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- National Post
Bioscience Association Manitoba Applauds Government Action to Advance Bioscience Research and Clinical Trials in Manitoba
Article content WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Bioscience Association Manitoba (BAM) welcomes the Manitoba government's latest announcement to launch a Clinical Trials Office, and the implementation of the Research Manitoba led project, Research Improvements Through Harmonization in Manitoba (RITHIM), both designed to accelerate and improve health research in the province. Article content 'For too long, the process of moving innovative research into real-world care has taken longer in Manitoba than in other jurisdictions,' said Andrea Ladouceur, President & CEO of BAM. 'Both the new Manitoba Clinical Trials Office and RITHIM are key pieces of the puzzle that will help connect research to our ecosystem and shorten timelines and enables research to get where it's needed, into the lives of Manitobans.' Article content Manitoba has led with action on the top 2 recommendations from the Manitoba Clinical Trials Working Group. The first is to create a Clinical Trials office to champion connections between researcher and resources and the second is to create a timebound standardized processes. Article content BAM was honoured to co-chair this Working Group over the past 10 months developing recommendations to improve how research is conducted in the province. Article content The new Manitoba Clinical Trials Office, announced by Honourable Jamie Moses, Minister of Business, Mining, Trade, and Job Creation, will help champion Manitoba as a destination for world-class clinical research. RITHIM will also help shorten process timelines. Learn more at Article content 'Clinical trials are essential to getting new, innovative medicines into our healthcare system,' noted Ladouceur. 'Canada uses only about 20 per cent of the innovative medicines available in other G7 countries. Manitoba can and should lead the way in changing that.' Article content The bioscience sector contributes approximately 7 per cent of Manitoba's GDP, with medicine ranked as the province's top export. Manitoba is home to a growing hub of companies like Bausch Health, Pfizer, Cytophage Technologies, Emergent, Kane Biotech, and Dynacare, which are developing solutions that help patients return to healthier lives. Article content 'Our members are leaders in how we heal, feed, and fuel the world,' said Ladouceur. 'But innovation only matters if it reaches people. Many patients can't wait for life-saving treatments. That's why we need to continuously improve how we move research from the lab into people's lives,' noted Andrea. Article content With this announcement, BAM sees Manitoba taking a strong step forward toward a more coordinated, responsive, and globally competitive research environment. Article content 'We're proud to support this important milestone,' added Ladouceur. 'Manitoba is the right place for research to thrive with strong values around inclusivity, a commitment to quality, and a collaborative mindset. We look forward to what comes next.' Article content Bioscience Association Manitoba (BAM) is a not-for-profit industry association that enables commercial success for bioscience companies in Manitoba by acting as a catalyst for innovation, leading with one unified voice for all bioscience advancement and growth, and supporting a future-focused workforce. Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content
CBC
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- CBC
Eelgrass meadows: the coastal lifeline at risk
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National Post
11 hours ago
- National Post
Great White Sharks: How to lower (the already tiny) odds you'll get nibbled at the beach this summer
Harbouring secret fears of being chomped by a giant fanged sea beast while splashing about unathletically at the beach is very human. Especially as the movie Jaws marks its 50th anniversary. Article content But that doesn't make it rational. Article content 'Any time you go to the beach you have a greater chance of tripping over a sand castle and dying, choking on the food you're eating, getting struck by lightning or getting sucked out by a rip current and drowning than getting bit by a shark,' said Neil Hammerschlag, a Nova Scotia marine ecologist. Article content Article content The curious thing about the great computers wobbling atop our necks is that knowing a fear of what lurks in the deep is irrational will do little to dispel it. Article content Nova Scotia is at the northern end of the great white shark's range. With the waters all around us warming and their population increasing due to protections against hunting them, more have been coming in recent years. Article content Biologists expect that to continue. Article content Most shark species stay out in the deep water off Nova Scotia. Great whites will often come-in closer to shore as they hunt for seals. Article content So more great whites will mean more sightings. Article content A video of a great white at a lobster fishing boat off Inverness circulated widely this spring. On Wednesday Queensland Beach on Saint Margarets Bay was closed for two hours after a fin sighting, though it wasn't confirmed to be a great white. Article content Article content Article content 'You remember being at the grocery store and your mom told you to look with your eyes, not your hands?' said Hammerschlag. Article content 'That's because humans look with their hands, they want to feel an object they're curious about. Sharks don't have hands, they look with their teeth. Their teeth are sensory structures.' Article content Great white sharks have up to 300 teeth. Article content In cases where they have bitten humans, it's often been to investigate rather than to eat us. In 2021, a 28-year-old woman swimming from a boat off Cape Breton's Margaree Island was bitten by a great white shark. She was airlifted to hospital and survived. Article content While humans aren't on the shark's menu and so often get released after a probing bite (which still can be lethal), Hammerschlag's advice is to avoid becoming a subject of their interest.
