Events

On Thursday, December 5, 2019, LifeSciences BC held a festive evening of networking and socializing in St. Regis Bar and Grill's private event room to meet with peers in the life sciences industry.

  On Saturday, January 18, 2020, Life Sciences BC held its first annual Career Connect Day presented by BioTalent Canada. This event helped connect life sciences companies and organizations from across the sector with access to talent. This event was one of the key events in the life sciences community calendar and featured dynamic speakers, a […]

On Wednesday, February 5, 2020 LifeSciences BC held its 5th annual ACCESS TO INNOVATION Conference at the Vancouver Convention Centre West. Theme: "Innovation adoption - accelerating patient outcomes" Stakeholders included: Academia, Health Institutions, Government, Centres of Innovation, SMEs, Multi-national Corporations, Investors and Payers. Access to Innovation AGENDA Speakers:  Ali Ardakani, Vice Chair - LifeSciences BC […]

Health Canada's Medical Devices Directorate, in cooperation with StarFish Medical, LifeSciences BC, Medtech Canada and the National Research Council’s Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) invited attendees to a Medical Devices Stakeholder Outreach Session in Victoria on Thursday, February 27, 2020.   Representatives from Health Canada gave a presentation, followed by a Roundtable Discussion / […]

On Tuesday, March 3, 2020, LifeSciences BC held a seminar on market opportunities in Australia. This seminar provided a brief overview of the Australian market and the opportunities it offers BC companies. From KPMG’s experts on Australia’s R&D tax regime to companies like MetaOptima who’ve had first-hand experience in Australia themselves, the speakers offered a […]

On Wednesday, March 4, 2020, LifeSciences BC held the first Blakes Breakfast Speaking Event for 2020. The Blakes Breakfast Speaking Series is our longest-standing event series and one of our most popular. Held four times a year, these breakfasts include presentations by local, national and multinational life science companies and typically attract a cross-section of approximately […]

On Wednesday, March 11, 2020, LSBC organized an evening to learn more about Life Sciences BC and about our partners in Victoria leading the life sciences sector through their leading-edge research and development. This event also presented the opportunity for you to network with not only industry professionals, but academic and political guests as well. […]

On Tuesday, April 21, 2020, as we were all practicing social distancing, LifeSciences BC hosted a Zoom webinar on “How to Navigate Health Canada and US FDA COVID-19 Expedited Medical Device Authorizations” attended by over 150 people from a plethora of companies. Speakers:  Eliane Barras – Senior Regulatory Affairs Officer, Medical Devices Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch […]

On Thursday, May 7, 2020, LSBC members joined our President and CEO Wendy Hurlburt in a virtual town hall. This event was a great opportunity for LSBC staff to connect with our members virtually to learn more about what you have been working on. It was also an opportunity for our members to connect with […]

On Tuesday, June 2, 2020, special guest David Llewellyn, Senior Vice President, Business Operations at STEMCELL Technologies and a member of LSBC’s Board of Directors joined our President & CEO Wendy Hurlburt for a virtual town hall. David gave an update on what STEMCELL has been working on, as well as some interesting updates, followed […]

On Tuesday, June 9, 2020, LifeSciences BC showcased the amazing innovation taking place in our province. Attendees from all around the world joined for interesting presentations from BC companies. Speakers  Ali Ardakani, Founder & Managing Director, Novateur Ventures Robert Huizinga, Executive Vice President, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals  Shirin Kalyan, Director of Scientific Innovation, Qu Biologics Inc. Fazil Mihlar, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Jobs, Economic […]