Biotech Summit

The Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen was founded in 1479, the Faculty of Health Sciences is renowned for research of outstanding quality and rigorous academic training in a broad range of disciplines. Over the course of its history, researchers at the Faculty of Health Sciences have been awarded four Nobel prizes. In recent years, the Faculty, which is home to the largest medical and dental schools in Scandinavia, has also become a leading center for biomedical and clinical research. It is located at the heart of the biomedical cluster of Greater Copenhagen and southern Sweden, which is known as Medicon Valley. This includes other universities in the area, and provides the benefit of being situated adjacent to some of the foremost pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in the world. Copenhagen University Hospital, in the same vicinity as the Faculty, provides facilities for clinical training and advanced research

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In a presentation entitled: Systems Medicine and Emerging Technologies: Catalyzing a Transformation from a Reactive to a Proactive (P4) Medicine (predictive, personalized, preventive and participatory), Dr Hood outlines the Systems Biology Institutes ultimate goal of enhancing peoples lives by using the science of systems biology to predict, prevent, and cure disease. As the ability to garner huge amounts of data about our bodies and the environment becomes cheaper and more commonplace, this may become the new basis for medical care. Learn why the SCImago Group rated the Institute for Systems Biologys papers as having the most scientific impact in the USA and third highest worldwide. A Montana native and recipient of both the Lasker and Kyoto prizes, Dr. Hood has 17 honorary degrees (including one from MSU). He also holds a George R. Stibitz award from the Bozeman American Computer Museum, and has founded 14 biotechnology companies.

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Talk about cool – have you ever seen a rose CLONED? Learn more about the Biotechnology Degree Program here: bit.ly The Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology, Honours (Co-op) is a joint initiative of the University of British Columbia department of Microbiology and Immunology and the BCIT Biotechnology program. This unique Bachelor of Science program combines the extensive training in science theory available at UBC with the extensive laboratory training available in the BCIT Biotechnology program. The joint program is intended to produce students with strong scientific and technical backgrounds and who are also well schooled in business and communications. As a new initiative, this unique Joint Degree program underwent extensive scrutiny to ensure that it met the technical and academic requirements mandated by both institutions. To ensure the excellence of the program, it is annually reviewed by a Program Advisory Committee. The program addresses the documented need for people who can combine technical experience and training with expertise in other areas such as management, production, regulations and intellectual property. It provides a core set of skills required for all levels of employment in a typical biotechnology company. Our Biotechnology students in the School of Health Sciences at BCIT have a thing or two to show us! Check it out! Where do UBC science students go after University? BCIT