Michael Smith Laboratories
Vancouver, BC
Company Overview
The Biotechnology Laboratory was established at The University of British Columbia in 1987. Its mandate was to develop fundamental scientific knowledge through the application of technology and to build an interface between basic and applied sciences. Since its creation, the Biotechnology Laboratory has developed extensive interactions with the biotechnology corporate sector. These achievements, and others, have led to the recognition that UBC is a national leader in this rapidly developing discipline. Dr. Michael Smith, Founding Director of the Biotechnology Laboratory, received the ultimate award for a scientist, the 1993 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The Biotechnology Laboratory currently numbers 12 full-time faculty, 1 adjunct faculty, 12 research associates and visiting professors, 23 post- doctoral fellows, and 51 graduate students. Dr. Phil Hieter is the Director.
Service Facilities The Biotechnology Laboratory has several state-of-the-art facilities to service the needs of the biotechnology research community. These facilities include the following:
Nucleic acid-Protein Service Unit (NAPS): A UBC service unit administered and operated by the Biotechnology Laboratory. It services academic and corporate research groups in the synthesis and analysis of nucleic acids and proteins.
Fermentation Pilot Plant: Provides universities and companies with large-scale quantities of micro-organisms and/or products of fermentation.
Company Information
Physical Address
301-2185 East Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
CA
Mailing Address
301-2185 East Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
CA
Additional Details
Legal Name: University Of British Columbia
CA
Contacts
John Hobbs
Title: Director
Area of Responsibility: Management Executive
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Gary Lesnicki
Title: Manager
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Donald Moerman
Title: Director
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Charles Haynes
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Darlene Crowe
Title: Administrator
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Services
- Biotechnology
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C. Elegans Reverse Genetics Core Facility
Stand alone gene knock-out facility based upon the model organism, Caenorhabditis elegans.
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Fermentation Pilot Plant Facility
The pilot plant fermentation and downstream processing facility is equipped with state of the art, fully instrumented 100L, 25L, 15L, 10L, 7L, 3L and 1L fermenters, an off-gas analyser, continuous centrifuges, cross-flow filters, cell homogenizers and an extensive range of analytical equipment. A newly added protein purification system allows recovery of ultra-pure recombinant proteins. The facility operates under Level 1 Containment guidelines for bacterial, yeast and mammalian cell fermentations. Use of the facility can be scheduled as required for your fermentation, downstream processing and process development needs on a contract basis.
Products
- Nucleic Acid / Protein Service Unit
Additional Information
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