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Dr David Strong to head National Consultation on Access to Scientific Research Data
March 25, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – March 25, 2004 – The National Research Council (NRC) Canada says that Dr David Strong, former president of the University of Victoria and an authority in the earth sciences, has been appointed to chair the blue ribbon…
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Resverlogix names clinical affairs chief
March 25, 2004 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – March 25, 2004 – Resverlogix says it has appointed Jan O Johansson, MD, PhD, as senior vice president of clinical affairs. Dr Johansson has more than 16 years of experience as a practicing physician in internal medicine,…
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New federal budget furthers commitment to research and development
March 24, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – March 24, 2004 – The federal government’s new budget includes further growth in funding for research and development related programs across the country, bringing to $13 billion its cumulative increase in funding since the late 1990s. The…
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Sedimentary and petroleum geology chair receives funding from Shell Canada
March 22, 2004 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – March 22, 2004 – The Faculty of Science at McGill University says it has received a major donation of C$300,000 from Shell Canada toward the establishment of the TH Clark chair in sedimentary and petroleum geology. Shell’s…
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Researchers identify a new form of disease gene associated with Rett syndrome
March 22, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – March 22, 2004 – Scientists at the Hospital for Sick Children, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and the University of Toronto (U of T) have identified an alternate form of the disease gene and…
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Kendro Laboratory Products acquires Data Centric Automation
March 22, 2004 by Lab Canada Asheville, NC – March 22, 2004 – Kendro Laboratory Products says it has expanded its operations in the life science market with the acquisition of Data Centric Automation (DCA). Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, DCA designs, manufactures and markets automated protein…
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Distribution agreement for diagnostic imaging equipment
March 22, 2004 by Lab Canada Mississauga, ON – March 22, 2004 – Radiopharmaceutical Draximage says it has entered into a distribution agreement with Isotope Products Laboratories (IPL), a California based producer of radioactive sources for nuclear medicine and radiography. Draximage says it will market the…
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New scientific director for aging institute
March 22, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – March 22, 2004 – Canadian Institutes of Health Research has appointed Dr Anne Martin-Matthews as the new scientific director for its Institute of Aging. The appointment was effective on March 1. Dr Martin-Matthews is a professor in…
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Approval obtained for rapid MRSA diagnostic test
March 22, 2004 by Lab Canada Quebec City, QC – March 22, 2005 – Biotech company Infectio Diagnostic says it has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its new ultra-rapid test for detecting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). According to the…
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CIHR honours scientists for health research excellence
March 17, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – March 17, 2004 – Dr Alan Bernstein, president of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), has announced the recipients of Canada’s top awards for excellence in health research. The following Canadian researchers are being recognized for…
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Service in Canada to improve for Lytron customers
March 16, 2004 by Lab Canada Woburn, MA – March 19, 2004 – Chillers and cooling systems supplier Lytron says it has partnered with Carmichael Engineering to open a service depot in Mississauga, ON. The depot centre will service Lytron’s system products including its chillers and…
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New unit combines gene expression, proteomics and reagents for Agilent
March 16, 2004 by Lab Canada Palo Alto, CA – March 16, 2004 – Agilent Technologies says it has formed an integrated biology solutions (IBS) unit within its life sciences and chemical analysis business group. The new unit consolidates management of Agilent’s growing gene expression, proteomics…
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MDS sells laboratory operations in New York and Georgia to LabCorp
March 16, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – March 16, 2004 – MDS Diagnostic Services says it has sold its laboratory operations in Poughkeepsie, NY and Atlanta, GA, to Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp) in an asset purchase transaction. Financial terms of the transaction were…
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Federal research agency to locate regional office in Moncton
March 15, 2004 by Lab Canada Moncton, NB – March 15 – NSERC, now also known as Science and Engineering Research Canada, says it plans to locate a regional office for Atlantic Canada in Moncton. While NSERC invests more than $700 million in university research across…
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NSERC Steacie fellows for 2004 announced
March 12, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – March 12, 2004 – The six 2004 winners of one of Canada’s premier sciences awards, the NSERC Steacie Fellowships, have been announced. Named to the 2004 NSERC Steacie honours list are – Dr. Mosto Bousmina, polymer engineering…
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New president at the helm of Rx&D
March 10, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – March 10. 2004 – Jean-Michel Halfon, chairman of the board of directors of Canada’s Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (Rx&D), has announced the appointment of Russell Williams as president of Rx&D. Mr Williams joins Rx&D after a successful career…
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Medex opens Canadian subsidiary
March 10, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON March 10, 2004 – Device manufacturer Medex today announced the launch of a new subsidiary, Medex Canada. A medical device manufacturer with administrative and manufacturing facilities located around the world; Medex is planning significant growth in anaesthesia, adult…
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Federal government funds biopharm company with half million dollar investment
March 9, 2004 by Lab Canada Saguenay, QC – March 9, 2004 – Biopharmaceutical firm FPL Pharma is receiving $504,310 in repayable financial assistance from the federal government. The assistance was announced last week by Lucienne Robillard, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic…
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Research on hydrogen-based systems receives $1.4M funding
March 9, 2004 by Lab Canada Mississauga, ON March 9, 2004 – The federal government has announced a $1.4-million investment to support innovative research and development of environmentally friendly hydrogen backup power generators and other hydrogen-related systems. This Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC) investment is part of…
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Air Products Canada to build and operate a new hydrogen plant in Edmonton
March 9, 2004 by Lab Canada Lehigh Valley, PA – March 9, 2004 – Air Products and Chemicals says its subsidiary, Air Products Canada, will construct a 71 million standard-cubic-feet-per-day hydrogen production plant to serve the Petro-Canada refinery in Edmonton, AB. The hydrogen and steam generating…
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Research receives funding boost from feds
March 9, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – March 9, 2004 – Canada’s research community will receive a major boost from a $585.9 million investment from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). This investment will help support cutting-edge research infrastructure in areas of strategic importance…
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$2M federal funding to commercialize university research
March 8, 2004 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – March 8, 2004 – A $2-million repayable contribution to university research enhancement corporation, Gestion Valeo, has been made by Canada Economic Development. This financial support will significantly boost the means available to Valeo for commercializing the results…
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New chief scientific officer for Covalon Technologies
March 8, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – March 8, 2004 – Advanced medical biosystems company Covalon Technologies, formerly known as UroTeq, has named Dr Valerio DiTizio as chief scientific officer. Dr DiTizio is the co-inventor on Covalon technologies. He has an undergraduate degree in…
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Canadian scientist to tour UK as the first Canada-UK women in science, engineering and technology
March 8, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – March 8, 2004 – Dr Elizabeth Cannon, Professor and NSERC Steacie fellow in the department of geomatics engineering at the University of Calgary, was chosen as the inaugural Canadian lecturer of the Canada-UK women in science, engineering…
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MDS Pharma Services appoints senior vice president, discovery and preclinical
March 5, 2004 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – March 5, 2004 – MDS Pharma Services, a provider of innovative drug discovery and development solutions, has named Robert Beland senior vice president, discovery and preclinical. Beland will lead the pharmacology, metabolism resource, biopharmaceuticals, pharmaceutics and fermentation…
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Life sciences news briefs (March 05, 2004)
March 5, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – March 5, 2004 – The following life sciences news briefs were published this week by Industry Canada. 1) Pharmaceuticals Update Stressgen reports HspE7 results from two clinical trials Stressgen (Victoria) announced the results from two clinical trials…
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Nearly $1M committed to Canada’s first new emerging team in spinal cord injury
March 3, 2004 by Lab Canada London, ON – March 3, 2004 – The Canadian Institutes of Health Research, in partnership with the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation, has awarded nearly $1 million to Canada’s first new emerging team (NET) of interdisciplinary Robarts researchers who are pioneering promising…
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Marketing agreement for Shimadzu and Proteome Systems
March 3, 2004 by Lab Canada Columbia, MD and Woburn, MA – March 3, 2004 – Shimadzu Scientific Instruments and Proteome Systems say they have entered into a sales and marketing agreement to provide complete solutions in proteomics, including integrated instruments that bridge sample preparation and…
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New nickel institute complements older related associations
March 3, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – March 3, 2004 – Dr Ivor Kirman has announced the launch of the Nickel Institute. The institute, whose members represent over 70% of current world production, will generate and communicate knowledge required to support safe and sustainable…
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Feds announce $179M for nationwide health research projects
March 1, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – March 1, 2004 – The federal government has announced funding of $179 million for 437 research projects across Canada to be carried out over periods of one to five years. Selected to exemplify CIHR’s comprehensive, problem-based approach…
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Critical infrastructures the focus of new $3M program
March 1, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – March 1, 2004 – NSERC and Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC) have launched a $3-million joint program to fund research in the area of critical infrastructure interdependencies. Under the program, scientists and engineers in the…
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