Gallium

Gallium employees have done it again…

Since 2009 the employees of Gallium Visuals Systems Inc. have rallied around raising funds for The Ottawa Hospital. Their support has been felt throughout the Cancer Centre, the Centre for Innovative Cancer Research and most recently the Regenerative Medicine Program at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute.

Their efforts have had a clear impact on the quality of patient care available and the calibre of groundbreaking research taking place in our community.

Gallium CEO Ranald McGillis checks out his new White Coat at the employee campaign wrap-up.		Scientists at the Sprott Centre for Stem Cell Research investigate everything from basic stem cell biology to the development of new therapies.		Wendy Smith and Matthew King, who led the 2011 Gallium planning committee, were presented with White Coats by The Ottawa Hospital Foundation.

On behalf of the thousands of patients and families who will be touched by the  generosity of Gallium employees, thank you!

DNA Spinner: Allows researchers to purify genes that promote regeneration and healing. By studying these genes, researchers can learn how to develop new, more powerful therapies to combat diseases and help healthy cells regenerate.   Incubator: Researchers need to grow cells in the lab to test new treatments on them, and the incubator provides a warm sterile environment for growing cells in the lab. They can also use these cells to investigate new approaches for preventing and diagnosing diseases

2011 marks Gallium employees’ third workplace campaign in support of The Ottawa Hospital! Click here to donate to Gallium’s workplace campaign to raise funds in support of Regenerative Medicine at The Ottawa Hospital. The Ottawa Hospital Research institute has talented scientists working on regenerative medicine research applying advances to many areas of the human body which include the eyes, the heart and the spine. Click here to find out more about regenerative medicine at The Ottawa Hospital.

Many thanks to the Gallium team for raising $21,220.50! Thanks to the tremendous community and employee support during their 2nd Annual Workplace Campaign, Gallium was able to raise funds to purchase a microscope and a DNA spinner to help equip the Centre for Innovative Cancer Research (CICR) at The Ottawa Hospital.

Jason Blore, Gallium, presents Jessica Pancoe, TOHF, with a cheque for $21,220.50.

Jason Blore and John Fournier shaved their heads to help raise funds at Gallium.

2010 Gallium Annual Workplace Campaign

In 2009, Gallium raised over $19,000 to help purchase chemotherapy treatment equipment for the new Cancer Centre.

This year Gallium is raising funds to help equip the new Centre for Innovative Cancer Research.

Click here to donate to Gallium’s workplace campaign to raise funds to support Cancer Research at The Ottawa Hospital. Jason Blore is leading the charge at Gallium to help raise $13,500! “I would like to encourage you to consider donating to this very worthy cause. Doctors like Dr. Bell who will be working in the Centre for Innovative Cancer Research are doing some amazing things, and the progress they make will benefit not only the people of Ottawa, but potentially those battling cancer everywhere. Your donation will help make their jobs easier, and bring us closer to finding effective treatments for cancer that could save countless lives.” Jason Blore, Gallium Employee Campaign Leader Jason’s Challenge

To learn more about the General Campus – Centre for Innovative Cancer Research click here.

Make a difference in your community by starting your own workplace campaign! Visit our tools and resources section or contact Jessica Pancoe, Development Officer, at 613-798-5555, ext. 19829, or by e-mail at jpancoe@ottawahospital.on.ca