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Join us for the June Bioeconomy Guild Summer Social! ☀️

We’re bringing the Bioeconomy Guild community together for an evening of conversation, connection, and casual networking. This is a chance to catch up with familiar faces, meet new people, and connect with others across Alberta’s bioeconomy and life sciences community.

Whether you’ve attended Guild nights before or are thinking about joining us for the first time, we’d love to see you there for a relaxed summer evening with industry colleagues, innovators, researchers, and entrepreneurs.

Register here: https://simpli.events/e/JuneGuild2026

BioAlberta and the University Hospital Foundation invite you to join our upcoming Health Innovators Breakfast, where we will explore innovative ideas transforming diabetes prevention, management, and outcomes.

Register now: https://simpli.events/e/health-innovators-jun2026
June 8, 7:30 - 9:00 am

We’re pleased to be joined by a panel bringing together expertise from across Alberta’s health, research, and innovation communities:

Padma Kaul - Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Medicine Dept, University of Alberta

Lana Solberg - Patient Access, Health Policy, and Partnerships, Boehringer Ingelheim

Loreen Wales - Founder & CEO, My Viva Inc.

Moderator: Gail Stepanik-Keber, ICD.D - Chief Catalyst, Strategic Marketing & Alliances, University Hospital Foundation

Hope to see you at Upperbound by Amii - Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute this week!

Hope to see you at Upperbound by this week!

Today, May 15, is the last day to submit your nominations for the BioAlberta Annual Achievement Awards!

This is your opportunity to recognize a life sciences company or individual in Alberta for their outstanding contributions to our sector. 🏆

Nominate here: https://bioalberta.com/our-association/industry-award-recipients/

Thank you to everyone who joined us for this month’s Prairie Bioeconomy Guild event, supported by MNP, featuring Dr. Nuzhat Tam-Zaman Ph.D of Sinoveda

Dr. Tam-Zaman shared insights into how AI Pharmaceutical Platform Technology (AI-PPT) is being applied to consumer health product development, from computational identification through to biological validation.

We appreciate everyone who attended and contributed to another engaging evening of discussion and connection within Alberta’s life sciences community.

See you in June for our Summer Social! https://simpli.events/e/JuneGuild2026

BioAlberta and the University Hospital Foundation invite you to our next Health Innovators Breakfast to explore breakthrough ideas that are reshaping diabetes prevention, management, and outcomes.

June 8, 7:30 - 9:00 am
Register: https://simpli.events/e/health-innovators-jun2026

We’re pleased to be joined by a panel bringing together expertise from across Alberta’s health, research, and innovation communities:

Padma Kaul
Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Medicine Dept, University of Alberta

Lana Solberg
Patient Access, Health Policy, and Partnerships, Boehringer Ingelheim

Loreen Wales
Founder & CEO, My Viva Inc.

Moderator: Gail Stepanik-Keber, ICD.D
Chief Catalyst, Strategic Marketing & Alliances, University Hospital Foundation

Last chance to submit your nominations for the BioAlberta Annual Achievement Awards! Nominations close May 15th.

This is your opportunity to recognize a life sciences company or individual in Alberta for their outstanding contributions to our sector. 🏆

Nominate here: https://bioalberta.com/our-association/industry-award-recipients/

This Wednesday! BioAlberta and MNP present our May Guild Night of the Prairie Bioeconomy GUILD, featuring a talk by Dr. Nuzhat Tam-Zaman Ph.D of Sinoveda.

AI Pharmaceutical Platform Technology as a Platform for Consumer Health Product Development: From Computational Identification to Biological Validation

🎟️ Register here: https://simpli.events/e/MayGuild2026
📅 Wednesday, May 13, 2026
📌 MKT, 2nd floor (free parking reminder!)

How can AI reshape the way consumer health products are developed? Dr. Nuzhat Tam-Zaman introduces an AI-driven pharmaceutical platform technology (AI-PPT) that moves from computational discovery to biological validation, applying pharmaceutical-level rigour to consumer health. The session will highlight select products, their functions, and the markets they aim to serve.

BioAlberta is proud to sponsor Biomedical Engineering Research Day at University of Alberta.

Biomedical Engineering Research Day is an annual event that highlights groundbreaking research, encourages collaboration, and celebrates innovation in biomedical engineering. It provides a platform to showcase advancements, foster interdisciplinary connections, recognize excellence, and inspire the next generation of biomedical engineers through the sharing of impactful research.

Shining a spotlight on our past winners! Fluid Biomed Inc. was the recipient of the 2023 Company of the Year Award.

”As a young company, Fluid Biomed is incredibly humbled and proud to be recognized as BioAlberta‘s 2023 Company of the Year. It has been inspiring to first witness and now become a valued participant in the exponential expansion of the provincial life sciences ecosystem. Kudos to all of us as we grow the nexus of intellect, infrastructure, and investment in Alberta to create the next generation of medical technologies that will save lives around the world. Thank you!”
- Dr. John Wong, Co-founder and CEO

Learn more and submit a nomination for the 2026 BioAlberta Annual Achievement Awards by May 15: https://bioalberta.com/our-association/industry-award-recipients/