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Stem Cell Network @stemcellnetwork.ca · 12h

🚨 Last chance to register!

Hosted by SCN and @medicinebydesign.bsky.social, Careers Beyond Academia kicks off on October 15, with a focus on Non-Profit/Charity Organizations. Hear from Lara G (Breakthrough T1D Canada) and Larissa M (Fighting Blindness Canada).

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Stem Cell Network @stemcellnetwork.ca · 20h

(2/2) Dans ces vidéos, nous abordons les innovations scientifiques de chercheurs canadiens en moins de 10 minutes!

Découvrez comment la recherche sur les cellules souches est en train de tracer l’avenir de la santé.

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Stem Cell Network @stemcellnetwork.ca · 20h

(1/2) Célébrons ensemble la #Journéedesensibilisationauxcellulessouches!

Au RCS, nous diffusons une série de vidéos, intitulée Les cellules souches depuis le canapé, où nous braquons les projecteurs sur le formidable potentiel qu’offrent les #CellulesSouches.

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Stem Cell Network @stemcellnetwork.ca · 20h

Join us in celebrating #StemCellAwarenessDay! 🧬

At SCN, we’re spotlighting the incredible potential of #StemCells and #RegenMed through Stem Cells from the Sofa – our video series featuring Canadian researchers sharing innovative science in under 10 minutes! 🔬

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Stem Cell Network @stemcellnetwork.ca · 1d

(2/2) Attendees heard from global regulators and gained key insights on clinical trial readiness, Canada’s GMP ecosystem, and rare disease therapy challenges.

Stem Cell Network @stemcellnetwork.ca · 1d

(1/2) ✨ Last week, SCN & the NRC hosted the Canadian Rare Disease Symposium: Preparing for Clinical Trials – International Regulatory Insights, and cGMP Gene Therapy Manufacturing capabilities in Canada.

Canadian Rare Disease Symposium 2025 | Part II: Preparing for Clinical Trials

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Stem Cell Network @stemcellnetwork.ca · 1d

(2/2) … Les cellules souches depuis le canapé, afin d’aborder des sujets d’impact, de démanteler des mythes et de vulgariser les concepts parfois complexes de la médecine régénératrice.

Stem Cell Network @stemcellnetwork.ca · 1d

(1/2) À l’occasion de la #SemainedelaCultureScientifique, joignez-vous à l’animatrice Joanna Valsamis, directrice de la mobilisation des connaissances, qui s’entretient avec d’éminents chercheurs canadiens dans le cadre de la série…

Corriger les fausses idées sur les cellules souches

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Stem Cell Network @stemcellnetwork.ca · 1d

This #ScienceLiteracyWeek, join host Joanna Valsamis, Director of Knowledge Mobilization, on Stem Cell from the Sofa as she chats with leading Canadian researchers to tackle big questions, bust myths, and make #RegenerativeMedicine easy to understand.

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Dispelling misinformation about stem cells

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Stem Cell Network @stemcellnetwork.ca · 2d

🔬 Job opportunity alert!

Lead children’s health research! CHRI at London Health Sciences Centre is seeking a #ScientificDirector to provide scientific vision, executive leadership, build partnerships, and champion equity, diversity, and inclusion. ✨

Apply here. ➡️ stemcellnetwork.ca/career-oppor...

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Stem Cell Network @stemcellnetwork.ca · 2d

Hosted by SCN & @medicinebydesign.bsky.social, this year’s Careers Beyond Academia kicks off on October 15, 2025, with a spotlight on Non-Profit/Charity Organizations.

Hear from Lara Green (Breakthrough T1D Canada) and Larissa Moniz (Fighting Blindness Canada).

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Stem Cell Network @stemcellnetwork.ca · 6d

🔬 Dr. Scott Ryan’s lab is hiring a #PostdoctoralFellow.

The project will use patient-derived stem cell models (2D & 3D), to uncover the cellular and molecular mechanisms driving #Parkinson’sDisease and support the development of new therapies. ✨

Apply here. ➡️ stemcellnetwork.ca/career-oppor...

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Stem Cell Network @stemcellnetwork.ca · 9d

(4/4) Nous serons maintenant ravis d’examiner les demandes et de passer à la prochaine étape de notre démarche visant à aider des entreprises à avoir un impact, à attirer des investissements et à transformer la santé.

Reste à l’affût! ✨

Stem Cell Network @stemcellnetwork.ca · 9d

(3/4) Merci à tous les leaders biotechnologiques canadiens en #MédecineRégénératrice qui ont demandé une Subvention d’incubation! 🇨🇦

La première étape du processus de demande est officiellement terminée.

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Stem Cell Network @stemcellnetwork.ca · 9d

(2/4) We are excited to review applications and take the next step in supporting companies that will drive impact, attract investment, and transform health. Stay tuned! ✨

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Stem Cell Network @stemcellnetwork.ca · 9d

(1/4) Thank you to all the Canadian #RegenMed biotech leaders who applied to the Incubation Investment Award Program! 🇨🇦

Stage 1 applications are now officially closed.

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Stem Cell Network @stemcellnetwork.ca · 9d

📢 McGill University is hiring!

The Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, with the Meakins-Christie Labs at the RI-MUHC, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Pluripotent Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine.

Learn more and apply. ➡️ stemcellnetwork.ca/wp-content/u...

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Stem Cell Network @stemcellnetwork.ca · 13d

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✅ Phase 1 : 9 bébés prématurés fragiles traités de façon sûre.
✅ Phase 2 : en cours grâce à un nouveau financement du RCS.

Ensemble, nous avançons vers une percée dans le traitement des poumons prématurés fragiles. 🫁

Stem Cell Network @stemcellnetwork.ca · 13d

(1/2) 🌍 C’est la #JournéeMondialeDuPoumon aujourd’hui.

Nous sommes fiers au RCS de soutenir financièrement le Dr Bernard Thébaud, dont les #EssaisCliniques font avancer des thérapies régénératrices destinées aux bébés prématurés à risque élevé de contracter une #DysplasieBronchopulmonaire.

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Stem Cell Network @stemcellnetwork.ca · 13d

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✅ Phase 1: safely treated 9 fragile preemies.
✅ Phase 2: now underway with new SCN funding.

Together, we’re moving closer to a breakthrough for fragile newborn lungs. 🫁

Stem Cell Network @stemcellnetwork.ca · 13d

(1/2) 🌍 Today is #WorldLungDay.

We’re proud to support Dr. Bernard Thébaud, whose SCN-funded #ClinicalTrials are advancing regenerative therapies for preterm infants at risk of #BronchoPulmonaryDysplasia.

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Stem Cell Network @stemcellnetwork.ca · 14d

✨ Careers Beyond Academia is back!

Join SCN and @medicinebydesign.bsky.social for a virtual series exploring diverse #LifeSciences careers beyond academia—non-profits, tech transfer, clinical research, entrepreneurship, and more! 🧬

Learn more and register now. ➡️ stemcellnetwork.ca/training/wor...

Stem Cell Network @stemcellnetwork.ca · 15d

(3/3) It was also great to hear from SCN-funded researcher Timothy Caulfield, who delivered the keynote address. He shared timely insights on the growing threat of misinformation in science and health, and the critical need for evidence-based communication in advancing public trust and policy.

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Stem Cell Network @stemcellnetwork.ca · 15d

(2/3) the challenges holding us back, and a bold call for a coordinated national strategy to accelerate innovation, commercialization, and patient access.

Canada must lead from discovery through to delivering therapies that benefit Canadians, making sure our science and talent remain here at home.

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Stem Cell Network @stemcellnetwork.ca · 15d

(1/3) We were pleased to have SCN President and CEO @catemurray1.bsky.social deliver a speech at Life Sciences Ontario’s 16th Annual Ideas to Action Forum. ✨

Cate presented a vision for putting Canada first in #RegenMed, highlighting the incredible Canadian breakthroughs happening right now,

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