Our Partners
Delivering genomic medicine solutions and demonstrating their clinical utility require a strong, dedicated, multidisciplinary approach that includes expertise in basic science, cell biology, computational biology, genetic epidemiology, artificial intelligence and machine learning, clinical medicine, as well as access to patients and to state-of-the-art sequencing and genotyping lab.
All the ingredients are present on the McGill campus for success. Our key local partners include, among others:
In addition, collaborations are being developed with external partners in academia and industry, for sharing expertise, data, samples and reagents.
Collaborative projects are already ongoing or under construction with the following organizations:
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is Canada's federal funding agency for health research. Composed of 13 Institutes, we collaborate with partners and researchers to support the discoveries and innovations that improve our health and strengthen our health care system.
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada funds visionaries, explorers and innovators who are searching for the scientific and technical breakthroughs that will benefit our country. NSERC helps organizations of all sizes tap into the talent and technology at Canada’s universities and colleges.
The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) is a non-profit corporation that invests in research infrastructure at Canadian universities, colleges, research hospitals and non-profit research institutions.
The mission of the Fonds de Recherche du Québec en Santé is to support the strategic and coherent development of scientific research in Québec in the field of health sciences.
MEDTEQ+'s mission is to accelerate the development of innovative solutions, their validation and integration into healthcare networks, and to position products and services from the Quebec and Canadian medtech sector locally and internationally, generating a major economic impact while improving care for patients.
Mitacs is a nonprofit national research organization that, in partnerships with Canadian academia, private industry and government, operates research and training programs in fields related to industrial and social innovation.
CQDM is a biopharmaceutical research consortium whose mission is to fund the development of innovative tools and technologies that will accelerate the discovery and development of safer and more effective drugs.
The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), affiliated with the University of Toronto, is Canada's most research-intensive hospital and the largest centre dedicated to improving children's health in the country.
CRS is a pan-Canadian, not-for-profit organization whose mission is to exclusively fund research into all types of cancer in order to prevent, detect and treat the disease.
The Fondation du Grand Défi Pierre Lavoie supports the cause of rare hereditary diseases which, because of their rarity, currently attract little attention from researchers. By supporting research projects, the FGPL aims to give hope to individuals and families living with this reality.
Génome Québec is a private, not-for-profit organization, whose role is to fund research projects in genomics and proteomics and proteomics, and to provide researchers with the tools they need to the tools they need to pursue their research.
The Public Health Agency of Canada is part of the federal health portfolio. Their activities focus on protecting against threats to public health, preventing and reducing diseases and injury, and promoting health, well-being and equity.
The CHUV is one of five Swiss academic public health care centers, and plays a leading role in the fields of medical care, research, teaching and training, in collaboration with the Faculty of Biology and Medicine at the University of Lausanne.
The University of Bern is a top-class performer in research areas that are of great social and scientific importance, especially in the following 5 priority topics: Sustainability, Health and Medicine, Matter and the Universe, Intercultural Knowledge, Politics and Administration.
Affiliated with the Université de Montréal, the MHI is the flagship of cardiovascular medicine in Quebec and a true spearhead of cutting-edge cardiovascular medicine.
Working closely with CHU Sainte-Justine’s healthcare teams, we are dedicated to basic, clinical and translational research on mothers-to-be, children and youth.
Université de Montréal, with its affiliated schools, HEC Montréal and Polytechnique Montéal, is one of the leading hub of higher education in Quebec.
Université Laval responds to society’s emerging challenges by rallying the University community to seek out and pass on knowledge—to turn it into the kind of learning, research, and work community its members have always dreamed of.
Vitalité Health Network is a regional health authority providing and managing health care and services in an area covering northern and southeastern New Brunswick.
And many other organizations: Baylor College of Medicine, BioTalent, Bousher University of Medical Science, Copenhagen University, Globe Institute, European Academy of Neurology, Génome Québec, Innsbruck University, McMaster University, MUHC Foundation, Public Health Agency of Canada, Providence Swedish Hospital, Université de Lausanne, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, University of Kentucky, University of Lausanne, University of Ottawa, University of Toronto, etc.