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DrugBank recognized as one of Canada’s Best Workplaces™ by Great Place To Work®

We're happy to debut at #19 in the best places to work in Canada by the Great Place to Work Institute.

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What do you get when a compensation plan prioritizes a thriving life?

A Thriving Lifestyle Compensation Philosophy creates more than just a paycheque for our growing team.

Craig Knox (CTO, left) and Mike Wilson (CEO, right)

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DrugBank Secures $9 Million to Solve the World’s Exponentially-Growing Biomedical Data Problem

Discover what the future holds for DrugBank and how we plan to continue building momentum and serving pharmaceutical research as a trusted partner and resource.

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DrugBank Expands Coverage to Seven New Regions, Grows Global Influence

We are excited to announce that we have expanded our drug products and indications coverage with seven new regions: Austria, Colombia, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Thailand, and Turkey. This allows DrugBank to better serve global customers and helps existing customers grow into new markets.

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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 business, setting ambitious goals for growth, and targeting opportunities to help them accomplish those goals. This included

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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 pairs founders with experienced entrepreneurs and investors to set focused, measurable objectives with the goal of maximizing

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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 Inova, Lyonbiopole and Evaluate Ltd., and backed by a consortium of biotech clusters and leading trade associations

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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 Competition. The company will receive a $125,000 investment that will be used to grow their sales

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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 Company, DrugBank can mitigate travel emissions quickly, effectively, and with the highest quality offsets available in Canada

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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 experienced entrepreneurs and investors to set focused, measurable objectives with the goal of maximizing equity-value creation. Founded

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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, we are thrilled to recognize and celebrate outstanding achievement in Canada's entrepreneurship and innovation community across Canada.