LAB150
TIAP & Amgen Co-funds transformative projects to support new venture development
December 8, 2020
TIAP announces co-funding of transformative projects with Amgen to support new venture development
Toronto Innovation Acceleration Partners (TIAP) is excited to announce co-investments made with a key strategic partner, Amgen Inc., into three translational life sciences projects from its members: University of Toronto, University Health Network (UHN) and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids).
The TIAP-Amgen partnership, formalized in 2019, has an objective to jointly fund nascent technologies managed by TIAP on behalf of its Toronto-based member institutions. The two organizations ...
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Webinar: Staying on Target – How to Determine if Your Research Program is Ready for Drug Delivery
Staying on Target: How to Determine if Your Research Program is Ready for Drug Discovery
LAB150 Presents: A 3-part Webinar Series on Drug Discovery and Development
November 17, 2020 - 12-1:30 PM ET
Click here to hear a recording of the webinar: http://bit.ly/2O5dDR4
In the first of three webinars in the LAB150 series on drug discovery and development, we focus on the initial steps on the long path of bringing a new drug to market and to patients in need. Specifically, we examine approaches to target ...
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Funding for Sinai Health Netherton Syndrome project from partners AmorChem and Evotec
TORONTO, May 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Toronto Innovation Acceleration Partners (TIAP), Evotec SE and AmorChem II Fund L.P. (AmorChem) are pleased to announce a $1.75M investment into a drug development project focused on a rare skin disease called Netherton Syndrome, that affects one in 200,000 newborns worldwide.
The project was initiated in partnership with a group of scientists from Sinai Health’s Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute (LTRI) in Toronto, Canada and focuses on a specific group of enzymes called tissue kallikreins. These proteins ...
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LAB150 adds project with focus on mental health
Toronto, ON, June 11, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
It is estimated that 5% of the global population is affected by Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) at any given time. While there are many antidepressant drugs on the market, most of these drugs need weeks to take effect, if at all. This exciting new project hopes to develop a novel rapid-acting antidepressant that has the potential to provide patient relief much faster than conventional treatments.
The project builds on years of research led by Dr. ...
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LAB150 adds two projects: Cystic Fibrosis and Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Toronto, ON, Feb. 27, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MaRS Innovation announced today the concurrent launch of two new LAB150 projects. These projects build on breakthroughs in disease-focused scientific research by prominent teams at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the University of Toronto, both of which are Members of MaRS Innovation. LAB150 is a partnership between MaRS Innovation and Evotec AG with the goal of accelerating academic research towards commercial outcomes by providing funding and access to pharmaceutically validated platforms ...
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