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$30.4M in CFI funding supports research infrastructure
April 14, 2014 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – The Canada Foundation for Innovation has announced $30.4 million in funding through the John R. Evans Leaders Fund. A total of 149 facilities at 32 universities across the country are receiving the funding. The support will provide…
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Biomedical research centre receives $4M funding
April 14, 2014 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – Funding of $4 million is being provided to the McMaster-Fraunhofer Project Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing (BEAM) by the Ontario government. The joint project is anticipated to create up to 100 jobs and attract top…
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$5M creates new health research facility
April 14, 2014 by Lab Canada Sudbury, ON – Ontario’s Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) is providing $5 million to help create a new health facility in Sudbury to conduct research on cancer, infectious diseases and vaccines. With the funding support, the Advanced Medical Research…
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Global warming – just a giant natural fluctuation?
April 14, 2014 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – An analysis of temperature data since 1500 all but rules out the possibility that global warming in the industrial era is just a natural fluctuation in the earth’s climate, according to a new study by McGill University…
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Promising agents burst through superbug defenses in fighting antibiotic resistance
April 11, 2014 by Lab Canada Columbia, SC – In the fight against superbugs, scientists have discovered a class of agents that can make some of the most notorious strains vulnerable to the same antibiotics that they once handily shrugged off. The report on the promising…
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Killam Prizes honour Canada’s top minds
April 9, 2014 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Five of Canada’s top scientists and scholars have been honoured with 2014 Killam Prizes. Awarded each year by the Canada Council for the Arts, the prizes include $100,000 to each recipient. “The Canada Council joins all Canadians in paying tribute…
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Study shows how immune system kills abnormal blood cells
April 9, 2014 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A team of researchers at the IRCM, led by Dr. André Veillette, explains how our immune system kills abnormal blood cells. Their discovery, recently published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, could eventually lead to new treatment…
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$2M grant supports personalized treatment in cancer
April 7, 2014 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Merck Canada has announced a $2-million grant to the Quebec – Consortium de recherche en oncologie clinique (Q-CROC). The grant will go towards biomarker-driven clinical research for personalized medicine in cancer, notably in the framework of a…
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Breast cancer researchers gain funding in new award program
April 7, 2014 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The first competition for the annual Anita Cochrane Memorial Awards were recently held and five BC Cancer Agency researchers won a total of $34,903. The applicants were awarded funding for pilot studies in the field of breast…
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ORION live research network completes 400G trial
April 7, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Ontario Research and Innovation Optical Network (ORION) has successfully completed the first North American field test of a high-capacity 400G live research, education and innovation (RE&I) network. The test, which took place last week, marks the…
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Pittcon announces 2014 Editors’ Awards for innovative new instruments
April 7, 2014 by Lab Canada Pittsburgh, PA – The Pittcon Editors’ Awards, managed and run by editors in the industry, are fast becoming an important event at Pittcon, the world’s largest annual conference and exposition for laboratory science. This year’s award recipients include Texas Instruments…
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$37.5M renews 3 major Ontario Brain Institute programs
April 7, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Ontario Brian Institute (OBI) has received $37.5 million funding over five-years from Ontario’s provincial government to renew and support three major brain research programs. The renewed programs are: POND Network (The Province of Ontario Neurodevelopmental Disorders…
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$3 million supports mining and exploration research
April 4, 2014 by Lab Canada St. John’s, NL – Newfoundland’s Research & Development Corporation (RDC) has renewed the GeoEXPLORE program, providing it with $3 million in funding for mineral and petroleum-related research and development projects over the next three years. To date, RDC has invested…
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$89M awarded to Canada Research Chairs; $3.7M for infrastructure
April 1, 2014 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The federal government has announced support for 102 new and renewed Canada Research Chairs at 33 post-secondary institutions across the country. The funding total for this round is $88.8 million. A full list of chairholders receiving funding…
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ELA saved as IISD assumes operation of renowned research area
April 1, 2014 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON -Three agreements have been signed involving the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), Ontario’s provincial government and the federal government that together ensure the long-term operation of the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) research facility. “This opens a fresh,…
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Executives named for Alberta’s new environmental monitoring agency
April 1, 2014 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – The Alberta government has named Lorne Taylor and Greg Taylor, respectively, as chair and vice-chair of Alberta’s new arm’s-length environmental monitoring agency. The new agency, the Alberta Environmental Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Agency (AEMERA), was created by…
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Xerox Research Centre Canada signs materials research services agreement
April 1, 2014 by Lab Canada Mississauga, ON – The Xerox Research Centre Canada says it has signed a multi-year materials research services agreement with Dallas-based Authentix, a provider of anti-counterfeiting, brand protection and program integrity solutions for the oil and gas industry; currency, branded products…
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Beer marinade reduces levels of PAHs in grilled meats
March 26, 2014 by Lab Canada Washington, DC – Despite this year’s long and harsh winter, the smells of summer — the sweet fragrance of newly opened flowers, the scent of freshly cut grass and the aroma of meats cooking on the backyard grill — will…
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Parental addictions associated with adult children’s arthritis
March 26, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The adult children of parents who were addicted to alcohol or drugs are more likely to have arthritis, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Toronto. Investigators examined a group of 13,036 adults…
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Gairdner Award winners for 2014 include McMaster scientist
March 26, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Gairdner Foundation has this morning announced the winners of the 2014 Canada Gairdner Awards, recognizing some of the most significant medical discoveries from around the world. This year’s winners include McMaster University’s Dr. Salim Yusuf, who…
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$405,000 awarded to accelerate research in BC
March 24, 2014 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The Innovation Support Fund, established in 2010 by the BC Cancer Foundation and BC Cancer Agency, is enabling cancer researchers to accelerate research discoveries throughout the province with a $405,000 investment in equipment and technology needs. The…
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BC cancer biobank registers 10,000 participants
March 24, 2014 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The PREDICT (Personal Response Determinants in Cancer Therapy) program at the BC Cancer Agency says it has registered 10,000 participants. The program launched as a pilot project in 2006, and was the first of its kind in…
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New program to link SMEs with research institutions
March 24, 2014 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) has announced a new program it says is aimed at helping small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) access the business and technical services they need to get innovative products and services…
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Ottawa Researchers find new heart-protective protein
March 24, 2014 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Researchers from the Ottawa Heart Institute have found a new heart failure-protective protein. In findings published this month in Nature Communications, the researchers detail the protective role of a new protein called HACE1. They had found it…
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$2M supports research projects in Saskatchewan
March 24, 2014 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Through its Innovation and Science Fund, Saskatchewan’s provincial government is providing just over $2 million to nine research projects at the University of Saskatchewan. This funding includes almost $1.3 million for the BioXAS: Life Science Beamline for…
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$2M funding for nutritional sciences project
March 24, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Canadian Insititutes of Health Research (CIHR) has announced $2-million in funding to support the work of Dr. Deborah O’Connor, senior associate scientist and registered dietitian, SickKids, and nutritional sciences professor at University of Toronto, as well…
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New partnership to advance research, commercialization
March 18, 2014 by Lab Canada Waterloo, ON – The University of Waterloo today signed a partnership agreement with Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. The alliance brings together some of the top minds in quantum information science, nanotechnology and water for pure and applied research. “As two…
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Studies show bees’ remarkable learning feats
March 18, 2014 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON – They may have tiny brains, but bumblebees are capable of some remarkable learning feats, especially when they might get a tasty reward, according to two studies by University of Guelph researchers. PhD student Hamida Mirwan and Prof.…
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$700,000 Killam Fellowship winners announced
March 18, 2014 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Canada Council for the Arts this morning announced the recipients of the 2014 Killam Research Fellowships. With these fellowships, the researchers will be able to advance research in a wide range of areas including low-cost production…
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Rare mineral points to vast ‘oceans’ beneath the Earth
March 17, 2014 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – An international team of scientists led by Graham Pearson, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Arctic Resources at the University of Alberta, has discovered the first-ever sample of a mineral called ringwoodite. Analysis of the mineral shows it…
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$7M supports transformative research in Alberta
March 17, 2014 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – The Alberta Cancer Foundation is providing $7 million to four new research programs across the province, all of which are designed to transform patient outcomes. The organization says this new “transformative program” funding is the first step…
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