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Available in English, French or Mandarin  | | | | | Alana Paterson/The Globe and Mail | Lloyd Segal made history two weeks ago, leading the biggest initial public offering ever by a Canadian biotechnology startup. His Montreal-based cancer drug developer, Repare Therapeutics, raised US$253-million and during its first day of trading on the Nasdaq the stock soared by more than 50 per cent, giving the company a valuation of more than US$1-billion.
| “I think it’s a watershed, Canada is clearly now in the race,” the chief executive, who previously ran three Canadian biotech companies, told The Globe and Mail this week. But, Mr. Segal added: “It wasn’t even the biggest IPO for a biotech company on the Nasdaq that week.” Both Boston-area-based Forma Therapeutics Holdings. Inc. and China’s Genetron Holdings Ltd had raised more.
|  | | | More stories below advertisement | | | | Shalan and Paul/The Globe and Mail | Any remaining doubts about the value of soft skills were likely abandoned in recent months as the pandemic forced the country to dramatically change its work practices overnight.
| As companies began adjusting to the new normal, their staff were often challenged to demonstrate soft skills like resilience, empathy and agility while completely overhauling their communication, collaboration and other standard work habits.
| In recent years, many Canadian employers have increased their emphasis on these soft skills, often citing the potential for disruption and uncertainty. Those efforts have been largely validated by the recent coronavirus outbreak.
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