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New guidelines streamline biosafety requirements for labs
June 24, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The first edition of the Canadian Biosafety Standards and Guidelines (CBSG) has been issued jointly by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The CBSG details the biosafety requirements for…
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Translational cancer research programs share $52M funding
June 24, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Numerous cancer research programs are sharing a total of $52 million in funding from the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR). The funding focuses on key areas of translational research, including cancer stem cells, drug discovery, genomics,…
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$10M greenhouse facility triples research capacity
June 17, 2013 by Lab Canada London, ON – A new $10 million, state-of-art greenhouse facility at the Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre (SCPFRC) has officially opened. Canadian farmers stand to benefit from research focused on improving crop quality, productivity, and disease and insect…
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General Science & ResearchLaboratory
Impact of climate change in cold regions focus of large new study
June 13, 2013 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – Four University of Calgary researchers – Ann-Lise Norman, Ed Johnson, Masaki Hayashi, and Shawn Marshall – have been awarded a total of $418,100 over five years to explore the impact of climate change on the water cycle…
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New brain imaging study probes how humans use tools
June 12, 2013 by Lab Canada London, ON – Using brain imaging, researchers at Western University and Queen’s University have revealed new insights into how the human brain supports the use of everyday tools like plastic tongs. Jody Culham from Western’s Brain and Mind Institute and…
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New model tests treatments against aggressive breast cancers
June 12, 2013 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – Scientists at Dalhousie Medical School have developed a new and effective way to test potential new treatments for aggressive, metabolically active HER2-positive breast cancers. Dr. Paola Marignani is principal investigator of the team of scientists that has…
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New oil recovery lab gets $3M support
June 11, 2013 by Lab Canada St John’s, NF – To support research and identify new ways to optimize oil recovery, the Research & Development Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador (RDC) and the Hibernia Management and Development Company Ltd. (HDMC) are providing $1.635- and $1.7-million respectively…
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How do immune cells detect infections?
June 10, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – How do immune cells manage to sort through vast numbers of similar-looking proteins within the body to detect foreign invaders and fight infections? McGill University researchers are using computer simulations to shed light on this puzzle. “For…
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New website highlights Quebec’s research strengths
June 6, 2013 by Lab Canada Montréal, QC – Québec’s chief scientist Rémi Quirion has launched Le Québec en recherche, a new web space that highlights the excellence of Québec researchers and research students in natural sciences and engineering, health sciences, social sciences and humanities and…
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Bruker, 3M sign MALDI technology license agreement
June 6, 2013 by Lab Canada Bremen, Germany – Bruker Corporation says it has signed an exclusive patent license agreement with 3M Company, which allows Bruker to include 3M patented innovations relating to matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry imaging. The licensed 3M patents are…
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Research grants should not be tied to commercialization: study
June 5, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Canadian universities lag behind their US counterparts in generating technology transfer between academic research and companies, and improved policies are needed to address the problem, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In…
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Bioeconomy and genomics research get major funding push
June 3, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Gary Goodyear, federal minister of state (science and technology), today unveiled a new program to spur the growth of Canada’s bioeconomy, as well as renewal of funding for other genomic research programs. “Genomics is a foundational piece…
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LaboratoryLife Sciences
Brain researchers to become ‘neuroentrepreneurs’
June 3, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) and the Ontario Brain Institute (OBI) have joined forces and are providing $400,000 to turn Ontariobased neuroscience researchers into ‘neuroentrepreneurs’ and their work into viable companies. Jointly funded through the OCEOBI Entrepreneurship…
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LaboratoryLife Sciences
Record $4.5M funding for Alzheimer research
June 3, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Canadian researchers pursuing answers to Alzheimer’s disease have just been awarded $4.5 million in funding, including a record $4 million from the Alzheimer Society of Canada’s Alzheimer Society Research Program (ASRP). The money will be provided to…
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Spray-on flat lens bends UV light
June 3, 2013 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – A team of researchers, including a University of British Columbia engineer, have made a breakthrough utilizing spray-on technology that could revolutionize the way optical lenses are made and used. Kenneth Chau, an assistant professor in the School…
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LaboratoryLife Sciences
CF-related metabolic disorders targetted in pioneering lab
May 27, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Biomedical research institution IRCM has created a new clinic subspecialized in the metabolic disorders associated with cystic fibrosis (CF), in collaboration with the CHUM (Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal). The IRCM and the IRCM Foundation also…
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General Science & ResearchLaboratory
Tech projects get $1.9M funding for research
May 27, 2013 by Lab Canada St John’s, NL – Twelve business-led projects are receiving a total of $1.8 million in support from the Research & Development Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador (RDC). The funding supports small- and medium-sized businesses in areas ranging from ocean technology…
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Scientists find antibody genes not universal
May 27, 2013 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Drugs and vaccinations that are designed to treat entire populations may be missing their mark, according to a new study from a team of North American scientists, including lead researcher Felix Breden, professor and departmental chair of…
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Protecting Great Lakes focus of $6.7M research project
May 27, 2013 by Lab Canada Windsor, ON – The Great Lakes are under constant stress from pollution, habitat loss, climate change, invasive species and over-exploitation, but a group of University of Windsor researchers have received about $6.7 million in research dollars to find ways to…
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Drug-resistant cancer target of study
May 24, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Re-routing anti-cancer drugs to the ‘power plants’ that make energy to keep cells alive is a promising but long-neglected approach to preventing emergence of the drug-resistant forms of cancer — source of a serious medical problem, scientists…
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Scientists map mega genomes of spruce species
May 23, 2013 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – In two studies, Canadian and Swedish scientists have released genome sequences of two of the most economically important forest trees in the world. The genomic maps are expected to revolutionize how forest industry policymakers and researchers manage…
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Basic research gets boost with $413M in Discovery Grant awards
May 21, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Canada’s federal government is committed to supporting basic research, says Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology). He made the comment today at the awarding of $413 million in Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of…
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Climate change research projects share $32M in funding
May 21, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Federal funding of over $32 million in research funding over five years will support seven environmental projects. The funding is being provided through the Climate Change and Atmospheric Research (CCAR) initiative. Established in 2011, CCAR is administered…
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LaboratoryLife Sciences
Top award for renowned Alzheimer’s researcher
May 17, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Professor Peter St George-Hyslop, a world-renowned molecular geneticist who is director of the University of Toronto’s Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, has won one of Europe’s top health awards for his pioneering work on the…
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Blockbuster $5M funding supports collaborative mining industry research
May 15, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – What is said to be the largest grant ever awarded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), through its Collaborative Research and Development program, is supporting a massive nationwide research project led by the mining…
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Clean tech projects get $82M in funding
May 15, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Natural Resources Canada’s ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative (ecoEII) is providing $82 million in support for 55 projects across Canada in the area of clean technologies. Of these, 15 will be pre-commercialization demonstration projects to test the feasibility of…
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Proteomics luminary to deliver plenary lecture at Pittcon 2014
May 14, 2013 by Lab Canada Pittsburgh, PA – Steven Carr, director of proteomics at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, will deliver the Wallace H. Coulter Plenary Lecture at Pittcon 2014. Dr. Carr is internationally recognized as a leader in the development of novel…
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LaboratoryMaterials Science
$1.8M funding for research into new battery technology
May 14, 2013 by Lab Canada Waterloo, ON – A nanotechnology research project to explore new battery chemistries that could lead to high-density energy storage has been awarded funding from Natural Resources Canada’s ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative. Led by Professor Linda Nazar of the Faculty of Science…
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Study discovers path to extreme antibiotic resistance in P. aeruginosa
May 14, 2013 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – Combining two mutations in non-essential genes can lead to extreme antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, one of the leading causes of hospital-inquired infections. These findings come from a new study published in the journal Antimicrobial Agents and…
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Commercialization program boosts Alberta-Finland ties
May 13, 2013 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Alberta Innovates-Technology Futures has issued a second call for proposals for the Alberta – Finland Innovation and Commercialization Program. The $2 million program allows small to medium-sized Alberta companies to partner with Finnish companies in clean technologies,…
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Sanofi opens new HQ in Laval
May 13, 2013 by Lab Canada Laval, QC – Pharmaceutical company Sanofi Canada has opened a new head office in Laval. “As part of Laval’s Biotech City, we remain committed to bringing innovative new medicines to Quebec and Canada, and hope to those living with diabetes,…
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