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Clinical Trials and Preclinical Infrastructure Asset Map - Life Sciences

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CLINICAL TRIALS AND PRECLINICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ASSET MAP<br />

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RESEARCH CENTRE/ URL CONTACT DESCRIPTION<br />

British Columbia<br />

Institute of Technology<br />

(BCIT)<br />

School of Health <strong>Sciences</strong><br />

No URL<br />

3700 Willingdon Avenue<br />

Burnaby, B.C. V5G 3H2<br />

Tel: 604-434-5734<br />

Contact: Franca MacInnes, Operations<br />

Manager<br />

Tel: 604-432-8855<br />

Franca_MacInnes@bcit.ca<br />

Applied research contact:<br />

BCIT Applied Research Liaison Office<br />

(ARLO)<br />

Wing E - 4355 Mathissi Place<br />

Burnaby, B.C. V5G 4S8<br />

Tel: 604-456-1032<br />

Fax: 778-329-0314<br />

ARLO@bcit.ca<br />

2. NEUROSCIENCE SPECIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTES<br />

Brain Research Centre<br />

(BRC)<br />

VCHRI<br />

www.brain.ubc.ca<br />

International Collaboration<br />

On (Spinal Cord)<br />

Repair Discoveries<br />

(ICORD)<br />

VCHRI<br />

icord.org/contact-us/<br />

2211 Wesbrook Mall<br />

Vancouver B.C. V6T 2B5<br />

Tel: 604-822-7246<br />

Fax: 604-822-0361<br />

info@brain.ubc.ca<br />

Communications or media inquiries:<br />

communications@brain.ubc.ca<br />

Blusson Spinal Cord Centre<br />

818 West 10th Avenue<br />

Vancouver B.C. V5Z 1M9<br />

Contact: Lowell McPhail, Operations<br />

Manager<br />

mcphail@icord.org/<br />

Tel: 604-675-8811<br />

BCIT conducts grant-funded <strong>and</strong> industry-sponsored applied research <strong>and</strong> development focused on solving industry’s challenges. Bringing<br />

together multi-disciplinary teams from a range of research areas spanning trades <strong>and</strong> technical expertise, BCIT researchers create practical<br />

applied research solutions that can be transformed immediately into commercially relevant products, services <strong>and</strong> applications.<br />

BCIT research is primarily motivated by the creation of direct <strong>and</strong> indirect benefits for students. Applied research provides students with<br />

practical learning opportunities, <strong>and</strong> produces outcomes that further economic success <strong>and</strong> employment opportunities.<br />

BCIT Research projects <strong>and</strong> initiatives in the healthcare sector are currently taking place in the following areas:<br />

• Aging <strong>and</strong> Disability<br />

• Biotechnology<br />

• Health <strong>and</strong> Safety<br />

• Health Technology<br />

• Health Informatics<br />

• Medical <strong>and</strong> Assistive Device Development<br />

• Medical Imaging<br />

• Natural Health Products.<br />

BRC focuses on mechanisms of brain function <strong>and</strong> neurological disorders of the brain including multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease,<br />

mood disorders, <strong>and</strong> schizophrenia.<br />

BRC addresses six areas of neuroscience research:<br />

• Neurodegeneration (Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, ALS)<br />

• Multiple sclerosis<br />

• Mental health <strong>and</strong> addictions<br />

• Stroke<br />

• Neurotrauma<br />

• Vision.<br />

BRC supports specialized laboratories that incorporate medical science’s most recent advances in technology at the cellular <strong>and</strong> molecular<br />

levels. The Brain Research Centre is committed to developing new technologies to aid diagnosis <strong>and</strong> treatment. Two key areas of technology<br />

at the Centre are diagnostic imaging, which is the observation of activity of the living brain, <strong>and</strong> genomics, which is the application of<br />

the newest tools in gene technology <strong>and</strong> gene therapy.<br />

ICORD undertakes research into surgical advances, <strong>and</strong> new approaches in rehabilitation leading to better health outcomes for people with<br />

spinal cord injury. ICORD combines more than 350 researchers (43 principal investigators <strong>and</strong> 312 trainees, technicians, <strong>and</strong> staff to foster<br />

<strong>and</strong> maintain an interdisciplinary, collaborative research <strong>and</strong> training environment.<br />

ICORD programs bring together researchers <strong>and</strong> practitioners from the basic sciences, social sciences, medicine, surgery, rehabilitation,<br />

engineering, kinesiology, education, <strong>and</strong> the humanities to facilitate the discovery, development <strong>and</strong> implementation of relevant solutions<br />

that will make a difference for people with spinal cord injury today <strong>and</strong> tomorrow.

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