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Filtration system provides fast, easy and reliable sample prep
July 7, 2016 by Lab Product News Preparing samples by clarification is an essential step prior to nearly all analytical techniques, such as high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC). This filtration step to eliminate particles is crucial for maintaining the integrity of chromatography columns and for maximizing their…
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Researchers develop new respiratory disease test
July 5, 2016 by Leslie Burt Saskatoon, SK – A research team at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) is receiving funding of $235,000 to develop and commercialize a respiratory test and accompanying data analysis program to improve diagnosis of asthma and other respiratory diseases.…
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New emissions regulations set by federal government
June 29, 2016 by Lab Product News Gatineau, QC – The federal government announced this week that it has finalized new air pollutant regulations. Catherine McKenna, the minister of environment and climate change, said the Multi-Sector Air Pollutants Regulations establish Canada’s first-ever mandatory national air pollutant emissions…
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New distributor for Honeywell’s research chemicals in Canada
June 29, 2016 by Lab Product News Seelze, Germany – Honeywell has named Canadian Life Science as distributor for its analytical chemistry portfolio in Canada. The portfolio includes the Burdick & Jackson brand, as well as the Fluka, Hydranal and Chromasolv brands, which Honeywell acquired from Sigma-Aldrich…
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Researchers discover new mechanism used by microbes to thwart immune system
June 28, 2016 by Lab Product News Guelph, ON – Two new studies led by researchers at the University of Guelph show novel ways used by pathogens to make and attach protective cell coats. The findings might open a route to new drugs for penetrating those defences…
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NeuroHub to boost use of big data in neuroscience research
June 27, 2016 by Lab Product News Montreal, QC – The Canadian research team that helped spearhead the international brain-mapping project known as BigBrain is about to get a major boost in its effort to produce sharply higher-resolution brain maps, thanks to technology from EMC Corporation. McGill…
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Bias in Canada’s science research funding assessed in study
June 27, 2016 by Lab Product News Peterborough, ON – Dr. Dennis Murray, a biology professor and Canada research chair in integrative wildlife conservation at Trent University, has spearheaded a new study, published June 10 in Plos One, that assesses the causes of weak science funding among…
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Multi-million-dollar funding to boost automotive research
June 27, 2016 by Lab Product News Windsor, ON – A portion of an $85.8 million grant given to FCA Canada by the Ontario government will enhance research at the University of Windsor – Fiat Chrysler Canada Automotive Research and Development Centre (ARDC). “Collaboration between academia and…
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Researcher studying new way to capture images of the brain
June 27, 2016 by Leslie Burt Thunder Bay, ON – The Weston Brain Institute is providing $709,650 over three years to Dr. Mitch Albert, a researcher at Lakehead University and the Thunder Bay Regional Research Institute (TBRRI), to discover a more effective way to study the…
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Scientists map molecular interactions at point of conception
June 27, 2016 by Leslie Burt Toronto, ON – Researchers at the University of Toronto have uncovered the first interactions between the human sperm and egg — the initial steps in the creation of human life. The discovery lays a foundation to better understand fertilization and…
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$465M funding from NSERC for discovery research
June 23, 2016 by Leslie Burt Hamilton, ON – The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has announced over $465 million for more than 4,000 awards that are the result of the NSERC’s 2016 competition for the discovery research programs. The programs, which…
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Vitamin D may not be a great solution to health problems
June 16, 2016 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – As Canadians prepare for long summer days in the sun, a new publication is shedding light on the suggested medical benefits of a nutrient that comes with the sun’s rays: vitamin D. The vital nutrient is widely…
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Canada, U.S. designate first set of chemicals of mutual concern
June 14, 2016 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement calls for Canada and the United States to identify chemicals of mutual concern. These are chemicals that are in the Great Lakes because of human activities, and which are potentially…
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Simple test detects prostate cancer treatment resistance
June 14, 2016 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Dr. Kim Chi, medical oncologist and senior scientist at the BC Cancer Agency, and his colleagues at the Vancouver Prostate Centre, have demonstrated the clinical value of performing genomic profiling through non-invasive blood tests to benefit patients…
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Personalized medicine research gets $600,000 boost
June 14, 2016 by Lab Canada London, ON – 3M Canada has donated $600,000 to support research into precision medicine at London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s Health Care London. At London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), the $300,000 gift will support the purchase of…
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Federal support for fundamental science under review
June 14, 2016 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The federal minister of science, Kirsty Duncan, has launched an independent review of federal funding for fundamental science. Plans for the review were announced with this year’s federal budget, and the review’s goal is to ensure that…
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New biotechnology hub launched with $3M funding
June 13, 2016 by Lab Canada Sarnia, ON – Ontario’s provincial government is partnering with Bioindustrial Innovation Canada to support a new biotechnology hub in the Sarnia area that is expected to create 400 high-value jobs. Ontario will provide $3 million in funding over four…
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Lignin from plants boosts the effectiveness of sunscreen
June 9, 2016 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – Warm weather means beach vacations and pool-dipping for many of us. It also signals a season of slathering on sunscreen to avoid getting burned. Someday, those products could be enhanced with lignin, a natural material in plants…
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Studies show immune cells create conditions for metastatic tumour growth
June 7, 2016 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – When a person suffers a cut or wound, their immune system leaps into action to prevent infection. After invading pathogens are destroyed, “immune suppressive cells” shut down the body’s immune response so that healthy tissues are not…
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$27M funding awarded to UBC research projects
June 7, 2016 by Lab Canada Victoria, BC – The BC government has awarded the University of British Columbia (UBC) more than $27 million through the BC Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF) for 40 research infrastructure projects in areas of healthcare, astrophysics, clean technology and agriculture. …
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$490M funding extends work on Canada’s chemicals management plan
June 7, 2016 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Funding of $491.8 million over the next five years will be used to complete the next phase of Canada’s Chemicals Management Plan (CMP), the federal government has announced. The program is the country’s comprehensive and integrated strategy…
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Federal funding for clean energy tech research to double to $775M by 2020
June 7, 2016 by Lab Canada San Francisco, CA – Canada’s federal government is planning to double its funding for clean energy and clean technology research and development, increasing from $387 million in 2014-2015 to $775 million by 2020. Jim Carr, the minister of natural resources,…
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$5M funding for the global fight against Zika virus
May 24, 2016 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The federal government has announced funding of $4.95 million in the global fight against the Zika virus. On February 1, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Zika virus a public health emergency of international concern, as…
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JLab life sciences incubator opens in Toronto
May 24, 2016 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Johnson & Johnson Innovation LLC and its partners have opened JLABS @ Toronto, a new 40,000-square-foot life sciences incubator, providing entrepreneurs shared lab space and offices, modular lab suites and access to scientific, industry and capital funding experts…
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Researchers identify brain cells that aid appetite control
May 20, 2016 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – It is rare for scientists to get clean results without spending a lot of time repeating the same experiment over and over again. But when researchers saw the mice they were working with doubling their weight within…
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New organism named after late professor Donald Low
May 19, 2016 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – An international group of microbiologists has honoured the memory of University of Toronto Professor Donald Low by using his name for a newly discovered strain of bacteria. The group chose the name Corynbacterium lowii to honour Low,…
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Toronto chemist wins prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry Prize
May 19, 2016 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Royal Society of Chemistry has announced that Professor R J Dwayne Miller is its Centenary Prize winner for 2016. Professor Miller is director of the Atomically Resolved Dynamics Department of the Max Planck Institute for the…
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New test to stop bacteria at factory door
May 19, 2016 by Lab Canada London, ON – What began as a conversation between parents at a hockey game could very well lead to the faster detection of a deadly E. coli bacteria, with the potential to drastically improve food safety around the world. “One…
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Scientists map the spread of deadliest ovarian cancer
May 19, 2016 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – BC Cancer Agency researchers are providing critical insight into the invasive spread of the most malignant form of ovarian cancer in a landmark study, published this week in Nature Genetics. This is a first in mapping two…
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Hot tubs and swimming pools are not as clean as you may think
May 19, 2016 by Lab Canada Columbia, SC – Whether water is hot in a tub or cold in a pool, it can bring immediate relief from stress or summer heat. But hot tubs and swimming pools are not always as clean as you might think,…
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Scientists probe how to make a faster ski
May 13, 2016 by Lab Canada Innsbruck, Austria – Although the winter season is behind us, serious skiers are already looking ahead to next season and searching for ways to shave split-seconds off their race times. Now scientists may have a new way to help —…
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