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Canadian Space Agency awards over $3M for Earth observation applications
June 13, 2003 by Lab Canada St Hubert, QC June 13, 2003 The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has awarded over C$3 million in contracts to nine Canadian companies to develop leading-edge uses of space-based Earth observation data and applications. Marc Garneau, president of the CSA, made…
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Canadian biotech firms face crunch time according to industry report
June 12, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON June 12, 2003 The Canadian biotechnology industry is fundamentally strong, but without improvements in the capital markets in the short term, many players in the industry will need to do business differently or disappear so concludes a comprehensive…
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Berlex Canada inaugurates new head office
June 11, 2003 by Lab Canada Pointe-Claire, QC June 11, 2003 The president of Berlex Canada, Dr Gundolf Hoppe, officially inaugurated the company’s new head office in Montreal today, in nearby Pointe-Claire. Active in Canada for 42 years, the Canadian affiliate of multinational pharmaceutical company Schering,…
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SARS research receives three-pronged funding and organizational boost
June 11, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON June 11, 2003 The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has unveiled a three-part health research strategy on severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). The strategy includes funding of C$1.7 million to four research teams, funding of about $1…
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Strategic alliance to commercialize grain analysis technology
June 10, 2003 by Lab Canada Mississauga, ON June 10, 2003 Diversified science company DuPont Canada has unveiled a the strategic development alliance for DuPont Acurum, its new business venture based on automated grain analysis technology that the company says offers sophisticated, objective and rapid analysis…
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Strategic collaboration to explore pharmacogenomics
June 10, 2003 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC June 10, 2003 First Genetic Trust and Galileo Genomics say they are collaborating to provide innovative pharmacogenomics research capabilities to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. The collaboration is intended to create a research resource of large-scale clinical networks…
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Kendro centralizes US manufacturing and distribution operations
June 10, 2003 by Lab Canada Asheville, NC June 10, 2003 Kendro Laboratory Products says it is centralizing its manufacturing and distribution operations with a view to providing improved, integrated services to customers and business partners, including those in Canada. Assembly and distribution warehouse operations for…
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Deal to co-market mass spectrometers and automated nanoelectrospray
June 10, 2003 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC June 10, 2003 Advion BioSciences and Waters Corporation have announced a non-exclusive agreement to promote their mass spectrometry products jointly to the life science research market. The co-marketing agreement was announced at the 51st annual meeting of the…
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Canadian researchers discover new class of human stem cells
June 9, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON June 9, 2003 Scientists with Toronto’s University Health Network have discovered a new class of human stem cells that rapidly grow when implanted in the bone marrow of mice. The findings, available today in an advance on-line publication…
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Medicure appoints Dr Robert Burford as vice president, product development
June 9, 2003 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB June 9, 2003 Cardiovascular drug discovery and development company Medicure announced today that Dr Robert G Burford, PhD, FACA has been appointed to the position of vice president, product development. Dr Burford will focus his efforts on advancing…
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Investments made in hydrogen and fuel cell technologies
June 9, 2003 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC June 9, 2003 The federal government and the National Research Council today announced a number of investments in hydrogen and fuel cell technologies at the Hydrogen and Fuel Cells International Conference, currently taking place in Vancouver. “The funding…
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Agbio program launches with microarray that include genetic probes from two species
June 9, 2003 by Lab Canada Palto Alto, CA May 15, 2003 Agilent Technologies has unveiled a new agbiotech business program that incorporates elements of the gene expression, agricultural and food safety industries. The company says it plans to build on its existing advanced microarray and…
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Essential gene for male fertility found
June 5, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON June 5, 2003 A gene that belongs to a family of genes implicated in heart disease has been found to be essential for male fertility but has no impact on female fertility, researchers at the University of Toronto,…
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Medical pioneer and philanthropist to receive honorary degrees at University of Toronto
June 5, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON June 5, 2003 A Canadian philanthropist dedicated to bettering hospital care and medical research and a pioneer in cardiac rehabilitation that has influenced the practice of medicine will receive honorary degrees at the University of Toronto. Terrence Donnelly,…
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Life sciences news briefs (June 05, 2003)
June 5, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON June 5, 2003 The following life sciences news briefs were published this week by Industry Canada. 1) Pharmaceuticals Update Salix rejects Axcan’s revised offer Salix Pharmaceuticals, (Raleigh NC), a developer and marketer of prescription pharmaceutical products for the…
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NRC pledges $50m for international astronomy projects and Canada-US Napra Agreement
June 4, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON June 4, 2003 The National Research Council (NRC) has committed to increase funding for astronomy and astrophysics research programs by more than C$50 million over five years. The funding will allow NRC to finalize collaborative agreements with the…
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Hydrogen demo project in BC gets R&D funding
June 3, 2003 by Lab Canada Burnaby, BC June 3, 2003 QuestAir Technologies says it will receive C$720,000 in partnership funding from the federal and British Columbia governments under the Western Economic Partnership Agreement. The funding is intended to support the research and development of the…
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$325M in research funding announced for science and engineering professors
June 2, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON June 2, 2003 The federal government has announced 2,752 new NSERC grants worth $325 million over five years to university professors in 67 Canadian postsecondary organizations. The announcement was made today by Dr Rey Pagtakhan, minister of veterans…
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Life sciences news briefs (June 02, 2003)
June 2, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON June 2, 2003 The following life sciences news briefs were recently reported by Industry Canada. 1) Pharmaceuticals Update Axcan presents results of a pilot study on mesalamine rectal gel Axcan Pharma (Mont St Hilaire) presented results of a…
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Methylgene appoints new vice-president of infectious disease
June 2, 2003 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC June 2, 2003 Drug discovery and development company in cancer and infectious diseases, MethylGene, has appointed Dr Nafsika Georgopapadakou as vice-president of infectious disease. Dr Georgopapadakou was formerly senior director at NewBiotics, a biotech company specializing in anti-infectives…
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Gemzar combination showed significant efficacy advantage in breast cancer study
June 2, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON June 2, 2003 According to an interim analysis of Phase III data unveiled at the 39th annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), women with metastatic breast cancer experienced a significant delay in the progression…
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Study shows cancer patients benefit from new method of bone analysis
June 2, 2003 by Lab Canada Chicago, IL June 2, 2003 Data on the effectiveness of zoledronic acid for the treatment of bone metastases that stem from various cancer types has contributed to a better understanding of multiple bone complications, according to a study led by…
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IRCM scientists identify a mutant mouse that reproduces Parkinson’s disease
May 30, 2003 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC May 30, 2003 A group of scientists led by Dr Jacques Drouin of IRCM, in collaboration with colleagues from the Montral Neurological Institute and Centre hospitalier de l’Universit de Montral (CHUM), say they will publish the results of…
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Opening of facility highlights telecommunications research
May 30, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON May 30, 2003 Today sees the opening of the Nortel Institute of Telecommunications at the University of Toronto, with technology that includes lasers, microwave and wireless networks, and advanced artificial materials. The 1,100-square-metre facility contains nine laboratories and…
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Discovery of key role played by new gene in high blood cholesterol
May 30, 2003 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC May 30, 2003 Researchers working in Dr Nabil Seidah’s team at the Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montral say they have identified a new genetic mutation that contributes to hypercholesterolemia — and that the results of the work…
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AECL’S Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories receives license renewal
May 30, 2003 by Lab Canada Mississauga, ON May 30, 2003 Canada’s nuclear regulatory agency, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) released its decision this week on the site operating license for Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories. The CNSC granted an…
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McGill professor wins L’Oral Skin Grant 2002
May 29, 2003 by Lab Canada Montral, QC May 29, 2003 L’Oral Canada announced today that the 2002 L’Oral Skin Grant in the amount of 45,000 (C$73,280) has been awarded to Dr Anie Philip, associate director plastic surgery research at the McGill University Health Centre Every…
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Annual science and tech report charts federal policy in 2002
May 28, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON May 28, 2003 The federal government has released its 2002 report on science and technology in Canada, entitled "Science and Technology Advice: A Framework To Build On". The report focuses on the government’s progress in adopting its framework…
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PENCE undertakes cutting edge research on SARS
May 28, 2003 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB May 28, 2003 A total of C$250,000 in funding has been awarded to seven national projects to study the structure and function of SARS proteins. The funding is being made by PENCE, the Protein Engineering Network of Centres…
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New bioinformatics training program unveiled at facility opening
May 27, 2003 by Lab Canada Burnaby, BC May 27, 2003 The Canadian Bioinformatics Resource Industry Service (CBRi) a one-year pilot project that will provide expertise and consulting to small-to-medium-size biotechnology companies and targeted bioinformatics training was announced at the official opening of a new $1.3-million…
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NRC, MuAnalysis sign semiconductor research agreement
May 27, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON May 27, 2003 The National Research Council’s Institute for Microstructural Sciences (NRC-IMS) and microanalytical services provider MuAnalysis have announced the beginning of a research agreement to develop methods to detect semiconductor anomalies using a new technique known as…
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