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$4M funding supports new applied research centre in Alberta
January 5, 2009 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – The federal government says it is providing $4 million towards a new state-of-the-art applied research centre at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT Polytechnic). The funding will help businesses in the province’s energy, manufacturing and construction…
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Innovation programs to boost key development sectors in PEI
January 5, 2009 by Lab Canada Charlottetown, PEI – Prince Edward Island’s government has launched a new program to support innovation in bioscience (including primary sectors), information technology, aerospace and renewable energy. “The purpose of these initiatives is to encourage growth and development of businesses in…
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New leadership in health sciences research at McGill
December 22, 2008 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – McGill University has announced three strategic leadership appointments in its Faculty of Medicine. Dr Rémi Quirion, scientific director of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s Institute of Neurosciences , Mental Health and Addiction, as well as of…
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New research chair to examine ways for energy industry to limit impact on ecosystems
December 22, 2008 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – EnCana Corporation and the University of Calgary have created a new research chair called the EnCana Chair in Canadian Plains Mitigation and Reclamation. The new position in the Faculty of Environmental Design at the University of Calgary…
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Research chair in molecular pathology for Kingston hospital
December 16, 2008 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Kingston General Hospital (KGH) has appointed Dr Jeremy Squire as research chair in molecular pathology in the department of pathology and molecular medicine – the hospital’s first-ever research chair. Dr Squire, considered one of the foremost cytogeneticists…
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Infrastructure fund awards $45M to 312 researchers
December 15, 2008 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) has awarded $45.45 million infrastructure support funding to 312 researchers across the country. The support is provided under the Leaders Opportunity Fund, which was designed to provide infrastructure to attract researchers…
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Research partnership to focus on inflammatory bowel disease
December 15, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON, and Edmonton, AB – The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada (CCFC) and the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) say they have signed a partnership agreement aimed at stepping up research on inflammatory bowel disease. The…
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Award program to boost innovative use of flow cytometers
December 11, 2008 by Lab Canada Ann Arbor, MI – Life science manufacturer Accuri Cytometers has awarded its first Accuri Flow Cytometer Creativity Award to Heather Newkirk, Ph.D. The twice-yearly program – which is open to scientists around the world – was created to foster innovative…
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Collaboration agreements focus on vineland research
December 11, 2008 by Lab Canada Vineland, ON – Vineland Research and Innovation Centre says it has signed collaboration agreements with Brock University and Niagara College, allowing the institutions to work together on horticulture and agriculture research. “It is no longer feasible for research to focus…
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Prairie canola research to benefit from $6M agreement
December 11, 2008 by Lab Canada Regina, SK – A new $6-million federal government-grower group agreement is paving the way for better coordination of larger scale canola agronomy research projects by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) researchers across western Canada. The Prairie Canola Agronomy Research…
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New grains laboratory shares $100,000 in crop research funding
December 11, 2008 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – University of Saskatchewan plant breeding research has received a major boost from a combined $100,000 cash and in-kind donation from Saskatoon-based implement manufacturer Morris Industries. The donation provides the university’s Crop Development Centre (CDC) with the…
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$1.8M research grant supports study into weight loss in cancer patients
December 10, 2008 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Researchers at the McGill University Health Centre Cancer Nutrition Rehabilitation Program recently received a $1.8 million grant from the Terry Fox Foundation to investigate new treatments and prevention of Anorexia Cachexia Syndrome (ACS). ACS is a devastating…
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Joint neuroscience initiative brings together top researchers
December 8, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A major neuroscience research initiative, the Canadian Action and Perception Network (CAPnet), has been established by York University, the University of Western Ontario, and Queen’s University. CAPnet held its first full two-day science and business meeting…
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$20,000 Polanyi Prize recipients announced
December 8, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Five Ontario university researchers have been presented with the 2008 Polanyi Prize in recognition of their work in chemistry, physiology/medicine, literature and economics. The annual prize was established by the Ontario’s provincial government in 1986 after…
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Cancer researcher honoured with Terry Fox Young Investigator Award
December 8, 2008 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Dr Marianne Sadar, senior scientist at the BC Cancer Agency, is the 2008 recipient of the prestigious Terry Fox Young Investigator Award for her research in prostate cancer. Sponsored by the Terry Fox Foundation and awarded…
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International Cancer Genome Consortium launches eight Cancer Genome Projects
December 1, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC) has announced the commitments of 11 funding organizations in eight countries to generate comprehensive, high-resolution analyses of genomic changes for eight forms of cancer found across the planet. Each organization…
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Stephen Hawking to regularly visit Perimeter Institute as distinguished research chair
December 1, 2008 by Lab Canada Waterloo, ON – Dr Neil Turok, director of Canada’s Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (PI), has announced the appointment of internationally regarded scientist Prof Stephen Hawking to the position of PI distinguished research chair. Prof Hawking will conduct regular…
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Synchrotron agreement signed by Canada and Brazil
November 24, 2008 by Lab Canada Campinas, Brazil – Developing innovative, state-of-the-art synchrotron instrumentation is the purpose of an agreement signed last week between the Canadian Light Source (CLS) and the Brazilian Association of Synchrotron Light Technology (ABTLuS), operator of the Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS).…
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NRC scientist wins life sciences achievement award for the cleantech sector
November 24, 2008 by Lab Canada Portland, OR – Dr Wing Sung, principal research officer with the National Research Council, has been awarded the inaugural Clean Technology Innovation Award from the Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation (OCRI). He received the prize for his work…
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Alberta researcher leads $2M international genome project
November 17, 2008 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Alberta researcher Dr Gane Ka-Shu Wong has been chosen to lead the Alberta 1,000 Plants Initiative, an international project focused on finding new genomic information that could lead to new medicines and a range of value-added plant…
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Corning unveils new worldwide grant award program
November 17, 2008 by Lab Canada Lowell, MA – Corning today announced a new grant award program, called Mission: Possible, which is aimed at encouraging scientists to conduct original research using one of Corning’s newest cell culture products. To be eligible to participate, researchers must use either…
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Synergy and innovation in the spotlight for NSERC awards
November 14, 2008 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Successful university-industry partnerships are the focus of NSERC’s annual Synergy Awards for Innovation and the Innovation Challenge Awards, which were awarded recently in Halifax. The awards were established in 1995, and their value increased substantially this…
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Science and technology incubators get $495,000 in funding support
November 14, 2008 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – Two business incubators that support new companies in the science and technology area have received a total of $495,000 in support from Manitoba’s provincial government. The funds provided by the province will assist in maintaining…
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$500,000 gift kick-starts fundraising for new $5M stroke research chair
November 10, 2008 by Lab Canada London, ON – A leadership gift of $500,000 towards a new research chair at the Robarts Research Institute — the Kathleen & Dr Henry Barnett Chair in Stroke Research — has been made by Richard Ivey, a longtime supporter of…
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Canadian scientist receives the 2009 L’Oreal-UNESCO Award For Women in Science
November 10, 2008 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – In conjunction with World Science Day on November 10, the jury of the L’Oreal-UNESCO Awards For Women in Science announces the names of the five exceptional women scientists from around the world who will receive the 2009…
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Former PM Jean Chrtien receives award for his contribution to research and higher education
November 10, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Council of Ontario Universities has presented the Right Honourable Jean Chrétien with the David C Smith Award for Significant Contribution to Scholarship and Policy in recognition of his vision, leadership and lifelong commitment to the advancement…
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Clinical research initiatives grants announced by CIHR
November 10, 2008 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) have announced the results of its Team Grant: Clinical Research Initiatives (Regional/National Clinical Research Initiatives) competition. The organization says a total of 11 applications were submitted. Applications were reviewed…
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$1.4M project to enhance canola as feed crop
November 10, 2008 by Lab Canada Shanghai, China – A $1.4-million joint project between the Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the Alberta government, the Alberta Research Council (ARC), and private sector partners will focus on canola research. The partners will use bioscience technology to enhance…
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Orthopedic clinical research chair created with $1.15M funding
November 4, 2008 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center has created an academic chair in spinal deformities to be held by Dr Stefan Parent, an orthopedic surgeon and researcher at Sainte-Justine’s Research Center as well as a professor in the Faculty…
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$2.3M funding for genome projects in BC
October 29, 2008 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Genome British Columbia has announced the results of its first Science Opportunities Fund competition in which nine awards have been made to researchers with a total approved budget of $2.3 million. The nine teams of researchers are…
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$20M award attracts leader in brain science to Alberta
October 27, 2008 by Lab Canada Lethbridge, AB – One of the world’s foremost brain scientists, Dr Bruce McNaughton, has moved his research program from the University of Arizona to the Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience (CCBN) at the University of Lethbridge. McNaughton is the first…
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