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CDRD to be Presented with the BIOTECanada Gold Leaf Ecosystem Builder Award in Canada’s Capital
Friday, October 12, 2018Company Profile | Follow Company
Vancouver, BC, October 12, 2018--(T-Net)--CDRD, The Centre for Drug Research and Development announced that it was honoured with the 2018 BIOTECanada Gold Leaf Ecosystem Builder Award at a special Global Biotech Week event in Ottawa.
The award recognizes CDRD's contributions and impact as Canada's national life sciences venture, bringing together national and international partners to be a catalyst for Canadian life sciences leading the world; and powering the country's industry by creating and growing companies of scale while training the scientific business talent needed to drive them to become leading global anchors for Canada.
The Ecosystem Builder Award was presented to CDRD at "Catching the Future," the centrepiece of Canada's Global Biotech Week celebrations, held recently at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.
"This event is a perfect example of how CDRD brings partners and stakeholders together at a national level with global thought leaders to help build and advance the Canadian life sciences ecosystem," said Gordon C. McCauley, CDRD's President and CEO.
"The BIOTECanada Gold Leaf Ecosystem Builder Award is a testament to the dedication of everyone on the CDRD team, and the success they have achieved in advancing and commercializing innovation, attracting investment, and helping to grow globally competitive Canadian companies that will provide long term, highly-skilled employment opportunities for Canadians. We sincerely thank BIOTECanada for this honour."
"CDRD is an integral part of Canada's biotech innovation ecosystem. The organization has forged strong collaborations with academia, industry, patient foundations, and the investment community to establish vital funding partnerships which have supported the advancement of research discoveries and promising early stage drug candidates of Canadian small- and medium-sized enterprises," said Andrew Casey, President and CEO BIOTECanada. "CDRD's recently launched Executive Institute, with support from Pfizer Canada, will develop and mentor senior industry leaders through the 10-month, focused executive development program. This timely and important initiative will greatly enhance Canada's existing senior leadership ranks by helping to arm it with the unique skill set required for commercialization."
About The Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD):
CDRD is Canada's national life sciences venture, powering the country's life sciences industry by creating and growing companies of scale - while training the scientific and business talent needed to drive them to become leading global anchors for Canada. We do this by building collaborations with the very best partners from academia, industry, patient foundations, the investment community, and other Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), and providing the specialized expertise and infrastructure to identify, validate and advance promising discoveries, and transform them into commercially viable investment opportunities for the private sector — and ultimately into new therapies for patients. www.cdrd.ca
About BIOTECanada:
BIOTECanada is the national industry association with more than 200 members located nationwide, reflecting the diverse nature of Canada's health, industrial and agricultural biotechnology sectors. In addition to providing significant health benefits for Canadians, the biotechnology industry has quickly become an essential part of the transformation of many traditional cornerstones of the Canadian economy including manufacturing, automotive, energy, aerospace and forestry. www.biotech.ca
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