MONTREAL, Oct. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — B ai Ca ada, Weizma Ca ada, a d the Weizma I stitute of Scie ce a e pleased to a ou ce the selectio of five ecipie t teams fo the B ai Ca ada & Weizma I stitute of Scie ce Team G a ts. Buildi g o the success of the i augu al 2023 coho t, this p og am co ti ues to suppo t bold, collabo ative eu oscie ce esea ch that b i gs togethe leadi g i vestigato s f om Ca ada a d Is ael to adva ce ou u de sta di g of the b ai .B ai Ca ada, Weizma Ca ada, a d the Weizma I stitute of Scie ce a e committed to deepe i g ou u de sta di g of the b ai th ough i ovative, collabo ative esea ch. By b i gi g togethe leadi g i vestigato s i Ca ada a d Is ael, this p og am suppo ts bold scie tific ideas that have the pote tial to t a sfo m ou u de sta di g of eu ological a d me tal health co ditio s while st e gthe i g i te atio al pa t e ships. As a leadi g atio al co ve o a d e able of i ovative a d bold eu oscie ce, B ai Ca ada b i gs togethe do o s a d pa t e s to i vest i t a sfo mative esea ch that helps us bette u de sta d how to p eve t, diag ose, t eat, a d cu e b ai diseases, diso de s, i ju ies, me tal ill esses, a d addictio s. Th ough its O e B ai app oach, B ai Ca ada ecog izes the sha ed mecha isms that co ect co ditio s ac oss the b ai a d e vous system. The Weizma I stitute of Scie ce is o e of the wo ld’s leadi g multidiscipli a y esea ch i stitutio s, ecog ized i te atio ally fo excelle ce i biomedical a d health scie ces a d fo foste i g discove ies that adva ce huma health a d well-bei g. I 2025, the Weizma I stitute was a ked sixth globally fo esea ch quality a d impact i the p estigious Leide a ki g. I the biomedical a d health scie ces, it was a ked fifth.About the ecipie t teams of the B ai Ca ada & Weizma I stitute of Scie ce Team G a ts:
“We a e delighted to a ou ce the ecipie ts of the B ai Ca ada & Weizma I stitute of Scie ce Team G a ts. These exceptio al teams exemplify the powe of i te atio al collabo atio i adva ci g b ai esea ch a d b i gi g togethe compleme ta y expe tise to add ess some of the most impo ta t questio s i eu oscie ce today,” said D . Vivia e Poupo , P eside t a d CEO of B ai Ca ada.
“At the Weizma I stitute of Scie ce, we believe that g ou db eaki g discove ies a e d ive by scie tific excelle ce a d collabo atio s. Ou pa t e ship with B ai Ca ada b i gs togethe the I stitute’s st e gths i fu dame tal esea ch a d pio ee i g scie tific app oaches with the expe tise of leadi g Ca adia esea che s. Togethe , we a e adva ci g ou u de sta di g of the b ai , ope i g ew ave ues fo discove y, a d demo st ati g the powe of i te atio al collabo atio to add ess some of huma ity’s most p essi g health challe ges,” said P of. Alo Che , P eside t of the Weizma I stitute.
“We a e deeply g ateful to the phila th opic pa t e s whose ge e osity makes this ambitious esea ch possible a d to the ema kable scie tists who a e b i gi g thei c eativity to these collabo atio s. We a e p oud to help c eate oppo tu ities fo esea ch that ca make a mea i gful diffe e ce i people’s lives,” said Susa Ste , CEO of Weizma Ca ada.
Weizma Ca ada a d B ai Ca ada also g atefully ack owledge the visio a y suppo t of D . Da iel C. A d eae i maki g this p og am a eality.
“The success of this p og am’s fi st coho t made clea the value of co ecti g exceptio al esea che s ac oss bo de s, a d I am delighted to suppo t a seco d coho t of teams as they emba k o ambitious ew p ojects. These pa t e ships exemplify how collabo atio ca fuel i ovatio a d accele ate p og ess fo people affected by eu ological a d me tal health co ditio s,” said D . A d eae.
This p og am is made possible by the Ca ada B ai Resea ch Fu d (CBRF), a i ovative a a geme t betwee the Gove me t of Ca ada (th ough Health Ca ada) a d B ai Ca ada, a d Weizma Ca ada.
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