Partnership helps students build potential

The Advanced Medical Research Institute of Canada (AMRIC) and Cambrian College have forged a partnership.

Cambrian and AMRIC — the research institute affiliated with Health Sciences North — have signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding which would see both institutions collaborate on health research and training.

The agreement also calls for both parties to benefit from any commercialization resulting from these efforts.

“To develop a health sciences research hub in Sudbury, we need to foster relationships with key community partners like Cambrian College,” said AMRIC CEO Dr. Francisco Diaz-Mitoma.

“By working together, we have a greater ability to attract health-related research projects, investments and talent to Greater Sudbury, which benefits patient care, creates high-income jobs, builds intellectual capital, and enhances the reputation of our city.”

Under the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding, faculty and students at Cambrian would have access to AMRIC’s research facilities and be involved in projects with the institute.

“We are very pleased to be working with AMRIC at HSN because this new collaboration will create more opportunities for students and faculty to build their potential and to develop scientific research right here in the north,” said Cambrian College president Sylvia Barnard.

“Our faculty and students are already conducting health research at Cambrian through our Applied Research program, and this partnership will broaden our opportunities with a diverse team at a new institution.”

“This collaboration strengthens our mission to be an academic health sciences centre,” said Dr. Denis Roy, president and CEO of Health Sciences North.

“It provides us with the opportunity to conduct locally based research which is good for patients. It also enhances the skills and training of local students and boosts our ability to recruit and retain Cambrian College graduates.”