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Friday at Canadian Western Agribition

It’s another busy day at Canadian Western Agribition.
 
In the Chevrolet GMC Arena today it’s the Shorthorn Show, Hereford Shows, the Charolais Show and the Prospect Steer and Heifer Show.
 
The John Deere Sales Arena will be busy with the Commercial Cattle Show and the Power and Perfection Angus Sale.
 
The Purebred Sheep Shows and Sheep Shearing and Hoof Trimming Demonstration takes place in the Canada Centre Arena.
 
One of the key highlights for the show today is the Agribition Select Horse Sale and Demonstration in the Brandt Centre.
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Finding a Balance of Innovation and Regulation - Dr. Peter Facchini

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Regulations help markets and industry exist on level playing fields, keeping consumers safe and innovation from going too far. However, incredibly strict regulations can stunt innovation and cause entire industries to wither away. Dr. Peter James Facchini brings his perspective on how existing regulations have slowed the advancement of medical developments within Canada. Given the international concern of opium poppy’s illicit potential, Health Canada must abide by this global policy. But with modern technology pushing the development of many pharmaceuticals to being grown via fermentation, is it time to reconsider the rules?

Dr. Peter James Facchini leads research into the metabolic biochemistry in opium poppy at the University of Calgary. For more than 30 years, his work has contributed to the increased availability of benzylisoquinoline alkaloid biosynthetic genes to assist in the creation of morphine for pharmaceutical use. Dr. Facchini completed his B.Sc. and Ph.D. in Biological Sciences at the University of Toronto before completing Postdoctoral Fellowships in Biochemistry at the University of Kentucky in 1992 & Université de Montréal in 1995.