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$47M in cancer research projects funded across Canada
May 5, 2006 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Canadian Cancer Society is awarding $47 million to 73 new cancer research projects across the country this year. Some of the projects being funded include: Dr. Raymond Andersen, University of British Columbia: $685,000 over five years…
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$85M for new round of research chairs
May 1, 2006 by Lab Canada Quebec, QC – The federal government has announced the latest round of Canada Research Chair appointments, with $85.7 million awarded to support 109 chairs. “University research in Canada has expanded enormously over the past several years, and our Canada Research…
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$1M technology grant to accelerate study of childhood leukemia
April 27, 2006 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – IBM is awarding a grant valued at more than $1-million to Ste-Justine Research Centre to accelerate cancer research in personalized treatment for childhood leukemia and other complex pediatric diseases. The IBM Shared University Research Grant will provide…
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New scientific director named for CIHR’s health services and policy research institute
April 27, 2006 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Dr Alan Bernstein, president of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), along with CIHR’s governing council, have announced the appointment of Dr Colleen Flood as incoming scientific director of CIHR’s Institute of Health Services and Policy…
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Seminars to cover titration and moisture analysis methods
April 25, 2006 by Lab Canada Mississauga, ON – Mettler Toledo has released its 2006 seminar schedule, which includes two application seminars taking place in Toronto. The goal of these practical one-day courses is to increase users’ knowledge of titration and moisture analysis methods and improve…
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Acquisition to broaden Millipore’s life science offerings
April 25, 2006 by Lab Canada Billerica, MA – Bioprocess and bioscience company Millipore says it plans to acquire Norcross, GA-based life sciences manufacturer Serologicals in a transaction valued at approximately $1.4 billion. The company says the strategic combination of the two will significantly strengthen its…
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Health researchers receive total of $273M in funding across Canada
April 24, 2006 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – A total 793 health research grants worth over $273 million have been allocated across the country. The projects were selected under the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and will be carried out over periods of one to…
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$4M for cancer research chair at UBC
April 24, 2006 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – British Columbia is providing $4 million to the Canadian Cancer Society to endow a research chair in the primary prevention of cancer at the University of British Columbia. The chair in cancer primary prevention at UBC will…
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Cardiovascular research has new director in Manitoba
April 19, 2006 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – The University of Manitoba and St Boniface General Hospital have appointed Dr Larry Hryshko as director of the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences. Dr Hryshko succeeds Dr Naranjan Dhalla, a world-renowned heart researcher and distinguished professor of physiology…
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$1M funding given to 16 researchers for prostate cancer research
April 19, 2006 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada has awarded over $1 million to Canadian researchers actively investigating the causes, cure, treatment, and prevention of prostate cancer. “The foundation is thrilled that we are a part of history-making…
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Canada to play key role in world-wide particle-physics experiment
April 18, 2006 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – What is said to be the biggest science experiment in history is currently underway at the CERN labs in Switzerland, and Canada is poised to play a role in its success. Thanks to a $10.5 million investment…
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Funding supports testing of immunization drug to prevent shipping fever in cattle
April 17, 2006 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – A $600,000 vaccine project being funded through Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Advancing Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food (ACAAF) program will provide Canada’s beef producers with a new drug to help protect their cattle from shipping fever. The project,…
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Newfoundland backs innovation growth
April 17, 2006 by Lab Canada St John’s, NL – The government of Newfoundland and Labrador recently launched a new innovation strategy with the goal of enhancing R&D capacity and improving financing tools to facilitate commercialization. The program will focus on such high-growth fields as ocean…
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Merck Frosst and Gnome Qubec sign joint R&D agreement
April 10, 2006 by Lab Canada Chicago, IL – Merck Frosst Canada and Gnome Qubec today announced the signing of a research agreement whereby each will invest $5.28 million over three years in the discovery and development of treatments for life-threatening fungal infections. The agreement was…
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Expansion plans for MaRS unveiled with $16M funding announcement
April 10, 2006 by Lab Canada Chicago, IL – The Ontario government is providing $16 million to help expand Toronto’s MaRS Discovery District. “Research and innovation are critical to building a high-wage, high- quality-of-life economy,” said Premier Dalton McGuinty, in making the announcement at Bio2006. “By…
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New collaborative research to advance early detection of ovarian cancer
April 10, 2006 by Lab Canada Victoria, BC – US non-profit organization Canary Foundation has donated $1 million to support research into the early detection of ovarian cancer Canary Foundation’s Canadian-born founder and 25-year technology veteran Don Listwin announced the gift to the BC Cancer Foundation.…
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IBM supercomputer part of University Health Network cancer research centre
April 10, 2006 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – IBM Canada and the University Health Network are creating a new research centre that will use a supercomputer to help discover treatments for ovarian, lung, colon and prostate cancer. The Life Sciences Discovery Centre, located within the…
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MDS sells share in Calgary Laboratory Services partnership
April 10, 2006 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Laboratory testing company MDS Diagnostic Servicessays it has sold its share of the Calgary Laboratory Services partnership to the Calgary Health Region. Under the terms of the agreement, the Calgary Health Region purchased MDS’s 25% interest in…
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Cantest acquires specialty analytical laboratory
April 10, 2006 by Lab Canada Burnaby, BC – Life sciences and contract research company Cantest says it has acquired Elemental Research, a highly specialized, North Vancouver-based laboratory, which primarily services the pharmaceutical market. The company says the acquisition of ERI is another step in the…
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R&D projects in Atlantic Canada receive over $69M in federal funding
April 3, 2006 by Lab Canada Truro, NS – The federal government has awarded over $69 million in funding to research and development projects in Atlantic Canada under ACOA’s Atlantic innovation fund. The selected projects will be led by partnerships involving the private sector, universities and…
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$12.3M allocated to continue forest management research
March 29, 2006 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Research into sustainable forest management has received $12.3 million in continued funding from the federal government. “Network research is identifying new solutions for the development of more sustainable forest management practices across the country. Our research findings…
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Civil engineering network gets $9.6M for materials research
March 29, 2006 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – A research network devoted to developing fibre reinforced polymers (FRPs) and integrated fibre optic sensing (FOS) technologies has received renewed funding of $9.6 million from the federal government. Headquartered at the University of Manitoba, the ISIS Canada…
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$25M to support research into emerging animal diseases
March 27, 2006 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON – The Ontario government is providing $25 million for the animal health lab at the University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) for research into emerging diseases such as avian flu and West Nile virus. “We welcome this…
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Synchrotron beamline gets $6M in funding
March 27, 2006 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – The University of Saskatchewan has received more than $6.2 million from the provincial government for the biomedical imaging and therapy beamline (BMIT) at the Canadian Light Source synchrotron. The funding matches federal funding provided by the Canadian…
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New facility targets spread of breast cancer
March 27, 2006 by Lab Canada London, ON – A new research facility at the University of Western Ontario will help researchers determine how breast cancer cells spread through the body. Drs Moshmi Bhattarcharya and John Di Guglielmo will lead a team of 12 in a…
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New innovation program gives out first funding allocations
March 27, 2006 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – One hundred and thirty research projects received funding today from a new program being offered by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). The program, called the Leaders Opportunity Fund, is intended to provide universities with more flexibility…
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$100,000 Killam prizes awarded for 2006
March 27, 2006 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Three science and engineering researchers are among five winners of 2006 Killam Prizes, each worth $100,000. Dr Paul Corkum, with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), won in the natural sciences category. A leading expert on…
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$225,000 grant supports co-generation field test using biogas from wastewater
March 23, 2006 by Lab Canada Fort Saskatchewan, AB – With the help of a $225,000 grant, the Alberta Capital Region Wastewater Commission is embarking on a 12-month field test to enhance the use of biogas from the wastewater treatment process. The grant was awarded by…
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Lead creator of key ophthalmic drug wins Herzberg gold medal
March 20, 2006 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The creator of Visudyne, one of the world’s most successful ophthalmic products, is the winner of the 2005 Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering. Dr David Dolphin, University Killam research professor in the department…
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$30M directed at new agriculture research and development
March 20, 2006 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Alberta’s agricultural research and development community will receive nearly $30 million in additional research grants to help bring the newest techniques and technologies from the lab to the farm. “Research into new innovations is key to transforming…
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$6.6M funding for science research at composites innovation centre
March 20, 2006 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – Manitoba’s Composites Innovation Centre (CIC) is receiving $6.6 million to continue supporting the growth of an internationally competitive composites industry. The centre is supported by both the provincial and federal governments. Composite materials are made by embedding…
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