University of Guelph
Canadian Government, Partners Commit C$59.8M to Natural Resources, Environmental Genomics Projects
Funded projects include one developing environmental DNA analysis tools and another building a microbial platform to eliminate plastic waste.
LifeLabs, Multiplex Genomics Partner on Coronavirus Testing in Canada
LifeLabs and Multiplex Genomics, a University of Guelph spinout, will work together to provide SARS-CoV-2 testing in Canada and track variants of the virus.
Genome Canada Awards C$76.7M in Research Grants
The funding, provided in partnership with Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, will support research applying genomics in agriculture and aquaculture.
Genome Canada, Partners Award $42.6M in Genomics, Informatics Research Funding
The money is being provided under three Genome Canada funding competitions in partnership with the Canadian federal government and other groups.
In 2015, the iBOL project met its initial milestone of generating barcode sequences for 500,000 animal, plant, and fungal species.