Awards and Accolades
BIOTECanada GoldLeaf Award 2010 (Early Stage Company of Year)
http://www.biotech.ca/about/gold-leaf-awards/past-awards/emerging-company-health/
Finalist E&Y 2009 (Pacific Region)
iCo/IONIS (formerly Isis) partnership
iCo/CAT (now AstraZeneca MedImmune) partnership
iCo/JDRF partnership
https://www.jdrf.ca/news-and-media/press-room/ico-therapeutics-and-jdrf-team-up/
Industry Leaders Involved with iCo
UBC President former CSO of iCo
https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/ubc-expected-to-appoint-santa-ono-as-new-president
Company ran an almost 200 patient Phase 2 study (in conjunction with JDRF) with 5 FTEs, an enormous undertaking
Former iCo Board Members/Alumni
Richard Barker – on Celgene board
https://www.celgene.com/about/leadership/board-of-directors/
Noel Hall – Aspreva co-founder
Doug Janzen, former CEO Cardiome, $800M Merck deal
https://www.bcbusiness.ca/cardiome-makes-bc-pharma-history
Dr. Santa Ono, CSO
Current and Previous Deals
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge Antibody Technology (CAT), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)