Topic
General Science & Research
News
General Science & ResearchLaboratoryNew Technology & Applications
$1M in grants awarded to advance cellulosic ethanol development
May 4, 2007 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Biochemicals developer Lignol Energy says that its subsidiary, Lignol Innovations has been awarded grants of up to $994,620 from the Alberta government and the National Research Council (NRC), to support the ongoing development and commercialization of its…
News
General Science & ResearchLaboratoryNew Technology & Applications
Mars mission concept teams receive funding go-ahead
April 30, 2007 by Lab Canada Longueuil, QC – As part of an international effort to send a manned mission to Mars, Canadian Space Agency recently announced an opportunity to develop mission concepts. The concepts are intended to define the role Canada might play and the…
News
General Science & ResearchLaboratoryNew Technology & Applications
Demo plant to turn trash into power
April 30, 2007 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – A demonstration plant that turns garbage into clean energy is receiving $4 million in funding from the Ontario government The demonstration plant, operated by the Plasco Energy Group in Ottawa, uses a sealed system to break down…
News
General Science & ResearchLaboratoryNew Technology & Applications
Nanotech start-up gets seed money from Ontario
April 30, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Northern Nanotechnologies is receiving $250,000 of pre-seed investment through Ontario Centres of Excellence’s Commercialization program. The nanomaterials company’s key innovation is a patent-pending, scalable, and cost effective method to custom design nanomaterials for a wide range of…
News
General Science & ResearchLaboratory
R&D funding to attract offshore exploration in Atlantic
April 30, 2007 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – The Nova Scotia government is granting $100,000 to Petroleum Research Atlantic Canada, a research assocation, to explore the use of electromagnetic imaging technology to help find oil and gas deposits in offshore Nova Scotia. “Electromagnetic imaging technology…
News
General Science & ResearchLaboratory
$103M research infrastructure funding for 35 Ontario projects
April 27, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A total of $103.1 million was awarded this week to 35 research projects across Ontario. The funding is through the province’s research infrastructure program, and provides support for lab space, equipment and computer software. The funding leverages…
News
General Science & ResearchLaboratory
Drug development R&D centre gets $25M funding
April 23, 2007 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The British Columbia government says it is earmarking $25 million for the Centre for Drug Research and Development to advance new drug therapies and medicines from the discovery stage to commercialization. The centre will use the funds…
News
General Science & ResearchLaboratory
Dr Art McDonald and SNO team wins Franklin Medal
April 23, 2007 by Lab Canada Kingston, ON – Queens physicist Dr Art McDonald and his team of scientific the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) have won another prestigious international award for their groundbreaking discoveries about the nature of matter and the structure of the universe. This…
News
General Science & ResearchLaboratoryNew Facilities
Green building to facilitate environmental engineering research
April 23, 2007 by Lab Canada London, ON – The University of Western Ontario has received a $5-million gift that will help build an engineering research facility dedicated to investigating climate change and the environment. The gift from the Lassonde Family Foundation will support the construction…
News
General Science & ResearchLaboratory
Innovation projects get million-dollar funding in PEI
April 23, 2007 by Lab Canada Charlottetown, PEI – The University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), and PEI’s provincial government are launching projects designed to generate cutting-edge research, commercialization, and professional development opportunities. The funding will allow the Prince Edward…
News
General Science & ResearchLaboratory
Innovators to get $2.6M boost in support services
April 23, 2007 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Entrepreneurs and small to medium-sized enterprises across Alberta will have greater access to technology commercialization and innovation support services as a result of $2.6 million in funding from the Alberta government. The funding will support services including…
News
General Science & ResearchLaboratory
GE Healthcare acquires biopharma manufacturer
April 17, 2007 by Lab Canada Chalfont St Giles, UK – GE Healthcare, part of General Electric Company, says it has acquired Wave Biotech, a supplier of disposable manufacturing technologies for the biopharmaceutical industry. The acquisition will allow GE Healthcare to expand its offerings to include…
News
General Science & ResearchLaboratory
$2.5M project to commercialize bioengineering research
April 16, 2007 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – An engineering researcher at the University of Calgary will receive a $2.5 million award to commercialize electrical engineering and biomedical research. One of the key projects of Dr Michal Okoniewski and his team is a micro-scale chip…
News
General Science & ResearchLaboratory
New partnership leverages Canadian stem cell intellectual property
April 16, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The MaRS Discovery District (MaRS) and the Canadian Stem Cell Network (SCN) are partnering in a translational development company called Aggregate Therapeutics. They plan to expand Aggregate’s work in regenerative medicine, build commercialization capacity in the field…
News
General Science & ResearchLaboratory
$100,000 funding increases research capacity at BC university
April 16, 2007 by Lab Canada Prince George, BC – A $100,000 donation from Husky Energy will help the University of Northern British Columbia to acquire technical equipment for assessing the effects of environmental contaminants on health. The university says Huskys donation is being matched by…
News
General Science & ResearchLaboratoryNew Facilities
$15 million for new life sciences research institute
April 16, 2007 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – The federal government has earmarked $15 million to help build Dalhousie University’s new Life Science Research Institute. The institute is one of seven centres of excellence in commercialization and research across the country that received a funding…
News
General Science & ResearchLaboratory
Six University of Manitoba researchers receive $10,000 awards
April 16, 2007 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – Six researchers from the University of Manitoba have received Rh awards. The honours are given to researchers who are in the early stages of their research careers and who display exceptional innovation, leadership and promise in their…
News
General Science & ResearchLaboratory
$59M awarded to Alberta health researchers
April 9, 2007 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – The Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) is offering $59 million in personnel awards to 55 health researchers in Alberta. AHFMR investigator awards are awarded to researchers in annual competitions and applications are peer-reviewed by scientists…
News
General Science & ResearchLaboratory
New strategic aerospace and defence initiative gets lift-off
April 9, 2007 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A new research and development organization, called the Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative (SADI) has been launched by the federal government. The organization will support strategic R&D in Canada’s aerospace, defence, security and space industries. “This new…
News
General Science & ResearchLaboratory
$217M in funding for health research projects
April 9, 2007 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Health researchers across Canada have received a total of 589 health research grants from the federal government, worth $217 million, for a wide range of projects. The grants are awarded through the Canadian Institutes for Health Research…
News
General Science & ResearchLaboratory
New water research initiative names board members
April 9, 2007 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – The Alberta Water Research Institute has named a new management advisory board, which consists of 12 representatives from academia, business and government and two chairs. The institute is a $30-million Alberta government-funded organization that was announced in…
News
General Science & ResearchLaboratory
$28M funding to help revitalize horticultural research centre
April 9, 2007 by Lab Canada Vineland, ON – The federal and Ontario governments have made the first steps to create a vital hub for horticultural science and innovation in Vineland by making it a model for research facilities elsewhere in the province and the country.…
News
General Science & ResearchLaboratoryResearch Results
Ocean sciences network gets grant to set up observation system
April 9, 2007 by Lab Canada Victoria, BC – The Collaborative Oceans Information Network (COIN) Pacific is receiving a $20,000 grant from the government of British Columbia to explore new opportunities in oceans and marine observation and research projects. Spearheaded by the government of British Columbia…
News
General Science & ResearchLaboratoryNew Facilities
Newly funded innovation centre to support commercialization in Saskatchewan
April 9, 2007 by Lab Canada Regina, SK – Saskatchewan researchers and entrepreneurs will now be better able to take new technologies and research into the marketplace, due to $6.2 million in federal and provincial government funding that makes a new centre connected with the University…
News
General Science & ResearchLaboratory
Markham innovation centre gets $240,000 funding
April 9, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Innovation Synergy Centre in Markham (ISCM) is receiving a total of $240,000 in funding from the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE). It will receive half the total this year, and the remaining half next year. “OCE…
News
General Science & ResearchLaboratory
$23M funding for Robarts Research Institute
March 30, 2007 by Lab Canada London, ON – Ontario’s provincial government is providing $23 million funding to support the integration of the Robarts Research Institute with the University of Western Ontario. The funding will support the integration of Robarts with the university and help fund…
News
General Science & ResearchLaboratory
Agreement extends reach of Canadian Common CV service
March 30, 2007 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and Quebec’s three research funding agencies (Fonds de la recherche en sant du Qubec,…
News
General Science & ResearchLaboratory
Awards salute scientists building Quebec’s life science industry
March 30, 2007 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The Genesis Awards Gala, the most prestigious event of its kind in Quebec’s biotechnology, health technology and life science industry was held this week in Montreal. At the gala, several leaders and companies active in Quebec’s life…
News
General Science & ResearchLaboratoryTrends in Science & Research
Study show positive impact of research parks to Saskatchewan’s economy
March 30, 2007 by Lab Canada Regina, SK – A recent economic impact study found Saskatchewan’s two research parks and the Forest Centre in Prince Albert contributed a combined $561 million to the province’s economy in 2006. Both research parks and the Prince Albert building are…
News
General Science & ResearchLaboratory
MDS acquires Molecular Devices; will merge with MDS Sciex
March 26, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – MDS, which services the global life sciences markets, says it has completed an acquisition of Molecular Devices, a Sunnyvale, CA-based developer and supplier of bioanalytical measurement systems whose include instrumentation, software and reagent systems. MDS says it…
News
General Science & ResearchLaboratory
Pandemic influenza drugs research receives $2M funding
March 26, 2007 by Lab Canada Peterborough, ON – The federal government is providing $2 million to support research to develop drugs that are effective in combating a pandemic influenza virus. The funding is being given to the International Consortium on Antivirals (ICAV), a non-profit Canadian…
News
General Science & ResearchLaboratoryNew Facilities