Apr 18, 2024

New “window-of-opportunity” clinical trials explore cutting-edge treatments for cancers of the liver, head and neck

Nov 03, 2023

Study shows that smoking ‘stops’ cancer-fighting proteins, causing cancer and making it harder to treat

Oct 24, 2023

Blood test detects tumours early in families with cancer

Jun 14, 2023

Cancer researchers focused on bringing new discoveries to patients get two-year funding awards

May 04, 2023

Investment in Ontario drug discovery research will help develop new cancer medicines for patients

Apr 04, 2023

Third major accreditation to help OICR Genomics power next generation of precision medicine

Aug 11, 2022

Funding from Ontario Institute for Cancer Research to help move research from experiment to impact

Jun 16, 2022

OICR announces funding for three new window-of-opportunity clinical trials

Dec 02, 2021

Ontario Institute for Cancer Research announces funding for sixteen studies that support early detection of cancer, the development of new diagnostics to guide therapy and improved treatment options for patients

Dec 01, 2021

New funding from the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research supports projects developing methods for cancer detection and tools to facilitate better treatment decisions for high-risk cancer patients

Nov 23, 2021

International Cancer Genome Consortium empowers cancer researchers everywhere with new cloud computing platform

Nov 15, 2021

New prognostic biomarkers and cancer-driving genes found in the dark matter of the cancer genome

Aug 17, 2021

Researchers uncover evolutionary forces at play in the aging of the blood system and identify people at increased risk of blood cancer

Feb 04, 2021

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

Jun 25, 2020

CanPath Awarded $2.1 million CIHR Grant for SUPPORT-Canada COVID-19 Initiative

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 09, 2020

FACIT recognized with 2020 Venture Capital Regional Impact Award by the Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA)

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

Nov 06, 2019

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

Oct 30, 2019

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

Oct 09, 2019

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

Sep 26, 2019

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

Jul 03, 2019

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

Apr 09, 2019

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

Jan 29, 2019

New potential treatment for leukemia discovered by OICR scientists draws major industry investment

Jan 14, 2019

Researchers discover common markers of tumour hypoxia across 19 cancer types

Sep 13, 2018

FACIT invests in three top Ontario entrepreneur-teams from near record pool of applicants

Sep 11, 2018

Portal to access world’s largest database of pediatric genomic data goes live

Jul 11, 2018

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

Jun 27, 2018

Healthcare Software Start-Up Ziliomics Financed by FACIT

Jun 13, 2018

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

May 01, 2018

Ontario Institute for Cancer Research welcomes new President and Scientific Director, Dr. Laszlo Radvanyi

Apr 19, 2018

Landmark study links tumour evolution to prostate cancer severity

Apr 12, 2018

Restorative Breast Cancer Solution Start-Up Wins the 2018 FACIT Pitch Competition

Mar 29, 2018

Canada’s largest health research platform teams up with University of Toronto to accelerate cancer and chronic disease research

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

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

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

Oct 18, 2017

GA4GH Strikes Formal Collaborations with 15 International Genomic Data Initiatives

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

FACIT Portfolio Company Fusion Pharmaceuticals Closes US$46M Oversubscribed Series A

Sep 06, 2017

Innovative study brings next-generation genomic sequencing to more Ontario cancer patients

Aug 15, 2017

New data resource centre will help better understand links between birth defects and childhood cancer

Jun 28, 2017

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

Mar 22, 2017

FACIT Launches The Prospects Oncology Fund

Mar 22, 2017

FACIT Announces Investment in Propellon Therapeutics

Mar 09, 2017

Innovative technique greatly increases sensitivity of DNA sequencing

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 10, 2017

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

Jan 09, 2017

Scientists identify DNA signature linked to prostate cancer severity

Nov 02, 2016

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

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

Aug 17, 2016

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

Jul 14, 2016

International team launches community competition to unravel how cancer changes a cell’s RNA

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 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 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 26, 2016

Privacy Analytics Acquired by IMS Health

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

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 07, 2016

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

Dec 09, 2015

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

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

Oct 28, 2015

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

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

Jun 10, 2015

Global Alliance for Genomics and Health Marks Two Years of Progress

May 18, 2015

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

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