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Shay Barker

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A Year in Review: DrugBank’s 2020 Highlights

A Year in Review: DrugBank’s 2020 Highlights

Happy New Year from our team here at DrugBank! When we authored our year in review at the end of 2019, we couldn’t have predicted what was to come for 2020. It’

  • Shay Barker
    Shay Barker
2 min read
DrugBank Announces Successful Fundraise, Plans to Scale Rapidly.
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DrugBank Announces Successful Fundraise, Plans to Scale Rapidly.

October 5, 2020 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. The DrugBank team is pleased to announce the completion of a successful investment round. Over the past year, DrugBank has focused its efforts to scale its

  • Shay Barker
    Shay Barker
4 min read
FDA Approvals Monthly Roundup: August 2020

FDA Approvals Monthly Roundup: August 2020

The FDA is responsible for protecting public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs. Each month, the administration approves numerous new therapeutics. We have summarized the FDA

  • Shay Barker
    Shay Barker
1 min read
FDA Approvals Monthly Roundup: July 2020

FDA Approvals Monthly Roundup: July 2020

The FDA is responsible for protecting public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs. Each month, the administration approves numerous new therapeutics. We have summarized the FDA

  • Shay Barker
    Shay Barker
1 min read
Join us on Kaysen's Quest: Learn more about Gene Therapy, Zolgensma
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Join us on Kaysen's Quest: Learn more about Gene Therapy, Zolgensma

As a company that specializes in drug information, DrugBank always tries to remain informed about novel treatments, drug approvals, and drugs that are impacting global health. At the top of our minds lately

  • Shay Barker
    Shay Barker
  • Diana Le
  • Rachel Wang
  • Ines Zuna
  • Christina Sicoli
4 min read
FDA Approvals Monthly Roundup: June 2020
Announcements

FDA Approvals Monthly Roundup: June 2020

The FDA is responsible for protecting public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs. Each month, the administration approves numerous new therapeutics. We have summarized the FDA

  • Shay Barker
    Shay Barker
1 min read
Edmonton Startup, DrugBank, Graduates from Creative Destruction Lab - West
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Edmonton Startup, DrugBank, Graduates from Creative Destruction Lab - West

May 27, 2020 - Edmonton based startup, DrugBank, recently graduated from the 2019/20 Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) Program. CDL is a seed-stage accelerator program for massively scalable, science-based companies. Its nine-month program

  • Shay Barker
    Shay Barker
3 min read
DrugBank joins as a supporter of Global Virtual Partnering Event to accelerate partnerships in the life sciences industry to fight COVID-19
COVID19

DrugBank joins as a supporter of Global Virtual Partnering Event to accelerate partnerships in the life sciences industry to fight COVID-19

PRESS CONTACT Shay Barker Operations Manager, DrugBank shay@drugbank.ca FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 20, 2020 - DrugBank is pleased to announce they’ve joined a 3-day global virtual partnering event, organized by

  • Shay Barker
    Shay Barker
2 min read
UPDATED: COVID-19: Finding the Right Fit
White Paper

UPDATED: COVID-19: Finding the Right Fit

With the global outbreak of COVID-19 spanning news stations and research labs across the world, the DrugBank team put their heads together to provide an overview of current data-driven approaches to identify potential COVID-19 therapies.

  • Shay Barker
    Shay Barker
  • Diana Le
  • Safiya Esmail
    Safiya Esmail
  • Mark Franklin
  • Jordan Cox
  • Lucy Chin
  • Christina Sicoli
1 min read
Edmonton Startup, DrugBank, Wins Inaugural Startup TNT $125,000 Investment
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Edmonton Startup, DrugBank, Wins Inaugural Startup TNT $125,000 Investment

PRESS CONTACT Shay Barker Operations Manager, DrugBank shay@drugbank.ca FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 21, 2020 - DrugBank, a local Edmonton technology startup, is the inaugural winner of the Startup TNT Investment Pitch

  • Shay Barker
    Shay Barker
1 min read
FDA Approval Roundup - December 2019

FDA Approval Roundup - December 2019

Last month the FDA approved ten new drugs aimed at treating a broad spectrum of diseases and ailments. The FDA often approves a number of drugs over a short period of time before

  • Shay Barker
    Shay Barker
1 min read
The DrugBank team is headed to the Valley!

The DrugBank team is headed to the Valley!

With the temperatures dropping substantially here in Alberta, the DrugBank team is excited to be headed to the sunshine in Santa Clara, California from January 21 - 24 for the Precision Medicine World

  • Shay Barker
    Shay Barker
1 min read
A Year in Review: DrugBank's 2019 Highlights
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A Year in Review: DrugBank's 2019 Highlights

Happy New Year from our team here at DrugBank! 2019 was a wild year for us, and we wanted to share some of our top highlights with you: 1. We added 8 new

  • Shay Barker
    Shay Barker
1 min read
Edmonton Startup DrugBank Pledges to Offset Company Travel Carbon Emissions
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Edmonton Startup DrugBank Pledges to Offset Company Travel Carbon Emissions

Co-Founders, Michael Wilson and Craig Knox, along with their team, have pledged to mitigate their travel emissions by purchasing carbon offsets for all business-related travel. With the help of Less Emissions, a Bullfrogpower

  • Shay Barker
    Shay Barker
1 min read
Edmonton Startup DrugBank accepted into Creative Destruction Lab - West 2019/20 Cohort
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Edmonton Startup DrugBank accepted into Creative Destruction Lab - West 2019/20 Cohort

Edmonton based startup, DrugBank, has been accepted into the 2019/20 Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) program year. CDL is a seed-stage program for massively scalable, science-based companies. Its nine-month program pairs founders with

  • Shay Barker
    Shay Barker
1 min read
DrugBank is Crossing the Pond!
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DrugBank is Crossing the Pond!

JOIN US AT THE 2019 AI IN DRUG DEVELOPMENT CONGRESS. We are hopping on a red-eye this week headed to London, UK, to take part in the 2019 AI in Drug Development Congress.

  • Shay Barker
    Shay Barker
2 min read
Using DrugBank Data in AI Drug Discovery: A Case Study
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Using DrugBank Data in AI Drug Discovery: A Case Study

High-quality data is the first step for training Machine-Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms, but obtaining this information is difficult as most knowledge about drugs exists within scientific publications in an unstructured text format. This is where DrugBank comes in.

  • Shay Barker
    Shay Barker
1 min read
DrugBank Fall 2019 Feature Release
Feature Announcements

DrugBank Fall 2019 Feature Release

The DrugBank team is proud to announce our Fall 2019 Feature Release. See the exciting updates below to learn about simple & clinical descriptions, supplemental ingredients, and more enhancements!

  • Shay Barker
    Shay Barker
3 min read
DrugBank wins Prairie High-Growth Startup of the Year Award by Startup Canada
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DrugBank wins Prairie High-Growth Startup of the Year Award by Startup Canada

Startup Canada Press Release: DrugBank received the Startup Canada Prairie High-Growth Startup of the Year Award in Edmonton, presented by Mastercard Canada. As a proud sponsor of the sixth annual Startup Canada Awards,

  • Shay Barker
    Shay Barker
2 min read
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