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2013 Canada Gairdner Awards honour new medical insights
March 25, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Gairdner Foundation has announced the recipients of the 2013 Canada Gairdner Awards, recognizing some of the most significant medical discoveries around the world. This year’s winners showcase a broad range of new medical insights, from an…
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Over $95M in funding for Canada Research Chairs and CFI
March 17, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Canada Research Chairs program has announced $90.6 million in support to 120 newly awarded and renewed Canada Research Chairs. The research will be conducted at 39 Canadian institutions. Of this total, 19 researchers have been recruited…
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Manufacturing innovation of analytical instruments through miniaturization
March 17, 2013 by Lab Canada Philadelphia, PA – Miniaturization is the practice of enabling products to deliver greater functionality from a form that utilizes less space, and that is often simpler to operate. Historically, miniaturization has allowed designers to reach scales of functionality or performance…
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Countdown on for Pittcon 2013
March 12, 2013 by Lab Canada Pittsburgh, PA – Final preparations are underway for Pittcon 2013 Exposition, which takes place March 17-21, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The annual exposition and conference on laboratory science will include 1,011 exhibitors displaying products and services used…
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$1.7M funding for R&D projects in Newfoundland
March 11, 2013 by Lab Canada St John’s, NL – Deepwater seabed surveying, navigation and control systems for field robots, and improving cyber security measures are among the 10 academic-led research and development projects receiving more than $1.7 million in total funding from the Research &…
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Suzanne Fortier leaves NSERC
March 11, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Dr Suzanne Fortier, president of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), has announced that she has left her position at NSERC to become principal and vice-chancellor of McGill University, which will be effective…
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Gerhard Herzberg Gold Medal announced as top researchers honoured
February 27, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Some of Canada’s top researchers in the natural sciences and engineering are being honoured today at a ceremony hosted by Canada’s Governor General, David Johnston. Eight prizes, including the Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and…
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Launch keeps Canada at forefront of space telescope technology
February 25, 2013 by Lab Canada Longueuil, QC – The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) today celebrated the successful launch of the Canadian space telescope, the Near-Earth Object Surveillance Satellite (NEOSSat). The satellite launched at 7:31 (EST) today from Sriharikota, India aboard a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle…
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R&D gets $80M boost in New Brunswick
February 15, 2013 by Lab Canada Fredericton, NB – In a recent address, New Brunswick premier David Alward announced $80-million in funding to support innovation and research and development in the province. “Innovation is the foundation of our growing economy,” he said, in his annual address…
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Food Labs Conference at Pittcon 2013
February 15, 2013 by Lab Canada Pittsburgh and Washington Crossing, PA – Food Safety Tech, the organizers of Food Labs Conference, which will be held in conjunction with Pittcon 2013, March 19-20, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA, have released the agenda of speakers for…
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Report probes changes needed in education of key scientists
February 15, 2013 by Lab Canada Boston, MA – In a comprehensive report, US experts today described fundamental changes needed in the education of the scientists whose work impacts medicine, drug discovery and virtually every other discipline. The result of a year-long project of a presidential…
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Metrohm and FOSS enter strategic alliance
February 15, 2013 by Lab Canada Herisau, Switzerland – Under a new strategic alliance announced today, chemical analysis instrument maker Metrohm will become the sole global distributor of FOSS NIR instruments for the chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, and environmental sectors. “Metrohm will extend its product offering beyond…
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$36M funding supports 83 projects across Canada
February 11, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has announced $36 million in funding for 83 scientific teams at universities across the country. Of the 83 projects, 81 are receiving more than $36 million over…
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Pittcon 2013 offers enhanced educational opportunities
January 30, 2013 by Lab Canada Pittsburgh, PA – Attendees at Pittcon 2013 will have plenty of top-notch educational opportunities to choose from, along with the event’s world-leading trade show. Pittcon 2013 takes place March 17-21 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. In an announcement…
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Construction begins on Canada’s largest radio telescope
January 28, 2013 by Lab Canada Penticton, BC – Construction is now under way on Canada’s largest radio telescope – and the first research telescope to be built in the country in more than 30 years. The new telescope, with a footprint larger than six NHL…
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Husky Energy Chair in Oil and Gas Research appointed at Memorial University
January 28, 2013 by Lab Canada St John’s, NL – Memorial University’s Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science has a new research chair. Dr. Brian Veitch, a professor of ocean and naval architectural engineering, has been appointed the new Husky Energy Chair in Oil and Gas…
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$145M supports major science facilities across Canada
January 28, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) has announced a total of $145 million in maintenance and operating support for Canada’s high-performing research facilities. The funding is being provided through the Major Science Initiatives fund. Three facilities are…
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New round of CFI funding totals $215M
January 22, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa ON – A total of over $215 million by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) for cutting-edge research infrastructure has been announced. Through the CFI’s Leading Edge Fund (LEF) and New Initiatives Funds (NIF), the federal government is supporting…
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New distributor for PerkinElmer in Canada
January 21, 2013 by Lab Canada Kitchener, ON – Folio Instruments today announced that it has been appointed the new Canadian distributor of PerkinElmer for their thermal and elemental product lines. The thermal and elemental instruments family includes the following: differential scanning calorimetry, dynamic mechanical analysis,…
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Five senses direct emerging technological trends
December 17, 2012 by Lab Canada Armonk, NY – A new generation of computing will mimic human senses in the coming years, according to IBM’s annual “IBM 5 in 5” (#ibm5in5) – a list of innovations that have the potential to change the way people work,…
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2.7 billion year-old microbial activity probed in Canadian sulfide ore
December 17, 2012 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – An analysis of sulfide ore deposits from one of the world’s richest base-metal mines confirms that oxygen levels were extremely low on Earth 2.7 billion years ago, but also shows that microbes were actively feeding on sulfate…
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Pittcon announces 2013 award recipients
December 11, 2012 by Lab Canada Pittsburgh, PA – The Pittcon 2013 Program Committee has announced the recipients of 12 awards honouring scientists who have made outstanding contributions to analytical chemistry and applied spectroscopy. Each award will be presented during a symposium at Pittcon 2013, March…
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Health Canada suspends licence of chemical testing lab for providing falsified results
December 4, 2012 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Health Canada has suspended the Establishment Licence of Chemi Pharmaceutical of Mississauga, after uncovering falsified testing results during the course of an inspection. On its website, the company says it is a GMP analytical contract laboratory, specializing…
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Climate science the focus of new web toolkit
December 3, 2012 by Lab Canada Washington, DC – The American Chemical Society (ACS) today launched a new web-based resource to enhance understanding and communication of the science underpinning global climate change. Intended for ACS’ more than 164,000 members and others, the American Chemical Society Climate…
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Unlimited free access to books and journals for postdocs
November 30, 2012 by Lab Canada New York, NY – Young scholars who do not have a research position can get free access to scientific books and journals to keep up with their research, Publisher Elsevier launched the initiative, the Postdoc Free Access Passport, and it…
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UofT supercomputer fastest in Canada
November 27, 2012 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Even with the hype surrounding tablets and smart phones, nothing beats a big heavy computer for power and speed. The newly installed IBM Blue Gene/Q supercomputer at the University of Toronto’s high performance computing facilities is considered…
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Memorial University gets grant to attract and retain top researchers
November 26, 2012 by Lab Canada St. John’s, NL – The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) has granted nine researchers at Memorial University a total of $827,954 to support their innovative research programs. The funding was awarded through the CFI’s Leaders Opportunity Fund, a program designed…
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Innovative health projects get grants
November 22, 2012 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – 51 innovators in 18 low and middle income countries worldwide have received a total of $7 million in grants to pursue bold, creative ideas to tackle health problems in resource-poor countries. Distributed by Grand Challenges Canada, which…
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Five researchers take home 25th anniversary Polanyi Prizes
November 19, 2012 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Marking the 25th anniversary of the Polanyi Prize, five of Ontario’s top university researchers are being awarded this year’s prize in recognition of their valuable contribution to the fields of chemistry, literature, physics and physiology/medicine. Established to…
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2013 Insight Awards launched
November 15, 2012 by Lab Canada Belfast, Northern Ireland – Rewards visually stunning and scientifically captivating images, spectra, graphics and movies, this worldwide scientific imaging competition are open to entries produced with either Andor equipment or Bitplane software regardless of the technique or application. Researchers can…
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Eleven new Research Excellence Chairs to be recruited
November 12, 2012 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Proposals from eight universities have been chosen to recruit Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERCs). The universities have been awarded Canada Excellence Research Chairs in the following areas: École Polytechnique de Montréal—Data Science for Real-Time Decision-Making McGill University—Personalized Pain…
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