Bioscience Education Canada, Toronto
20-Feb-2013
Unexpected prizes from a high school biotech science competition, mentored by some of Canada’s top research experts, range from rich university scholarships and commercial patents to peer-reviewed journal citations and international speaking invitations, former teen participants say.
But the reward cited most often by alumni of the Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada (SBCC), this year marking its 20th annual competition, was the eye-opening experience of watching their inventive ideas succeed and being encouraged in a professional lab, creating in many a career-shaping passion for science.
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