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Bruker AXS acquires Socabim
January 20, 2006 by Lab Canada Karlsruhe, Germany – Bruker AXS says it has acquired privately held Socabim, a company focused on advanced X-ray analysis software for materials research. The acquisition expands Bruker AXS’ core technology base in two of its strategic product and applications areas.…
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Agricultural research: Alberta tallies up its contributions to economy
January 20, 2006 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – The Alberta government says that in 2004, the province’s agricultural sector accounted for $8 billion in farm cash receipts and $10 billion in manufacturing shipments. Alberta, the second largest agricultural producer in Canada, supports these businesses with…
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Agilent Technologies announces name of semiconductor test spin-off company
January 19, 2006 by Lab Canada Palo Alto, CA – Agilent Technologies says it has selected a name for its upcoming semiconductor test spin-off company. The new name, Verigy, will be used when the new company separates from Agilent, which is expected to occur later this…
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Beckman Coulter subsidiary enters into supply agreement with Affymetrix
January 19, 2006 by Lab Canada Fullerton, CA – Agencourt Bioscience, a wholly owned subsidiary of Beckman Coulter, says it has signed a distribution and supply agreement with Affymetrix. Agencourt will provide a nucleic acid purification product to be included in the reagent kit for Affymetrix’…
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New National Centre for Biomedical Innovation receives funding boost with NRC announcement
January 16, 2006 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The federal government has committed an extra $80 million in funding to the National Research Council over five years, and a major portion of this funding will be used to help launch the National Centre for Biomedical…
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$100K supports kidney research in Manitoba
January 16, 2006 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – The Kidney Foundation of Canada Manitoba Branch has donated $100,000 towards the funding for a research chair in transplant nephrology at the University of Manitoba. The organization recently presented a cheque to Drs Peter Nickerson and David…
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Partnership to pursue new technology that allows higher filler content in papers
January 9, 2006 by Lab Canada Pointe-Claire, QC – Paprican, the Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada, and BASF have reached a four-year agreement for the further development and testing of a new patent-pending technology aimed at maximizing the filler content in papers made from…
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Alberta research body names chair
January 9, 2006 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – An Alberta educator has been named as the chair of Alberta’s Informatics Circle of Research Excellence (iCORE). Dr Seamus O’Shea is vice president (academic) and provost of the University of Lethbridge, and has served on the board…
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Chemistry software developer expands into Europe
January 3, 2006 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Canadian chemistry software developer Advanced Chemistry Development (ACD/Labs) says it is expanding its presence in Europe by opening an office in the UK. The new office will serve local pharmaceutical, chemical, environmental, and academic markets, providing customers…
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Canadian pharma company acquires developer of skin-penetrating technologies
January 2, 2006 by Lab Canada Markham, ON – Pharmaceutical company Nuvo Research says it has acquired Fqubed, a San Diego, CA-based company that, in partnership with the University of California, Santa Barbara, has developed a proprietary technology to identify innovative formulations that can efficiently deliver…
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Canadian-made weather-measurement device to go to Mars
January 2, 2006 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – Dalhousie University researchers are providing a scientific instrument that will be part of NASA’s Phoenix Mission to Mars. The Phoenix Mars Scout is set to blast off from Kennedy Space Center in August 2007 aboard a Delta…
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Top scientific award goes to expert in evolution of infectious diseases
January 2, 2006 by Lab Canada Kingston, ON – A Queen’s University expert in studying the transmission and evolution of infectious diseases such as SARS and avian flu is the 2005 winner of the prestigious Steacie Prize, presented annually to a young scientist or engineer for…
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New health sciences centre gets $100M funding commitment
December 22, 2005 by Lab Canada Regina, SK – $100 million in funding has been promised to the University of Saskatchewan’s new Academic Health Sciences Centre by the province’s government. The university says its new Academic Health Sciences Centre will be organized around an integrated training…
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$5M to fund expansion of nutraceuticals research centre
December 21, 2005 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – The Winnipeg-based National Centre for Agrifood Research in Medicine is receiving $5 million in funding from the federal government to support its expansion. The funding is cost-shared. The centre is receiving $3.75 million through the tri-partite Winnipeg…
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$6.45M supports aquaculture genomics research project
December 19, 2005 by Lab Canada St Andrew’s, NB – A genomics research project on cod aquaculture in Atlantic Canada is receiving up to $6.45 million over the next three years in funding from the federal government. The total value of the four year project is…
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Bio-processing facility for studying nutraceuticals receives $4M support
December 19, 2005 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – A new applied research and product development centre at the Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals has received $4-million funding from Western Economic Diversification Canada. The new centre, located at the University of Manitoba, will focus…
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Saskatchewan names new chief forensic pathologist
December 19, 2005 by Lab Canada Regina, SK – The Saskatchewan government has named Dr Shaun Ladham to the newly created post chief forensic pathologist for the province. He will oversee forensic services in the Office of the Chief Coroner, and will work with the more…
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Young Canadian cancer researcher honoured
December 12, 2005 by Lab Canada New York, NY – Dr Jeff Wrana, of the University of Toronto and the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, is one of three recipients of the 2005 Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research and will share a $150,000 award. The award…
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Largest-ever donation of $25M to support patient health and research institute
December 5, 2005 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – St Michael’s Hospital has received its largest-ever donation of $25 million from the Li Ka Shing (Canada) Foundation (LKSCF) which will be used to establish the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute. The institute is being founded in…
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Cancer research centre to focus research efforts in Ontario
December 5, 2005 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) – the first collaborative research institute in Canada to focus efforts on the entire spectrum of cancer issues – has officially opened. Ontario’s provincial government says it is committing $142 million…
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Mars Discovery District connects to ORION and global grid
December 5, 2005 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Mars Discovery District’s research and collaboration facilities are now linked to the global research and scientific networking community, through ORION and the worldwide grid of advanced research and education (R&E) networks. Mars Discovery District and the…
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Consummable contract signed by Maxxam and Fisher Scientific
November 29, 2005 by Lab Canada Mississauga, ON – Analytical laboratory network Maxxam Analytics has formed a new partnership with Fisher Scientific Canada. The company awarded Fisher a multi-year national consumable contract commencing November 1, 2005, that it says provides great benefits to both companies. “We…
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Contract signed for development and testing of prototype pandemic vaccine
November 28, 2005 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Canadian pharmaceutical manufacturer ID Biomedical has been contracted by the federal government to produce and test a prototype vaccine to further enhance Canada’s preparedness to respond to an influenza pandemic. “The development of a prototype pandemic vaccine…
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New excellence network to study prion diseases
November 28, 2005 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – A new network of centres of excellence, called PrioNet Canada, has been established with $35 million funding over the next seven years by the federal government. The centre will pool the collective expertise of Canadian prion researchers…
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New president named for NSERC
November 28, 2005 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Dr Suzanne Fortier has been appointed president of NSERC. Having held research positions at the Medical Foundation of Buffalo and the National Research Council Canada, Dr Fortier joined the faculty of Queen’s University as assistant professor in…
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Alberta projects receive $15M in provincial funding
November 21, 2005 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Seventeen projects in Alberta are receiving a share of $15 million in funding from the provincial government. The projects focus on value-added agriculture, fire prevention, sustainable resource planning, climate change and energy production, among others. Following is…
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$2.25M awarded for research into depression
November 21, 2005 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Dr Allan Young, of the University of British Columbia, has been named to a new $2.25 million research chair in BC. As the new BC Leadership Chair in Depression Research, Dr Young will conduct research to translate…
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Varian acquires Britain’s Polymer Laboratories
November 21, 2005 by Lab Canada Palo Alto, CA – Instrument maker Varian says it has acquired PL International, and its subsidiaries including Polymer Laboratories, a privately owned company based in the UK, for approximately $42 million. The transaction also includes an opportunity for additional purchase…
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Prairie climate change research receives $2.7M federal funding
November 21, 2005 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The federal government is providing $2.7 million in research to explore the potential of prairie wetlands and agricultural lands to act as carbon sinks and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Environment Canada, Natural Resources Canada and Agriculture and…
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Bioindustrial reseach projects to explore conversion of industrial materials
November 14, 2005 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The National Research Council Biotechnology Research Institute (NRC-BRI) says environmental sector has received two grants totalling $1.8 million over three-years from the Canadian Biomass Innovation Network. The first $1.4 million grant is for a project entitled “Natural…
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$5M funds expansion of agrifood research centre
November 14, 2005 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – The National Centre for Agrifood Research in Medicine (NCARM) will expand, with help from $5 million in funding provided by the Winnipeg Partnership Agreement and the federal-provincial Agricultural Policy Framework. NCARM, located at both the St Boniface…
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