Many people don’t know that biotechnology touches our economy in various ways and that Canada has a remarkable experience and expertise, with over 500 companies and thousands of innovations.  This section of our website provides a glimpse into 15 of these 500 stories.  Biotechnology has much to offer in building a bio-based economy. 

This is biotech…these are our stories.

• Insect Viruses Key to Controlling Forest Pests
• Okanagan Specialty Fruit: The Apple of Everyone's Eye
• Xenon Shoots and Scores in Genetic-based Drug Discoveries
• Animal Immune Systems Get a Boost From Biotechnology
• Life Saving Science Adds Muscle to HIV Treatments
• Growing and Harvesting Canada's Newest Crop From the Sea
• Biomedical Polymer Proves to be a Powerful Infection Fighter That Protects Patients
• Environment and Economics: Wood Chips to Fuel Pumps
• Growing Oil: A Golden Opportunity for Canada
• Tobacco Plant Revival: Helping the World Fight Influenza
• Reolysin: The Little Virus That Could
• Feeding and Fuelling the World Through Weatherproofed Plants
• Prevtec microbia: How This Little Pig Medicine Went to Market
• Filling Holes in the Brain With Biotechnology
  
• From Cradle to Grave Illnesses Cangene Tackles the Scary Stuff