There's a great new essay contest - but we just heard about it, so there's not much time to enter - deadline is May 30! Please see details below:

In conjunction with National Biotechnology Week, Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP invites you to participate in our BIOTECH ESSAY CONTEST.

Write and submit a 1,500 word essay by May 30, 2010 on your view of "Canada's Top Biotechnology Story of the Year."

Winners must be entering a life sciences-related field at a Canadian post-secondary institution to be eligible. Essays will be judged by a panel of industry experts. The first place winner receives up to $5,000 toward their first year tuition. Our second prize is a laptop with an approximate retail value of $800 and the third prize is an iPod Touch with approximate retail value of $200 (iPod Touch is a registered trademark of Apple Inc. Apple is not a sponsor of, nor a participant in, this promotion.)

More info can be found in this pdf