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Thirty-six new recipients of NMIN’s Advanced Training Certification (ATC) announced

July 5, 2024July 5, 2024

The NanoMedicines Innovation Network (NMIN) is pleased to announce 36 new recipients of NMIN Advanced Training Certification (ATC), who were celebrated in an online ceremony on 18 June 2024. NMIN’s Advanced Training Certification, or ATC, recognizes an individual’s engagement in diverse capacity-building activities offered by NMIN, its partners, and other… Read More »Thirty-six new recipients of NMIN’s Advanced Training Certification (ATC) announced

Meet the NMIN 2024 Graduate Award winners

July 5, 2024July 17, 2024

The NanoMedicines Innovation Network (NMIN) is pleased to announce the 8 recipients of the its 2024 Doctoral-level Graduate Awards. Recipients hail from five universities and research centres in three provinces. The goal of NMIN Graduate Awards is to enable exceptional students to pursue nanomedicine academic research training with Canadian experts.… Read More »Meet the NMIN 2024 Graduate Award winners

NMIN HQP-Entrepreneur wins pitch competition

May 14, 2024May 14, 2024

Photo: Michael Valic pitching (inset) and holding the first-place prize cheque (2nd from L). On 27 March 2024, NMIN HQP Michael Valic won first place in Medicine by Design’s 2024 Building a Biotech Venture Pitch Competition on behalf of the prospective venture Twenty-nine Therapeutics. Emerging from the University Health Network… Read More »NMIN HQP-Entrepreneur wins pitch competition

Pieter Cullis celebrated at CMHF 2024 Induction ceremony

April 29, 2024April 29, 2024

In a formal ceremony that took place in downtown Vancouver, BC, on 13 April 2024, NMIN’s Founding Scientific Director Dr. Pieter Cullis was inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame (CMHF). The CMHF selected Dr. Cullis as a 2024 inductee in recognition of his being “a leader in creating… Read More »Pieter Cullis celebrated at CMHF 2024 Induction ceremony

Meet the NMIN 2023 Graduate & Undergraduate Award winners

February 26, 2024February 27, 2024

The NanoMedicines Innovation Network (NMIN) is pleased to announce the 14 recipients of the its 2023 Masters- and Doctoral-level Graduate Awards, and the four recipients of its 2024 Undergraduate Studentships. Recipients hail from three universities in three provinces. The goal of NMIN Graduate Awards is to enable exceptional students to… Read More »Meet the NMIN 2023 Graduate & Undergraduate Award winners

Pieter Cullis named 2024 Canadian Medical Hall of Fame inductee

October 16, 2023November 1, 2023

Dr. Pieter Cullis, NMIN’s Founding Scientific Director, has been named as a 2024 inductee into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame (CMHF). “I am incredibly honoured,” said Dr. Cullis. “The lipid nanoparticle (LNP) technology enabling the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines reflect the efforts of literally hundreds of people. I have been… Read More »Pieter Cullis named 2024 Canadian Medical Hall of Fame inductee

Funding, prize for NMIN spin-offs Liberum Bio & Vega BioImaging

July 28, 2023July 28, 2023

Bottom left: Vega Bioimaging’s Julien Fillion & Arnaud Latreille hold the Student Entrepreneurship Prize trophy Two of NMIN’s six spin-off companies received external validation in July 2023, in the form of a funding commitment for one and an entrepreneurship prize for the other. As reported by CPE News on 24… Read More »Funding, prize for NMIN spin-offs Liberum Bio & Vega BioImaging

Pieter Cullis elected Fellow of Royal Society

July 17, 2023May 15, 2024

NMIN’s Founding Scientific Director Dr. Pieter Cullis has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences and the oldest science academy in continuous existence. Dr. Cullis is one of 80 new Fellows selected “for their substantial contribution to the advancement of science.” Past Fellows… Read More »Pieter Cullis elected Fellow of Royal Society

Nineteen new recipients of NMIN’s Advanced Training Certification (ATC) announced

April 24, 2023May 30, 2023

The NanoMedicines Innovation Network (NMIN) is pleased to announce 19 new recipients of NMIN Advanced Training Certification (ATC), who were celebrated in an online ceremony on 30 May 2023. https://youtu.be/5d5OQoSc9pQ Watch the presentation ceremony NMIN’s Advanced Training Certification, or ATC, recognizes an individual’s engagement in diverse capacity-building activities offered by… Read More »Nineteen new recipients of NMIN’s Advanced Training Certification (ATC) announced

Pieter Cullis wins 2023 Julia Levy Award

April 19, 2023May 16, 2023

Dr. Pieter Cullis (centre) is flanked by Dr. Laurel Schafer (R), who nominated him for the award, and NMIN researcher Dr. Christine Allen (L), who is Vice-President, Ecosystem Development, for adMare Bioinnovations. Inset: Dr. Julia Levy. On 18 April 2023, NMIN’s Founding Scientific Director Dr. Pieter Cullis was presented the… Read More »Pieter Cullis wins 2023 Julia Levy Award