Thousands of Canadians walking with JDRF to find a cure for type 1 diabetes
June 08, 2017 09:40 ET | JDRF/FRDJ
TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - June 08, 2017) - On June 11 and other selected dates this month, over 40,000 Canadians across the country will rally together at the 2017 JDRF TELUS Walk to Cure Diabetes,...
Northland Properties president, Tom Gaglardi, announces $3 million gift to JDRF Canada
April 11, 2017 11:30 ET | JDRF/FRDJ
TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - April 11, 2017) - Canadian business executive, Tom Gaglardi, President of Northland Properties Corporation (whose portfolio includes Sandman and Sutton Place Hotels) and...
Government of Canada and JDRF join forces to defeat diabetes
April 10, 2017 12:10 ET | JDRF/FRDJ
OTTAWA, ON --(Marketwired - April 10, 2017) - The Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Health, announced today that the Government of Canada is investing in a new partnership that will help improve...
Le gouvernement du Canada et FRDJ unissent leurs efforts pour vaincre le diabète
April 10, 2017 12:10 ET | JDRF/FRDJ
OTTAWA, ON--(Marketwired - 10 avril 2017) - L'honorable Jane Philpott, ministre de la Santé, a annoncé aujourd'hui un investissement du gouvernement du Canada dans un nouveau partenariat qui...
FRDJ et Lilly Canada financent à l'UCB des recherches susceptibles de permettre aux personnes ayant le diabète de type 1 de produire leur propre insuline
February 07, 2017 11:39 ET | JDRF/FRDJ
VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwired - 7 février 2017) - FRDJ et Lilly Canada ont attribué une bourse de recherche postdoctorale de 60 000 $CA à une chercheuse prometteuse, la Dre Cara Ellis, boursière...
JDRF & Lilly Canada fund UBC research that could allow people with type 1 diabetes to produce their own insulin
February 07, 2017 11:38 ET | JDRF/FRDJ
VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwired - February 07, 2017) - JDRF and Lilly Canada have awarded a post-doctoral fellowship grant of CAN$60,000 to promising researcher Dr. Cara Ellis, a post-doctoral fellow...
JDRF and the University of Toronto support research into a skin patch to prevent common, life-threatening risk of T1D
October 20, 2016 13:00 ET | JDRF/FRDJ
TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - October 20, 2016) - JDRF and the University of Toronto are pleased to announce a $400,000 (USD) research grant to support the development of a skin [transdermal] patch to...
JDRF Funds U of T Engineering Research to Improve Cell Transplantation to Treat Type 1 Diabetes
October 12, 2016 09:30 ET | JDRF/FRDJ
TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - October 12, 2016) - JDRF and the University of Toronto are supporting research that will help improve islet transplantation and make the procedure more widely available for...
FRDJ et l'Université McGill travaillent ensemble pour optimiser le rendement des systèmes de pancréas artificiel
October 07, 2016 10:00 ET | FRDJ
MONTRÉAL, QC--(Marketwired - 7 octobre 2016) - FRDJ et l'Université McGill ont le plaisir d'annoncer que des travaux de recherche sont en cours pour perfectionner une plateforme visant à améliorer le...
JDRF and McGill University Work to Optimize Performance of Artificial Pancreas Systems
October 07, 2016 10:00 ET | JDRF
MONTREAL, QC--(Marketwired - October 07, 2016) - JDRF and McGill University are pleased to announce research occurring to improve a platform designed to aid in glucose control for those living with...