The Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada (SBCC) is a national, biotechnology-focused science competition that exposes high school and CEGEP students to career possibilities and reveals the breadth of endeavour that makes up the bio-economy.

Breaking Ground, Growing Talent

The Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada (SBCC) gives high school and CEGEP students from across Canada the chance to pour their creativity, curiosity and scientific skills into cutting-edge research projects that tackle some of the day’s toughest challenges—from cancer and Alzheimer’s disease to crops and the environment.
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OTTAWA, May 8 — An Ontario student, 16, who invented a disease-fighting, anti-aging compound using nano-particles from trees, won top national honours today in the 2012 Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada (SBCC).

Her super anti-oxidant compound acts like a “nano-vaccuum” and could one day help improve health and anti-aging products by better neutralizing harmful free-radicals in the body. Her research is detailed online at. Continue reading…

Une étudiante ontarienne de 16 ans a créé un antioxydant à partir de nanoparticules d’arbres
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Last Year’s Videos
To help students who are preparing their presentations for this year’s National Competition here are the SBCC (formerly SABC) 2011 National Competition Videos
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Tips on preparing posters for SBCC 2012

Tips on preparing posters for SBCC 2012 (pdf)
Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada Asks Youth “How Will You Change the World?” Through Science
Special issue of the Canadian Young Scientist Journal devoted to Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge
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The Sanofi BioTalent Challenge has a new name. We are now the Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada.
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Welcome to the bio-economy
Students gain exposure to the exciting field of biotechnology—and the opportunities a career in the bio-economy might hold for them. The SBCC helps build Canada’s biotechnology capacity by offering the next generation of scientists the opportunity to gain hands-on experience of what it takes to succeed in the bio-economy.

Learn more. Get involved. Help grow Canada’s next generation of biotechnology talent.