Workshop with CASTL | Hybrid Event
Date & Time: Friday, November 13, 2026, from 12:00 to 1:30pm
Location: This event is taking place in person at the D2R Office as well as online.
In this presentation, D2R and CASTL will connect the world of research with industrial applications! This workshop will provide a practical introduction for participants on how mRNA-LNP based biotherapeutics are manufactured, and showcase opportunities and career pathways in the biomanufacturing sector. If possible, in-person attendance is recommended to fully benefit from this interactive workshop!
Past Events
- D2R Training Program Orientation Session | In-Person: Are you interested in becoming a better researcher, networking within the growing D2R community, and gaining skills & experience towards building your future career? Sign up to attend this in-person interactive event where you will meet other like-minded trainees from across McGill and D2R's Partner Institutions and learn how the events within the D2R Training Program can help you achieve your goals.
- D2R Training Program Orientation Session | Online: Are you interested in becoming a better researcher, networking within the growing D2R community, and gaining skills & experience towards building your future career? Sign up to attend this online interactive event where you will meet other like-minded trainees from across McGill and D2R's Partner Institutions and learn how the events within the D2R Training Program can help you achieve your goals.
- D2R x Front Row Ventures | Starting Your Own Company: The Student Founder Perspective: Have an innovative idea and interested in learning how you can start a company while still being a student? Join D2R and Front Row Ventures to hear from the student founders of two companies, Nanofacile and MendAI, to learn how they achieved they developed their big idea and secured investment to start their own companies.
- Lunch and Learn with CASTL: In this presentation, D2R and CASTL will connect the world of research with industrial applications! This Lunch and Learn will provide a practical way introduce participants to how mRNA-LNP based biotherapeutics are manufactured, and showcase opportunities and career pathways in the biomanufacturing sector.
- Introduction to Applying Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Genomic-Based RNA Therapeutics Research: A learning opportunity to gain foundational knowledge and practical tools to embed Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) into your genomic-based RNA therapeutics research. Through engaging discussions and activities, participants will explore key EDI definitions, examine both opportunities and challenges in the field, and learn best practices for inclusive research design.
- Demystifying Data Science: This is a 2-hour introductory training on how data science powers modern genomics and RNA research within D2R. After a brief overview of what “data science” really means in our context led by Mathieu Bourgey, D2R's Data Science Director. Watch the recording here
- D2R X NRC Biomanufacturing Collaboration Event: A half day showcase of D2R and the National Research Council’s shared biomanufacturing and bioengineering research priorities. Researchers from both the NRC and the D2R community will present on their platform and biomanufacturing-aligned work, including gene editing, mRNA production and optimization, lipid nanoparticle formulation, and RNA therapeutic delivery systems.
- D2R X Norton Rose Fulbright | Protecting Your Ideas: A Guide for Innovators: This presentation demystifies intellectual property (IP) and shows why it matters far more than many founders think. We’ll explore briefly the different forms of IP and clarify what each protects in practical terms. You’ll discover when an idea becomes an “invention,” when you should consider filing a patent, and who the right professionals are to guide you along the way.
- D2R x Lavery | Patenting Your Invention: A Guide for Researchers: Intellectual property and in particular patents remain a cornerstone of innovation and commercialization in the life sciences. This session offers a practical overview of the patent system, tailored to the realities of research and development in academic and start-up environments in the life sciences.
