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Leading institutions include:

• The Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health -- located in Winnipeg, is Canada’s only research facility with Level 4 biocontainment capability for the study of both human and animal diseases. Its research is focused on the areas of sexually transmitted diseases, enteric pathogens, bacteriology, special pathogens, and viral oncology. The Centre is the home of Canada’s Public Health Agency

• The National Research Council (NRC) Institute for Biodiagnostics (IBD) -- conducts research and develops instrument-based, non-invasive medical diagnostic technologies. The Institute performs its research in partnership with medical schools, universities, other research organizations, and industry.

• Biomedical Commercialization Canada Inc. (BCC) -- Biomedical Commercialization Canada Inc. (BCC) is a private sector, not-for-profit business incubator that provides people and resources to help innovators, entrepreneurs and start-up companies build science and technology based business opportunities.

• The St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre is a first-tier research facility that has gained a world-wide reputation for excellence in medical research. The Centre encompasses 3 free-standing medical research facilities:

  • The G. Campbell MacLean Building – the Centre’s main facility, with a mandate in three primary areas: basic and applied cardiovascular sciences, magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy, and degenerative disorders associated with aging.
  • The Dr. Andrei Sakharov MRI Centre -- a recognized leader in the MRI field, where radiologists can diagnose abnormalities of the brain, spine, internal organs and joints.
  • The I.H. Asper Clinical Research Institute -- a state-of-the-art facility that enables researchers to conduct clinical trials of discoveries made at the Centre.

The Research Centre is also home to the University of Manitoba's Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, the Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders and the Canadian Centre for Agrifood Research in Medicine, and houses a number of other research programs.

• CancerCare Manitoba is the coordinating centre for oncology research in Manitoba. It is responsible cancer prevention, detection, care, research and education for the people of Manitoba. The affiliate Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology performs basic research in areas that include the molecular origins of cancer, the regulation of gene activity, AIDS, control of cell movement, inflammation and wound healing, programmed cell death and the biochemical action of cancer chemotherapeutics.

• The Health Sciences Centre serves as one of the province’s two teaching hospitals and actively participates in the health industry’s research environment. Research is conducted through the following facilities:
  • Health Sciences Centre Foundation
  • Children's Hospital Foundation
  • CancerCare Manitoba
  • HealthTrials  
    
    

• The Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals -- brings together researchers from the agriculture, foods sciences, human nutrition, medicine and pharmacology disciplines, along with their industry partners, to study and develop functional foods and nutraceuticals.

• The Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Medicine – Located at the St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre, CCARM investigates the health-related effects of functional foods and nutraceuticals.

• Membership in seven National Centres of Excellence in Health, Human Development and Biotechnology:
  • Advanced Foods and Materials Network - AFMNet
  • Allergy, Genes and Environment Network - AllerGen
  • Canadian Arthritis Network - CAN
  • Canadian Genetic Diseases Network - CGDN
  • Canadian Network for Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics - CANVAC
  • Canadian Obesity Network CON
  • Canadian Stroke Network - CSN

Clinical Research

• HealthTrials Inc. -- An office within the Department of Research at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, HealthTrials offers project administration services to researchers and pharmaceutical companies to enhance clinical research conducted at the Health Sciences Centre.

• The Manitoba Clinic is one of Canada’s largest private multi-specialty medical clinics, with over 75 physicians on staff in a diverse range of medical programs and health care services. The Manitoba Clinic Research and Clinical Study unit acts as the coordinating centre for numerous advanced (beyond Phase II) pharmaceutical clinical trial programs.

• Hill Top Research Inc. is a contract research organization offering a wide range of studies types including clinical research, microbiology, and CRO services for the health care, personal care and oral care industries, with specialized capabilities in dry skin dermatology and SPF testing.

• The Office of Clinical Research at St. Boniface General Hospital – in conjunction with the University of Manitoba provides clinical research support services to investigators, local companies, and other agencies requiring research support and consultation. Services that are offered include protocol/proposal development, project management, pre-clinical consultation, regulatory affairs support, research submissions, auditing and other administrative support services.