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Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada (SBCC) 2014 regional competitions

The Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge competitions seem to have been scheduled a little later this year. I announced the 2013 national winners of the Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada (SBCC) competition in an April 9, 2013 posting and, for this year, I’ve just received word the regional competitions start today, March 27, 2014, and end April 29, 2014 with the national competition being held in Ottawa on May 23, 2014 and the international competition held in San Diego, California, June 22 – 25, 2014.

Here’s more about the competitions from the March 26, 2014 SBCC news release,

Hundreds of Canada’s most gifted high school and CEGEP students and their mentors, teachers and parents, will come together for the 2014 “Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada (SBCC)”, Canada’s only national  biotechnology competition with mentors from Canada’s top universities and research institutes. Inspired by the question “How will you change the world?”, these Canadian teens aim to create astounding and life-changing discoveries.

  • This year, over 200 proposals were received from high school and CEGEP students from Victoria to Saskatoon to St. John’s, focused on biotechnology fields of discovery and study.
  • Now in its 21st year, over 4,700 high school students across Canada have participated in the “Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada (SBCC)”.
    • Working closely with mentors, these students have conducted research in diverse areas such as telomeres, diabetes, stress management, Alzheimers, autism and pulp production.
  • The first place winner of the competition will advance to the International BioGENEius Challenge held in San Diego, CA on June 22-25. For a full schedule of dates, locations and judges, click here.

I believe it is possible for members of the public to view the competitions, here’s a list of cities along with the dates (just click on a date to find details about the location),

Regional competitions begin in Montreal, Quebec on March 27. Over the next few weeks, the SBCC will take place in Winnipeg, MB (April 22), Vancouver, BC (April 17), Edmonton, AB (April 28), Saskatoon, SK (April 28), Southwestern Ontario/Guelph, ON (May 1), Toronto, ON (April 29), Eastern Ontario/Ottawa, ON (April 28) and Atlantic Canada/Sackville, NB (April 29). The competition will conclude at the Partners In Research National Awards (PIRNA) in Ottawa on May 23, 2014.

Good luck to all the entrants!