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Thermo Electron and SOTAX collaborate to provide comprehensive dissolution service
January 10, 2005 by Lab Canada Madison, WI – Thermo Electron has concluded an OEM agreement with Basel-based SOTAX, in which SOTAX dissolution baths will be offered with a Thermo Nicolet UV-Vis spectrophotometer. The partners say the collaboration will provide pharmaceutical customers with a high-quality, complete,…
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Diabetes researcher receives funding from charitable foundation
January 10, 2005 by Lab Canada The Winnipeg Cosmopolitan Club presented $40,000 to the University of Manitoba, on behalf of the Cosmopolitan Foundation Canada for diabetes research. Each year Cosmopolitan clubs in Western Canada undertake fund-raising activities to support research projects in search for a cure…
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Aventis Pasteur changes name to Sanofi Pasteur
January 10, 2005 by Lab Canada Paris, France – Sanofi-Aventis has announced an official change of name for the Aventis Pasteur company, which is now named Sanofi Pasteur. The Aventis Pasteur MSD joint venture, equally owned by Aventis Pasteur and Merck, which markets vaccines in Europe,…
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New centre of excellence for energy for Ontario
January 10, 2005 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Ontario government is providing $8 million in funding, over four years, to create a new centre of excellence for energy. The new centre is intended to help to explore options for viable, affordable long-term and environmentally-friendly…
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Collaboration to focus on characterizing biocontrol organisms
January 7, 2005 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – The Alberta Research Council and International BioRecovery of North Vancouver have signed an agreement the research council’s scientists will characterize the nature of International BioRecovery’s biologically active soil fertility product. The partners say the collaboration has the…
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RhoxalPharma donates antibiotic drug worth $1 million to tsunami survivors
January 6, 2005 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – As a part of a global humanitarian response, generic pharmaceutical company RhoxalPharma is making a major contribution to the relief effort to benefit the survivors of the tsunami disaster in Asia. The survivors of this tragedy face…
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New national network focusses on gender differences in cardiovascular disease
January 3, 2005 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – A team of clinician-investigators jointly affiliated with McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences has formed the GRACE or Gender Research and Cardiovascular Evaluation Network. The goal of the network is to perform high-quality gender-based research in cardiovascular…
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Details released on 48 Ontario projects to receive funding
January 3, 2005 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – In early December, the Ontario government announced that it was providing $53.2 million in funding to support 48 projects in universities across the province. The government has now also identified the individual projects being funded. The $53.2…
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New test for transplant rejection on the horizon
January 3, 2005 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Researchers at St Paul’s Hospital and Vancouver General Hospital are developing a revolutionary new test to diagnose and facilitate treatment of organ rejection in transplant patients. The $9.1-million Vancouver-based study, called Better Biomarkers of Acute and Chronic…
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Clinical faculty role, procedures codified at U of T
January 3, 2005 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Academic freedom for University of Toronto’s clinical faculty is now more formally protected, say university administrators, after its governing council approved a broad policy governing clinical faculty appointments at its Dec 16 meeting. The overwhelming majority of…
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Brain researchers to develop new class of drugs to repair psychiatric disorders
January 3, 2005 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – So-called ‘smart’ drugs, capable of targeting specific brain cells to control psychiatric disorders such as autism and schizophrenia, may be ready for early clinical trials within three years, according to researchers at the University of British Columbia.…
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Environment Canada awards $382,000 for research projects in Nunavik
December 22, 2004 by Lab Canada Kuujjuaq, QC – The federal government has announced funding of more than $382,000 between now and 2008 for research projects designed to benefit Inuit communities in northern Quebec’s Nunavik region. The money will be provided through the Northern Ecosystems Initiative…
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ChondroGene and Pfizer extend osteoarthritis collaboration
December 21, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Functional genomics research company ChondroGene says it has entered into a new two-year research collaboration with Pfizer for identifying novel therapeutic targets and biomarkers for the treatment and diagnosis of osteoarthritis (OA). The collaboration will continue the…
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Brain imaging system developer wins US defense research contract
December 21, 2004 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – VSM MedTech, which develops magnetoencephalography (MEG) systems for functional brain imaging, says it has been awarded a research contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the central research and development organization for the United States…
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$1.5M grant supports pulp and paper research
December 21, 2004 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Two new Industrial Research Chairs have been established in the Department of Chemistry at McGill University, with $1.5 million in funding from Science and Engineering Research Canada (NSERC). The industry partner in the initiative is the Pulp…
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Drug-discovery company increases Phase I research capacities
December 21, 2004 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Drug-discovery company MDS Pharma Services says it has expanded and enhanced its facilities in St Laurent, QC, and Neptune, NJ, adding 108 beds for early clinical research. The expansion increases the facilities’ capacities to 304 and 128…
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Chemist awarded Polanyi Prize
December 21, 2004 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – McMaster University’s Dr Chrif Matta has been recognized for his pioneering research in theoretical chemistry with a John Charles Polanyi Prize. The province of Ontario established the prestigious awards to support outstanding researchers in the early stages…
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Reproductive methods of archaea organisms studied
December 21, 2004 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – A trio of Dalhousie researchers has discovered that Halorubrum, a group of bacteria-like organisms that thrive in extremely salty environments, are highly promiscuous. Senior researcher Dr Thane Papke, graduate student Jeremy Koenig and Dr W Ford Doolittle,…
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Royal Society honour for University of Alberta professor
December 21, 2004 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Dr Daniel W Smith of the University of Alberta’s department of civil and environmental engineering has been awarded a 2004 Royal Society of Canada Fellow in the Applied Sciences and Engineering division. Professor Smith has established himself…
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DNA teaching and research facility gets nod
December 20, 2004 by Lab Canada Peterborough, ON – A business plan outlining the construction of a DNA research and teaching facility to house Trent University researchers engaged in DNA related research has been approved by the university’s board of governors. The university says the facility…
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Ozone Research Lab opens in Guelph
December 20, 2004 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON – An Ozone Research Lab has opened at the University of Guelph that will help scientists control microbial contamination and advance research projects ranging from enhancing greenhouse production to improving food safety to human life support in space…
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$2 million donated to pharmacy faculty
December 20, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Canadian pharmaceutical company Apotex has pledged another $2 million in addition to its original $5-million donation towards the new Leslie L Dan Pharmacy Building at the University of Toronto. The gift will support the establishment of a…
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Grant supports research into winter flounder for NB aquaculture industry
December 20, 2004 by Lab Canada Saint John, NB – Matthew Litvak, professor of biology and director of the Centre for Coastal Studies and Aquaculture at the University of New Brunswick Saint John, has been awarded a $458,500 research grant. Funded by the National Science and…
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Ontario provides $53.2M for innovation research
December 16, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Forty-eight projects located in 17 universities and research institutions across Ontario are being provided with a total of $53.2 million in funding by the Ontario government. Recipients were awarded funding based on scientific and technical merit as…
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Nanotechnology gets funding support in Quebec
December 13, 2004 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A non-repayable financial contribution of $724,500 has been made by the federal government to support the activities of NanoQuebec, an organization devoted to developing nanotechnology in Quebec. Nanotechnology has the promise of enabling the development of more…
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Universit de Montral establishes disease management research group
December 13, 2004 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A new disease management research group has been formed by the Universit de Montral’s faculties of medicine and pharmacy, in collaboration with the Canadian Council for Research in Disease Management. The Canadian Council for Research in Disease…
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Contract pharma operation to build facility in Cape Breton (December 10, 2004)
December 10, 2004 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS -Two projects are being planned that will lay the groundwork for a pharmaceutical industry in Cape Breton. The announcement was made by Premier John Hamm and Joseph McGuire, federal minister for Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation, the Cape Breton…
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New pulse research lab breaks ground
December 10, 2004 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Construction has started on a $3-million, unique-in-Canada pulse field research lab attached to the University of Saskatchewan crop science field laboratory. The university will manage the construction of the addition, as well as own and operate it.…
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New Canada-Japan award promotes women in science, engineering and technology
December 10, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Royal Society of Canada and the Science Council of Japan have jointly announced the launch of a new initiative to promote the contribution of women in science, engineering and technology, beginning in 2005. The new Canada-Japan…
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$15M committed for veterinary college facility renovation
December 10, 2004 by Lab Canada Regina, SK – Saskatchewan’s provincial government is spending $15 million to renovate and expand the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) at the University of Saskatchewan. “This is a complex multi-phase project, combining major renovations with the addition of new…
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Contract pharma operation to build facility in Cape Breton (December 10, 2004)
December 10, 2004 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS -Two projects are being planned that will lay the groundwork for a pharmaceutical industry in Cape Breton. The announcement was made by Premier John Hamm and Joseph McGuire, federal minister for Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation, the Cape Breton…
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