TORONTO, June 18, 2024 /CNW/ – Sanofi Canada is pleased to announce the names of the winners of the 32e annual Sanofi Biogenius Canada competition and Sanofi Biogenius Canada 2024 grant recipients. Facilitating access to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education has long been a priority for Sanofi Canada. With this competition and these grants, we hope to prepare the next generation of scientists and encourage more young people to take the path of scientific discovery.
2024 winners of the Sanofi Biogenius Canada competition (CNW Group/Sanofi-Aventis Canada Inc.)
The Sanofi Biogenius Canada competition celebrates the best projects in health, biotechnology and life sciences from across the country and encourages students to be curious and carry out innovative STEM projects.
The Sanofi Biogenius Canada Grants Program is awarding four public high schools a $50,000 grant to advance STEM education. This amount is used to renovate classroom laboratories, renew scientific equipment and expand course offerings to improve learning.
Stephanie Veyrun-Manetti
Country Manager and General Manager, Specialty Care, Sanofi Canada
“We are extremely proud to support the next generation of scientists. For over 30 years, the Sanofi Biogenius Canada program has fueled passion for STEM education across the country. We’ve seen how the competition and grant program open doors for students and the community and help make science learning more accessible and engaging. Congratulations to the competition winners 2024 and to grant recipients! Thank you to the hundreds of students and teachers who shared with us their innovative projects and the school programs they implemented this year. Your unwavering enthusiasm testifies to the fascination of scientific discovery, and inspires us year after year. »
Reni Barlow
Director General, Youth Science Canada
“Sanofi’s commitment to STEM education is having a resounding impact on students, teachers and schools across the country, who have the opportunity to learn about the world of science and pursue their interests in a related field to STEM. For years, Sanofi Canada and Kids Science Canada have collaborated to ignite a passion for scientific exploration, encouraging students to think outside the box and engage in research. We are delighted to continue our partnership by welcoming the 32e annual Sanofi Biogenius Canada competition and contributing to the selection of this year’s winners. »
The Sanofi Biogenius Canada competition
The 32e annual competition took place as part of the 62e edition of the Youth Science Canada regional and pan-Canadian Science Fair, held in Ottawa (Ontario). Nine Sanofi Biogenius Canada Special Awards were awarded by Sanofi Canada in the junior, intermediate and senior categories.
Sanofi congratulates the winners in each category, including:
Junior
- Sarah Bykewich, Alberta; Electroculture
- Sehar Sidhu, Ontario; An in-depth study of SARS-CoV-2
- Kristina Tannert, British Columbia; From oil spills to algae decontamination
Intermediate
- Audrey Cowen, Ontario; Microbes and Molecules: The Key to Overcoming Drug Resistance
- Jacklyn Saddler, Ontario; The effect of keracyanin in attenuating the multifactorial pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis
- Ella Sehn, Ontario; Right on target: use of a super-absorbent polymer to improve the treatment of chronic sinusitis
Senior
- Noah Bryan, Ontario; Is the water drinkable? The rapid test is the missing link!
- Baljot Rai, Manitoba; MopMussels: Design of a phosphorus bioabsorption process from clam shells
- Viduni Siriwardana, British Columbia; In silico modeling for the development of a nanoscale drug delivery system in the treatment of B-cell precursor ALL in adults
Sanofi Biogenius Canada grants
Sanofi Canada has awarded four $50,000 Biogenius grants to public high schools across the country.
The recipients of the Sanofi Biogenius Canada 2024 grants are as follows:
- Hay Lakes School Hay Lakes), Hay Lakes (Alta.)
- Exchange Met School, Winnipeg (Man.)
- St. Malachy’s Memorial High School, Saint John (NB)
- Chief Jimmy Bruneau School (Chief School Jimmy Bruneau), Edzo (NL)
For more information on the Sanofi Biogenius Canada competition and grants, visit https://biogenius.ca/en/.
About Sanofi Biogenius Canada
The Sanofi Biogenius Canada competition encourages students from across the country and from all backgrounds to break barriers and explore real-world research ideas focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) that could change lives – all before leaving high school. Sanofi Biogenius Canada Grants help improve access to hands-on STEM experiences by supporting Canadian public high schools with financial grants to upgrade laboratory equipment, launch new science programs, and advance technology. science education at the higher level.
About Sanofi Canada
Sanofi is an innovative global health company driven by a single purpose: to pursue the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. Our teams, present in around a hundred countries, are working to transform the practice of medicine to make the impossible possible. We provide therapeutic solutions that can change the lives of patients and vaccines that protect millions of people around the world, guided by the ambition of sustainable development and our social responsibility.
In Canada, we employ more than 2,000 people and invest 20% of our revenues annually in biopharmaceutical research, which represents 1.2 billion Canadian dollars in research and development over the last decade. Our investments stimulate job creation, trade and business opportunities across the country. We are also on track to make, by 2028, investments of more than $2 billion in new infrastructure, including two new vaccine manufacturing plants on our Campus. Toronto.
In 2024, we celebrate 110 years of creating innovative health solutions for Canadians. What began as a small laboratory in May 1914 has evolved into the largest biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Canada and is recognized for advancing some of the greatest contributions to public health, both in Canada and around the world.
About Youth Science Canada
Science Youth Canada fuels the curiosity of young Canadians through STEM projects. A registered charity since 1966, Youth Science Canada fulfills its mission through national programs such as mySTEMSpace, the National STEM Fair Network, the Canada-Wide Science Fair, the STEM Science Fair, Team Representation of Canada at international fairs and professional development for teachers through the Smarter Science program. Through these programs, Youth Science Canada provides direct support to more than 500,000 students who complete STEM projects in a given year. For more information, visit youthscience.ca/en/.
SOURCE Sanofi-Aventis Canada Inc.
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