222-en\/project\/precise-medicine-in-cellular-epigenomics\/\">Pr. Greenwood and her team (Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genomequebec.com\/223-en\/project\/next-generation-molecular-docking-leveraging-artificial-intelligence-techniques-to-understand-large-scale-ligand-binding-data-sets\/\">Pr. Najmanovich and his team (Universit\u00e9\u00a0de Montr\u00e9al)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2 projects for Pr. Xia and his team (McGill University)\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"file:\/\/\/W:\/Communications\/Communiqu%C3%A9s\/Communiqu%C3%A9s%202019\/o%09http:\/www.genomequebec.com\/225-en\/project\/development-and-validation-of-a-web-based-platform-for-environmental-omics-and-toxicology\/\">Development and validation of a web-based platform for environmental omics and toxicology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genomequebec.com\/224-en\/project\/an-integrative-platform-for-metabolomics-and-systems-biology\/\">An integrative platform for metabolomics and systems biology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","corporative_content_category":[376],"class_list":["post-21056","coporative-content","type-coporative-content","status-publish","hentry","corporative_content_category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/genomequebec.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coporative-content\/21056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/genomequebec.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coporative-content"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/genomequebec.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/coporative-content"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/genomequebec.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"corporative_content_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/genomequebec.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporative_content_category?post=21056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}