sector innovation network portal was developed to highlight and support the genomics sector in ontario and was created by the ontario genomics institute . genomics sector innovation network g sin type nonprofit organization founded toronto ontario canada headquarters mars discovery district website genomics sector innovation network g sin contents 1 what is genomics 2 genomics in ontario 3 see also 4 references 5 external links what is genomics edit genomics is the holistic systematic and high throughput characterization of genomes the full complement of dna underlying the genetic make up of a given organism . though smaller genomes had been previously completely sequenced the consideration of the possibility of doing so for the entire human genome crystallized the notion of a new paradigm for the life sciences intended to enable and accelerate traditional hypothesis driven research . genomics has since been generalized to capture the application of this approach holistic systematic and high throughput to any and all aspects of life sciences but many of these applications have also stimulated the coining of a much broader vocabulary of omics applications for example functional genomics the characterization of the cellular functions of the genome s genes and proteins for which they code ; proteomics the characterization of all the kinds of proteins for which the genome codes ; metabolomics the characterization of all the metabolites in an organism ; transcriptomics the characterization of all transcribed rna molecules within an organism ; epigenomics the characterization of all epigenetic modifications to the genome ; and glycomics the characterization of all the kinds of polysaccharide polymers attached to other macromolecules in an organism . genomics and the scale scope and strategy it brings to life sciences research has emerged as an important complementary alternative to traditional approaches to r & d. it is on the one hand focused on gaining insight at the molecular level into genes and the proteins for which they code ; and on the other hand reflects a new scientific paradigm for life sciences research that came into play over the past decade and which is blossoming as we move into the 21st century . the growth of genomics and the resulting boom in technology development have created a tremendous global impact on our knowledge and understanding of the molecular basis of life . this impact ranges from drug and pesticide discovery to industrial enzymology to crop and livestock cultivation to environmental remediation to natural resource management and to criminal and civil law . this impact of these changes in technological underpinnings has also been reflected in other sectors focused more on societal implications including public policy education journalism fine arts and entertainment . genomics in ontario edit the genomics sector in ontario consists of the individuals institutions and associations a sub set of the province s life sciences industry who are working to create deeper understanding in the life sciences through genomics ; to generate and maintain genomics resources databases instruments reagents software for use in the public and private sectors ; to translate this understanding and these resources into products which may be beneficial to society through the development of new products and services that can be distributed in the commercial marketplace . this industry includes universities and private research institutions individual and institutional investors biotechnology pharmaceutical and related companies and the various public and private institutions devoted to servicing and supporting these enterprises . there are more than 500 scientists conducting research in genomics located at 20 universities research institutions hospitals and government laboratories across the province . these individuals are generating genomics discoveries and innovations as well as using genomic tools and products . life sciences industry more than half the country s brand name pharmaceutical and medical devices industries and almost half the medical biotechnology industry are located in ontario . ontario is north america s 3rd largest regional concentration of biotechnology firms and the 6th largest in revenues earned . the province s bio medical sector employs more than 33 000 highly educated people and posted more than 1.0 billion in revenues in 2002 . the biotechnology sector is built on world class science and is involved in leading edge research in molecular biology and medical genetics . ontario s pharmaceutical sector employs more than 15 000 talented people and includes global giants like glaxosmithkline amgen biogen genzyme eli lilly pfizer and home grown stars like biovail corporation apotex and patheon . ontario has achieved worldwide recognition as a site for clinical trials because of its large and ethnically diverse patient population and a centrally managed public health care system . ontario s medical devices sector employs more than 19 000 highly educated people and comprises more than 500 manufacturing companies that include global subsidiaries as well as niche driven domestic companies . ontario s agricultural biotech bioproducts sector employs more than 6 000 people including 700 scientists and invests 166 million annually in agricultural food research at 12 world class institutions . this sector works closely with the manufacturing sector in the production of bio chemicals and bio fuels . ontario ranks in the top three jurisdictions in north america in terms of workforce and r & d expenditures in the agricultural biotechnology sector . explore g sin finally there are number of technology platforms scattered throughout the province of ontario providing world class support and infrastructure for innovative research and services in genomics and proteomics . see also edit genomics sector innovation network 1 ogi board members 2 ogi staff 3 references edit ontario genomics institute 4 ontario genomics institute what is genomics 5 external links edit genomics sector innovation network 6 ontario network of excellence one 7 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title genomics sector innovation network & oldid 672743736 categories organizations based in torontogenome projectslife sciences industryhidden categories articles created via the article wizard navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 23 july 2015 at 15 42 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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