CanVECTOR in the News

Montreal, April 17, 2023 – CanVECTOR Clinical Trials & Shared Platforms platform recently concluded the 2022 Pilot Study Funding Competition. Following an independent evaluation by scientific and patient partner reviewers, we are pleased to announce that we've awarded $100,000 to principal investigator Federico Germini, MD - McMaster University and the team for the study titled Rivaroxaban Versus Low Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH) for Extended Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis After Hip Fracture Surgery: a Pilot Randomized Trial.

MONTREAL, February 27, 2023 – CanVECTOR's Training, Mentoring, and Early Career Development platform held its Fall 2022 Research Training (Fellowship) Awards competition, and following an independent review process, the platform is pleased to announce that Dr. Amye Harrigan, Dalhousie University, has been awarded a CanVECTOR Fellowship Award.

MONTREAL, February 15, 2023 – In Fall 2022, CanVECTOR's Training, Mentoring, & Early Career Development platform held its 2022 Research Start-up Awards competition. The competition is intended to help trainees achieve their research objectives through project start-up funds for a research project or pilot work to strengthen their research.

MONTREAL, October 24, 2022 – CanVECTOR is now accepting applications for the Network's Fall 2022 Fellowship Awards Competition with a submission deadline of December 2, 2022. The purpose of the Research Training Awards is to provide financial support for highly qualified, promising graduate students or fellows to allow them to pursue research training in thromboembolism at a Canadian Centre.