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Ontario awards second round in early researcher award program with $14M funding
November 7, 2006 by Lab Canada London, ON – Over 100 young academic researchers in Ontario are getting a funding boost that totals $14 million from the provincial government. The government is providing $51 million over five years in the Early Researcher Award program. This second…
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Alcan, UBC to designate $250,000 engineering chair
November 6, 2006 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Alcan is partnering with the University of British Columbia (UBC) to designate an Alcan chair in advanced process engineering. The five-year commitment of $50,000 in annual contributions will aid in the continued development of the UBC’s current…
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Belgium pharma firm opens Canadian operation
November 6, 2006 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – UCB, a Belgium-based global biopharmaceutical company, has announced the expansion of its North American operations with the opening of an affiliate in Canada, called UCB Pharma Canada. Research at UCB is focused in the areas of central…
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Small, medium-sized companies get help in developing environmental solutions
October 31, 2006 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Not-for-profit commercialization developer Precarn, the Ontario Centre for Environmental Technology Advancement (OCETA) and the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) are partnering to fund the research and development efforts of small- and medium-sized companies in Ontario. Under the…
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$2.5M funding for research lab to probe uses of pine beetle-infested trees
October 31, 2006 by Lab Canada Prince George, BC – The University of Northern British Columbia is receiving $2.5 million in funding from the province’s government to establish a wood and fibre multi-site research laboratory to find further uses for trees infested by the mountain pine…
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Synergy awards honour innovation leaders
October 31, 2006 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), recently honoured seven partnerships between some of Canada’s leading-edge companies and the university researchers who collaborate with them. One of the partnerships is responsible for more than 40 patents…
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$2.25M taps into underwater research
October 30, 2006 by Lab Canada Victoria, BC – Dr Kim Juniper has been appointed to the BC leadership chair in marine ecosystems and global change at the University of Victoria. The $4.5-million chair, funded by a $2.25-million investment from the provinces Leading Edge Endowment Fund,…
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New studies on the benefits of eating pulse crops
October 30, 2006 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – Pulse Canada has awarded $1.25 million in new funding for human clinical trials studying the health benefits of eating pulse crops, including peas, beans and lentils. Part of the Pulse Innovation Project, the funding supports five major…
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$25-million funding the largest-ever for pharmacy facility
October 30, 2006 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Edmonton-based Katz Group and Alberta’s provincial government say they are each contributing $7 million to the University of Alberta. The $14 million investment – said to be the largest ever one-time gift to a Canadian pharmacy school…
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New initiative to strengthen trans-Atlantic life science ties
October 27, 2006 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Biosciences hub MaRS Discovery District says it has signed a letter of intent with Biolink Canada-Ireland, a new Enterprise Ireland network initiative linking scientists, industry, academia and government agencies from the Irish and Canadian life sciences sector.…
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Medical device developer wins neurotech startup award
October 25, 2006 by Lab Canada London, ON – Medical device developer Medtrode received the 2006 Gold Electrode Award as the most promising start-up firm in the neurotechnology industry at this years Neurotech Leaders Forum held in San Francisco on September 28-29. The conference was attended…
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New scientific prize searches for world’s best and brightest
October 25, 2006 by Lab Canada London, ON – Life sciences commercialization facility, the Stiller Centre, is encouraging entries to a recently launched annual award for young science graduates from around the world that will provide them with the opportunity to develop their ideas towards viable…
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New fund supports research into environment/cancer links
October 23, 2006 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A new fund has been launched by the Cancer Research Society, to support research into the relationship between environmental factors and cancer. “While the lessons concerning the effects of environmental influences such as tobacco smoking and diet…
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New $50M research and development centre for Millipore
October 23, 2006 by Lab Canada Billerica, MA – Millipore has opened a new $50-million research and development center in Bedford, Massachusetts. The 110,000 sq-ft building, designed by ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge, contains 47,000 sq ft of lab space, and consolidates multiple functions, and will encourage a…
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Scientists from Quebec’s pediatric research centres receive honours
October 19, 2006 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The Foundation for Research into Children’s Diseases is honouring four pediatric researchers at its 24th annual “Bal des Enfants du Monde” being held this evening at Montreal’s Fairmont-Queen Elizabeth Hotel. The four researchers being honoured were selected…
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Canadian scientists win space fellowships
October 17, 2006 by Lab Canada Longueuil, QC – The Canadian Space Agency has announced four fellowships in space science. Fellows in the 2004 competition are Dr Scott Chapman of the University of Victoria, and Dr Konstantin Kabin of the University of Alberta. Fellows in the…
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Clinical trials researcher receives top cancer society award
October 17, 2006 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Dr Joseph Pater, director of the National Cancer Institute of Canada (NCIC) clinical trials group, has been awarded the RM Taylor medal and award. Sponsored by the Canadian Cancer Society and its research partner, the National Cancer…
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MDS Pharma Services doubles North American testing capacity
October 17, 2006 by Lab Canada Philadelphia, PA – MDS Pharma Services, a provider of drug discovery and development services, says it has opened its first central lab in the United States. The new 15,000 sq-ft facility, located in North Brunswick, New Jersey is fully operational,…
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Bovine mastitis research network gets $6.9M in support
October 16, 2006 by Lab Canada Saint-Hyacinthe, QC – The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) is providing $6.9 million in new funding to support the Canadian Bovine Mastitis Research Network, headquartered at the Faculte de medecine veterinaire of the Universite de Montreal. Mastitis costs…
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Food safety systems the focus of initiative
October 16, 2006 by Lab Canada Regina, SK – Saskatchewan is receiving $600,000 over the next two years from the federal government to enhance and promote food safety systems in its food processing industry. The Food Safety Initiative (FSI), a component of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s…
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Nutrisciences research facility gets $2M support
October 16, 2006 by Lab Canada Charlottetown, PEI – The National Research Council Institute for Nutrisciences and Health (NRC-INH) has received $2 million funding support from the federal government. Within the facility, which is located on the University of Prince Edward Island campus, Agriculture and Agri-Food…
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Collaborative genetic marker research to improve crop breeding
October 16, 2006 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON & Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, QC – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and DNA LandMarks say they will collaborate on developing genetic markers for the breeding of Brassica crops like canola, cabbage, and broccoli. The project involves the study of single nucleotide…
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Bio-fibre research gets $750,000 funding
October 16, 2006 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – Bio-material research and commercialization at the Winnipeg-based Composites Innovation Centre (CIC) is being supported with $750,000 in funding from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. “The CIC plays a very important role in assisting companies in developing and commercializing…
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Pharmaceutical company donates $255,000 for respiratory illness research
October 13, 2006 by Lab Canada Quebec City, QC – Alan Davis, vice-president of scientific affairs at Altana Pharma, has announced a $255,000 donation to Laval University to help fund research in the area of respiratory health. The funding will be shared by the Laval Hospital…
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$348 million in CIHR funding for health research projects
October 13, 2006 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has announced the recipients from across Canada of 1,633 health research grants worth over $348 million for a range of projects. “I take tremendous pleasure in seeing how CIHR’s programs…
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Ontario to get state-of-art forensic services complex
October 6, 2006 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Ontario government says it is building a new forensic services complex in the Greater Toronto Area to house the province’s forensic sciences and coroner’s services. “The new forensic services complex will significantly increase Ontario’s ability to…
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New program to support start-up tech companies
October 6, 2006 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Ontario’s government says it is funding the creation and expansion of angel investor networks that will help the provinces leading-edge start-up companies grow. The government is spending $2.5 million to build and expand angel investment networks across…
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New bioenergy fund to energize Alberta’s agriculture sector
October 6, 2006 by Lab Canada Red Deer, AB – The Alberta government says it is committing $239 million over the next five years to strengthen and expand Alberta’s bioenergy sector by encouraging manufacturers to bring more bioenergy products to the marketplace. Doug Horner, minister of…
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Foundation announces $10 million prize to map 100 human genomes in 10 days
October 4, 2006 by Lab Canada Washington, DC – The X Prize Foundation has unveiled the $10 million Archon X prize for genomics, a multi-million dollar incentive to create technology that can successfully map 100 human genomes in 10 days. This is the second major prize…
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Vaccine research centre receives $1.5M funding
October 2, 2006 by Lab Canada Regina, SK – The provincial government in Saskatchewan says it is providing the vaccine and infectious disease organization (VIDO) with $1.5 million over five years to continue its work in infectious diseases. “The province’s support enables us to continue to…
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$19M R&D support for Alcan’s waste treatment project in Quebec
October 2, 2006 by Lab Canada Ville Saguenay, QC – The federal government says it is providing $19.1 million to support research and development activities at Alcan Primary Metal’s Jonquire facility in Quebec. The funding is part of a $242 million pilot project to process and…
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