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Strategic alliance formed for cGMP clinical biomanufacturing
October 7, 2004 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Laborium Biopharma and the Biotechnology Research Institute of the National Research Council (BRI-NRC) say they have concluded a strategic alliance to offer various complementary services for manufacturing and packaging clinical lots of biological products under the stringent…
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Senior scientific appointment at Neurochem
October 7, 2004 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Neurochem has appointed of Dr Andreas Orfanos, MBBCh, MBA to the position of executive vice president, strategic planning and scientific affairs. Dr Orfanos will assume overall responsibility for many of Neurochem’s activities including research and development, as…
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Agreement made to co-research and develop animal health products
October 1, 2004 by Lab Canada Burnaby, BC and Indianapolis, IN – Agrisoma Biosciences and Dow AgroSciences have announced a collaboration agreement to research, develop and commercialize animal health products using Agrisoma’s patented ACE system. Under the terms of the agreement, Agrisoma will apply its gene…
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FDA grants fast track status for BLP25 Liposome vaccine
October 1, 2004 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Biotech firm Biomira and pharmaceutical/chemical company Merck say that the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track status to the investigation of BLP25 Liposome vaccine (L-BLP25) for its proposed use in the treatment of…
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Ontario government to ban untreated hazardous waste
October 1, 2004 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON – The Ontario government says it is cracking down on the dumping of untreated hazardous waste with new regulations. The proposed regulation will require hazardous waste – including corrosive manufacturing waste and toxic sludges containing heavy metals –…
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Council urges action on HR issues in biotech sector
October 1, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – A new study looking at human resources in Canada’s biotech sector concludes that more attention should be paid to strengthening leadership and management in order to take biotech companies from discovery to commercialization. Biotechnology underpins many of…
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Funding awarded for engineering development of hydrogen fueling stations
September 28, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – September 28, 2004 – Stuart Energy Systems says it has been awarded approximately $300,000 in funding from Natural Resources Canada, through the Canadian Transportation Fuel Cell Alliance (CTFCA) program, for the preliminary engineering of three electrolysis-based hydrogen-fueling…
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Young women scientists sweep major national award
September 27, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – September 27, 2004 – Young Canadian women appear to be dominating the leading-edge science of biotechnology. Martha Mullally is the latest winner and fifth woman to receive the Young Scientist Footsteps Award, a national science award sponsored…
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Survey reveals positive salary growth for professional engineers
September 27, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – September 27, 2004 – The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) has released a detailed report from its survey of employers on engineers’ salaries. In year-over-year comparison data, the report revealed an increase of 3.6% in median…
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$6.8 million investment to double Toronto cancer patients in clinical trials
September 24, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – September 24, 2004 – The number of patients taking part in cancer clinical trials in Toronto will double over the next three years as a result of $6.8 million in funding announced today by the Ontario Cancer…
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Prostate cancer research foundation announces expanded partnership with plastics association
September 24, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – September 24, 2004 – The Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada says it has formed a partnership with the Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA). This partnership will involve the CPIA broadening its previous 10-year partnership with the…
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Feds name first chief public health officer to head Public Health Agency of Canada
September 24, 2004 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba – September 24, 2004 – Prime Minister Paul Martin today launched the new Public Health Agency of Canada and announced the appointment of the country’s first-ever chief public health officer (CPHO). Dr David Butler-Jones, based in Winnipeg, will…
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BC biotech firms expands research capacity
September 24, 2004 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – September 24, 2004 – Protox Therapeutics says it has expanded its research capacity by establishing its own state-of-the-art laboratory in the new Discovery Parks building adjacent to the campus of University of Victoria. This additional research capacity…
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Federal government to provide $650,000 for presbyopia research
September 20, 2004 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – September 20, 2004 – A new research chair in presbyopia and visual perception at the Universit de Montral is being funded by the Science and Engineering Research Canada (also known by its acronym NSERC). Presbyopia, or farsightedness,…
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Canadarm developer partners in bioengineering project for medical robotics
September 20, 2004 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – September 20, 2004 – MDA, the company that developed the Canadarm used in space by NASA, is partnering with the engineering faculty at McMaster University to do research into medical robotics. The $450,000 commitment from MDA will…
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Canada to celebrate its first national biotech week
September 20, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – September 20, 2004 – Canada’s first-ever National Biotech Week will be held from September 27 to October 1. There will be more than 50 other events and announcements from Vancouver to Halifax to celebrate the imagination and…
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National science advisor to inaugurate scientific research data forum
September 20, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – September 20, 2004 – The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) says that Dr Arthur Carty will deliver the opening address at the forum of the National Consultation on Access to Scientific Research Data (NCASRD). The forum…
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Mechanism for regulating brain blood flow discovered by BC researchers
September 20, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – September 20, 2004 -There may be new treatments for stroke, migraine, Alzheimer’s and other brain disorders, thanks to the discovery of a mechanism for regulating brain blood flow made by researchers at the University of British Columbia.…
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New $1M research chair in Waterloo to improve health care delivery
September 17, 2004 by Lab Canada Waterloo, ON – September 17, 2004 – A new research chair has been announced at the University of Waterloo, called the NSERC/Agfa executive industrial research chair in health informatics. NSERC and Agfa HealthCare will each contribute $500,000 over five years…
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Angiotech obtains rights to polymer drug delivery patents
September 17, 2004 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – September 17, 2004 – Specialty pharmaceutical company Angiotech Pharmaceuticals says it is obtaining access to patents Guilford Pharmaceuticals had previously licensed from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Johns Hopkins University (JHU). Guilford will receive…
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ACAHO responds to federal/provincial healthcare deal
September 17, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – September 17, 2004 – The Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations (ACAHO) – the national voice of teaching hospitals and research centres that are part of regional health authorities – says it is pleased and encouraged that…
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Biotech firm to acquire microarray technology
September 14, 2004 by Lab Canada Laval, QC – September 14, 2004 – Biotechnology company Genomics One says it has signed an agreement to acquire all the rights to a new microarray technology from Accurate Biogene Systems, an early-stage Toronto-based company. The company says the technology…
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Life sciences incubator opens at Halifax NRC institute
September 13, 2004 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – September 13, 2004 – The National Research Council (NRC) Institute for Marine Biosciences (NRC-IMB) Industry Partnership Facility (IPF) in Halifax was opened today. The facility is housed in a wing attached to the existing NRC institute, ready…
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Cardiome reports oxypurinol clinical results
September 13, 2004 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – September 13, 2004 – Cardiovascular drug development company Cardiome Pharma has released interim results for two physician-sponsored clinical studies for oxypurinol in congestive heart failure (CHF) patients. The results were presented at a satellite symposium to the…
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Hall of fame induction for medical luminaries
September 13, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – September 13, 2004 – Six heroes from Canada’s past and present medical scene are being inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. This year’s inductees include: The Honourable Marc Lalonde, former minister of national health &…
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Applied Biosystems and MDS expand mass spec joint venture
September 3, 2004 by Lab Canada Foster City, CA and Toronto, ON – September 3, 2004 – Applied Biosystems Group and MDS today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to expand the scope of their joint venture in life science mass spectrometry. Under the terms…
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Balance receives R&D award
September 3, 2004 by Lab Canada Columbus, OH – Sept 3, 2004 – Mettler Toledo’s XS balance has received recognition from a team of scientists and engineers as one of the most technologically significant products of the year. “We knew that end users were looking for…
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Toronto cancer researchers get $3.1 million boost
August 26, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – August 26, 2004 – Seven cancer research projects designed to speed the development of promising new cancer treatments have received a $3.1 million boost from the Ontario Cancer Research Network (OCRN). “These projects have good potential to…
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New Ontario biotech council to hold inaugural public policy forum
August 25, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – August 25, 2004 – The Biotechnology Council of Ontario (BCO) says it will host a major provincial public policy forum in Toronto on October 18, 2004 at the Toronto Board of Trade. The forum will bring together…
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Scientific data storage and access issues to be probed at scientific forum
August 23, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – August 23, 2004 – The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) will be holding a forum for the National Consultation on Access to Scientific Research Data (NCASRD) on November 22-23, 2004. During this two-day forum, participants will…
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New health research strategy for Saskatchewan
August 23, 2004 by Lab Canada Regina, SK – August 23, 2004 – Saskatchewan’s provincial government has unveiled its first-ever comprehensive provincial strategy that is intended to help focus the province’s health research resources, and expand its capacity for health research. The strategy was created with…
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