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New chief for ingenuity organization
August 18, 2004 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – August 18, 2004 – Dr Peter Hackett, an internationally recognized chemical physicist and research leader, has been appointed as president and CEO of Alberta Ingenuity. Dr Hackett will assume his position in October 2004. Dr Hackett will…
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New executive director for Genome British Columbia
August 18, 2004 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – August 18, 2004 – Dr Gabe Kalmar has been appointed executive director, operations for Genome British Columbia. For the past two years, Dr Kalmar has been engaged in strategic consulting activities with several early-stage pharmaceutical companies which…
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Protox retains research firm for next phase of preclinical trials
August 18, 2004 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – August 18, 2004 – Biotech company Protox Therapeutics says it has retained preclinical contract research organization CTBR (ClinTrials BioResearch) to conduct expanded preclinical and toxicology trials of PSA-PA1. The product is in development for treating localized prostate…
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Paleo-DNA laboratory the first university lab accredited for forensic testing
August 16, 2004 by Lab Canada Thunder Bay, ON – August 16, 2004 – Lakehead University’s paleo-DNA laboratory has become the first university laboratory in Canada to become accredited by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) for forensic DNA testing. “Accreditation of the Paleo-DNA laboratory is…
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Biosecurity/histology labs in Alberta reopen after upgrade
August 16, 2004 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – August 16, 2004 – The Alberta government’s post mortem level II biosecurity laboratory in Edmonton recently went through extensive refitting and upgrading. Work on the lab started in January and was recently completed. “The upgrades to the…
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Ontario boosts water inspection/compliance staff
August 11, 2004 by Lab Canada Chatham, ON – August 11, 2004 – A total 33 new water inspectors and compliance staff have been hired by Ontario’s government. The new staff include:– Twenty drinking water inspectors, raising the total number of inspectors in Ontario from 81…
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LABCANADA.COM WEB SITE WILL BE DOWN ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 13TH
August 9, 2004 by Lab Canada We are moving offices. This means that our Web site will be down on Friday, August 13th between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. We apologize in advance for the inconvenience. We will work to minimize the duration of this outage…
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CMA’s highest honour goes to Edmonton scientist
August 9, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Aug 9, 2004 – On August 18, the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) will present the 2004 FNG Starr Award to Dr Lorne Tyrrell, of Edmonton. With this award, the CMA expresses its recognition for his outstanding achievements…
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Pulp and paper research organization restructures operations
August 9, 2004 by Lab Canada Pointe-Claire, QC – Aug 9, 2004 – Paprican, the Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada, has undergone a significant reconfiguration of its operations in Pointe-Claire, QC, and Vancouver, BC.<br><br>“The objective of the restructuring is to better position and strengthen…
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Altachem Pharma announces sale of breath kit manufacturing assets
August 9, 2004 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Aug 9, 2004 – Altachem Pharma says its wholly owned subsidiary, Altachem Pharma has sold the business assets and its interest in leasehold improvements associated with the manufacture of the medical diagnostic breath kit to Isodiagnostika for…
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LAB International wins US $5.5 million service contract
August 9, 2004 by Lab Canada Laval, QC – Aug 9, 2004 – LAB International, a developer of inhalation delivery products, says it has secured a US $5.5 million agreement to provide pre-clinical research and development services to an undisclosed US biotech company. Under the terms…
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First comprehensive mapping of cartilage transcripts paper published in Genomics
August 9, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Aug. 9, 2004 – ChondroGene says that its paper entitled “First Comprehensive Mapping of Cartilage Transcripts to the Human Genome” has been published in Genomics. The article is currently available online at http://www.sciencedirect.com and will be published…
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MDS reorganizes proteomics division
July 30, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – July 30, 2004 – MDS says it has completed reorganization of its MDS Proteomics division. The reorganized company, which has been renamed Protana, will focus on the provision of biomarker identification, lead optimization and protein analysis services.…
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Ontario’s liquor board reports its testing and research activities
July 30, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – July 30, 2004 – The LCBO Quality Assurance laboratory conducted almost 368,000 tests on 15,700 different beverage alcohol samples prior to their sale in fiscal 2003-04, the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) has reported. Eight percent…
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Pharma research spending saw drop in 2003
July 28, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – July 28, 2004 – The federal government’s Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) has released figures on research and development by pharmaceutical patent holders across Canada for 2003. In 2003, R&D expenditures by these companies totalled $1.19…
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Patient-safety advocate appointed to research arm of Ottawa Hospital
July 28, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – July 28, 2004 – OHRI – the research arm of the Ottawa Hospital and a major partner of the faculties of medicine and health sciences at the University of Ottawa – says it has appointed Dr Kaveh…
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Ontario government to provide $500,000 for food safety research
July 26, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – July 26, 2004 – As part of a group of measures to improve food safety in Ontario, the province’s government has announced funding for research projects designed to enhance the safety of foods produced and processed in…
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Microbix signs agreement to develop adenovirus vectors for GE Healthcare’s sub-cellular analysis system
July 26, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – July 26, 2004 – Microbix Biosystems says it has signed a contract with GE Healthcare (a combination of the former Amersham and GE Medical Systems) aimed at facilitating faster and more efficient drug development. Under the terms…
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Comnetix to power research at University of Calgary biometrics lab
July 26, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – July 26, 2004 – Biometric developer Comnetix says that the University of Calgary’s biometric technologies laboratory has selected Comnetix’ technology to power research in the areas of biometric data modeling and simulation. The company says it will…
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Board appointments announced for Celmed BioSciences
July 26, 2004 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – July 26, 2004 – Biopharmaceutical company Celmed BioSciences says it has made four key appointments to its board of directors. Pierre Marc Johnson, already a director of the company, will assume the responsibilities of chairman of the…
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Biotech council launches Internet job portal
July 19, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – July 19, 2004 – In an effort to improve its services to Canada’s biotech sector, the Biotechnology Human Resource Council (BHRC) has developed the PetriDish, a web-based job portal for the biotech and life sciences sectors. The…
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Bayer to acquire Roche Consumer Health
July 19, 2004 by Lab Canada Leverkusen, Germany – July 19, 2004 – Bayer announced today that it has agreed to acquire Roche Consumer Health. By acquiring this business, it says it will become one of the top three over-the-counter (OTC) consumer health companies worldwide. Additionally,…
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Novel technology said to reduce infectious prions from blood
July 13, 2004 by Lab Canada East Hills, NY – July 13, 2004 – Pall Corporation today unveiled a new technology that it says reduces prions from blood prior to a transfusion at the annual meeting of the International Society for Blood Transfusion (ISBT) in Edinburgh,…
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New fellowship focuses on arthritis research
July 12, 2004 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – July 12, 2004 – A PhD candidate at the University of British Columbia has been named by the Arthritis Research Centre of Canada (ARC) as the first recipient of the Pfizer Research Fellowship in Arthritis. The fellowship…
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ART appoints new chairman of scientific advisory board
July 12, 2004 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – July 12, 2004 – Optical molecular imaging products developer ART Advanced Research Technologies says Dr Martin Yaffe has been named chairman of ART’s scientific advisory board. His appointment follows the resignation of Dr Toby Gilsig. Dr Yaffe…
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CSMLS launches national campaign to promote laboratory safety
July 12, 2004 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – July 12, 2004 – The Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science is asking members to make safety a priority in their workplaces with its first-ever safety campaign. “The theme for our campaign is ‘Laboratory Safety – No…
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$24M for research infrastructure support announced
June 29, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – June 29, 2004 – The Canada Foundation for Innovation’s board of directors today approved $23.8 million to support 124 projects involving 140 researchers at 40 research institutions across Canada. The support is coming through two funds: $18.3…
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Change of name for genetics research company
June 29, 2004 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – June 29, 2004 – Xenon Genetics announced today that, effective immediately, it has changed its name to Xenon Pharmaceuticals. It says the new name more accurately reflects its drug discovery and development focus and its goal of…
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Research group to study cardiovascular benefits of traditional aboriginal medicine
June 28, 2004 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – June 28, 2004 – A newly formed research group at the University of Saskatchewan is working with two northern Saskatchewan Aboriginal communities to study traditional First Nations medicine that may reduce hypertension and improve heart health. With…
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Co-chairs named for infectious disease committee
June 28, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – June 28, 2004 – Queen’s epidemiologist Dr Dick Zoutman, director of infection control services at Kingston General Hospital, and Dr Dave Williams, medical officer of health for Thunder Bay, have been named co-chairs of Ontario’s new, permanent…
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Funding the first step in Ontario’s commercialization program
June 25, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – June 25, 2004 – The Ontario government is providing $63 million to link public research institutions with companies that can move the research out of the lab and into the market. Universities, colleges and hospitals will receive…
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