Manning Awards shine light on Canadian innovators
Posted Jan 5, 2018 07:09:24 AM.
Last Updated Jan 5, 2018 09:27:15 AM.
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Did you know the two people who developed the cure for Ebola are Canadian?
Jennifer Diakiw with the Ernest C. Manning Awards Foundation said a lot of people didn’t, until Dr. Gary Kobinger and Dr. Xiangguo Qiu won a Manning Innovation Award last year.
“We think that it’s important for them to apply for these awards, because it really shines a light, not just on them as individuals, but on Canadian innovation and Canadian innovators,” she said.
Nominations are being accepted for the 2018 Manning Innovation Awards until January 15.