Welcome to the Canadian Chapter of the Controlled Release Society (CC-CRS)
Our new research focus is online
The 2011 Autumn Networking Event organized by the Montreal CSPS & CRS Chapters together with Biotech Montreal was a great success!
Everyone's attention was captured when Prof. Masad José Damha presented his research about Making sense out of Antisense and siRNAs. Prof Damha's talk not only provided insights in the development of novel endogenous targets for anticancer applications, but also gave us the opportunity to appreciate in which direction research is now moving in the development of delivery strategies.
Prof. Denis deBlois' talk illustrated how the traditional models of drug development are being challenged by all stakeholders and new partnerships of knowledge creation are needed to face the major unmet medical needs of the 21st century.
You can download Prof. deBlois' slides here!
Many thanks to our sponsors Biomomentum and GGD!
Last but not least, a sincere thanks goes to all the volunteers and May Shawi of Biotech Montreal, of CSPS, Lory Boudjikanian, Sylvie Marlow, Gregoire Leclaire and particularly to Barb Scollick and Bev Berekoff for taking care of the logistical aspects of the event. This was the first event organised by our new Meeting Coordinator, Marc Thibault--hats off to Marc for a job well done.
Also in the news
The Canadian Chapter of the CRS held their inaugural national meeting in Montreal Quebec, from 24-27 May 2011. This marked a milestone in the Chapter’s history, as it was the first opportunity for the 140 or more members from across 7 Canadian provinces across Canada to meet face-to-face for the first time as a national group.
As part of the larger, 500-delegate Canadian Symposium entitled: “MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES TO MODERN THERAPEUTICS … Joining Forces for a Healthier Tomorrow”, the meeting brought together the combined resources of 4 related national organisations (CC-CRS together with the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences, the Canadian Society of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, and the Natural Health Products Research Society of Canada), with the CC-CRS providing a forum for researchers interested in topics relating to the controlled release of bioactives. Each society was responsible for organizing parallel plenary sessions, with the CC-CRS electing to recruit presenters for 3 consecutive sessions on the topics of bioactive delivery “Targeting the Brain”, “Targeting Nucleic Acid Therapies”, and “Orthopaedics (e.g., Bone Targeting)”. Among the many distinguished speakers were Dr. Mark Tracy (Senior Director, Alnylam Inc, and President of CRS), Prof. Robert Young (Simon Fraser University), Dr. Xiaodong Li (Bone and Mineral Research, Amgen), Prof. Clemens van Blitterswijk (University of Twente, Netherlands), Prof. Hasan Uludag (University of Alberta), James Hayes (Tekmira, BC), Prof Laurent Lecanu (McGill University) and Richard Kremer (McGill University).
From left to right: Mark Tracy, Alnylam; Robert Young, Simon Fraser; Xiaodong Li, Amgen.
Furthermore, CC-CRS members contributed to the 2 days of Poster Presentations, with a dedicated section of over 20 research posters being highlighted as part of the larger Poster Exhibition and Trade Show. CC-CRS Travel Awards of were awarded by the selection committee to graduate students Scott Campbell (McMaster University) and Krishna Hari Bhandari (University of Alberta) (PICTURED BELOW Left (on Right) and Right (on Left) respectively, with CC-CRS Poster Awards won by graduate students Diogo Lopes De Jesus (École Polytechnique de Montréal) and Ghareb Soliman (McGill University). Congratulations to our student awardees!
Travel Prize Awardees, Scott Campbell (right) – On-Demand Targeted Drug Delivery Using Magnetic Thermosensitive Microdevices; Soliman Title: Celastrol-Encapsulated Hydroxy-Terminus Poly(amidoamine) Dendrimers
Krishna Bhandari (Left) with Past President Jake Barralet (Right) - Synthesis, Characterization and Evaluation of Bone Targeting Salmon Calcitonin Analogues in Normal and Osteoporotic Rats
Banquet Dinner accompanied by full swing orchestra.
Once again thank you to all our board, speakers, volunteers, sponsors and the boards of the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences, the Canadian Society of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, and the Natural Health Products Research Society of Canada. Special thanks of course to Bev Berekoff and Barb Scollick of CSPS for all their help and support!
Of great importance will be next years 2012 CRS Meeting & Exposition, which will be taking place in Quebec City, Canada. The Canadian Chapter of the CRS will be pleased to participate, and once again to mobilize the chapter’s membership, as we help organize the delivery of workshops and plenary sessions in the historical 16th century “walled fortress” that is Quebec City.
N'oubliez pas de rafraîchir votre français et de profiter du paysage magnifique, aller voir les baleines bleues, le Fjord du Saguenay, louez un voiture pour une visite de Montréal, allez à la Gaspé et Nouvelle-Écosse, allez voir (mais évitez) les loups et les ours, mettez vos épaisses chemises à carreaux et la section canadienne se réjouit de vous accueillir hein!
Tu te souviendras!
We are thankful to our sponsors who support us this year for the Symposium in Montreal
Gold sponsors:
Amgen | Dr. Rogers Prize lecture | Afexa | AHPA | Hecht Foundation | Jamieson | NIH/AHPA
Silver sponsors:
i3CanReg | Lilly | Network for Oral and Bone Health Research (RSBO) |
Bronze sponsors:
CRS | Agilent | Algorithme | Alnylam | AstraZeneca | Cetero Research | Faculty of Dentistry at McGill
Cardiome | University of Montreal |
Xenon | Pharma Medica | Janssen-Ortho | Colorcon |
Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Montréal
