Premier MacLauchlan declares Biotechnology Week in PEI

PEI Premier Wade MacLauchlan presents the official Declaration of Biotechnology Week 2018 to Dr. Russ Kerr, Chair of the PEI BioAlliance and Research Fellow, Nautilus Biosciences Croda during the kick-off to Global Biotechnology Week events in PEI. This is the twelve consecutive year that the province has formerly recognized Biotechnology Week in Prince Edward Island. Since 2006, the number of biotech companies in PEI has grown from less than a dozen to more than 55, and the number of employees working in PEI’s Bio Sector has more than tripled to over 1600.