National

Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada National Awards and Partners in Research National Awards to be held as co-event celebrating Canadian research, outreach, and innovation

January 7, 2014

To kick off 2014, Partners in Research, Key Managing Partner of the SBCC, is delighted to announce that the 21st annual Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada (SBCC) National Competition Awards will be co-presented with the 2nd annual Partners in Research National Awards (PIRNA) on May 23, 2014 at the Ottawa Conference and Event Centre. The SBCC […]

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Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada Alumni: Interview with Miranda Wang

December 6, 2013

Miranda Wang is a Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada 2012 alumna, whose project with her research partner, Jeanny Yao, looked at the plastic degradative potentials of soil bacteria from the Fraser River area in BC. They collected 14 strains of soil bacteria from contaminated sites along the river, and identified three strains that could efficiently degrade phthalates […]

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Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada Alumni: Interview with Daisy Liu

November 28, 2013

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to interview Daisy Liu, a four-year SBCC participant, via an email conversation. Daisy participated in the SBCC in each year of high school (2010-2013), winning second place at a national science fair competition in 2011. She says the SBCC helped her realize her potential and has given […]

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Regional coordinators get creative with technology to recruit students

November 13, 2013

With the regional proposal deadlines approaching quickly – November 18 in many regions, and November 25 in the GTA — SBCC regional coordinators in Alberta and PEI have come up with innovative and creative ways to reach and recruit students for this year’s regional competitions. To solve the problem of reaching students at a distance, […]

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Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada (SBCC): Bringing together industry, government, academia and youth

October 31, 2013

by Anne Ramsay Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne visited the Sanofi Pasteur offices in Toronto last Wednesday, October 15, for a round-table discussion about innovation in the manufacturing arena. The Premier also took time to meet with Sanofi Pasteur co-op students and recent participants in the Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada (SBCC) – Alina Ma, Quentin Wong, […]

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The SBCC aims to raise awareness about the emerging field of biotechnology

October 31, 2013

by Anne Ramsay Imagine a microorganism that will clean up ocean oil spills, a new antibiotic that can be quickly altered to combat drug-resistant strains of bacteria, or a cancer vaccine that will help prolong human life. This is biotechnology. Biotechnology uses biological systems, such as bacteria, to create goods and services. And while it’s […]

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Sanofi Group Selects Partners In Research To Lead SBCC

September 9, 2013

The Sanofi Group in Canada has selected Partners In Research as the new national coordinator for the Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada (SBCC). Partners In Research (PIR) helps Canadians understand the significance, accomplishments and promise of biomedical research in advancing health and medicine, with an emphasis on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) as fields of […]

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Lastest News about SBCC

July 3, 2013

Dear Friends, Partners and Supporters: On behalf of the Board of Directors of Bioscience Education Canada (BEC), I am writing to advise you that BEC has decided not to continue as the national program manager for the Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada (SBCC). As you may know, the future of the SBCC program has been somewhat […]

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Life Lessons from the Frontiers of Science: Mentoring to Unleash True Potential

June 19, 2013

By Mark Lievonen, President, Sanofi Pasteur Limited Twenty years ago, Sanofi Pasteur helped found the Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada (SBCC) because we believed in giving back. Since then, over 4,500 budding young scientists have had the opportunity to conduct research in areas such as cystic fibrosis, cancer, eco-friendly pesticides and HIV. For example, this year’s […]

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