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Large-scale carbon dioxide storage is safe: study
September 7, 2004 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – September 7, 2004 – A report released today at the international Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference in Vancouver concludes that geological conditions in the Weyburn oil field in western Canada are favourable for long-term storage of carbon…
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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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Mantra research balloon successfully launched to probe the ozone layer
September 3, 2004 by Lab Canada Longueuil, QC – September 3, 2004 – Scientists from the Canadian Space Agency, Environment Canada, the University of Toronto, York University and the University of Waterloo this week launched a large research balloon in an intensive study of the ozone…
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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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$1M donated for innovation centre at McMaster
August 18, 2004 by Lab Canada Mississauga, ON – August 18, 2004 – Xerox Canada has given a $1 million gift to McMaster University toward the building of a new Centre of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, a first of its kind in Ontario. “This endowment is dedicated…
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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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Scientists launch giant research balloon to study ozone layer
August 18, 2004 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – August 18, 2004 – Scientists from Environment Canada, the University of Toronto, York University and the University of Waterloo are launching one large research balloon and a series of smaller balloons in an intensive study of the…
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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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Study identifies novel stem cell in blood and vessel formation
July 20, 2004 by Lab Canada London, ON – July 20, 2004) – A study published today from the Krembil Centre for Stem Cell Biology at Robarts Research Institute has for the first time identified the specific precursor stem cell that give rise not only to…
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