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Canada's Immunotherapy Network: A network of centres of excellence accelerating the most promising & innovative #cancer #immunotherapies to the clinic. Supporting translational research in Canadian cancer immunotherapy.
This National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we honour the survivors and victims of the Residential and Day Schools. We acknowledge that Indigenous communities remain underrepresented and underserved in healthcare. We honour the many lives that have been taken and the cultural knowledge lost.
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At BioCanRx, we are proud to support the researchers, clinicians, and patient advocates driving cancer research in Canada. We celebrate breakthroughs that are changing the face of cancer care.
Together we are working towards our vision: to make all cancers curable.
#WorldCancerResearchDay
Join the 2026 BioCanRx Learning Institute!
The BioCanRx-CCP Learning Institute brings together leaders from patient communities and academic scholars at the annual Summit4CI, this year in Vancouver, BC.
To participate, see our website: www.cancersummit.ca/program/the-...
This World Leukemia Day, BioCanRx stands with patients, caregivers, & everyone touched by this devastating disease. We celebrate the researchers & patients pushing cancer immunotherapies forward. Today, we look forward to a time when leukemia - & all cancer - is a curable disease.
#WorldLeukemiaDay
Humphrey Fonge doesn't just create cancer therapeutics - he wants to ensure they reach the patients who need them.
Fonge and his team at Université Laval have developed a radiotherapeutic which targets Nectin-4, a protein in many cancers.
Watch the full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTdJ...
Apply now for Travel Awards and Lab Exchanges taking place fall of 2025!
These awards cover travel and lodging for trainees and lab professionals participating in research exchanges, conferences, or workshops to enable their professional and technical development.
To apply, visit bit.ly/4lc6Df5
#SciParl2025 wouldn’t be possible without the support of our incredible sponsors!
#SciParl2025 ne serait pas possible sans le soutien de nos incroyables commanditaires !
Thank you, @biocanrx.bsky.social! Merci, BioCanRx !
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#CdnSci #CdnInnovation
Help inform our training!
BioCanRx is seeking your input on the career and
professional development needs of trainees and
professional staff in our network.
Complete our survey to help ensure our training meets
your needs
Survey: bit.ly/3UgUJWB
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Fill out our survey on biotherapeutic development needs to help inform our training!
BioCanRx is committed to providing resources to train a skilled, experienced immunotherapy community.
Complete our survey to help ensure our training meets your needs:
bit.ly/3UgUJWB
En français: bit.ly/40ymg9t
Five years ago today, Owen Snider started life-changing treatment as part of Canada’s first CAR-T therapy clinical trial at TOH. Read his story of courage, innovation, and hope 💙
@biocanrx.bsky.social | #CancerResearch #CAR_T #LymphomaAwareness
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Apply now for the Summit4CI Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP) Working Group, which will lead the planning and execution of HQP Development Day at the upcoming Summit4CI, taking place March 29–31, 2026, in Vancouver, BC.
Apply by Friday, June 27th at 11:59 pm PT
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It’s #ClinicalTrialsDay — a moment to recognize the researchers, clinicians, and patients who make cancer immunotherapy breakthroughs possible. Thank you to everyone who pushes research forward every day to provide every Canadian living with cancer with cutting edge treatment.
#CancerImmunotherapy
A collage of our four new board members. Clockwise from top left: Brigette Kocijancik, a white woman with long blonde hair; Dr. Jumai Abioye, a Black woman with long hair and glasses; My Dang, a smiling Asian woman wearing a pink blazer and gold earrings; and Sébastien Beauchamp, a white man with dark hair wearing a dark suit.
BioCanRx is happy to welcome four new board members: Dr. Jumai Abioye, Sebastien Beauchamp, Mỹ Dang, and Brigette Kocijancic. We look forward to what these new perspectives will bring to our organization’s mission.
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This Cancer Research Awareness Month, we celebrate the researchers working towards making all cancers curable diseases. Now more than ever, we need a robust translational research system to make immunotherapies available to cancer patients, and we honour the people who work to make that happen.
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Join us for a webinar on May 30, hosted with @cancercolab and @nrc_cnrc, to explore the potential of viral vectors in emerging cancer therapies.
Register today: bit.ly/4m8xA5d
BioCanRx is proud to support Unlocking Next-Gen Therapies on May 9 with Friends of Cancer Research and PICI. Dr. Natasha Kekre will share Canada's CLIC CAR T model and regulatory needs for cell therapies. Register here: friendsofcancerresearch.org/event/unlock...
02.05.2025 19:09 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Applications for 2025-2026 Travel & Lab Exchange Awards are now open! These awards cover travel and accommodation expenses for trainees and lab professionals to participate in activities that enable their professional and technical development.
For more information, visit bit.ly/3KG5n46
Thank you to everyone who made the 2025 Summit for Cancer Immunotherapy so special! Special thanks to all our speakers, judges, HQP and Learning Institute participants - we couldn’t have done it without you.
#Summit4CI #BioCanRx #CancerImmunotherapy #MadeInCanada
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