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Canada’s top young researchers in science and engineering receive recognition
June 18, 2007 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Six young Canadians have won NSERC’s top prizes for research at the graduate student and postdoctoral levels. The winners are: – Constance Adsett, currently at Dalhousie University, has received an NSERC Andre Hamer Postgraduate Prize for her…
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Federal nanotechnology initiative issues call for proposals
June 18, 2007 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The National Research Council (NRC), NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council) and Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) have announced a special opportunity for NRC scientists and Canadian academic researchers in nanoscience and nanotechnology. They are…
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CFI announces $39M infrastructure funding
June 11, 2007 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The Canada Foundation for Innovation has announced a new round of infrastructure funding worth a total of $39 million for 261 researchers at universities across the country. The 207 projects supported by the funding span the entire…
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GlaxoSmithKline chooses Laval facility as vaccine R&D headquarters
June 11, 2007 by Lab Canada Laval, QC – GlaxoSmithKline says it has designated its facility in Laval, Quebec, as the North American headquarters of its vaccines division. The site will conduct vaccine research and development, and will also be the administrative centre for the company’s…
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$6.6M funding supports interdisciplinary research
June 11, 2007 by Lab Canada Sherbrooke, QC – The federal government is providing the Universite de Sherbrooke with $6.6 million in non-repayable funding to establish the Centre d’excellence en gnie de l’information (CEGI). The centre will offer a range of interdisciplinary research activities associated with…
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Cash injection for vascular drug development
June 11, 2007 by Lab Canada London, ON – Bayer says it is providing $100,000 to cardiovascular research at Robarts Research Institute. The funds establish the Bayer Clinical Pharmacology Laboratory, which will be led by Robarts deputy scientific director Dr Ross Feldman. Dr Feldmans research aims…
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$2.7M funding supports satellite imaging centre
June 8, 2007 by Lab Canada Lethbridge, AB – The Alberta Terrestrial Imaging Centre (ATIC) at the University of Lethbridge is receiving $2.7 million in funding from the federal government. The two-phase investment includes funds that allow ATIC to research the potential uses of satellite images…
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$2.2M to support new molecular imaging centre for cardiovascular research
June 4, 2007 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – MDS Nordion, a developer of medical isotopes and radiopharmaceuticals used in molecular imaging, says it is collaborating with the University of Ottawa Heart Institute to establish a Molecular Imaging Centre of Excellence to advance cardiology research. MDS…
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Award-winning project used 3D tools to develop waste decontamination method
June 4, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A 17-year-old high school student from New Liskeard is presenting his award-winning science project – a method of naturally decontaminating wood waste – at the Ontario Research and Education Summit in Toronto. The winner of the first…
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$1.1M funding to enable worldwide math teams to tackle research challenges
June 4, 2007 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Canada’s top mathematicians will work more closely with their international colleagues to address key global issues, due to new funding of $1.1 million. The funding awarded by Industry Canada via the federal Network of Centres of Excellence…
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ORION awards celebrate Ontario’s contribution to research, teaching and learning
June 4, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Ground-breaking innovations, from advanced visualization tools to startling computer simulations unraveling the mysteries of the universe were celebrated at the annual ORION Awards in Toronto. Presented at the Ontario Research and Education Summit at the MaRS Discovery…
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Ontario and California collaborate on cancer research, sign climate change accord
May 30, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Ontario’s premier, Dalton McGuinty, says that the governments of Ontario and California are joining forces to fight cancer and climate change. Premier McGuinty and California’s Governor Schwarzenegger met at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto, where they…
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Clinical and research programs to receive $530,000 funding
May 29, 2007 by Lab Canada Quebec City, QC – Baxter, a maker of specialty therapeutics and medical products, has announced funding of more than $530,000 to support two clinical and research projects relating to hemophilia. It is supporting the upgrade of a clinical registry created…
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Chronic disease and disabilities research post created with $500,000 donation
May 29, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Complex chronic disease research has received a boost with a $500,000 donation to Bridgepoint Health from TD Bank Financial Group. The funding will be used to create a new position – the TD Bank Financial Group founding…
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Scientific partnership to foster clinical and biomedical research innovation
May 29, 2007 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) have entered into a scientific partnership agreement aimed at promoting mutual synergies. Beginning on Friday June 1, researchers from the Research Institute of…
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$583M funding for 10,000 researchers across the country
May 28, 2007 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – $583 million in funding is being provided to 10,000 professors and students across Canada by the federal government through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). As a result of the current competition, some…
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$80M for Canada research chairs
May 28, 2007 by Lab Canada London, ON – The federal government has appointed 98 Canada research chairs, with funding of $83.7 million. This includes $10.4 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation to fund research infrastructure essential to the work done by 64 of the…
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Polar research projects chosen for funding
May 28, 2007 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – A total of 44 Canadian science and research projects have been selected for International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2008 funding from the federal government. The projects are as follows, in alphabetical order: Project Title: Arctic Freshwater SystemsProject Leader:…
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$5.9M supports Canadian-international scientific collaboration
May 28, 2007 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The federal government is providing $5.9 million to boost Canada’s collaboration with Centres of Excellence around the world. Seven NCEs from across Canada will forge partnerships with 43 leading research organizations in 17 countries and address issues…
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Ontario’s honey bees supported by $137,000 in research funding
May 28, 2007 by Lab Canada London, ON – The federal government is providing $136,582 in funding for two projects that will help the honey bee industry address unexplained losses in the bee populations. Over $105,000 is being provided to test methods to control the infestation…
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Project supports development of direct fired syngas for boilers and kilns
May 28, 2007 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Nexterra Energy has received $720,000 in funding from Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), the National Research Council Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) and Ethanol BC to support a product development program to directly fire boilers and lime…
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Satellite imaging centre gets $2.7M funding
May 28, 2007 by Lab Canada Lethbridge, AB – The Alberta Terrestrial Imaging Centre (ATIC) at the University of Lethbridge is receiving $2.7 million in funding from the federal government. The funding, to be allocated in two stages, will allow the centre to research the potential…
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PM unveils science and technology strategy
May 18, 2007 by Lab Canada Waterloo, ON – Prime Minister Stephen Harper has unveiled his government’s new national science and technology strategy. Providing a broad overview of the government’s plans, the announcement was made during a visit to the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics on…
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Ag biotech research to grow from Alberta-China collaboration
May 18, 2007 by Lab Canada Harbin, China – New research into plant and animal traits and new opportunities to commercialize technologies may take root from the exchange of ideas between agricultural biotechnology researchers on two continents. A joint Alberta-China workshop on May 17 and 18…
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Physics professor wins Michael Smith award
May 18, 2007 by Lab Canada Quebec, QC – Physics professor Yvon Fortin is this year’s recipient of the Michael Smith award. He is a widely recognized popularizer of science with 30 years of teaching experience as a physics professor at the College Francois-Xavier-Garneau. He was…
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$3.4M funding for agricultural research projects
May 18, 2007 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Twenty-six research projects in Ottawa are receiving a total of $3.4 million in funding from the federal govenrment. The funding announced will support projects such as evaluating biodiesel use in agricultural equipment, adapting cropping systems to climate…
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New sea floor lab will help study climate change
May 14, 2007 by Lab Canada Victoria, BC – A sea-floor laboratory that will help researchers study important environmental issues such as climate change, earthquakes, fish conservation and energy sources is receiving $1 million in funding from the British Columbia government. The University of Victoria Ocean…
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Sandoz to invest $80M in Boucherville facilities
May 14, 2007 by Lab Canada Boucherville, QC – Sandoz Canada annousays it will invest $80 million in its Boucherville facilities to meet demand for its generic sterile injectable pharmaceuticals continues. In addition to more than 100 new positions created in 2006, 100 additional jobs will…
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Industrial R&D project gets $2M financial boost
May 14, 2007 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON – An Ontario manufacturer is receiving $2.48 support from the provincial government to create an industrial research and development centre of excellence project. The company, Skyjack, is a division of Linamar Corporation’s industrial group and manufactures mobile aerial…
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Cancer society funds more than $47M in research across Canada
May 8, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A total of 78 new cancer research grants across the country, totalling $47.2 million, have been awarded by the Canadian Cancer Society. “Thanks to the generosity of Canadians, we are able to fund some of the best…
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Collaboration to commercialize leading-edge photonics research
May 7, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) has signed an agreement for joint technical, scientific and technology transfer activities with the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) in Catalonia, Spain. The goal of the agreement is to stimulate innovation and…
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