OTTAWA, Ontario–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today’s global population is closing in on the 7 billion mark. By 2050 it is predicted to grow to over 9 billion people. This exponential growth brings with it enormous challenges as 9 billion people will require new medicines, food, energy, and material goods. This growth and its corresponding demands, require more efficient and effective ways to deliver health care, grow food and manufacture goods. There is enormous opportunity for Canada’s biotechnology indu