by Tannen Horber | Feb 23, 2023
Mentorships should be transformational relationships, mutually beneficial for both the mentor and the mentee, and in Canada’s biotech industry they are essential. As the industry continues to grow, the need for qualified, skilled workers has increased. There is a...
by Stacey Johnson | Feb 17, 2023
In 2019 I wrote an open letter to Joe Rogan, asking him to be more judicious in how he discusses stem cells on his popular – 12.8 million subscribers – podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience. Much to my surprise, I didn’t hear back from Joe or his people although I tagged...
by Stacey Johnson | Feb 11, 2023
Have you heard of Henrietta Leavitt, Annie Cannon and Williamina Fleming? They are to astronomy what Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson are to NASA and the space race. If the latter three names are familiar, you probably saw the movie Hidden Figures,...
by Laine Bodnar | Feb 2, 2023
Although winter is still here and many university students in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) studies are swamped with assignments and tests, now is the time to start on the hunt for a summer job in the field. In fact, many summer internships are...
by Stacey Johnson | Jan 27, 2023
Last year saw the organizers behind Advanced Therapies Week (ATW) move the conference from Miami to Miami Beach to accommodate a larger audience. As the Covid-19 pandemic was still going strong in January 2022, making international travel more difficult, attendance...
by Sara M. Nolte | Jan 19, 2023
While you all know me as a writer for Signals, I actually spend most of time working clinically. When wearing my health-care provider hat as a physician assistant in orthopaedics, I’m often asked about the use of stem cell therapy for the treatment of arthritis....
by Cal Strode | Jan 12, 2023
The Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM) delivered its State of the Industry Briefing (#CGSOTI23) at Biotech Showcase, held January 9–11, 2023, in San Francisco, California. Tim Hunt, CEO, of the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM) kicked things off by...
by Cal Strode | Jan 5, 2023
In 2022, the UK’s Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult (aka CGT Catapult) celebrated its tenth anniversary (congratulations!) marking 10 years of accelerating innovation in cell and gene therapies (CGTs) in the UK. Much like CCRM, CGT Catapult was established as an...
by Stacey Johnson | Dec 30, 2022
Last week bloggers Cal Strode and Tannen Horber shared their favourite blogs from the past year, and I wondered whether there would be any overlap in the Top 10 list below where the number of readers for each post dictates who makes the cut. The answer is “yes.” One...
by Stacey Johnson | Dec 23, 2022
Having written several “my favourite blog posts” over the years, I decided to turn this very important responsibility over to my communications colleagues at CCRM. I asked Cal Strode and Tannen Horber, who are both contributors and have bios on the site, to pick their...
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