Science 2 Business network (S2BN) held a virtual event on April 29th, 2020 to spotlight careers in medical information as part of its Virtual Career Café series. Two speakers – Pari Shahrezaei and Alexander Lang – shared their insights about medical information as a career and how students can prepare themselves for a role in medical information.

About the speakers and their career paths

Pari completed her BSc from McGill Univer...

The Canadian cannabis industry has grown exponentially since the legalization of recreational marijuana in 20181. Alberta, in particular, has seen a rise in opportunities in this field, in large part due to the 800 000 square-foot Aurora Sky cannabis production facility built by Edmonton-based Aurora Cannabis2. To give trainees an opportunity to learn about this growing field, on February 12, 2020, the Edmonton chapter of the...

On February 27th, 2020, S2BN Waterloo held an event with a dynamic group of Pharm.D. graduates in an industry-focused panel at the School of Pharmacy. This was met with the warm welcoming of two S2BN co-founders, Dr. Pari Shahrezaei and Dr. Naushin Hooda, as well Dr. Arash Rezaeian. These newly minted pharmacists took an unconventional path post-graduation, with the acceptance into prestigious 1-year industrial residency posit...

The Ottawa chapter of the Science to Business Network (S2BN) ended 2019 with a panel discussion and networking event which was held on December 11th. We hosted a panel of industry experts, who also sit on BIOTECanada’s Vaccine Industry Committee, with the goal of providing insights in the field of immunization and public health as well as share advice around career development. The evening was moderated by Dr. Bruce Seet, CEO...