Visit with Honourable Filomena Tassi, Minister of Public Services and Procurement

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We had the privilege of co-hosting the Honourable Filomena Tassi, Minister of Public Services and Procurement along with our partners at the University of Alberta and the Li Ka Shing Applied Virology Institute. We discussed innovations in the life sciences sector, what Canada can do to address critical drug shortages, academia-industry partnerships, and the importance of training and retaining our life science graduates.

API and UAlberta Facility tour Jul 25 roundtable

We would like to thank our colleagues who joined us both in-person and virtually to discuss ways to strengthen Alberta and Canada’s life sciences sector, continue our work in life-saving research and drug development, and how best to prepare for the pandemics of the future.Roundtable participants: 

  • Elan MacDonald, ICD.D, Vice-President External Relations, University of Alberta
  • Dr. Lorne Tyrrell, Founder and Director, LKSIoV, University of Alberta
  • Nobel Laureate Dr. Michael Houghton, Director of Li Ka Shing Applied Virology Institute (LKSAVI)
  • Andrew MacIsaac, CEO, API
  • Dr. Jacqueline Shan, Founder of PBG BioPharma Inc. and COLD-FX
  • Reg Joseph, CEO, Health Cities
  • Jason Ding, FCPA, FCA, Chief Business Officer, Entos Pharmaceuticals