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CML Healthcare unveils automated systems at Mississauga lab
October 7, 2013 by Lab Canada Mississauga, ON – Laboratory services provider CML Healthcare says it has taken a significant step in increasing its throughput and automation by installing two BD Kiestra Total Laboratory Automation (TLA) systems. On September 19, the company held a ribbon-cutting ceremony…
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Independent testing labs protest new contracting arrangements
October 7, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Canadian Council of Independent Laboratories is speaking out against new contracting arrangements being entered into by the Ontario’s provincial government, under which some construction, repair and maintenance projects involving highways and other infrastructure are now being…
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Synchrotron technology helps in soil nitrogen management study
October 7, 2013 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Food security is becoming an increasingly important global issue, and scientists are looking for the best way to maintain the organic matter in soils using different methods of fertilization and crop rotation. In fact, increasing the organic…
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Montreal researcher receives global recognition
October 7, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Innovation in Canada’s forest products sector received international acclaim recently as a Montreal researcher was presented a prestigious award for his ground-breaking work. Dr. Derek Gray received the prestigious Marcus Wallenberg award, considered the “Nobel Prize” for…
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Canadian innovators win in national competition
October 2, 2013 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – Winners of 2013 Ernest C. Manning Innovation Awards were announced this week by Ernest C. Manning Awards Foundation president Jennifer Diakiw. The 2013 winners – from British Columbia, Ontario and Nova Scotia – share $145,000 in prizes.…
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$4.5M funding creates new multidisciplinary research centre
October 1, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A new research centre that focuses on finding scientific methods to establish early childhood risk factors for mental illness is being launched in Montreal with a $4.5 million donation from the Irving Ludmer Family Foundation. The new…
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Short course program ready for Pittcon 2014
October 1, 2013 by Lab Canada Pittsburgh, PA – The course listing for Pittcon 2014’s Short Course program has been finalized and is now available for registration. 2014. Short Courses are taught by industry experts; range from half-day up to two-day classes; and include beginner, intermediate,…
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Stem cell researcher wins 2013 Till & McCulloch Award
October 1, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – A Canadian technology that has the potential to boost the number of stem cells given to patients undergoing transplants of the blood-forming system has been recognized as the most impactful stem cell research paper authored by a…
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Human pain genetics focus of new excellence research chair
September 30, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Dr. Luda Diatchenko has been named Canada excellence research chair (CERC) in human pain genetics at McGill University. Russian-born Dr Diatchenko comes to Canada from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is the first…
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$3.7M funds research projects in Newfoundland
September 30, 2013 by Lab Canada St. John’s, NL – Researchers at Memorial University are receiving a total of $3.7 million in funding from the Research & Development Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador (RDC) to support 34 academic-led research projects. The research is being conducted in…
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NanoSight acquired by Malvern Instruments
September 30, 2013 by Lab Canada Amesbury, UK – Nanoparticle characterization company NanoSight has been acquired by Malvern Instruments. The acquisition was completed on Friday, September 27. NanoSight developed and commercialized a special technology called Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NTA). The company’s instrumentation and software enable the…
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Merck provides $4M in grants for health research in Quebec
September 30, 2013 by Lab Canada Sherbrooke, QC – Merck Canada is reinforcing its commitment to the Quebec life sciences research innovation sector by providing a $4 million grant to the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé (FRQS) for academic research. The FRQS grant will…
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Collaboration focuses on CNC and OSB research
September 25, 2013 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – FPInnovations and Alberta Innovates-Technology Futures (AITF) have entered into two collaborative agreements that strengthen their research partnership in the areas of cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) and engineered composite products. Researchers from both organizations will collaborate to bring together…
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Job picture improves for chemists in US
September 25, 2013 by Lab Canada Washington, DC – With the US economy slowly trudging back from recession and uncertainties remaining about government sequestration, the employment and salary snapshot for chemists and chemical engineers in 2013 shows that salaries and the job market are improving. Results…
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Funding cuts under discussion at town hall meetings
September 23, 2013 by Lab Canada Waterloo, ON – The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) has kicked off a cross-country series of town halls aimed at engaging the public in a discussion about the impact of funding cuts to basic research and the muzzling of…
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$34.5M in Vanier, Banting scholarships announced
September 23, 2013 by Lab Canada Quebec City, QC – A total of 165 new recipients of the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships and 70 new recipients of the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships were announced today. These awards provide the best doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers from Canada…
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$4.5M funding for arthritis research
September 23, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Arthritis Society has announced over $4.5 million in funding to support arthritis research projects across the country. The funding will be used to fund both established researchers as well as provide young investigators with their first…
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$1M research chair focuses on Alzheimer’s Disease
September 23, 2013 by Lab Canada Laval, QC – Professor Charles Ramassamy of the INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier Centre has been named the inaugural chairholder of the new Louise and André Charron Research Chair in Alzheimer’s Disease. Funded by a $1 million gift over five years from the…
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Health sciences community mourns passing of Dr. Donald Low
September 19, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Canada’s health sciences community is mourning the death yesterday of Dr. Donald Low, a well-known and highly respected microbiologist. Dr. Low was microbiologist-in-chief at Mount Sinai Hospital from 1985 until his recent retirement, as well as medical…
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$5M funding for project aimed at eliminating HIV/AIDS
September 18, 2013 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – With funding from Genome BC and others, a new $5M project aims to develop an improved HIV drug-resistance test, real-time drug resistance surveillance and better methods for personalizing treatment of HIV based on each patient’s unique DNA.…
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Alfa Aesar acquires Biomedical Technologies
September 17, 2013 by Lab Canada Heysham, UK – Research chemical manufacturer Alfa Aesar says it has completed the purchase of Biomedical Technologies (BTI) of Stoughton, MA. BTI has been manufacturing life science research products for more than 30 years. Its product line includes specialty proteins,…
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Scientists stand up for science in rallies across Canada
September 16, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Thousands of scientists and concerned citizens participated in rallies across Canada today, voicing their concern for the state of science in the public interest. Speakers highlighted that the health of public science impacts all of us and…
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$12M supports new dairy research cluster
September 16, 2013 by Lab Canada Embrun, ON – The Dairy Farmers of Canada has received $12 million from the federal government to lead a research cluster. The plan is to bring together scientific expertise for research in key areas such as sustainable milk production, dairy…
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Weather patterns play significant role in seasonal flu
September 13, 2013 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – Influenza is like a cloud, moving across Canada with the fall weather, McMaster University researchers have found. They have established that the spread of seasonal flu in Canada is tied to low temperature and low humidity and…
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Bruker acquires Prairie Technologies
September 13, 2013 by Lab Canada Billerica, MA – Bruker Corporation says it has acquired Prairie Technologies, a provider of life science fluorescence microscopy products. Headquartered near Madison, Wisconsin, privately held Prairie pioneered the use of multiphoton fluorescence microscopy. Its multiphoton product offerings facilitate discoveries in…
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Conferee registration opens for Pittcon 2014
September 13, 2013 by Lab Canada Pittsburgh, PA – Conferee registration with an early bird discount is now open for Pittcon 2014, the world’s largest annual conference and exposition for laboratory science, which is being held March 2-6, at McCormick Place South in Chicago. A discount…
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Early-onset Parkinson’s disease linked to genetic deletion
September 10, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Scientists at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and University Health Network (UHN) have found a new link between early-onset Parkinson’s disease and a piece of DNA missing from chromosome 22. The findings help shed…
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$7M funding supports crop research alliance
September 9, 2013 by Lab Canada Woodstock, ON – The Canadian Field Crop Research Alliance (CFCRA) has received $7 million in funding from the federal government to lead a research cluster in developing improved strains of grains. The alliance will bring together scientific expertise for research…
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Cell membrane protein discovery uses NMR spectroscopy
September 9, 2013 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON – University of Guelph physics professors Vladimir Ladizhansky and Leonid Brown say they have perfected ways to determine the structure of large proteins found in cell membranes throughout the body. Their work may help drug companies and other…
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Clinical research centre to open in Laval
September 9, 2013 by Lab Canada Laval, QC – Servier Canada, the Canadian subsidiary of the Servier Research Group, the second largest French pharmaceutical company, has begun construction of a Centre of Excellence in Clinical Research at its Laval location. This new 30,000 square-foot complex represents…
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Accelrys acquires EH&S compliance provider ChemSW
September 9, 2013 by Lab Canada San Diego, CA – Scientific innovation lifecycle management software provider Accelrys has acquired ChemSW, an environmental health & safety compliance (EH&S) solutions provider. Accelrys says the acquisition will enable it to provide solutions for managing and tracking the source, use…
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