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Article: Stem Cell Research Bringing Jobs and Innovation to Ontario, Canada.
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- Heart Disease Weekly
- Article date:
- November 22, 2009
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Ontario, Canada is supporting a world-class stem cell research project to help revolutionize treatments for major health conditions like cancer, heart disease and traumatic injuries, and create high-value jobs in Toronto (see also Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade).
The province is supporting the Ontario Initiative in Personalized Stem Cell Medicine, a project led by Dr. Janet Rossant of the University of Toronto and SickKids hospital. Dr. Rossant's team of 30 world-renowned stem cell researchers will use advanced technologies to develop cutting-edge health-care products. The provincial investment of $10 million in the project will also support ...