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Our Story

Founding Genome British Columbia over a series of Sunday afternoons.   Genome British Columbia (Genome BC) was officially founded on July 31st, 2000, the day of its legal incorporation. But long before that, the vis...

July 09, 2026
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Genome BC Supports BC Innovator BugSeq in the Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance

Why Antimicrobial Resistance is a Growing Threat Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the greatest public health challenges of our time. According to the Council of Canadian Academies 2026 report, an estimated one in...

July 08, 2026
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Going Beyond a “One-Size-Fits-All” Approach to Indigenous Engagement: Building the Í:westel qe tótel:exwtel Toolkit

‘Traditional foodways’ refers to the deeply interconnected cultural, social and economic practices surrounding how a community produces, gathers, preserves, shares and consumes food. For Indigenous communities, these...

June 11, 2026 | Anita Charters
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What do cute critters have to do with genomics?

Pikas can tell us a lot about the health of an environment. As temperatures change, they need to move, adapt, or survive. Their changing behaviours are early warning systems of ecosystem stress. This makes them a sentine...

June 11, 2026
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Can a Vaccine Stop Bladder Cancer from Coming Back?

Bladder cancer is the fifth most common cancer in Canada. Approximately 37 people are diagnosed every day, and with a recurrence rate of 60–70%, it is one of the most relentless and expensive cancers to manage. For man...

June 03, 2026
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One Yukon Coalition Launches Indigenous-Led Genomics Training Initiative for Northern Communities

Note: This release was originally issued by One Yukon Coalition Whitehorse, Yukon – One Yukon Coalition (OYC), with support from Genome British Columbia and Genome Canada, is launching an Indigenous-led genomics ...

June 02, 2026
Data and Technology
“Stored in Canada” isn’t enough: the need for Canadian-controlled digital infrastructure

This article was originally published by Research Money on May 27, 2026. See the original article here.  — For years, the primary question about Canadian health data has been: where should it live? This is because...

May 27, 2026 | George Poulakidas
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What does it take to sustainably grow cannabis outdoors?

Recent results from a Genome BC funded project show how genomics can play a role in helping some industries address the climate crisis. Cannabis production has emerged as a major legal industry in BC and Canada over the ...

April 10, 2026
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Genome BC Welcomes Karima Bawa to its Board of Directors

  Karima Bawa is a leader in intellectual property strategy and innovation policy, focused on advancing the commercialization of Canadian research. A Senior Fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovati...

April 09, 2026
The GAPP Genomics and Biotechnology Funding Opportunity is Open!

The Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP) is Genome Canada’s flagship commercialization program supporting industry driven R&D in genomics and biotechnology. It funds collaborations between a Canadian...

April 01, 2026
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This beautiful garden flower could unlock a new treatment for type 2 diabetes

Montbretia, a striking orange flower that can be found across BC and a favourite for hummingbirds, contains a compound called montbretin A (MbA). Scientists have found that this compound can reduce how much sugar th...

March 27, 2026
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Novel Solutions for Biodiversity: Inside Genome BC’s Inaugural Ideas Lab

By Anita Charters and Dorota Stefanowicz  *This is part two of a two-part series on Genome BC’s new Policy and Research Innovation Lab (PRIL) and its new approaches to tackle biodiversity challenges facing Britis...

March 21, 2026 | Anita Charters
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Genomics Meets Policy: Launching Genome BC’s Policy and Research Innovation Lab (PRIL)

By George Poulakidas, Dorota Stefanowicz and Anita Charters *This is part one of a two-part series on Genome BC’s new Policy and Research Innovation Lab (PRIL) and its new approaches to tackle biodiversity challeng...

March 21, 2026 | George Poulakidas
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BC researchers receive $8 million in federal funding to fast-track genomic solutions

VANCOUVER, BC – Eight research teams in British Columbia will receive a combined $8 million in federal funding towards academia-industry collaborations on research solutions that are implementation and market ready. Th...

March 18, 2026
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Genome BC’s Strategic Plan 2026–2029

Executive Summary The following Executive Summary is from Genome BC’s 2026-2029 Strategic plan. A copy of the complete plan is available here on our website. Genomics is no longer a promise on the horizon. It is a ...

March 09, 2026

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