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By Alice McFarlane

Biotechnology Week

Biotech Week coming to Sask.

Sep 24, 2019 | 12:57 PM

Biotechnology plays an important role in agriculture.

Biotech Week in Saskatchewan focuses on increasing awareness and celebrating science.

Agriculture Minister David Marit said agriculture is a constantly evolving industry.

“Biotechnology helps us to keep up with the demands that come along with that,” Marit said in a news release. “Thanks to cutting-edge research, our industry is making significant strides in areas such as environmental stewardship and disease resistance in crops.”

Saskatchewan hosts over 30 per cent of Canada’s agricultural biotechnology activity with many other areas developing such as genomics, plant-made pharmaceuticals and diagnostics.

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Biotech Week celebrates the work of researchers, as well as raises awareness of the role the sector plays in agriculture and the life sciences.

The province boasts two university campuses and three research parks, along with numerous research institutions and technical training centres.

Ag-West Bio President and CEO Wilf Keller said the innovation and creativity of researchers in Saskatchewan’s bioscience sector is extensive and deserves to be celebrated.

“Advancements due to biotechnology are helping feed a growing population in a more environmentally friendly manner. I look forward to seeing where they take us in the future,” Keller said.

Biotech Week in Saskatchewan is celebrated at the same time as both National and Global Biotech Week.

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