Jun 01, 2022

New ICGC DACO website offers improved access to cancer data

Jun 09, 2021

New OICR Investigator aims to improve cancer treatment in Ontario and worldwide

Jun 09, 2021

Dr. Geoffrey Fong receives prestigious O. Harold Warwick Prize from the Canadian Cancer Society

May 20, 2021

Ontario experts chart vision to advance machine learning for cancer care

May 20, 2021

Dr. Harriet Feilotter appointed as Director of the Ontario Molecular Pathology Research Network

May 07, 2021

With astonishing speed, OICR team creates national COVID-19 genomic data portal

May 06, 2021

Canadian Remote Access Framework for Clinical Trials brings new opportunities for cancer patients residing in rural and remote communities

May 03, 2021

Remembering Joe Lebovic

Apr 26, 2021

OICR Genomics achieves CAP laboratory accreditation

Apr 15, 2021

Ban on menthol cigarettes in Canada leads to more smokers quitting

Apr 08, 2021

OICR to contribute to new Canadian COVID-19 data portal

Apr 07, 2021

OICR congratulates Dr. Elizabeth Eisenhauer on receiving the Canada Gairdner Wightman Award

Mar 30, 2021

Patient reflections from the 2021 OICR Translational Research Conference

Mar 24, 2021

OICR, Intensity Therapeutics and The Ottawa Hospital to conduct Window of Opportunity clinical trial in early-stage breast cancer

Mar 09, 2021

OICR-affiliated researchers awarded $6.6 million in funding from CIHR

Mar 09, 2021

OICR research team awarded $2.4 million to facilitate precision medicine for early-stage breast cancer

Mar 04, 2021

New national research platform to accelerate the development of new cell therapies for cancer

Feb 26, 2021

Drug combination results in longer survival for patients with recurrent and advanced ovarian cancer

Feb 23, 2021

Premier Doug Ford visits OICR

Feb 19, 2021

OICR-supported collaboration discovers new method to stunt the growth of brain cancers

Feb 17, 2021

OICR’s Dr. John Bartlett named one of the top-cited authors in the Journal of Clinical Oncology

Feb 04, 2021

OICR-supported clinical trial leads to practice-changing results for men with prostate cancer

Feb 04, 2021

Clinical trial: Using MRI for prostate cancer diagnosis equals or beats current standard

Feb 03, 2021

Standards redefined: What lab accreditation means to OICR Genomics

Feb 03, 2021

Imagining the next 20 years and planning for the next five

Feb 03, 2021

What we learned at the recent OICR-JLABS cell therapy symposium

Jan 27, 2021

OICR-led research well represented in Nature Communications' editor’s selections

Jan 08, 2021

Q&A with new OICR Investigator Dr. Shraddha Pai on uncovering the hidden differences between cancers

Dec 17, 2020

nanoNOMe: New dual-purpose tool added to the Swiss Army knife of DNA sequencing

Dec 03, 2020

Happy holidays from OICR

Dec 02, 2020

Study uncovers new approach to mobilize the immune system against hard-to-treat breast cancers

Dec 01, 2020

Consortium secures $5.1 million to expand genomics platform for COVID research

Nov 30, 2020

Researchers find 3-D structure of the genome is behind the self-renewing capabilities of blood stem cells

Nov 24, 2020

Simplifying confusing medical documents one form at a time

Nov 18, 2020

Three OICR researchers named to this year’s Highly Cited Researchers list

Nov 17, 2020

Towards healthier lives for childhood leukemia survivors

Nov 13, 2020

How an optimization algorithm can help Ontario detect opportunities for better cancer care

Nov 05, 2020

Study finds that every month delay in cancer treatment can raise risk of death by around 10 per cent

Nov 04, 2020

Trove of patient-reported data offers path to improve cancer symptom management

Oct 29, 2020

OICR Senior Investigator Dr. Trevor Pugh named one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40

Oct 23, 2020

Advancing academic cancer clinical trials: Presenting 3CTN’s 2019-2020 Annual Report

Oct 15, 2020

OICR team awarded $300,000 to expand cancer research software tools for more researchers, new disease applications and greater impact

Sep 24, 2020

Clinical study simplifies precision medicine for pancreatic cancer patients

Sep 21, 2020

Q&A with new OICR Investigator Dr. Anastasia Tikhonova on tackling cancer cell cross-talk and adapting in a rapidly evolving field

Sep 16, 2020

Scientists discover mechanism of bone loss caused by acute lymphocytic leukemia, identify targeted therapy for children

Sep 16, 2020

CanPath adds Saskatchewan cohort, all 10 provinces now represented

Sep 10, 2020

Deploying liquid biopsies to improve cancer screening and care during COVID-19

Sep 03, 2020

Analyzing SARS-CoV-2: A cancer researcher trainee’s perspective

Aug 31, 2020

Research from home: Kelly McDonald

Jul 21, 2020

OICR Drug Discovery awarded for COVID-19 research

Jun 29, 2020

New radiotherapy method improves long-term survival

Jun 24, 2020

Philanthropic donation moves The Alex U. Soyka Pancreatic Cancer Research Project: An International Partnership into Phase II

Jun 23, 2020

FACIT backs made-in-Ontario data science and medtech innovations through Prospects Oncology Fund

Jun 17, 2020

Inside OICR’s Drug Discovery Lab: A graduate student’s unique collaborative experience

Jun 09, 2020

New findings pave the way for future brain cancer research and drug development

Jun 02, 2020

Q&A with new OICR investigator Dr. Hartland Jackson on the latest in mass cytometry, single-cell imaging and his return to Canada

May 25, 2020

Mapping the roots of brain cancer

May 21, 2020

Q&A with Monique Albert: Ontario’s international leader in biobanking

May 20, 2020

Study points to common protein duo as a new therapeutic target for several cancer types

May 13, 2020

Unexpected mitochondria activity in leukemia cells gives opening for new treatments

May 06, 2020

New treatment for recurrent pediatric brain cancer enters clinical testing

Apr 29, 2020

Ontario Cancer Research Ethics Board welcomes Natascha Kozlowski as new Executive Director

Apr 08, 2020

Accelerating the development of new cancer drugs in Ontario

Apr 01, 2020

Measure up: Taking strides to automate cancer pathology practices

Mar 24, 2020

Teaming up to decode DNA damage repair

Mar 24, 2020

The donations behind the discoveries: The Ontarians who made the Pan-Cancer Project possible

Feb 26, 2020

How HER CODE CAMP aims to fix the diversity gap in computer science

Feb 25, 2020

Study shows common cell protein could be targeted to treat childhood brain cancers

Feb 18, 2020

Tackling brain cancer from all angles

Feb 05, 2020

Unprecedented exploration generates most comprehensive map of cancer genomes charted to date

Feb 05, 2020

New clues to cancer in the genome’s other 99 per cent

Feb 05, 2020

AI algorithm classifies cancer types better than experts

Feb 05, 2020

Whole-genome analysis generates new insights into viruses involved in cancer

Feb 05, 2020

Dr. Lincoln Stein talks about the Pan-Cancer Project

Feb 05, 2020

Backgrounder: Pan-Cancer Project

Feb 05, 2020

Finding the roots of cancer, ‘It’s a needle in a haystack’

Feb 05, 2020

TrackSig: Unlocking the history of cancer

Feb 05, 2020

Unraveling the story behind the cancers we can’t explain

Feb 05, 2020

Discovering cancer’s vulnerabilities: The whole may be greater than the sum of its parts

Jan 20, 2020

New tumour-driving mutations discovered in the under-explored regions of the cancer genome

Jan 13, 2020

Unique Toronto-based clinical trial reveals new subtypes of advanced pancreatic cancer

Jan 10, 2020

New open-source software judges accuracy of algorithms that predict tumour evolution

Dec 19, 2019

New immune-boosting approach could halt the spread of cancer cells to nearby organs

Dec 06, 2019

Pin-pointing prostate cancer: Bringing MRI-guided biopsies to men across Ontario

Dec 03, 2019

OICR’s Dr. Trevor Pugh receives $1 million grant from The TD Ready Challenge

Nov 26, 2019

Three internationally-recognized cancer researchers join OICR’s Investigator Awards Program

Nov 21, 2019

Researchers teach hand-held DNA sequencing devices to read a new language

Nov 20, 2019

Study of Ontario health data offers new directions in sarcoma research and treatment

Nov 18, 2019

Potential new approach to T-cell therapy shows early promise in the lab

Nov 13, 2019

Winning presentation points to more personalized medicine at OMPRN Pathology Matters meeting

Nov 11, 2019

Solving Big Data problems

Nov 06, 2019

FACIT launches assessment of venture philanthropy models to scale Canadian commercialization of cancer research

Nov 01, 2019

Dr. Rima Al-awar promoted to Head of Therapeutic Innovation and Drug Discovery at OICR

Oct 30, 2019

FACIT and University of Toronto launch precision medicine company: Cellular Analytics

Oct 21, 2019

Internationally-recognized computational biologist, Dr. Anna Panchenko joins OICR as Senior Investigator

Oct 15, 2019

‘I’m here to help address important and challenging questions in health’

Oct 09, 2019

Researchers discover a new cancer-driving mutation in the “dark matter” of the cancer genome

Oct 08, 2019

OICR welcomes new Clinician-Scientist, Dr. Tricia Cottrell

Oct 07, 2019

Inherited DNA provides blueprint for new advancements in prostate cancer

Oct 04, 2019

Meet our new Lebovic Fellows

Sep 30, 2019

OICR Annual Report 2018/19

Sep 30, 2019

Hamilton study discovers new approach to target cells at the root of leukemia

Sep 26, 2019

FACIT's Prospects Oncology Fund invests in Ontario-developed medical device and novel therapeutic platform technologies

Sep 20, 2019

Harnessing the time before a patient’s surgery to accelerate cancer research

Sep 18, 2019

When the tools you need don’t exist, create them

Sep 03, 2019

OICR welcomes new investigator, Dr. Parisa Shooshtari

Aug 29, 2019

Meet OICR's summer students

Aug 29, 2019

Addressing high priority issues in cancer care

Aug 13, 2019

How do cancer patients help future cancer patients? This is Ron’s story

Aug 12, 2019

Dr. Rola Saleeb on her path to becoming a pathologist

Jul 30, 2019

Canadian Government-Sponsored Collaboration Targets Standardized Cancer Testing

Jul 24, 2019

OICR funding for Ontario drug discovery projects will accelerate development of new cancer therapies

Jul 22, 2019

OICR Genomics: What's next?

Jul 17, 2019

Ten years, 330,000+ Canadians: CPTP connects participants from coast to coast with shared goal of a healthier future

Jul 03, 2019

Five fellows, four labs, three years, two countries, and a generous donation

Jul 03, 2019

Bridges built between Israel and Canada thanks to philanthropic donation from Joseph and Wolf Lebovic

Jun 26, 2019

Patterns in pancreatic cancer samples lead to better prognostic power

Jun 18, 2019

From idea to impact: An expanding solution to a common surgical problem

Jun 10, 2019

It’s our health information: a goldmine for improving the quality of cancer care

Jun 04, 2019

New research projects to drive clinical adoption of novel cancer technologies and find ways to better deliver cancer services

May 31, 2019

Q&A with Dr. Trevor Pugh, OICR’s new Director of Genomics

May 30, 2019

Predicting the course of pancreatic cancer

May 27, 2019

Building bridges between cancer patients and personalized care

May 17, 2019

What could we do if we had a clearer picture of prostate cancer?

May 10, 2019

An innovative way to look at genome rearrangements leads to new insights about ovarian cancer

May 01, 2019

The unanticipated early origins of childhood brain cancer

Apr 24, 2019

Targeting fat production could help tackle leukemia

Apr 23, 2019

Advancement in nanopore sequencing opens new areas of cancer biology to exploration

Apr 18, 2019

OICR welcomes new Principal Investigator, Dr. Sagi Abelson

Apr 17, 2019

Unraveling the circuitry behind brain cancer

Apr 11, 2019

Researchers work to save lives by improving follow-up of colorectal cancer screening tests

Apr 09, 2019

Entrepreneurs from Ontario's Nanology Labs and Xpan Inc. receive FACIT investment for early-stage cancer innovations 

Mar 27, 2019

The winner of last year’s FACIT Falcons’ Fortunes pitch competition is already seeing early success in moving her product to the clinic

Mar 26, 2019

Deep freezing allows researchers to dig deep into tumour samples

Mar 19, 2019

Understanding intermediate-risk prostate cancer: The whole may be greater than the sum of its parts

Mar 15, 2019

Towards rational breast cancer treatment in the era of “less is more”

Mar 13, 2019

When it comes to prostate cancer, there may be more than meets the eye

Mar 12, 2019

Developing best practices for benchmarking: The quiet but crucial work behind sequencing today

Feb 26, 2019

Meet the researchers - Rosita Bajari

Feb 21, 2019

OICR supports cancer drug discovery in Ontario with new funding for four promising early-stage projects

Feb 12, 2019

Sometimes the simpler, the better: bringing personalized treatment selection for bladder cancer closer to the clinic 

Feb 12, 2019

The power of one, benefiting the many

Jan 29, 2019

First-in-class drug for blood cancers discovered by Ontario researchers receives record-setting industry investment

Jan 25, 2019

Study reveals mechanism driving spread of advanced pancreatic cancer

Jan 23, 2019

Powering the future of pathology

Jan 22, 2019

OICR’s Dr. Ann Meyer receives Community Engagement Fellowship from AAAS to advance Canada’s bioinformatics community

Jan 21, 2019

An inside look at OICR’s Tissue Portal

Jan 14, 2019

Researchers discover common markers of tumour hypoxia across 19 cancer types

Jan 10, 2019

FACIT makes follow-on investment in AI-based genomics company, DNAstack

Jan 09, 2019

Statement on the recent air accident in Iran

Dec 17, 2018

When it comes to finding cancer risk, there’s power in numbers

Dec 14, 2018

Pan-Canadian radiotherapy group advancing care by reducing barriers to conducting clinical trials

Dec 13, 2018

What can we gain from looking at the outliers?: An investigation into long and short-term ovarian cancer survivors

Dec 11, 2018

Using living avatars to predict the severity of oral cancers

Dec 10, 2018

A holiday message from the President and Scientific Director

Nov 22, 2018

Research examines healthcare experience for cancer patients who also have diabetes

Nov 21, 2018

The buzz about Beacon: A look into the Global Alliance's newest standards for the Beacon API

Nov 14, 2018

Blood samples over biopsies: Developing a less invasive way to find and track cancers

Nov 08, 2018

Gene signature discovery may predict response to immune therapy

Nov 08, 2018

Meet the researchers: Lawrence Heisler

Nov 06, 2018

Discovering new ways to deploy the immune system against hidden cancers

Oct 24, 2018

Researchers investigated almost 200,000 cases of breast cancer: Here's what they found

Oct 24, 2018

Researchers find a new way to address the challenge of brain tumour “stiffness”

Oct 23, 2018

Updates and highlights from Global Alliance’s 6th Plenary Meeting

Oct 16, 2018

Bringing cutting-edge imaging techniques to clinical trials

Oct 11, 2018

FACIT Welcomes Har Grover and Ken Lawless to the Board

Oct 02, 2018

Understanding how cancer differs between sexes

Sep 25, 2018

Breast cancer radiotherapy in a single visit provides more convenient option to patients, reduces burden of therapy

Sep 24, 2018

Breaking down barriers to translation: A case of standardization in digital pathology

Sep 20, 2018

Dr. Paul Boutros receives prestigious award from the Canadian Cancer Society

Sep 14, 2018

Great Canadian Hair "Do" 2018

Sep 13, 2018

Using imaging to better detect, characterize and monitor prostate cancers

Sep 10, 2018

Researchers find unexpected cells at the centre of recurrent leukemia

Sep 06, 2018

Q&A with Dr. Christina Yung, OICR’s new Director of Genome Informatics

Aug 22, 2018

Heliotrope: Personalizing cancer treatment decisions

Aug 22, 2018

Meet the researchers: Ratheesh Subramaniam

Aug 21, 2018

Leader in data access and CEO of DNAstack, Dr. Marc Fiume, joins OICR as its newest Associate

Aug 03, 2018

Open source in open science: Accelerating cancer research (Part 2)

Aug 01, 2018

Open source in open science: Accelerating cancer research (Part 1)

Jul 31, 2018

Meet the researchers: Cheryl Crozier

Jul 31, 2018

Can an open drug discovery model find a solution for rare brain cancers in children?

Jul 11, 2018

New funding for the Canadian Cancer Clinical Trials Network will help more cancer patients access clinical trials

Jul 10, 2018

Researchers find early indicators of leukemia in genomes up to 10 years before symptoms surfaced

Jul 09, 2018

New institute to make chronic disease prevention across Canada BETTER

Jun 14, 2018

New OICR President and Scientific Director comments on breakthrough in breast cancer T-cell immunotherapy

Jun 13, 2018

FACIT Appoints Biotech Veteran Dr. David O'Neill as President

Jun 04, 2018

New guidelines for HER2 testing in breast cancer

May 17, 2018

OICR scientist recognized by AACR for early career contributions to prostate cancer research

May 17, 2018

Combination of erectile dysfunction drugs and flu vaccine may help kill remaining cancer after surgery

May 10, 2018

Symposium offers preview of findings from the Pan-Cancer Analysis of Whole Genomes project

Apr 09, 2018

Biostatistics Training Initiative boosts Ontario's cancer research community

Mar 29, 2018

Q and A with Dr. Philip Awadalla, Scientific Director of the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project

Mar 28, 2018

OICR names Dr. Laszlo Radvanyi as new President and Scientific Director

Mar 08, 2018

Collaborating to bring new treatment options to children with brain cancer

Mar 06, 2018

Canadian pancreatic cancer research team provides personalized medicine, new hope to patients

Mar 06, 2018

Study shows that environmental exposures such as air pollution are more determinant of respiratory health than inherited genetics

Feb 21, 2018

FACIT invests $450k in promising Ontario breakthrough technologies

Feb 14, 2018

What can we do to better support women in science?

Feb 09, 2018

Global Alliance for Genomics and Health launches 2018 Strategic Roadmap

Jan 29, 2018

Breakthrough leads to sequencing of a human genome using a pocket-sized device  

Jan 25, 2018

The Canadian Data Integration Centre receives new funding to help cancer researchers translate findings to patients

Jan 24, 2018

Ontario Health Study calls on participants to complete follow-up questionnaire before March 31

Jan 19, 2018

Scientists create method to sensitize triple-negative breast cancer to common immunotherapy

Jan 12, 2018

Large-scale study provides clearer picture of recurrence risk for ER-positive breast cancer

Jan 04, 2018

Study shows virus-boosted immunotherapy can be effective against aggressive breast cancer

Dec 13, 2017

Happy holidays from OICR

Dec 11, 2017

Strict e-cigarette policies are meant to keep non-smokers from smoking. But they may also be preventing many smokers from quitting

Dec 07, 2017

Finding new ways to prevent virus-induced stomach cancers

Dec 04, 2017

OICR launches groundbreaking Cancer Therapeutics Innovation Pipeline to drive cutting-edge therapies to the clinic

Nov 22, 2017

FACIT Welcomes Kevin Empey, Cynthia Goh and Shana Kelley to the Board of Trustees

Nov 16, 2017

CCRC brings Canadian cancer researchers together

Nov 02, 2017

Novel approach yields four robust biomarkers for breast cancer drug response

Oct 24, 2017

Researchers discover genes behind the spread of lung cancer to the brain

Oct 23, 2017

Pathology Matters 2017 unites and informs Ontario's pathology community

Oct 23, 2017

Boost your bioinformatics knowledge at TorBUG

Oct 20, 2017

Old drug, new trick: study finds common diabetes drug could help fight leukemia

Oct 17, 2017

Global Alliance for Genomics and Health charts path to the future of genomic data sharing

Oct 11, 2017

Ontario start-up makes major deal to develop cancer-fighting viruses

Oct 04, 2017

New software uses machine learning to identify mutations in tumours without reference tissue samples 

Sep 29, 2017

OICR 2016/17 Annual Report

Sep 25, 2017

New study uncovers the role of mitochondrial DNA in prostate cancer

Sep 15, 2017

Some braided it, some shaved it: the 2017 Terry Fox Great Canadian Hair Do!

Sep 06, 2017

OICR launches Tissue Portal to support tissue-based research projects

Sep 06, 2017

Ontario Tumour Bank collaborating to improve biobanking globally

Sep 06, 2017

Large-scale genomic study helps set new course for paediatric brain cancer research

Aug 17, 2017

New genes discovered regulating brain metastases in lung cancer

Aug 09, 2017

Mutation in prostate tumours shown to change epigenetic identity, the make-up of DNA

Aug 09, 2017

CIMTEC appoints Justin Leushner as new CEO

Aug 09, 2017

Importance of large database of genetic variants reinforced in a new study

Jul 12, 2017

Ovarian cancer research team working to exploit disease's vulnerabilities

Jul 11, 2017

How OICR is helping to boost the body’s ability to fight cancer

Jul 11, 2017

New research group aims to exploit genomic differences within brain cancer to develop new treatments

Jul 11, 2017

New multi-disciplinary team taking a stem cell-based approach to target acute leukemia

Jul 11, 2017

Oncologist and OICR researcher pens step-by-step guide to getting high-quality cancer care

Jun 28, 2017

Ontario researchers identify rare therapy-resistant stem cells linked to AML patient relapse

Jun 07, 2017

EAGLE will help cancer research soar

Jun 07, 2017

New grant program boosts molecular pathology research in Ontario

Jun 05, 2017

OICR donates sequencer to Fleming College for high-tech training

Jun 05, 2017

Ontarians come together to help Ontario Health Study collect 41,000 blood samples

May 31, 2017

Study highlights effectiveness of worldwide tobacco control treaty

May 25, 2017

OICR launches five all-star teams of Ontario scientists to tackle some of the deadliest forms of cancer

May 03, 2017

Study bringing more precision medicine to Ontario’s cancer patients

Apr 26, 2017

Clinical trial opens for promising combination therapy

Apr 25, 2017

Dr. John Dick presented with CIHR Gold Leaf Award for Discovery

Apr 19, 2017

Report shows investment in cancer research in Canada remains strong, identifies areas for improvement

Apr 13, 2017

Could diagnosing cancer as rare diseases improve outcomes for patients?

Apr 04, 2017

OICR provides students a window into possible careers over March Break

Mar 29, 2017

New approach improves sensitivity of DNA sequencing, producing more reliable results

Mar 28, 2017

OICR Charity Challenge raises funds for Canadian Cancer Society

Mar 22, 2017

FACIT Launches The Prospects Oncology Fund

Mar 22, 2017

FACIT Announces Investment in Propellon Therapeutics

Mar 17, 2017

OICR joins other organizations in inspiring the next generation of female scientists

Mar 16, 2017

Researchers discover new test that could change the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer

Mar 09, 2017

Innovative technique greatly increases sensitivity of DNA sequencing

Mar 08, 2017

In London, OICR leaders discussed cancer research advancements being made in the city. How can OICR help further translate these breakthroughs to patients?

Mar 07, 2017

Software Engineering Club: Distributed Ledgers, Blockchains and Smart Contracts

Feb 23, 2017

New Gene Sequencing Software Could Aid in Early Detection, Treatment of Cancer

Feb 23, 2017

FACIT-Seeded Fusion Pharmaceuticals Closes US$25M Series A Led by Johnson & Johnson Innovation

Feb 15, 2017

BioCanRX makes a major investment in Canadian biotherapeutics research

Feb 10, 2017

How chemical probes can boost cancer research

Feb 10, 2017

OICR researchers to be part of Cancer Research UK’s Grand Challenge helping to answer cancer’s biggest questions

Jan 05, 2017

Researchers disprove link between vasectomies and prostate cancer using Ontario health data

Dec 07, 2016

Cancer stem cell scientists create tool to aid in planning treatment for leukemia

Dec 01, 2016

Expanding the DNA alphabet to understand cancer

Nov 25, 2016

TorBUG welcomes Arfon Smith from GitHub on Wednesday, November 30

Nov 18, 2016

OICR participates in the fastest, long-distance academic big data transfer in Canada

Nov 02, 2016

FACIT start-up Turnstone Biologics closes USD $41M financing

Oct 27, 2016

OICR’s Transformative Pathology Program contributes to recent PanCuRx findings

Oct 26, 2016

TorBUG continues tonight with speaker Dr. Laura Hug from the University of Waterloo

Oct 12, 2016

New findings challenge current view of how pancreas cancer develops

Oct 06, 2016

Reactome announces annotation and release of 10,000th human protein

Oct 03, 2016

OICR in the News - September 2016

Sep 29, 2016

OICR funding new network to enhance molecular pathology research in Ontario

Sep 27, 2016

TorBUG continues to strengthen Toronto’s bioinformatics community with 2016-2017 season

Sep 19, 2016

Open resource: How we’re making our research resources more accessible to the community

Sep 16, 2016

Thanks to everyone who supported the Great Canadian Hair Do

Sep 06, 2016

OICR in the news for August 2016

Aug 18, 2016

Registration now open for the Mark Ernsting Drug Discovery Memorial Lecture

Aug 17, 2016

New retrospective study aims to identify mutations to better diagnose breast cancer in the future

Jul 28, 2016

OICR in the news for July 2016

Jul 14, 2016

Stem cell scientists discover genetic switch to increase supply of stem cells from cord blood for future clinical use

Jul 14, 2016

“Smart” nanoparticle called PEARLS a promising gem to target, treat tumours with greater precision

Jun 30, 2016

OICR in the News for June 2016

Jun 28, 2016

Researchers discover protein signatures for accurate non-invasive diagnosis of aggressive prostate cancer

Jun 23, 2016

Propellon Therapeutics to Accelerate WDR5 Inhibitor Development for Cancers

Jun 16, 2016

Study examines mental health in common ethnic minorities in Ontario

Jun 09, 2016

GA4GH presents vision, model for genomic and clinical data sharing

Jun 06, 2016

Genomic Data Commons at University of Chicago heralds new era of data sharing for cancer research

Jun 01, 2016

Clinical trial launched to test use of MRI to improve prostate cancer diagnosis and management

May 31, 2016

OICR in the News for May 2016

May 26, 2016

Privacy Analytics Acquired by IMS Health

May 17, 2016

Dr. Eva Grunfeld named as Chair of new Canadian Institute of Health Research Institutes Advisory Board on Chronic Conditions

May 16, 2016

Dr. Peter Lichter discusses ICGCmed

May 13, 2016

OICR researcher receives $2 million in federal funding to study metabolic conditions that can lead to cancer

May 13, 2016

New research better defines which patients will respond to colorectal cancer drug

May 10, 2016

OICR in the News for April 2016

May 04, 2016

It’s time to start talking about clinical trials

May 04, 2016

The Canadian Cancer Clinical Trials Network launches Ask Me Campaign to raise awareness of cancer clinical trials

May 02, 2016

$2 million in new funding from Canadian Institutes of Health Research will help Ontario team study metabolic syndromes

May 01, 2016

Dr. Gang Zheng named to AIMBE College of Fellows for nanotechnology research

May 01, 2016

OICR invests in early-stage Ontario oncology drug development

May 01, 2016

Congratulations! Dr. Lincoln Stein appointed Fellow of ISCB for leadership role in consortia projects

Apr 29, 2016

Technology developed with OICR funding receives $4 million in support from NCI

Apr 17, 2016

International Cancer Genome Consortium for Medicine (ICGCmed) launches today, will link genomics to clinical information and health

Apr 06, 2016

Dr. John Dick elected as 2016 Fellow of the AACR Academy

Mar 31, 2016

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Ontario Institute for Cancer Research join Collaborative Cancer Cloud

Mar 01, 2016

International Cancer Genome Consortium reaches milestone of 1,000 authorized users

Feb 04, 2016

Stand Up To Cancer Canada Announces New Cancer Stem Cell Dream Team To Attack Brain Cancer in Children and Adults

Feb 03, 2016

Real time outbreak surveillance using genomics now possible in resource-limited conditions

Jan 28, 2016

Trillium Therapeutics Acquires Fluorinov Pharma

Jan 19, 2016

OICR’s Jonathan Dursi and team win hackathon aimed at fixing Toronto’s traffic woes

Jan 07, 2016

Ontario Institute for Cancer Research invests $1.2 million to support oncology drug development in Ontario

Dec 22, 2015

Stand Up to Cancer Canada announces breast cancer Dream Team

Dec 16, 2015

FACIT Announces Investment in Fusion Pharmaceuticals and Alpha-Emitting Radiotherapeutics

Dec 15, 2015

Researchers sequence and assemble first full genome of a living organism using technology the size of smartphone

Dec 09, 2015

Building the foundations for Cancer Genomic Analysis for Research and Clinical Diagnostics

Dec 08, 2015

For Dr. Jüri Reimand, data tells a story

Dec 08, 2015

FACIT Gains Rights to WDR5 Inhibitors for MLL Leukemia

Dec 08, 2015

FACIT Gains Rights to WDR5 Inhibitors for MLL Leukemia

Dec 03, 2015

The call for a cloud commons in genomics

Dec 01, 2015

OICR Investigator profile: Dr. Philip Awadalla

Nov 23, 2015

OICR community marks 35th anniversary of Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope

Nov 18, 2015

The International Cancer Genome Consortium brings more genomic health data to researchers on the Amazon Web Services Cloud

Nov 18, 2015

The International Cancer Genome Consortium brings more genomic health data to researchers on the Amazon Web Services Cloud

Nov 16, 2015

International Team Announces Crowdsourcing Competition, Running on Google Cloud Platform, To Understand How Cancers Originate And Evolve

Nov 09, 2015

FACIT start-up company Turnstone Biologics secures $11.3 million in financing, boosts leadership

Oct 28, 2015

FACIT Startup Turnstone Biologics Closes $11M Financing, Secures Additional Capital Commitment, and Adds Strong Management

Oct 14, 2015

OICR, UHN, Novera Therapeutics Announce Collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Innovation on Drug Discovery and Development for Haematological Cancers

Sep 03, 2015

The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research and the Structural Genomics Consortium develop and give away new drug-like molecule to help crowd-source cancer research

Jul 28, 2015

The Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD) and the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) team up to advance cutting-edge new cancer treatments

Jul 10, 2015

Cancer patients treated in world-first clinical trial of Canadian viral therapy

Jul 09, 2015

World-leading Big Data researchers call for support for more accessible and more effective storage of data in the cloud to facilitate genomics research

Jun 15, 2015

Researchers sequence and assemble first full genome of a living organism using technology the size of smartphone

Jun 10, 2015

Global Alliance for Genomics and Health Marks Two Years of Progress

Jun 01, 2015

The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research invests $4.6 million to support pancreatic cancer research

May 25, 2015

Groundbreaking Research Moves One Step Closer to Personalizing Prostate Cancer Treatment

May 18, 2015

Research community comes together to provide new “gold standard” for genomic data analysis

Mar 09, 2015

Ontario Institute for Cancer Research scientist wins 2014 Roger Cotton Prize for Histopathology.

Feb 25, 2015

OICR extends collaboration with Janssen Inc. to develop clinical trials for prostate cancer

Feb 04, 2015

ICGC launches six new projects from Australia, France, Germany, Japan and Singapore

Jan 13, 2015

Canadian Cancer Clinical Trials Network receives new funding, launches online service to connect patients to clinical trials

Jan 07, 2015

Fluorinov Pharma and FACIT Announce Investment in Breakthrough Bromodomain Inhibitors for the Treatment of Cancers