Venture formed in the Medicine by Design community, Liberum, aims to make desktop protein manufacturing a reality
What if manufacturing proteins was a simple as brewing a cup of coffee?
Disabling age-related triggers of heart disease
Research team looks to blood for answers on why aging can cause inflammation and disease
People of Medicine by Design: John Calarco
"It’s been amazing to witness the marriage of biological engineering and cell and molecular biology, which will generate regenerative medicine’s next wave of discoveries and therapeutics."
HDAX Therapeutics receives $25,000 in research funding at Medicine by Design pitch competition
Thanks to this team’s effective storytelling, sound science and clear pathway to translation, HDAX was chosen by the judges to receive research funding.
Medicine by Design-funded PhD student exchange to offer international training opportunity that accelerates leukemia research
The doctoral exchange is part of a larger partnership called the Leukemia Consortium, which seeks to generate a comprehensive data set pertaining to human blood stem cells and the leukemia that originates from them.
Growing mini-organs to study brain development and disease
This “revolutionizing biology” offers the promise of new treatments for diseases and conditions including inflammatory bowel disease and autism spectrum disorder.
Medicine by Design-funded scientists discover a new stem cell property that could enhance life-saving blood stem cell transplants
Researchers say the findings lay groundwork that could lead to methods for expanding stem cell numbers from donated cord blood biobanks to improve availability for people with leukemia.
Medicine by Design’s Grand Questions event celebrates the future of regenerative medicine
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry (Innovation and Industry) lauds Medicine by Design’s new research program
Six trainee-led teams to compete for $25,000 in research funding at Medicine by Design’s Building a Biotech Venture Pitch Competition
Teams were selected because of the strength of their concepts, which all have potential to make a positive contribution to the regenerative medicine-related ecosystem.
People of Medicine by Design: Sidhartha Goyal
"My research is at the intersection of biology and physics. It’s really the fundamental questions that drive me. I hope that one day my work on these fundamental questions might lead others to develop new therapies."
Medicine by Design prepares the ground for the future of regenerative medicine with $3-million Grand Questions investment
Medicine by Design hopes to enable transformative advances through its Grand Questions Program, which is investing $3 million to prepare for the future of regenerative medicine.
Advancing stem cell manufacturing technologies
Cross-cutting research makes promising strides toward clinical testing
People of Medicine by Design: Arturo Ortín-Martínez
"I realized that I would also be helping people if I pursued science, and if I did it well, I might help hundreds of thousands of people."
New research shows diabetes drug could provide brain protection to children who get radiation for brain tumours
Thanks to funding from Medicine by Design, a University of Toronto scientist and her team are closer to finding a way to protect the brain from damage for children who must be treated with cranial radiation.
Workshop series aims to foster healthy environments and inclusion in Medicine by Design labs
Investigators and trainees from Medicine by Design-funded labs are invited to participate in workshops focused on fostering lab environments that support the inclusion and well-being of all members.