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BioCanRx - Canada's Immunotherapy Network

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Canada's Immunotherapy Network: A network of centres of excellence accelerating the most promising & innovative #cancer #immunotherapies to the clinic. Supporting translational research in Canadian cancer immunotherapy.

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BioCanRx - Canada's Immunotherapy Network @biocanrx.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Nous concluons le Mois des survivants du cancer et le Mois de l’immunothérapie anticancéreuse avec le témoignage de Nadine Frisk, ancienne boursière du programme « Learning Institute » de BioCanRx et membre actuelle du groupe de travail du Learning Institute. À lire ici : bit.ly/4eXksxb
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BioCanRx - Canada's Immunotherapy Network @biocanrx.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
We're wrapping up Cancer Survivors Month and Cancer Immunotherapy Month with a story from one of BioCanRx's past Learning Institute Patient Scholars, and current member of the Learning Institute Working group, Nadine Frisk. Read it here: bit.ly/44JwiWF
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“Immunotherapy Saved My Life”: A Patient Perspective on Access, Impact, and Advocacy in Canada | BioCanRx
For most of us, the word “cancer” conjures up a specific image: the hair loss, wasting, and long hospital stays associated with chemotherapy, which has been
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BioCanRx - Canada's Immunotherapy Network @biocanrx.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Que faut-il pour mettre une immunothérapie anticancéreuse à la disposition des patients ? Deux experts canadiens nous livrent leur point de vue sur les étapes précliniques, les défis et les perspectives d'avenir. youtu.be/p-F7AjZkwFo?...
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From Discovery to Delivery: Developing Immunotherapies for Canadians
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BioCanRx - Canada's Immunotherapy Network @biocanrx.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
What does it take to bring a cancer immunotherapy to patients? Two Canadian experts share insights on the preclinical steps, challenges, and opportunities ahead. youtu.be/p-F7AjZkwFo
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From Discovery to Delivery: Developing Immunotherapies for Canadians
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BioCanRx - Canada's Immunotherapy Network @biocanrx.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
BioCanRx annonce son appel à projets doté d'une enveloppe de 6 M$, visant à soutenir des projets de recherche menés par des universités canadiennes pour faire progresser les immunothérapies contre le cancer vers leur application clinique. Pour plus d'informations : fr.biocanrx.com/apply-for-fu...
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BioCanRx - Canada's Immunotherapy Network @biocanrx.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
BioCanRx is pleased to announce its latest $6 million funding competition, which will support Canadian academic-led and partnered research projects that advance immunotherapies for cancer towards clinical translation and integration. For more information, visit biocanrx.com/apply.../cur...
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BioCanRx - Canada's Immunotherapy Network @biocanrx.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
LAST CHANCE: Register today for the Summit for Cancer Immunotherapy! This year's Summit4CI is taking place in Vancouver, BC, from March 29-31. Registration closes today, March 23. Head to www.cancersummit.ca to reserve your place!
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BioCanRx - Canada's Immunotherapy Network @biocanrx.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
BioCanRx is seeking input from the network to explore a community-owned, open-access cancer immunotherapy journal. This 5-10 minute survey will gauge interest, perceived value, and potential concerns. We are collecting responses until March 18. Please fill out the survey here: bit.ly/4sJZyXA
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BioCanRx - Canada's Immunotherapy Network @biocanrx.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Join us for a webinar on the basics of immunotherapy! Whether you want to brush up on your knowledge or are simply curious about how immunotherapy works, this 101 session will get you up to date on the foundations. This webinar is free and open to the public. Register now: bit.ly/3OR9a45
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Stem Cell Network @stemcellnetwork.ca · 05/03/2026
Huge thanks to everyone who joined our Clinical Translation in Cell and Gene Therapy webinar! 🙏 Thank you to our speakers for insights on the translation pathway and challenges in advancing cell and gene therapies. Special thank you to @biocanrx.bsky.social for co-hosting! 🤝
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Clinical Translation in Cell and Gene Therapy
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BioCanRx - Canada's Immunotherapy Network @biocanrx.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Registration for the Summit for Cancer Immunotherapy closes on March 23! Go to www.cancersummit.ca to reserve your spot today. Join us to explore the latest progress in cancer immunotherapy from scientific, clinical, industry and patient perspectives. Register now!
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BioCanRx - Canada's Immunotherapy Network @biocanrx.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
This is happening next week on March 4 - register now!
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Stem Cell Network @stemcellnetwork.ca · 19/01/2026
🔬 Ever wondered how cell and gene therapies move from lab to clinic? Join SCN and @biocanrx.bsky.social for a virtual webinar on March 4, 2026, to gain a high-level introduction to the clinical translation pathway. 🔗 stemcellnetwork.ca/training/cli...
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BioCanRx - Canada's Immunotherapy Network @biocanrx.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
⏰ Last chance, early birds! 🐦‍⬛ Register for the Summit for Cancer Immunotherapy today to benefit from Early Bird discounts. This year's Summit4CI will take place in beautiful Vancouver, at the Westin Bayshore Hotel. To view our full program and register, please visit www.cancersummit.ca today.
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BioCanRx - Canada's Immunotherapy Network @biocanrx.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
We are proud to announce our panels for the upcoming 2026 Summit for Cancer Immunotherapy! Register today to hear Matthew Chung, Arielle Elkrief and Robert Jenq from City of Hope discuss the potential of microbial therapeutics for cancer. Visit cancersummit.ca to view our full program.
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BioCanRx - Canada's Immunotherapy Network @biocanrx.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Applications are now open for the BioCanRx Summer Student Internships! Applications are open to undergraduates and college students attending Canadian institutions, and to BioCanRx network investigators. To apply, visit bit.ly/4oGZ2Hq.
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BioCanRx - Canada's Immunotherapy Network @biocanrx.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Register now for the 2026 Summit for Cancer Immunotherapy! The Summit4CI brings together leading scientists, clinicians, students and economists with representatives from industry, patient groups, charities and government. To see the full program, and to register, visit cancersummit.ca!
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Andrew Craig @andrewcraigscri.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Some exciting updates on made in Canada cell therapies for solid tumours and blood cancers (much lower cost than SOC). 🇨🇦 researchers competing very well in this space @ccralliance.bsky.social @biocanrx.bsky.social
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BioCanRx - Canada's Immunotherapy Network @biocanrx.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
This National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we honour the survivors and victims of the Residential and Day Schools. We acknowledge that Indigenous communities remain underrepresented and underserved in healthcare. We honour the many lives that have been taken and the cultural knowledge lost.
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BioCanRx - Canada's Immunotherapy Network @biocanrx.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
At BioCanRx, we are proud to support the researchers, clinicians, and patient advocates driving cancer research in Canada. We celebrate breakthroughs that are changing the face of cancer care. Together we are working towards our vision: to make all cancers curable. #WorldCancerResearchDay
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BioCanRx - Canada's Immunotherapy Network @biocanrx.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Join the 2026 BioCanRx Learning Institute! The BioCanRx-CCP Learning Institute brings together leaders from patient communities and academic scholars at the annual Summit4CI, this year in Vancouver, BC. To participate, see our website: www.cancersummit.ca/program/the-...
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BioCanRx - Canada's Immunotherapy Network @biocanrx.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
This World Leukemia Day, BioCanRx stands with patients, caregivers, & everyone touched by this devastating disease. We celebrate the researchers & patients pushing cancer immunotherapies forward. Today, we look forward to a time when leukemia - & all cancer - is a curable disease. #WorldLeukemiaDay
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BioCanRx - Canada's Immunotherapy Network @biocanrx.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Humphrey Fonge doesn't just create cancer therapeutics - he wants to ensure they reach the patients who need them. Fonge and his team at Université Laval have developed a radiotherapeutic which targets Nectin-4, a protein in many cancers. Watch the full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTdJ...
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In Their Own Words: Humphrey Fonge
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BioCanRx - Canada's Immunotherapy Network @biocanrx.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Apply now for Travel Awards and Lab Exchanges taking place fall of 2025! These awards cover travel and lodging for trainees and lab professionals participating in research exchanges, conferences, or workshops to enable their professional and technical development. To apply, visit bit.ly/4lc6Df5
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Canadian Science Policy Centre @sciencepolicy.ca · 28/07/2025
#SciParl2025 wouldn’t be possible without the support of our incredible sponsors! #SciParl2025 ne serait pas possible sans le soutien de nos incroyables commanditaires ! Thank you, @biocanrx.bsky.social! Merci, BioCanRx ! sciencepolicy.ca/programs/sci... #CdnSci #CdnInnovation
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BioCanRx - Canada's Immunotherapy Network @biocanrx.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Help inform our training! BioCanRx is seeking your input on the career and professional development needs of trainees and professional staff in our network. Complete our survey to help ensure our training meets your needs Survey: bit.ly/3UgUJWB En français: bit.ly/40ymg9t
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BioCanRx - Canada's Immunotherapy Network @biocanrx.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Fill out our survey on biotherapeutic development needs to help inform our training! BioCanRx is committed to providing resources to train a skilled, experienced immunotherapy community. Complete our survey to help ensure our training meets your needs: bit.ly/3UgUJWB En français: bit.ly/40ymg9t
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The Ottawa Hospital @ottawahospital.on.ca · 07/07/2025
Five years ago today, Owen Snider started life-changing treatment as part of Canada’s first CAR-T therapy clinical trial at TOH. Read his story of courage, innovation, and hope 💙 @biocanrx.bsky.social | #CancerResearch #CAR_T #LymphomaAwareness bit.ly/4ldgja1
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Cancer-free after CAR-T
Faced with the return of his lymphoma for the third time in ten years, Owen Snider was running out of options. But there was new hope when he was accepted into a made-in-Canada CAR-T therapy clinical ...
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BioCanRx - Canada's Immunotherapy Network @biocanrx.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Apply now  for the Summit4CI Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP) Working Group, which will lead the planning and execution of HQP Development Day at the upcoming Summit4CI, taking place March 29–31, 2026, in Vancouver, BC. Apply by Friday, June 27th at 11:59 pm PT cancersummit.ca/program/hqp-...
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BioCanRx - Canada's Immunotherapy Network @biocanrx.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
It’s #ClinicalTrialsDay — a moment to recognize the researchers, clinicians, and patients who make cancer immunotherapy breakthroughs possible. Thank you to everyone who pushes research forward every day to provide every Canadian living with cancer with cutting edge treatment. #CancerImmunotherapy
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BioCanRx - Canada's Immunotherapy Network @biocanrx.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
BioCanRx is happy to welcome four new board members: Dr. Jumai Abioye, Sebastien Beauchamp, Mỹ Dang, and Brigette Kocijancic. We look forward to what these new perspectives will bring to our organization’s mission.
A collage of our four new board members. Clockwise from top left: Brigette Kocijancik, a white woman with long blonde hair; Dr. Jumai Abioye, a Black woman with long hair and glasses; My Dang, a smiling Asian woman wearing a pink blazer and gold earrings; and Sébastien Beauchamp, a white man with dark hair wearing a dark suit.
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BioCanRx - Canada's Immunotherapy Network @biocanrx.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
This Cancer Research Awareness Month, we celebrate the researchers working towards making all cancers curable diseases. Now more than ever, we need a robust translational research system to make immunotherapies available to cancer patients, and we honour the people who work to make that happen.
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BioCanRx - Canada's Immunotherapy Network @biocanrx.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Join us for a webinar on May 30, hosted with @cancercolab and @nrc_cnrc, to explore the potential of viral vectors in emerging cancer therapies. Register today: bit.ly/4m8xA5d
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BioCanRx - Canada's Immunotherapy Network @biocanrx.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
BioCanRx is proud to support Unlocking Next-Gen Therapies on May 9 with Friends of Cancer Research and PICI. Dr. Natasha Kekre will share Canada's CLIC CAR T model and regulatory needs for cell therapies. Register here: friendsofcancerresearch.org/event/unlock...
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Unlocking Next-Generation Therapies - Friends of Cancer Research
Friday, May 9, 2025 10AM – 2PM ET The Ritz Carlton 1150 22nd St NW, Washington, DC 20037 Conference will also be streamed virtually Register Today Friends of Cancer Research (Friends) and the Parker I...
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BioCanRx - Canada's Immunotherapy Network @biocanrx.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Applications for 2025-2026 Travel & Lab Exchange Awards are now open! These awards cover travel and accommodation expenses for trainees and lab professionals to participate in activities that enable their professional and technical development. For more information, visit bit.ly/3KG5n46
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BioCanRx - Canada's Immunotherapy Network @biocanrx.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Thank you to everyone who made the 2025 Summit for Cancer Immunotherapy so special! Special thanks to all our speakers, judges, HQP and Learning Institute participants - we couldn’t have done it without you. #Summit4CI #BioCanRx #CancerImmunotherapy #MadeInCanada youtube.com/embed/kenb4D...
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Summit for Cancer Immunotherapy 2025 - A Day in the Life
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