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Free online seminar on new techniques for simplifying FT-IR sampling
June 24, 2004 by Lab Canada Boston, MA – June 24, 2004 – On June 30, 2004, PerkinElmer says it will offer a free online seminar on the latest sampling techniques for FT-IR analysis. This seminar is available to anyone with an Internet connection and a…
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Major gift for cellular and biomolecular research centre slated to open in 2005
June 24, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – June 24, 2004 – A renowned Toronto philanthropist has given the University of Toronto’s cutting-edge post-genomic research centre – the first in Canada – a financial vote of confidence with a $13 million donation. U of T…
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$41.7M boost given to Ontario’s public health system
June 22, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – June 22, 2004 – Comprehensive changes to Ontario’s public health system have been unveiled by the province’s government. The government says the three-year plan is a response to recommendations made by the interim Campbell and final Walker…
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Whole genome study discovers 10 new gene candidate regions in Crohn’s disease
June 22, 2004 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC & Mountain View, CA – June 22, 2004 – Biotech companies Galileo Genomics and Perlegen Sciences say they have completed a linkage disequilibrium-based genome-wide scan (LD-GWS) of Crohn’s disease in the Quebec founder population. The study identified two…
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Gifts totaling $3.7 million to fund lab devoted to gastrointestinal research
June 21, 2004 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – June 21, 2004 – The BC Children’s Hospital Foundation today announced a $2-million endowment from the CHILD foundation that will be dedicated to care and research for children with Crohn’s disease and other inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD).…
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$200 million pledged toward new energy technologies
June 21, 2004 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – June 21, 2004 – The development of innovative technologies to maximize recovery of Alberta’s oil and natural gas reserves will get a boost through an expanded royalty reduction program in partnership with industry. The strategy provides the…
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Alberta and Korea finding common ground in science and technology
June 21, 2004 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – June 21, 2004 – Alberta and South Korea have a new agreement to work together on science and technology related projects. A letter of intent was signed in Seoul earlier this month by the province’s premier, Ralph…
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Climate change research enhanced with $350,000 in new funding
June 21, 2004 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MN – June 21, 2004 – Climate change research in Manitoba is going to be bolstered by the addition of a climate change research professor supported by both the provincial government and Manitoba Hydro. Manitoba Hydro says it will…
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Oral biology specialist joins Kane Biotech scientific board
June 17, 2004 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MN – June 17, 2004 – Kane Biotech a biotechnology company that develops products to prevent and disperse bacterial biofilms, has appointed Dr Dennis Cvitkovitch to its scientific advisory board. Dr Cvitkovitch, who brings considerable experience in understanding harmful…
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Biodiesel pilot plant showcases Canadian green technology
June 17, 2004 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – June 17, 2004 – Biodiesel producer BIOX Corporation says it intends to scale up their existing one-million-litre pilot plant to a 60-million-litre-per-annum facility. “We have been successfully producing ASTM standard biodiesel at our one-million-litre pilot plant from…
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Scientists discover first cells that lead to retinoblastoma
June 14, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – June 14 – Scientists at Toronto Western Hospital have discovered the specific cells in the eye that develop into retinoblastoma, the most common eye cancer in young children. The research suggests that these cells already have cancer-like…
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Executive appointments part of VWR reorganization
June 14, 2004 by Lab Canada West Chester, PA – June 14, 2004 – Scientific supply distributor VWR International has appointed two senior executives as part of a repositioning process that follows its acquisition earlier this year by a fund managed by private investment firm Clayton,…
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New combined biotech firm to focus on developing ocular, oncology, dermatology and urology products
June 14, 2004 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC and Fort Collins, CO – June 14, 2004 – QLT and Atrix Laboratories say they have signed an agreement for QLT to acquire 100% of Atrix’s common stock for approximately $855 million in stock and cash, taking a…
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Senior management reorganization for Theratechnologies
June 14, 2004 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – June 14, 2004 – Biotech company Theratechnologies has announced plans to hire a new chief executive and has promoted several senior executives, in order to prepare for late-stage product development and commercialization. The company’s president and current…
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Cytokine research pioneer joins Trillium Therapeutics’ scientific advisory board
June 14, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – June 14, 2004 – Life sciences company Trillium Therapeutics says that Dr Marc Feldmann, a professor at Imperial College London and head of the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology Division, has agreed to join the company’s scientific advisory…
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Viventia Biotech expands clinical program in head and neck cancer
June 7, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – June 7, 2004 – Biotech company Viventia Biotech says it has begun a second Phase I clinical trial for the treatment of head and neck cancer with its lead product candidate, Proxinium. This clinical trial involves a…
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Warnex accelerates development of GMO testing and meat identification kits
June 7, 2004 by Lab Canada Laval, QC – June 7, 2004 – Biotech firm Warnex says it has signed a licensing agreement with Irish company IdentiGEN to develop products incorporating IdentiGEN’s proprietary know-how and Warnex’s Genevision technology platform for the detection of genetically modified organisms…
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Diagnostic Chemicals names account manager for Canada
June 7, 2004 by Lab Canada Oxford, Connecticut – June 7, 2004 – Diagnostic Chemicals has named David W Cochrane regional account manager and Canadian account manager. In this dual role, Dave will be responsible for technical sales and marketing in the Southern United States and…
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Toronto cancer hospital launches new research institute
June 2, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – June 2, 2004 – Princess Margaret Hospital is launching a new research institute devoted to breast cancer, and it will be led by one of the country’s most respected and productive scientists. Dr Tak Mak, who has…
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Newport to acquire optical technologies arm of Thermo Electron
June 2, 2004 by Lab Canada Irvine, CA June 2, 2004 Newport Corporation says it has signed a definitive agreement with Thermo Electron to purchase Spectra-Physics for US$300 million, subject to a post-closing net asset adjustment. <br><br>Spectra-Physics represents a large part of Thermo Electron’s optical technologies…
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Biochemist to lead Canada’s nanotechnology institute
June 1, 2004 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – June 1, 2004 – Dr Nils Petersen has been named the new director general of Canada’s flagship nanotechnology research institute, the National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT) in Edmonton, AB, effective November. “Nils Petersen is uniquely qualified for…
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Biotechnology firm enters agreement for value-added specialty oil products
May 28, 2004 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – May 28 – Biotech company SemBioSys Genetics says it has executed a development agreement with Arcadia Biosciences to co-develop value-added specialty oil products with potential nutraceutical applications. Under the terms of the multi-year agreement, SemBioSys will use…
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Tm Bioscience adds leading infectious disease expert to board
May 28, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – May 28, 2004 – DNA-based diagnostic testing developer Tm Bioscience says it has appointed Dr James Mahony to its scientific advisory board, effective immediately. “Dr Mahony is a world leader in developing testing methodology for virology and…
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Imperial Oil donates $650,000 to university research
May 26, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – May 26, 2004 – Imperial Oil has donated $650,000 to fund research projects at Canadian universities as part of a program that has been maintained continuously for over 50 years. Over the last five years alone, the…
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Founder of Beckman Instruments dies at age 104
May 25, 2004 by Lab Canada Fullerton, CA – May 25, 2004 – Arnold Orville Beckman, PhD, founder and chairman emeritus of Beckman Instruments (now known as Beckman Coulter) died last week at age 104. He was born the son of a blacksmith on April 10,…
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Stellar International moves its manufacturing to Dalton Chemicals Laboratories
May 25, 2004 by Lab Canada London, ON – May 25, 2004 – Pharmaceutical developer Stellar International says it has signed agreements with privately owned Toronto-based Dalton Chemical Laboratories to manufacture its NeoVisc and Uracyst products. The company plans to move the manufacturing process for the…
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Supreme Court decides in favour of Monsanto in seed patent case
May 21, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – May 21, 2004 – The biotechnology industry today is applauding a Supreme Court of Canada decision in the Monsanto vs Percy Schmeiser case supporting intellectual property protection in Canada. The seed which is the subject of Monsanto’s…
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Investment firm acquires life-science tools provider ESA
May 21, 2004 by Lab Canada Wellesley & Chelmsford, MA – May 21, 2004 – Private equity investment firm Ampersand Ventures says it has acquired privately owned ESA, a global supplier of analytical instruments and kits for the biomedical research, drug discovery and clinical diagnostic markets.…
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$1M funding for study to assess health effects of air pollution
May 21, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON & Vancouver, BC – May 21, 2004 – The federal government is allocating $1 million over the next year to fund research on the human health impacts of air pollution in support of the Georgia Basin/Puget Sound international…
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Ontario funding to encourage commercialization of research
May 19, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – May 19, 2004 – The Ontario government’s new budget, announced yesterday, includes some initiatives to fund costs associated with bringing scientific discoveries from publicly funded research institutions to market. The initiatives include: – providing $27 million through…
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Life sciences news briefs (May 18, 2004)
May 18, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – May 18, 2004 – The following life sciences news briefs were recently published by Industry Canada. 1) Pharmaceuticals Update Vasogen’s VP025 reduces brain injury in preclinical model Vasogen (Mississauga) announced that preclinical findings demonstrating the ability of…
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