Based at McMaster University, Global Nexus is a partnership-focused health innovation accelerator.
Joined January 2021
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13 Jan 2025
A new drug to potentially treat depression and neurodegenerative diseases, such as dementia or Parkinson’s, is being developed in Hamilton after a McMaster University researcher discovered a new fungal compound that could improve brain health.
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5 Dec 2024
McMaster University remains one of Canada’s top research universities, based on the annual rankings published today by @R_Infosource. #CIL2024
@McMasterU earned the top spot for research income growth and for graduate student research intensity. brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/ar…
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4 Dec 2024
New from @Macleans: How @ItsJonStokes is working at the intersect of academia and industry to get new antibiotics to the finish line faster.
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29 Nov 2024
Transformative investment of $4M from FedDev for the Centre for Collaborative Chemistry at McMaster University. The C3 will be an anchor tenant for @MacGlobalNexus and other research hubs @McMasterU and @BBS_McMasterU for made-in-Canada drug products.
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28 Nov 2024
We’re pleased to support @McMasterU’s new Centre for Collaborative Chemistry (C3) with a $4M investment!
C3 will fast-track the development and commercialization of life-changing medications—improving the lives of Canadians, creating jobs, and growing our life-sciences sector.
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28 Nov 2024
A great day to welcome @FilomenaTassi to campus to announce $4M via @FedDevOntario for our Centre for Collaborative Chemistry (C3). Thank you! McMaster is better positioned than ever to help get new therapies to market. ow.ly/UCi150UhIFL
ALT A researcher explains something while pointing to a computer screen. Four other people stand around him listening. They are all wearing white lab coats with the McMaster University logo on them.
ALT Five people, all wearing white lab coats that have a McMaster University logo on them, smile directly at the camera. Behind them is a sign that reads, ‘David Braley Centre for Antibiotic Discovery.’
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28 Nov 2024
The Government of Canada announced today a $4M investment in Global Nexus, which will be leveraged for bold new drug discovery and development initiatives at McMaster.
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15 Nov 2024
We are so grateful for the support from McMaster HealthLabs. This funding will enable critical translation activities that will bring health discoveries closer to the patients who need them. #NationalPhilanthropyDay
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12 Nov 2024
Global Nexus and @McMasterIIDR director @Millerlab_atMac moderated the biomanufacturing panel at the @NGBIdeas summit today. The panel featured a quartet of top life sciences experts from across Canada. #NGBiSummit
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12 Nov 2024
From transmission to symptoms, what to know about avian flu after B.C. case.
Matthew Miller (@Millerlab_atMac), director @McMasterIIDR & @MacGlobalNexus, spoke with @CdnPressNews about the symptoms of H5N1 and how it differs from seasonal flu.
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8 Nov 2024
Meet Dr. Matthew Miller, Executive Director at @McMasterU ’s Global Nexus & @McMasterIIDR , focused on pandemic prevention and groundbreaking vaccines. He will be moderating the Biomanufacturing panel at #NGBi2024 on November 12th at the Hamilton Convention Center.
Head to nextgreatbigideas.com to get your tickets.
#NGBi2024 #NGBiSummit #NGBideas #NGBiLab #LifeSciences #Innovation #Startups #Podcasts #GetYourTickets #ceopaneldiscussion #topicsessions #Leaders #Innovators #Disruptors #drugdiscovery #MedTech #HealthTech #Femtech #radiopharmaceuticals #biomanufacturing
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8 Nov 2024
Meet Matthew Miller, Director of the IIDR and @MacGlobalNexus. He's working on pandemic prevention measures, like vaccines and therapeutics, that provide protection against large viral families. Today, @Millerlab_atMac will be inducted into the @src_rsc's College of New Scholars!
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30 Oct 2024
A @McMasterU-affiliated biotech is expanding to @MIP_Hamilton, where it will intensify its drug discovery efforts with new assets, talent, and tech.
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22 Oct 2024
.@MacGlobalNexus researchers collaborate to shorten the long & winding road to drug discovery.
Jakob Magolan & Sheila Singh (@sheilasinghlab) on their unique approach to developing a new anti-cancer medicine. 👇 @BBS_McMasterU @McMasterSurgery @CDCR_Mac
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22 Oct 2024
Efficiently moving new drugs from academic labs to the patients who need them is mission-critical at Global Nexus. Here, researchers Jakob Magolan and Sheila Singh discuss how they're working together to bring important new cancer drugs to market.
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10 Oct 2024
Matthew Miller (@Millerlab_atMac), director @McMasterIIDR and @MacGlobalNexus, spoke with @OttawaCitizen about COVID-19 and the general need for mucosal vaccines—next-generation vaccines that are needle-free and can be sprayed or inhaled.
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2 Oct 2024
Jakob Magolan, part of our executive team, is collaborating with neurobiologists on a new therapeutic approach to preventing cancer from spreading to the brain.
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25 Sep 2024
HERC is perfectly aligned with our mission to drive impact through collaboration between academia, government, industry, and public health. As co-lead of a federally-funded pandemic preparedness hub (CP2H), we look forward to supporting ISED's growing life sciences strategy.
(1/2) Big news! We're introducing Health Emergency Readiness Canada (HERC), an organization dedicated to strengthening Canada’s biomanufacturing and life sciences sector.
What benefits will HERC bring to Canadians? ⬇️
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5 Sep 2024
COVID-19 is surging again, driven by highly contagious Omicron sub-variants. @Millerlab_atMac tells @nationalpost that while the virus is evolving unpredictably, current vaccines still offer protection against severe infections, hospitalization, and death.
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3 Sep 2024
It’s an incredible honour to have been elected to the Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars! Humbling to join such accomplished colleagues from @McMasterU and across the country
3 Sep 2024
Congratulations to Global Nexus executive director @Millerlab_atMac, who has been named to the Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists. Miller has been recognized for his expertise in viral pandemics and vaccinology.
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