Have an innovative idea and interested in learning how you can start a company while still being a student? Join D2R and Front Row Ventures to hear from the student founders of two companies, Nanofacile and MendAI, to learn how they achieved they developed their big idea and secured investment to start their own companies.

The purpose of the FRQSC Research Support for New Academics program is to enable new research academics who are beginning their careers to complete an individual research project and develop original research avenues; to establish themselves as independent researchers, become competitive nationally and internationally, and train the next generation of students; and to consolidate the research system by supporting up-and-coming research academics in social sciences and humanities, arts and literature fields.
The purpose of CIHR’s Project Grant is to support a diverse portfolio of health-related research and knowledge translation proposals at any stage, from discovery to application, including commercialization; promote relevant collaborations across disciplines, professions, and sectors; and contribute to the creation and use of health-related knowledge.
Date: Thursday, August 13, 2026
Time: 2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
This session will be hosted virtually – the link and password will be provided to those who RSVP

D2R is committed to fostering the attraction, retention, progression and flourishing of members of equity deserving groups ingenomic based RNA research. To increase equitable representation, D2R created in partnership a Summer Internship Program for Black Undergraduate Students. This 15-week paid internship offers the opportunity to students to gain research lab experience on bold cutting-edge projects under the supervision of professors and research staff affiliated with D2R.
You are invited to register here before 5PM by August 21, 2026
The RiboClub 2026 Annual Conference will take place October 4–8, 2026, at the Chéribourg Hotel in Orford, Québec, bringing together researchers, trainees, and industry professionals from across Canada and around the world to discuss the latest developments in RNA science.

In its fourth consecutive year, Cancer Translational Research Horizons 2026 (CTR Horizons) continues to bring together innovators, investigators, clinicians, trainees, and industry professionals working at the forefront of cancer translational research.
The two-day symposium is scheduled for November 25–26, 2026, at the Holiday Inn & Suites Montreal Centre-ville Ouest.