News & Media Archive

October 5, 2011

International Drug Development Pipeline Strengthened by New Partnership Between Canada's Centre for Drug Research and Development and Japan's University of Tokyo

September 26, 2011

CDRD Ventures to Collaborate with Roche to Translate Medical Discoveries into Novel Therapies for Patients

September 15, 2011

The Centre for Drug Research and Development and the National Research Council Canada to Collaborate on new Cancer Therapeutics

September 8, 2011

The Centre for Drug Research and Development and the Brain Research Centre Collaborate to Bring New Therapies to Those Suffering from Neurological Disorders

July 13, 2011

A Courageous Step: The CF Technology Initative and CDRD move forward in advancing new technologies to help cystic fibrosis patients

July 13, 2011

The Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD) and TEC Edmonton join forces to help University of Alberta researchers

July 11, 2011

Clement Mugabe Appointed as CDRD's First MSFHR/Merck Post-Doctoral Fellow

June 28, 2011

Canada's Centre for Drug Research and Development and Germany's Lead Discovery Center Enter into a Partnership to Support the Development of Novel Medicines

June 27, 2011

Providence Health Care Research Institute Board of Trustees appoints Ms. Karimah Es Sabar as the new Chair

June 2, 2011

Centre for Drug Research and Development Expands Graduate Student Training Opportunities

May 13, 2011

University of Ottawa signs agreement with the Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD)

May 5, 2011

University of Calgary Signs Affiliation Agreement with the Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD) to Support Preclinical Drug Development

April 13, 2011

CDRD-BC Cancer Agency Collaboration Leads to Licensing of Cancer-Fighting Drug Irinophore C™

March 18, 2011

Federal Funding Enables CDRD's Biologics Capabilities

March 15, 2011

CDRD Collaborates with PANAMP to Share Complementary Research Infrastructure and Expertise

March 4, 2011

CDRD Announces New Post-Doctoral Fellowship Sponsored by Merck and the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research

February 15, 2011

CDRD Partners with NGDI-UBC to Develop New Interventions for Neglected Global Diseases

February 10, 2011

Griffith University in Queensland Australia Signs International Affiliation Agreement with the Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD)

December 12, 2010

UBC launches initiative with CCFF, CDRD to combat cystic fibrosis

November 24, 2010

UBC Innovation is Advanced by the Centre for Drug Research and Development and Licensed by Global Healthcare Company

New Western Canada Innovation Agreement Creates Jointly Managed Fund to Advance Health Sciences Discoveries and Enable Commercialization of New Therapeutics

September 13, 2010

The Centre for Drug Research and Development Appoints John Babcook as Vice President of new Biologics Division

June 1, 2010

The Centre for Drug Research and Development and Vancouver Prostate Centre Sign a Preferred Collaboration Agreement: Two Vancouver-based "Centres of Excellence in Commercialization in Research" Leverage Resources and Expertise to Develop Anti-Cancer Therapeutics

May 20, 2010

McMaster University Signs Affiliation Agreement with the Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD)

April 30, 2010
The Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD) Creates International Partnership with Griffith University’s Eskitis Institute in Queensland, Australia December 1, 2009

December 1, 2009
CDRD Appoints Karimah Es Sabar as Senior Vice President, Business and Strategic Affairs

November 30, 2009
MaRS Innovation and CDRD Announce Strategic Collaboration

October 20, 2009
Xenon and CDRD’s Commercial Arm, DDI, Announce Strategic R&D Collaboration

September 2, 2009
New UBC Pharmaceutical Sciences Building is Announced

February 4, 2008
Vancouver Sun article on CDRD

January 25, 2008
Tyee article on CDRD

November 2007
Frontier article (the UBC VP of Research journal) on CDRD

July 6 , 2007
CDRD received $300,000 in funding from Canada’s New Government through Western Economic Diversification Canada

June 13 , 2007
CDRD article in Life Sciences British Columbia 2007 issue

June 12 , 2007
CDRD receives $1 million in funding from Michael Smith Foundation

May 25 , 2007
CDRD receives an additional $8 million in funding

April 20, 2007
Vancouver Sun article on CDRD

April 19, 2007
CDRD receives $25 million in funding from Province of BC

February 2007
University Affairs article on CDRD

November 27, 2006
New Hybrid Drug Development Centre Receives CFI Funding

November 14, 2006
Natalie Dakers participates in Canadian Financing Forum – Meet the Investors at 1:45pm at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel

November 7, 2006
CDRD-SFU Networking Event for Investigators at 4pm at the Diamond Club

September 26, 2006
CDRD Presentation at Pfizer BioPartnering Event

September 12, 2006
CDRD presents at Life Sciences Angel Network Forum

September 7, 2006
CDRD-UVIC Networking Event for Investigators at 4pm at University Club

July 2006
BC Business magazine roundtable on BC biotechnology

June 2006
CDRD receives a $750,000 grant from CIHR

April 8, 2006
CDRD Presents at BIO 2006 in Chicago as part of British Columbia Delegation

February 21, 2006
Business in Vancouver profile on Natalie Dakers

September 24, 2005
New Scientist article: “Head for the cities in the snow”

July 7, 2005
UBC Reports article: “Research CEO Aims to Shorten Drug Development Process”

March 22, 2005
Business in Vancouver article: “UBC Initiative to link biotech research with private enterprise opportunities”