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Overall, the Canadian biotechnology
industry is growing between 10% and 20%.
Healthcare, including pharmaceuticals,
diagnostics and therapeutics is the largest biotechnology sector
in Canada, followed by agriculture and food applications.
Approximately half of the core biotech
firms in Canada are using DNA-based technologies, while the remainder
are applying biochemistry- and bioprocessing-based technologies.
Need to move quickly from research
and development to commercialization.
Companies forming alliances and outsourcing
functions to share the high cost of bringing products to market.
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Research and development positions
still dominate the sector.
Growing need for knowledge and experience
in the areas of intellectual property, regulatory affairs, business
development and investor relations.
More specialized requirements in
emerging fields such as Bioinformatics.
Continued shortage of experienced
senior management.
Many companies turn to international
recruitment to staff positions that cannot be filled by domestic
talent.
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Biotech Multimedia Career Kit:
Biotech Career Reference Guide, BioMars CD_ROM Career Exploration
Game, and Teacher's Guide.
Biotech HR Pulse on-line newsletter
featuring biotechnology job postings and important human resource
trends.
Biotech Careers for Youth Web site
http://www.biotecareers.com.
BioTalent Canada (formerly the Biotechnology Human Resource Council - BHRC)
http://www.biotalent.ca
116 Lisgar Street,
Ottawa, Ontario K2P 0C2.
Tel:(613) 235-1402,
Fax: (613) 233-7541,
E-mail: info@bhrc.ca |
BHRC Inventory of Canadian biotechnology
programs in post-secondary institutions.
BHRC biotech business-related professional
development series.
BHRC Introduction to the Science
of Biotechnology, two-day course for non-scientists.
BHRC Youth Internship Program.
Specialized biotech training in Canadian
colleges and universities, e.g., Regulatory Affairs at Humber
College.
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