Media advisory - Government of Canada to announce two major investments in life-saving research

February 28, 2020 |

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William Amos, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry (Science), will be in Montréal on Monday to make two investment announcements.

MONTRÉAL, Feb. 28, 2020 /CNW/ - William Amos, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry (Science), will be in Montréal on Monday to make two investment announcements.

He will be at Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont in the morning to announce funding for stem cell research, which will support researchers working on new treatments for major illnesses.

In the afternoon, Mr. Amos will announce an investment in genomics research at the McGill University Health Centre. This funding will help Canada's leading researchers generate dramatic breakthroughs in precision health.

Event:	Stem cell announcement

Date:	Monday, March 2, 2020

Time:	10:00 a.m. (ET)

Location:	Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont
	Centre de radio-oncologie
	5305 De l'Assomption Boulevard
	Montréal, Quebec


Event:	Genomics announcement

Date:	Monday, March 2, 2020

Time:	1:30 p.m. (ET)

Location:	Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
	Glen Site
	1001 Décarie Blvd.
	Montréal, Quebec


Tour:	A demonstration of the DOvEEgene test and a tour of the microbiology laboratory will be possible after the announcement.

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