The Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM) / Montreal Clinical Research Institute Foundation is pleased to announce that it has received a $250,000 donation from UAP. The funds will be used to renovate and upgrade some of the IRCM’s biomedical research laboratories.
“The IRCM is a leading research institute and we are delighted to support it by helping to improve its laboratories. This jewel of Quebec research, which is credited with a number of discoveries, has earned an international reputation for the quality of its work and the excellence of its researchers,” said UAP President Alain Masse, an IRCM Foundation Board member from 2014 to 2016.
“This support underlines UAP’s confidence in the IRCM and its mission,” said André J.P. Couillard, President of the IRCM Foundation. “And it comes at a crucial time, as the IRCM’s needs will continue to increase over the next few years. I would like to thank the entire UAP team and its partners who will be supporting biomedical research.”
“The IRCM will be celebrating its 50th anniversary this year and we are proud to have such committed partners as UAP, a company that truly makes a difference in the community by supporting organizations like ours,” said Tarik Möröy, IRCM President and Scientific Director. “With this donation we will be able to modernize some of our facilities to maintain the IRCM’s level of excellence.”
About UAP
A wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company, UAP is the Canadian leader in the distribution and merchandising of automotive replacement parts and accessories for cars, trucks and heavy vehicles. Over the years, UAP has built a solid reputation for excellent products. The vitality of our workforce has fuelled economic growth since the company’s foundation in 1926. Today UAP has about 4,000 employees and operates primarily under the brand names NAPA Auto Parts, AUTOPRO, Traction and TruckPro.
About the IRCM Foundation
The Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM) / Montreal Clinical Research Institute Foundation is one of the Institute's key partners. Through the tremendous efforts of people committed to IRCM's present and future, the Foundation can fulfill its mission of supporting IRCM's research, technological development and training activities, promoting its growth.
About the IRCM
Founded in 1967, the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM) / Montreal Clinical Research Institute is a non-profit organization that conducts fundamental and clinical biomedical research in addition to training high-level young scientists. With its cutting-edge technology facilities, the institute brings together 33 research teams, which work in cancer, immunology, neuroscience, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, systems biology and medicinal chemistry. The IRCM also operates a research clinic specialized in hypertension, cholesterol, diabetes and cystic fibrosis, as well as a research centre on rare and genetic diseases in adults. The IRCM is affiliated with the Université de Montréal and associated with McGill University. Its clinic is affiliated with the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM). The IRCM is supported by the Ministère de l’Économie, de la Science et de l’Innovation (Quebec ministry of Economy, Science and Innovation).
Source:
Anne-Marie Beauregard, Communication Advisor
Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM) / Montreal Clinical Research Institute
514 987-5555 | anne-marie.beauregard@ircm.qc.ca
Éric Dufresne, Manager – Corporate Communications, UAP
514 251-6540, ext. 7205 | edufresne@uapinc.com
