Disabling age-related triggers of heart disease
Research team looks to blood for answers on why aging can cause inflammation and disease
HDAX Therapeutics receives $25,000 in research funding at Medicine by Design pitch competition
Thanks to this team’s effective storytelling, sound science and clear pathway to translation, HDAX was chosen by the judges to receive research funding.
Medicine by Design-funded PhD student exchange to offer international training opportunity that accelerates leukemia research
The doctoral exchange is part of a larger partnership called the Leukemia Consortium, which seeks to generate a comprehensive data set pertaining to human blood stem cells and the leukemia that originates from them.
Medicine by Design’s Grand Questions event celebrates the future of regenerative medicine
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry (Innovation and Industry) lauds Medicine by Design’s new research program
Six trainee-led teams to compete for $25,000 in research funding at Medicine by Design’s Building a Biotech Venture Pitch Competition
Teams were selected because of the strength of their concepts, which all have potential to make a positive contribution to the regenerative medicine-related ecosystem.
Medicine by Design prepares the ground for the future of regenerative medicine with $3-million Grand Questions investment
Medicine by Design hopes to enable transformative advances through its Grand Questions Program, which is investing $3 million to prepare for the future of regenerative medicine.
Advancing stem cell manufacturing technologies
Cross-cutting research makes promising strides toward clinical testing
New research shows diabetes drug could provide brain protection to children who get radiation for brain tumours
Thanks to funding from Medicine by Design, a University of Toronto scientist and her team are closer to finding a way to protect the brain from damage for children who must be treated with cranial radiation.
Workshop series aims to foster healthy environments and inclusion in Medicine by Design labs
Investigators and trainees from Medicine by Design-funded labs are invited to participate in workshops focused on fostering lab environments that support the inclusion and well-being of all members.
Reprogramming the brain to enable regeneration
A research team is advancing two approaches to enhance neuroplasticity in the brain to regenerate cells lost or damaged by stroke.
Medicine by Design-funded foundational technology grows into biotech success story: Notch Therapeutics closes an $85 million Series A financing
Medicine by Design-funded research program that aims to generate next-generation immunomodulation therapies has seeded a Canadian biotechnology success story with the closing of an $85-million (U.S.) Series A financing.
Pivotal Experiment Fund to accelerate Medicine by Design-funded research toward impact
Medicine by Design's $4-million Pivotal Experiment Fund aims to bridge one of the critical gaps in the “valley of death” between a research discovery and a translatable therapy.
Activating brain and muscle tissue to self-repair
Research team’s ongoing work on using stem cells to encourage brain and muscle to self-repair has celebrated successes
Building a Biotech Venture to help Medicine by Design trainees take first steps toward entrepreneurship
New partnership with Health Innovation Hub offers a focused workshop, expert mentoring, and pitch competition with up to $25,000 in funding on offer to further develop product or venture
Medicine by Design symposium highlights importance of convergence in advancing regenerative medicine and human health
Medicine by Design’s 5th Annual Symposium on Dec. 7 and 8 attracted more than 500 registrants from across North America, and focused on the theme of better science through convergence – the integration of approaches from engineering, science, medicine and other fields to expand knowledge and spark innovation.