BIOQuébec and Canada's Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies have signed a partnership agreement to reinforce linkages between biotech and pharma associations in the province in support of life sciences research. The agreement builds on the progress made at the Forum des sciences de la vie, held June 1st in Montreal. BIOQuébec is an industry association representing more than 100 companies and R&D centres. The pharma R&D sector has been hard hit in recent years by company laboratory closures and tight fiscal constraints....