Innovative Medicines Canada is the national voice of Canada’s innovative pharmaceutical industry. We help our members discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines and vaccines.
Author: researchcanada (Research Canada)
Research is the foundation for all we do
Among the most revolutionary changes to how health care services are delivered to patients is personalized medicine, where diagnostic testing provides genetic, molecular and cellular information that guides medical decisions tailored to the individual patient. Knowing your genetic make-up helps determine which medications are likely to be most effective, and that can save patients and the health system considerable time and trouble.
Alberta Medical Association Recognizes Six Extraordinary Albertans for Their Contributions to Health Care
https://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/2686044
The Alberta Medical Association (AMA) will honor six outstanding Albertans for their commitment to improving health care and the lives of all Albertans.
Midpoint in Campaign 2015: A Game of Inches
The campaign has just past the mid-point, but despite ads, photo ops, policy announcements and candidates knocking on doors, national polls still have the race in a three-way statistical tie.
Here are the issues Canadians care about the most this election
https://www.macleans.ca/politics/ottawa/here-are-the-issues-canadians-care-about-the-most-this-election/
According to data from our Policy Face-off Tool, 74 per cent of Canadians have one surprising policy desire. Could science be a sleeper issue?
Make health a national issue again
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/make-health-a-national-issue-again-327316251.html
More than half way through the longest federal election campaign in modern history and hardly a word about one of the biggest issues on Canadians' minds. What is the future of Canada's public health-care system?
International Innovation Part II
https://rc-rc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/InternationalInnovation-PartII-Nov2013.pdf
President and CEO Deborah Gordon-El-Bihbety elaborates on how Research Canada is helping to tackle top healthcare priorities.
When Canadians make health a top political priority, politicians will too
In a recent blog post, I discussed the concern of many in the health community that health has not emerged as a major campaign issue in Election 2015 and set out to explain why this is the case. Noting that health has not been a policy or political priority for years in Ottawa, I suggested that it is not surprising that health hasn’t emerged as a top issue on the campaign trail.
Experts say Canada needs to do more on innovation after country gets a C on innovation report card
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/canada-gets-a-c-on-innovation-report-card-corporate-rd-lowest-of-16-countries-324054401.html
OTTAWA - Canada's record on innovation is improving, but experts say governments can do more to support new and emerging businesses.