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Terry Fox Research Institute receives $30M to support HQ in Vancouver
November 5, 2007 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – BC’s provincial government is providing $30 million to the Terry Fox Foundation to fund the new Terry Fox Research Institute’s headquarters in Vancouver. The funding will support both the institute’s headquarters in the BC Cancer Agency’s building…
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$3M awarded to brain research teams
October 30, 2007 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – NeuroScience Canada has awarded two grants of $1.5 million each over three years for the study of brain repair. The first grant was awarded to a team led by Dr Louis-Eric Trudeau, Universite de Montreal, for work…
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Innovation partnerships win Synergy Awards
October 30, 2007 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) last night honoured seven partnerships involving companies and university researchers with the NSERC Synergy Awards for Innovation. “NSERC’s strategic investments over the years have led to many…
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$50M virtual cancer research institute honours Terry Fox
October 29, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Terry Fox Foundation today officially launched the Canada-wide Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI), an initiative that offers a new model for cancer research — a virtual institute designed to overcome geographical and professional boundaries. The institute…
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CFI moves forward on major research infrastructure funding competition
October 29, 2007 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) says it has approved the launch of a formal call for proposals, based on the allocation of $510 million to CFI in the federal government’s current budget. This decision to move…
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Trio of researchers elected AAAS fellows
October 29, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Three University of Toronto professors have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. James Donaldson, a professor of chemistry at the University of Toronto Scarborough; Jean Zu of mechanical and industrial engineering;…
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Alberta launches $100M program it says will transform research funding across Canada
October 22, 2007 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – In a new, highly targetted $100-million program, Alberta’s provincial research-funding arm, Alberta Ingenuity, says it is setting out on a path that will significantly change the entire funding landscape across Canada. Similar to approaches taken at elite…
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Food safety program launched for wine industry
October 22, 2007 by Lab Canada Kelowna, BC – A $312,000 grant has been given to the Canadian Vintners Association (CVA) by the federal government to develop a hazard analysis critical control points (HACCP) food safety program for the wine industry. HACCP is an international protocol…
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National autism research chair established in BC
October 22, 2007 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – A national chair in Autism Intervention Research will be established at Simon Fraser University with a $1-million provincial grant and a $1-million federal contribution. “Simon Fraser University is committed to taking a leadership role in building and…
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Program looking for innovative and practical water research
October 22, 2007 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – The Alberta Water Research Institute has issued the first call for proposals to tackle pressing water-related environmental issues, including habitat decline, biodiversity loss, water flow and water quality. Funded by a $30-million grant from Alberta’s provincial government,…
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Cardiovascular research awards announces recipients
October 22, 2007 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Pfizer Canada has announced the fourth round of recipients of the Pfizer Cardiovascular Research Awards program. The program, launched in October 2005, was developed to fund and support cardiovascular research in Canada. The prizes are worth a…
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Dr Alan Bernstein to lead alliance to accelerate HIV vaccine development
October 15, 2007 by Lab Canada Cape Town, South Africa – Dr Alan Bernstein, founding president of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), has been appointed executive director of the Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise. The organization also recently opened a new secretariat in New York…
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Project may create BSE-fighting crops
October 15, 2007 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – University of Alberta professors Dr Michael James and Dr Nat Kav have received a $130,000 from PrioNet Canada to continue their ground-breaking work in prion structural biology. The Alberta-based project could have significant global food safety and…
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Drought-prediction modelling project gets $300,000 boost
October 15, 2007 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Talisman Energy CEO Dr Jim Buckee has made a $300,000 donation to the University of Saskatchewan’s Saskatchewan Isotope Laboratory (SIL). The funding, which creates the Jim Buckee Research Support Program, enables the universitys isotope researchers to delve…
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New fellowship to support health research
October 15, 2007 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Biotechnology industry association BioteCanada, pharmaceutical company Schering-Plough and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research have created a new fellowship to support research in the development of health innovations. Worth $20,000 over two years and to be awarded…
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CIHR names new acting president
October 15, 2007 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has named Dr Pierre Chartrand as acting president of the organization, effective November 18, 2007. In his role, he will act as the CIHR’s chief executive officer and will be…
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$5M grant kicks off clinical research plans for pharmacogenomics partnership
October 5, 2007 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – An academic/private partnership in pharmacogenomics research project at the Montreal Heart Institute has received a $5 million grant from Genome Quebec. The project is focussed on translating the scientific and technological advances and breakthroughs in pharmacogenomics into…
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$16M funding for forestry research projects in BC
October 5, 2007 by Lab Canada Victoria, BC – British Columbia’s government has awarded $16.1 million in funding to 267 projects focussing on forestry research. The funding will be for studies that range from one to three years, led by researchers at universities, provincial and federal…
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Diabetes researcher receives $99,000 NRC award
October 5, 2007 by Lab Canada Quebec City, QC – Dr Jennifer Estall has been presented with the HL Holmes award. Dr Estall will receive $99,100 per year for two years to pursue research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute of the Harvard School of Medicine, in…
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Nanotechnology research centres selected in bid for $7M funding
October 1, 2007 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Nanotechnology association NanoQuebec says it has selected seven nanotechnology research centres for funding totalling $7 million. Six of the applications have been accepted and the seventh received a favourable conditional response. Following are the six accepted institutions,…
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$3.2M funding enhances biomedical research in Manitoba
October 1, 2007 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – Biomedical research in Manitoba has received a boost with $3.2 million funding under the Winnipeg Partnership Agreement. The University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Engineering will acquire state-of-the-art biomedical imaging and biosensing equipment to create an enhanced Bio-Engineering…
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Cooperative R&D employment program to support students, industry in Nova Scotia
October 1, 2007 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – A new program in Nova Scotia is aimed at stimulating private sector innovation and provide on-the-job research and development opportunities for Nova Scotia university students. The $250,000 Research and Development Co-operative Employment Program was announced at Acadia…
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R&D projects get funding in PEI
September 24, 2007 by Lab Canada Charlottetown, PEI – Prince Edward Island Research and Development Initiative has announced the projects that are receiving support in its current round of funding. “The government of Prince Edward Island is pleased to invest in local researchers who are working…
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Gender and health institute appoints new scientific director
September 24, 2007 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Dr Joy Johnson has been named incoming scientific director of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Institute of Gender and Health. The appointment is effective January 1, 2008. “Dr Johnson is a welcome addition to CIHR’s…
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$1.5M boosts lung cancer research
September 24, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Canadian Cancer Society has launched a new research initiative to fight lung cancer. The Ontario division of the society is contributing $1.5 million to initiate a lung cancer research fund that will support research into every…
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Ontario innovators win $10,000 award for mercury-monitoring system
September 19, 2007 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – Inventors Frank Schaedlich and Daniel Schneeberger have won a $10,000 Manning Innovation Award, sponsored by the Arthur JE Child Foundation, for their revolutionary work on mercury monitoring. The system they developed, a continuous emissions monitor (CEM) operates…
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$199M expansion to GlaxoSmithKline influenza vaccine manufacturing facility near completion
September 17, 2007 by Lab Canada Quebec City, QC – GlaxoSmithKline says it is nearing completion of a two-year, $199-million upgrade and expansion of its Quebec City influenza vaccine manufacturing facility. As a result, the facility is now a key global influenza vaccine manufacturing site, supporting…
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Dr John Evans wins international prize in health research (September 17, 2007)
September 17, 2007 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Dr John R Evans, the leader behind the landmark McMaster University Medical School and Toronto’s MaRS Discovery District, has been awarded the 2007 Henry G Friesen International Prize in Health Research in recognition of his exceptional leadership,…
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$1.6M funding for public health projects that access geospatial data
September 17, 2007 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – GeoConnections – a federal geographic online service – is providing around $1.6 million to help fund 14 public health-related research projects in British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick. Project partners are contributing another $2.1 million for…
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Toronto Region Research Alliance names new chairman
September 17, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The board of directors of the Toronto Region Research Alliance (TRRA) has appointed Courtney Pratt chairman of the board of directors effective immediately. Mr Pratt will assume the role of president and chief executive officer effective September…
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Newalta to acquire Canada’s largest lead recycling facility
September 17, 2007 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – Industrial waste management company Newalta Income Fund says it is acquiring Montreal-based Nova Pb for $55 million. Closing is expected to occur on November 1. Nova operates Canada’s largest integrated lead battery recycling facility located on a…
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