Newly formed AtlanTIC prepares to fight climate change with genomics-based tree improvement
Published: March 19th 2021Genome Atlantic is helping the newly formed Atlantic Tree Improvement Council, known as AtlanTIC, get up and running with an initial $6 million, five-year regional tree improvement program for long-term forest sustainability. Among AtlanTIC’s “big objectives,” said Stefan Richard, Executive […]
Read More$4.7 Million Atlantic Salmon Gill Health Initiative announced
Published: March 18th 2021In March, the Government of Canada announced research support for a $4.7 Million Complex Gill Health Initiative that will focus on Complex Gill Disease (CGD), a growing health challenge for salmon farming operations in both the Pacific and North Atlantic. […]
Read MoreA bold new business model for drug discovery
Published: March 16th 2021In a world of skyrocketing drug costs, a revolutionary new business model is being trialed in Canada that promises to spur the pace of drug development and price the results within reach. The concept will form the basis of Dr. […]
Read MoreOn the path to understanding bipolar disorder
Published: March 16th 2021When he entered medical school at Charles University, in Prague, Martin Alda, knew without a doubt, his specialty would be psychiatry. He “never had second thoughts,” he said. “For me, it represented ‘the royal road’ to a better understanding of […]
Read MoreNew applied genomics research investments announced
Published: March 9th 2021News release – Tuesday, March 9, 2021Ottawa, ON $8.6 million in federal funding to support healthier Canadians and a resilient food supply Genomics is on a mission to develop new knowledge, tools and technologies to improve Canadians’ lives. Today, […]
Read MoreForestry Innovation Transition Trust approves Genome Atlantic project
Published: February 4th 2021News release – Feb 4, 2021 The Forestry Innovation Transition Trust is helping to bring innovation to the forefront of the Nova Scotia forestry sector. The Trust announced three more projects today, Feb 4, that allows businesses focused on new […]
Read MoreLooking good: initial results published on research to de-risk offshore oil and gas exploration
Published: December 11th 2020Specialized microbes, that don’t require oxygen, have been discovered feeding on hydrocarbons seeping from underlying geology in the deep sediments of the Scotian Slope, in Nova Scotia’s offshore. As well, microbial communities – diverse groups of microorganisms that inhabit a […]
Read MoreRising superstar in fish nutrition: Dr. Stefanie Colombo
Published: December 1st 2020Dr. Stefanie Colombo is on a roll. A talented researcher focused on alleviating some of the environmental and nutritional issues stalking fish farm operations in Atlantic Canada and elsewhere, Dr. Colombo is hard at work developing novel solutions for environmentally […]
Read MoreClimate-Proofing Blue Mussels
Published: November 10th 2020A genomics project to protect Prince Edward Island’s top-ranked place in North America’s mussel market against climate change. This $800,000 initiative is predicted
Read MoreEmployment Opportunity [one-year term]
Published: November 3rd 2020Sector Innovation Associate [one-year term] The Sector Innovation Associate is responsible for opportunity generation and actively supporting the Business Development Strategy for Genome Atlantic. Aimed at maintaining the organization’s robust pipeline of end-user-driven future opportunities, this position helps lead the […]
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