Polytechnique Montréal Lab Helps Canada Prepare for Future Pandemics

Inside the Montreal lab preparing Canada for the next pandemic

Six years after the spread of COVID-19 caught the world by surprise, a lab at Polytechnique Montréal is spearheading efforts to prepare Canada against future pandemics.

Inside the Montreal lab spearheading efforts to prepare Canada against future pandemics

It’s part of a federal initiative called Ramp Up, which collaborates with research institutions across Canada to address gaps in the biomanufacturing sector

Inside the Montreal lab finding ways to prepare Canada against future pandemics

In a biomedicine laboratory at Polytechnique Montréal, animal protein grows in a bubbling orange solution as researchers in white lab coats take samples with large syringes.

Inside the Montreal lab working to prepare Canada against future pandemics

MONTREAL - In a biomedicine laboratory at Polytechnique Montréal, animal protein grows in a bubbling orange solution as researchers in white lab coats take samples with large syringes.

Visit to researchers prepping for next pandemic

CTV visits labs and researchers preparing responses for future pandemics. It’s not spelled out, but it’s clear that Canada needs to be able to act on its own when we face a new health crisis.