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May 2012
- Une étudiante ontarienne de 16 ans a créé un antioxydant à partir de nanoparticules d’arbres
- Ontario student, 16, invents disease-fighting, anti-aging compound using tree particles
- Students at the Toronto SBCC 2012 decided they were going to change the world. Let’s see how they are doing it!
- Canada’s youth bring real-life science innovations to life as nine regional winners head to national competition
- Conception Bay, Newfoundland Students' Work on Microalgae Biofuel Production Wins Entry to National Finals of the 2012 Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada
April 2012
- Atlantic, Newfoundland students bring bio-fuel in from the cold
- Eastern Ontario, Student puzzles out new insight into the workings of a cancer-fighting drug
- Atlantic, Students bring bio-fuel in from the cold
- Southwestern Ontario, Student discovers powerful anti-oxidant in tree pulp
- Manitoba, Winnipeg teen modifies soil bacteria to yield 36% more volume of ingredient for eco-friendly bio-plastic
- British Columbia, Plastic pollution-eating bacteria
- Alberta, Lighting a way to better treatments of cancer and other diseases
- Toronto, Students modify Baker’s yeast to create an novel environment to test brain-related medications
- Québec, The better alcohol to use in hand sanitizers, swabs
- Saskatchewan, Creating a Better Lentil
- Discovery of a diagnostic assay to monitor cell death in lymphoma cells could lead to an extremely useful tool for many researchers
- Grade 11 Student Wins Saskatchewan Competition for Second Time for Lentil Research
- Two GTA Grade 12 Students Win Regional Science Award for New Method of testing treatments for depression and anxiety at the 2012 Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada
- Secondary Students’ Research on Plastics Wins British Columbia Regional Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada Competition
- Discovery About a Novel, Renewable Antioxidant Wins Grade12 Waterloo Student Entry to National Finals of the 2012 Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada
- Research on Recyclable Plastics from Bacteria wins Grade 11 Winnipeg Student Entry to National Biotech Competition
- And the Edmonton Winners Are.....
- Le Défi BioGENEius Sanofi Canada pose aux jeunes la question suivante : "Comment allez-vous changer le monde au moyen de la science?"
- Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada Asks Youth "How Will You Change the World?" Through Science
March 2012
- Lecture and Workshop Series for Secondary School Teachers
- PEI SBCC Students to receive academic credit for their 2011-12 Projects
February 2012
January 2012
- 2011-12 Prince Edward Island Projects
- Current List of Manitoba Projects
- The new Schulich Leader Scholarship program is being touted as a Canadian Rhodes Scholar award
December 2011
November 2011
- BioSciencePEI launches an interactive community in PEI
- Scott Adams Named 2011 Recipient of the CFIG National Scholarship Award
October 2011
- Application deadline extended for SBCC in PEI
- SBCC Resources for Students and Teachers 2011-12
- Submit a proposal for the 2012 Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada
- Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada Nova Scotia 2012
- SBCC 2012: Important Dates
- SBCC 2012
- How to Get Started
- Edmonton Regional Archives
- SBCC 2012 Posters
- Inscription Défi Sanofi BioGENEius Canada Montréal 2011-2012
- Changes to the SANOFI BioGENEius Challenge for Newfoundland and Labrador
September 2011
- Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada New Brunswick 2012
- 2012 SBCC - New Name - Same Once in a Lifetime Opportunity
- The Effect of Omega-3 and Green Tea on Atherosclerosis
- Special issue of the Canadian Young Scientist Journal devoted to the Sanofi Aventis BioTalent Challenge
- SBCC 2012 Prince Edward Island gets underway
- Concours DBSC Montréal 2011-2012 / SBCC Contest Montreal 2011-2012
June 2011
- Announcing the SABC 2011 National Competition Winners
- Toronto-area Student, 16, Uses Supercomputer to Invent New Drug Cocktail to Fight Cystic Fibrosis, Wins Top Prize in National Science Challenge
- Newfoundland and Labrador: And the winners are..........
- SABC 2011 Student Presentation Videos
- 2011 Edmonton Regional Photo Gallery
- SABC 2011 Edmonton Regional Final Photos
- SABC 2011 Calgary Regional Photo Gallery
- SABC 2011 Calgary Regional Final Photos
May 2011
- 2011 Saskatoon: Students, 15 and 13, make leap towards developing wheat with fewer calories, other health benefits
- 2011 Montreal: Students find vegetable-based stabilizers to remove animal ingredients from sorbet
- 2011 New Brunswick: Coming to grips with the health dangers of pesticides
- Identification of local fungi capable of survival on PAH's wins Grade 12 students from Summerside, entry to National BioTalent Challenge
- Manitoba SABC 2011 Achieves Record Number of Projects
- 2011 Newfoundland and Labrador: Tea Time! Is Green Tea the Ticket to Better Heart Health?
- 2011 Prince Edward Island: Students find fungus that eats oil
- 2011 Nova Scotia: Student grows bacteria that could aid oil spill cleanups
- 2011 Eastern Ontario: What fights bad, antibiotic-resistant bacteria? Good bacteria in fermented milk from Zambia
- 2011 Greater Toronto: Toronto student “hacks” supercomputer network to find cure for CF
- 2011 Southwestern Ontario: Turning an noxious weed into a green herbicide
- 2011 Northern Manitoba: Student Finds Speed Treatment For Faster Growing Veggies
- 2011 Manitoba: Grade 12 student opens door to treatment of incurable leukemia
- 2011 Edmonton: Edmonton students’ discovery may go to clinical trial as a new treatment for common hospital infection
- 2011 Calgary: Towards a new line of treatment for Multiple Sclerosis
- 2011 British Columbia: BC student uses 3D imaging to show how drinking alcohol shrinks brain cells
- 2011 SABC Saskatoon Winners
- 2011 Edmonton Regional SABC Winners
April 2011
- Prince Edward Island SABC 2011 Final Standings
- 2010-2011 Sanofi-Aventis BioTalent Challenge Winners
- Early Brain Development Project Wins Grade 12 Coquitlam Scientist Entry to National Competition
- SABC 2011 Calgary Finals WINNERS
March 2011
- Merck “Exploring Minds” Bioscience Lectures and Workshops, April 19th and 20th at Ryerson University
- Presentation Resources 2011
- PEI Projects well underway for 2011...
- Edmonton Interim Meeting
February 2011
January 2011
December 2010
November 2010
October 2010
- Watch a video of the event and check out what last year’s participants had to say!
- Application Deadline Extended
- DBSA 2011 l'est de l'Ontario
- Proposal Submission Information Calgary
- SABC 2010 Student Presentation Videos
September 2010
- SBCC 2012 Newfoundland and Labrador
- SABC 2011 Nova Scotia
- SABC 2011 New Brunswick
- SABC 2011 Eastern Ontario
- SABC 2011 Greater Toronto
- SABC 2011 Saskatoon
- SABC 2011 British Columbia
- SABC 2011 Edmonton
- SABC 2011 Northern Manitoba
- SABC 2011 Calgary Region
- SABC 2011 Southwestern Ontario
- SABC Resources for students and teachers
- SABC 2011 Prince Edward Island
- PEI SABC participates in information sessions during BioTechnology week
May 2010
- SABC British Columbia 2010
- SABC Edmonton 2010
- SABC Calgary 2010
- SABC 2010 Newfoundland and Labrador
- SABC Nova Scotia 2010
- SABC Prince Edward Island 2010
- SABC Metropolitain Montreal 2010
- SABC Eastern Ontario 2010
- SABC Southwestern Ontario 2010
- SABC Northern Manitoba 2010
- SABC Manitoba 2010
- SABC Edmonton 2010
- SABC Saskatoon 2010
- SABC British Columbia 2010
- SABC Newfoundland and Labrador 2010
- SABC Prince Edward Island 2010
- SABC Nova Scotia 2010
- SABC New Brunswick 2010
- SABC Montreal 2010
- SABC Eastern Ontario 2010
- SABC Greater Toronto 2010
- SABC Southwestern Ontario 2010
- SABC Northern Manitoba 2010
- SABC Manitoba 2010
- SABC Saskatoon 2010
- SABC 2010 National Winners’ Photos
- The Sanofi-Aventis BioTalent Challenge received one of 12 honourable mention awards
- 2010 Edmonton SABC Winners
- Calgary 2010 Finals Photos
- 2009-2010 Sanofi-Aventis BioTalent Challenge Winners
- Binudith Warnakulasooriya SABC Manitoba takes 5th place at Nationals
April 2010
- Saskatchewan Science Prodigy, 14, Astonishes Canada’s Scientific Elite with Research on Crop-Killing Disease, Wins National Biotech Competition
- Une jeune prodige de 14 ans de la Saskatchewan sidère l’élite scientifique du Canada par ses recherches sur une maladie qui dévaste les cultures et remporte le concours national de biotechnologie
- 2010 Manitoba Senior Project winner Binudith Warnakulasooriya, Fort Richmond Collegiate
- Green tea extract offers new treatment for ovarian cancer
- 14-year-old looks to genetically fingerprint a lentil-killing fungus
- Coffee extract offers new potential treatment for Alzheimer’s, Quebec teens show
- Searching for medical uses of Arctic algae before they disappear
- Oil from invasive “weed” shows promise as viable transformer lubricant
- Teens find a drug used to prevent organ transplant rejection may help ex-soldiers with stress disorder
- Teen seeks improved treatment for lung disease
- Calgary 17-year-olds, working at “grad student level,” develop new tool to assess nerve damage
- Unraveling the black knot problem – scourge of cherry trees
- Student unlocks DNA of flaxseed to create potential for healthier food
- Using dill oil to create a less toxic insecticide
- Northern BC student deciphers enzyme mutations that may lie behind early aging disorder
- Student opens door to new diagnosis and early treatment of child heart disease
- Saskatoon SABC 2010 Competition Winners
- The 2010 Manitoba SABC competition was held April 7th at the beautiful St Boniface Hospital Research Centre
- SABC 2010 Calgary Finals WINNERS
- Presentation Tips
- Edmonton SABC Competition
- Research on childhood autoimmune disease wins Grade 12 Toronto Student $2500, scholarships and entry to National Biotech Competition
March 2010
- SABC 2009-10 PEI PROJECTS AND COMPETITION WINNERS
- Our 2010 Northern Manitoba Projects
- The 2010 Biotechnology Initiative Lectures and Merck Frosst “Exploring Minds” Workshops
- SABC 2010 Manitoba-Senior Projects by Schools
- The 2010 Sanofi-Aventis BioTalent Challenge!-Montreal
- Défi BioTalent Sanofi-Aventis 2010! – Grande région de Montréal
February 2010
January 2010
November 2009
October 2009
September 2009
- Proposal writing tips
- Edmonton Proposal Writing Workshop
- Where do I start?
- Edmonton 2009 SABC Winners
- bioalberta mailing address
- Getting Started
- SABC 2009 Calgary Finals -winners
June 2009
May 2009
- 2009 National Competition Winners
- SABC09 Manitoba Binudith Warnakulasooriya Project Abstract
- Winnipeg Student wins Ottawa Bronze at National Biotechnology Science Event!
- Research on Flax Phytoestrogens Wins Grade 11 City Student Binudith Warnakulasooria Entry to National Biotech Competition
- Smart Kids, 2009: "Designer Wheat" Research Breakthrough Wins Grade 10 Saskatchewan Student, 16, Top Honour in National Biotech Competition
- 2009 National Finalist Northern Manitoba
- SABC Saskatoon 2009 Winners Announced
- Manitoba 2008 Projects
April 2009
- 2009 National Finalist Manitoba
- SABC 2009 Calgary Finals Photos
- 2009 National Finalist Edmonton
- 2009 National Finalist Montreal
- 2009 National Finalist Saskatoon
- 2009 National Finalist Eastern Ontario
- 2009 National Finalist Newfoundland and Labrador
- 2009 National Finalist British Columbia
- 2009 National Finalist Greater Toronto
- 2009 National Finalist Prince Edward Island
- 2009 National Finalist Nova Scotia
- 2009 National Finalist Calgary
- SABC 2009 Prince Edward Island Results
- Smart Kids 2009, Canada's top teen biotech scientists square off in national competition finals
- 2009 National Finalist Southwestern Ontario
- 2008-2009 Sanofi-Aventis BioTalent Challenge Winners
- SABC 2009 Prince Edward Island Projects
- 2009 Winning Students from Northern Manitoba
- Winning projects in the Greater Toronto Regional 2009 SABC
- Our 2008 Winners' Project Descriptions
March 2009
- The 2009 Biotechnology Initiative Lectures and Merck Frosst “Exploring Minds Workshops”
- SABC09 Junior Projects Manitoba
January 2009
- SABC09 Manitoba: Intermediate Projects by Schools
- SABC09 Manitoba: Senior Projects by Schools
- Calgary SABC Photos
September 2008
- SABC 2011 Calgary Important Information
- Its fall and young scientists thoughts turn to the 2009 SABC
- Edmonton 2008 SABC Winners
- 2008 Competition Results
- SABC Saskatoon 2008 Winners
May 2008
- 2007-2008 Sanofi-Aventis BioTalent Challenge Winners
- 2008 Winners
- The SABC Greater Toronto Winners 2008
- SABC08 Manitoba Regional Competition
- 2008 Competition Results Prince Edward Island
April 2008
March 2008
January 2008
December 2007
October 2007
June 2007
- Project Ideas: Guelph
- 2006-2007 Southwest Region Winners
- Project Ideas: Kitchener-Waterloo
- Project Ideas: London and Area
May 2007
- Winners of the Sanofi-Aventis Biotechnology Challenge 2007 (Greater Toronto Region)
- Student shows that breast cancer drug could work for ovarian cancer
- First Place Winner 2007
- 2007 Winners
- Turning tree bark into medicine
- Eastern Ontario 2007 Runners Up
- Photos of Southwest Region Winners
- Student offers new insight into future HIV/AIDS treatment
- Winnipeg Student Wins A Triple Crown in High School Science; Grade 12 Researcher, 17, Seeks Potential Alternative to Chemotherapy
April 2007
March 2007
- Biotechnology in Canada
- Newfoundland and Labrador’s Winning Project 2005
- Tea-riffic skin
- Upcoming Community Events:
- SABC 2007 National Competition
- 2006 Saskatoon SABC Winners Named
- SABC Saskatoon 2007 Participants
- Calgary top project 2006 wins 5th place in the National Competition.
- 2007 Winners