Media Advisory - Government of Canada to announce major investment in domestic biomanufacturing and life sciences sector

MONTRÉAL, May 3, 2024 /CNW/ - The Honourable Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, on behalf of the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, will unveil the results of Stage 2 of the integrated Canada Biomedical Research Fund and Biosciences Research Infrastructure Fund competition aiming at keeping Canadians safe ahead of future health emergencies.

Minister Martinez Ferrada will be joined by Valérie Laflamme, Associate Vice-President, Tri-agency Institutional Programs Secretariat and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, and Roseann O'Reilly Runte, President and CEO, the Canada Foundation for Innovation.

The announcement will start with a tour of the Gregory de Crescenzo Laboratory and end with an armchair discussion with four recipients on the ambitious research projects aimed at revolutionizing Canada's domestic biomanufacturing and life sciences.

Media availability will follow the announcement and media are encouraged to attend the tour and the networking event to engage with the researchers.

Date: Monday, May 6, 2024

Time:
Tour: 9:05 a.m. eastern
Announcement: 10:00 a.m. eastern

Location: Montréal, Québec

Members of the media are asked to register at [email protected] to receive event location details and confirm their attendance.

The announcement will be also livestreamed on YouTube: Polytechnique Montréal.

SOURCE Tri-agency Institutional Programs Secretariat

Audrey Milette, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, [email protected]; Marie-Justine Torres, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, [email protected]; Meryl Gilgenkrantz, Communications Advisor, Communications and public relations, Polytechnique Montréal, 514 519-7956, [email protected]; Michelle Paradis, Communications Advisor, Tri-agency Institutional Programs Secretariat, 343-549-6141, [email protected]