Media Advisory - Minister Vandal to announce major investment to position Edmonton as a hub for developing critical medicines and pharmaceutical products

EDMONTON, AB, March 16, 2023 /CNW/ - The Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister for PrairiesCan, together with the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, will announce significant federal support for a new Edmonton-based initiative to strengthen the domestic production of critical medicines.

Minister Vandal to announce major investment to positon Edmonton as a hub for developing critical medicines and pharmaceutical products (CNW Group/Prairies Economic Development Canada)

Joining Ministers Vandal and Boissonnault will be the Honourable Nate Glubish, Minister of Technology and Innovation, Government of Alberta; Mayor Amarjeet Sohi, City of Edmonton; Bill Flanagan, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Alberta (speaking virtually); Andrew MacIsaac, CEO, Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation; and Dr. D. Lorne Tyrrell, Founding Director of the Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology, University of Alberta.

Speakers will be available to answer questions from the media following remarks.

Date: 
Friday, March 17, 2023

Time:
9:00 a.m. MT

Location:
Katz Group Centre for Pharmacy and Health Research (2^nd Floor Mezzanine)
87 Avenue and 114 Street
(located at University of Alberta – North Campus)
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SOURCE Prairies Economic Development Canada

Contacts: Rohit Sandhu, Communications Manager, Prairies Economic Development Canada, 587-337-3141, [email protected]