The Boosting Biotech initiative is a collaboration of BioAlberta, Innovative Medicines Canada, the Alberta Government, and Western Economic Diversification to support innovation and commercialization of discoveries by Alberta researchers and small and medium sized enterprises in the life sciences sector through experiential learning opportunities.

BioAlberta's Boosting Biotech Internship program for the Summer 2021 term (May 3 – August 23) is now closed. This program helps match skilled Alberta students enrolled in an under-graduate, graduate or post-graduate degree programs, to support the  operational needs of Alberta companies with up to a total of $10,000 in wage subsidies cost-shared between Innovative Medicines Canada and the BioTalent Canada SWPP Program. 

Twenty-two students are currently working in Alberta companies as a result of the Boosting Biotech Internship winter intake. 

On behalf of the companies listed below we thank all who applied to these positions. The application period is now over. 

Aerofodder - Job title: Mushroom Grower Intern (See job description and details here). 

Allos Biosciences - Job Title: Laboratory Technician – Carbohydrate Purification  (2 positions available - see job description and details here). 

Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation - Job title: Internship - Pharmacokinetics (See job description and details here). 

Amino Labs North - Job Title: Biotechnology R&D Intern (See job description and details here). 

Amino Labs North - Job Title: Biotechnology Automation Engineer (See job description and details here).

Andromeda Medical Imaging Inc - Job title: Data Analyst (See job description and details here). 

AnthoBio - Job title: Intern, Business Development (See job description and details here). 

BIOMME - Job title: Research Associate (See job description and details here).

Blue Sky Analytical Labs - Job title: Laboratory Technician (See job description and details here). 

Botaneco - Job title: R&D Assistant (2 positions available - see job description and details here).

Canadian Bio Systems - Job title: R&D Assistant (See job description and details here).

Circle Cardiovascular - Job title: Software Quality Assurance (See Job Description and details here).

Click & Push Accessibility Inc. - Job title: Full Stack App Developer (See job description and details here).

Creative Protein Solutions Inc. - Job title: R&D Prototype Engineer (See job description and details here).

Criticare DX Ltd - Job title: Digital & Social Media Specialist (See job description and details here).

Deep Surface AI - Job Title: Intern, 3D facial model production (See job description and details here).

FREDsense Technologies - Job title: Research & Development Scientist (See job description and details here).

Future Fields- Job title: Technician, Protein Purification (See job description and details here).

Illucidx Diagnostics - Job title: Laboratory Assistant I (See job description and details here).

Illucidx Diagnostics - Job title: Laboratory Assistant II (See job description and details here).

MACH32 - Job title: Junior Product Developer (See job description and details here).

MEDOai Inc. - Job title: Software Developer in Test Intern (See job description and details here).

MEDOai Inc. - Job title: Marketing Intern (See job description and details here).

Nanotess Nanotechnology Solutions - Job title: Lifesciences Business Development Analyst (See job description and details here). 

Neurara Biotech Inc. - Job title: Hardware Intern (See job description and details here).

Neurocage Systems Ltd. - Job title: Software Developer - Cloud Computing (see job description and details here).

Nimble Science - Job title: Biomedical Engineering Intern (See job description and details here).

Nova Medical Testing - Job title: Research Assistant (See job description and details here).

Okaki Health Intelligence - Job title: Machine Learning Intern (See job description and details here).

Okaki Health Intelligence - Job title: Data Infrastructure and Engineering Intern (See job description and details here).

Path Therapeutics - Job title: Laboratory Research Intern (See job description and details here).

Prairie Swine Health Services - Job title: Summer Student (See job description and details here).

Pulse Medica - Job title: Business Development Intern (See job description and details here).

Pulse Medica - Job title: Jr. Software Engineering Intern (See job description and details here).

RJH BioScience - Job title: Technical Analyst (See job description and details here).

Rocky Mountain Shrimp Farm - Job title: Shrimp Farm Technician (See job description and details here). 

RUTH - Job title: Communications & Development Coordinator (See job description and details here).

RUTH - Job title: Partnerships Coordinator (See job description and details here).

ShareSmart - Job title: Business Development Intern (See job description and details here).

SMALP Network - Job title: Biotech Intern (See job description and details here).

True Angle - Job title: Product and Research Analyst (See job description and details here).

UAHA - Job title: Consultant - Health Innovation (See job description and details here).

Venn Consulting - Job title: Business Analyst (See job description and details here).

VitalXR - Job title: Practitioner Data Analyst (See job description and details here).