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Centre for Microbial Chemical Biology (CMCB) –   Clinical Research Laboratory and Biobank (CRLB)   Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health (FIRH)
          features six core labs (High-Throughput Screening   – the largest biobank in Canada, with a state-of-  – based out of St. Joseph’s Healthcare, FIRH
          Lab, Chemical / Synthesis Lab, Protein Lab, NMR   the-art research facility providing comprehensive   conducts clinical research and epidemiological
                                                                   studies to increase understanding of respiratory
          Lab, Mass Spectrometry and IT/ Bioinformatics            health and disease and improve patient care.
          Lab) that enable chemical biology research, drug   central laboratory services to support global   www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/firh/
          discovery and basic research applications.   clinical studies and innovative research.
          http://iidr.mcmaster.ca/cmcb/  www.crlblab.ca/


                                                                   GERAS Centre for Aging Research – aims to
                                                                   make life better for older adults by bringing the
                                                                   best research to the frontlines of care as quickly
          Centre for Probe Development and   Escarpment Cancer Research    as possible.
          Commercialization (CPDC) – leads the   Institute (ECRI) – works to improve care    www.gerascentre.ca
          discovery, development, and distribution of
          radiopharmaceuticals. full range of scientific,   for cancer patients by focusing on clinical trials,
          technical, regulatory and business expertise   quality health care and knowledge translation
          combined with the specialized infrastructure   research, and transitional (bench-to-bedside)
          required to translate radiopharmaceuticals to   research.    Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program
          the clinic and provide them to the commercial   https://ecri.mcmaster.ca/  (HRLMP) – one of the largest integrated laboratory
                                                                   service programs in Canada, HRLMP provides
          marketplace                                              laboratory support and clinical testing for clinical
          www.imagingprobes.ca                                     trials and research studies in the Hamilton area.
                                                                   www.hrlmp.ca


                                      Farncombe Family Digestive Health
                                                                        INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE RESEARCH
          Centre for Surgical Intervention and Innovation   Research Institute – an integrated group of   Institute for Infectious Disease Research
          (CSii) – a not-for-profit research incubator   clinical and basic scientists dedicated    (IIDR) – leads research into antibiotic resistance,
                                                                   the discovery of new antibiotics and alternatives,
          that supports research and development of IP   to understanding the impact of digestive    immunity, vaccinology and mathematical
          generated by researchers in the field of medical   health and nutrition on disease across the    modelling of infectious disease from molecules to
          robotics and related technologies.   life span.          populations.
          www.csii.ca                 http://farncombe.mcmaster.ca/  https://iidr.mcmaster.ca
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