New Medicine by Design-funded research illuminates the role of a little-understood immune cell
New research sheds light on the role of monocytes.
New Medicine by Design-funded research shows lab-made endothelial cells may be able treat liver diseases including hemophilia A
New research is a step forward to cell therapies for liver disease
People of Medicine by Design: Michael Garton
“It’s an incredibly exciting time in regenerative medicine. There are a few hurdles in the way to achieving what we want, but I believe great things that will have a positive impact on society are absolutely possible.”
People of Medicine by Design: Allysia Chin
"My next career goal is to become a physician-scientist. This role would enable me to practice the two areas I love – applied research and caring for people’s health."
Medicine by Design welcomes computational biologist as a New Investigator
Medicine by Design welcomes Jesse Gillis, a computational biology expert.
Medicine by Design partners with Temerty Faculty of Medicine’s RASI to fund summer students from underrepresented communities
Program to fully fund summer positions in Medicine by Design labs beginning in summer 2022.
Two multi-disciplinary research teams awarded Catalyst Grants co-sponsored by Medicine by Design and the Data Sciences Institute
Catalyst Grants co-awarded to research projects that hold promise in strengthening the connection between data science innovation and regenerative medicine.
New Medicine by Design-supported research shows mature heart cells perform well in transplants
Study is an important step forward in researchers’ understanding of treating damaged hearts with cell therapies.
Medicine by Design-funded researchers selected for Kick-Start Innovation Program
Program selects inaugural incubator companies
Researchers in the Medicine by Design community receive New Frontiers in Research Fund grants, named Canada Research Chairs
Several Medicine by Design-funded investigators were named Canada Research Chairs, and two received New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) Transformation stream grants.
Medicine by Design announces two new Pivotal Experiment Fund projects
Projects to impact autoimmune, intestinal and degenerative eye diseases
New Medicine by Design-funded research advances an under-skin cell therapy for type 1 diabetes
Research shows that transplanted pancreatic cells were able to survive in animal hosts.
People of Medicine by Design: Vera Pieters
"Our lab’s work is a good example of why it’s an exciting time to be in regenerative medicine: tissue engineering and regenerative medicine strategies enable us to model a disease in the lab, which can help us answer big unknowns."
Medicine by Design symposium panel explores strategies for strengthening Canada’s bioinnovation ecosystem
Themes like lessons learned from COVID-19, symbiotic partnerships and access to risk capital emerge in wide-ranging discussion.
Enabling long-lasting cell therapy for diabetes without injection
Is immunoengineering the key to ensuring that cell therapies can treat disease?