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$16M funding supports research into chronic health conditions
May 11, 2016 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has announced funding of $16 million over five years for eight new research teams to study the role of environmental and genetic factors in chronic conditions such as asthma, diabetes,…
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada to hire 135 scientists
May 11, 2016 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The federal department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada has announced it will hire 135 research scientists, biologists, oceanographers and technicians through a national recruitment campaign. Funding for the recruitment is part of $197 million funding over five…
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First winners of Governor General’s Innovation Awards are announced
May 11, 2016 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Canadian innovators, including several scientists, have been named as the inaugural winners of the Governor General’s Innovation Awards (GGIA). The awards recognize and celebrate outstanding Canadian individuals, teams and organizations whose exceptional and transformative work help shape…
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International cancer genome consortium will link genomics to clinical data
April 29, 2016 by Lab Canada New Orleans, LA – The International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC) has announced plans to launch the International Cancer Genome Consortium for Medicine (ICGCmed), a new phase in the consortium’s evolution that will link genomics to clinical information and health. …
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Researchers find cause of rare gastric cancer
April 27, 2016 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – An international study with BC Cancer Agency researchers has discovered the genetic cause of a rare gastric condition that can lead to stomach cancer. The team, including Dr. David Huntsman, distinguished scientist at the BC Cancer…
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$4M partnership to study personalized medicine in oncology
April 22, 2016 by Lab Canada Moncton, NB – The Exactis Innovation Personalize My Treatment (PMT) research initiative is receiving $2 million in funding from Merck, along with $1 million each from the Cancer Research Society (CRS) and the New Brunswick Health Research Foundation (NBHRF). …
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Biobank launches in BC with $1.25M funding
April 21, 2016 by Lab Canada Victoria. BC – Northern BC will soon have the first biobank of its kind in the province. A collection of biological samples that capture valuable health info about the local community, the Northern Biobank Initiative Phase 2 will help researchers…
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Killam prizes announced, $1M awarded to Canadian scholars
April 21, 2016 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Canada Council for the Arts has announced the recipients of the 2016 Killam Program awards. The Canada Council Killam Program was inaugurated in 1967 with a donation by Mrs. Dorothy J. Killam in memory of her…
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Genome BC names new chief executive officer
April 21, 2016 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Genome BC has named Pascal Spothelfer as its new president & chief executive officer beginning Monday, June 6. Dr. Spothelfer joins Genome BC with a great deal of business and commercialization experience. His past work has…
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Researchers hope to change the face of sepsis treatment
April 21, 2016 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The human and financial cost of sepsis is staggering. Of the World Health Organization’s top 10 causes of death, four fulfill the definition of sepsis. Sepsis occurs when infection results in systemic inflammation and is termed ‘severe…
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Quebec researchers receive excellence awards
April 21, 2016 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Québec’s chief scientist, Rémi Quirion, has announced the three winners of the province’s 2016 Research Professionals Excellence Awards. The winners are: Award winner, Fonds Nature et technologies: Denise Tremblay, research professional in Professor Sylvain Moineau’s laboratory, Department…
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The impact of anti-odour clothing on the environment
April 21, 2016 by Lab Canada Tempe, AZ – Anti-odour athletic clothes containing silver nanoparticles have gained a foothold among exercise buffs, but questions have arisen over how safe and effective they are. Now scientists report in ACS’ journal Environmental Science & Technology that silver nanoparticles…
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Recyclable foam is made from sugar derivative
April 21, 2016 by Lab Canada Minneapolis, MN – Polyurethanes in products from cushy sofas to stretchy spandex have made sitting, sleeping and walking more comfortable. But once they have served their purpose, most of the non-degradable materials pile up in landfills. Now scientists report in…
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Grants boost engineering research into optical tech and lab-grown tissues
April 15, 2016 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Two international collaborative research programs led by University of Toronto Engineering professors have received major grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council. The funding will help train a new generation of experts in leading edge…
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Robots could get ‘touchy’ with self-powered smart skin
April 15, 2016 by Lab Canada Beijing, China – Smart synthetic skins have the potential to allow robots to touch and sense what’s around them, but keeping them powered up and highly sensitive at low cost has been a challenge. Now scientists report in the journal…
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$1.3M research chair in airway inflammation named at University of Alberta
April 14, 2016 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – The University of Alberta’s Harissios Vliagoftis has been appointed GSK-CIHR chair in airway inflammation. The chair – which grows out of an existing partnership between the University of Alberta, GlaxoSmithKline Inc. (GSK), and the Canadian Institutes of…
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Lab safety the focus of new recommendations
April 14, 2016 by Lab Canada Washington, DC – University-wide efforts to renew and strengthen a culture of research safety are necessary to avoid tragic accidents, according to a guide released this week by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities’ (APLU) Task Force on Laboratory…
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Buchi acquires laboratory instrument lines from Grace
April 14, 2016 by Lab Canada Flawil, Switzerland – Büchi Labortechnik AG, a manufacturer of laboratory instruments for R&D, quality control and production, says it has acquired the high performance Reveleris Flash Chromatography Systems, Graceresolv, and Alltech ELSD 3300 product lines from W. R. Grace &…
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$2.1M translational health chair awarded to Alberta researcher
April 12, 2016 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Alberta Innovates-Health Solutions (AIHS) and the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry have awarded the AIHS Translational Health Chair in Cardio-Oncology to Gopinath Sutendra, PhD. Sutendra, an assistant professor in the Faculty of Medicine &…
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$14M funding for research projects at Simon Fraser
April 12, 2016 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Nearly $14 million in provincial funding through the BC Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF) has been awarded to researchers Simon Fraser University (SFU) to support five projects in the areas of health and life sciences. The projects…
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New anti-cancer agent to be commercialized in Quebec partnership
April 12, 2016 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Esperas Pharma is partnering with Quebec Clinical Research Organization in Cancer (Q-CROC) in a project to develop a new oral anticancer agent called ESP-01. The agent will be developed by Esperas for the next three and a…
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Sustainable energy development projects get XPS spectrometer with CFI support
April 12, 2016 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) will develop materials critical to sustainable energy development and other fields through $577,000 funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). The project received the funding from the…
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Challenges of using big data in chemicals regulations to be probed at upcoming forum
April 5, 2016 by Lab Canada Helsinki, Finland – The use of big data holds great promise for regulators and industry alike in the world’s chemicals sector. In the past decade or so, regulations on chemicals control have generated huge amounts of data for international authorities…
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Dr Janet Rossant wins Henry G Friesen International Prize in Health Research
April 5, 2016 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Internationally renowned developmental and stem cell biologist Dr. Janet Rossant has won the 2016 Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research. Her research has demonstrated the origin of cells in the early embryo that can give…
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Big data collaboration to further OICR’s research capabilities
April 5, 2016 by Lab Canada Portland, OR – The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) is joining a pioneering big data management platform called the Collaborative Cancer Cloud along with Knight Cancer Institute at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and…
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New wine analysis lab coming to Nova Scotia
March 31, 2016 by Lab Canada Wolfville, NS – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has announced funding of $487,960 over two years to establish a new wine analysis lab at Acadia University. Nova Scotia currently has 20 wineries and the industry produces about 1.8 million litres of…
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Agrifood research collaborations get $5M boost
March 31, 2016 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Quebec’s provincial government has allocated $1 million per year for five years for the creation of the McGill Agrifood Innovation Network (M.A.I.N.), to be led by the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and CTAQ (Conseil de la…
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$62M in funding for new research networks that tackle chronic diseases
March 31, 2016 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Through the federal government’s Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR), the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) is providing a total of $62.25 million to support five new pan-Canadian research networks in chronic disease over five years. The…
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Federal budget includes fresh focus on science and research
March 24, 2016 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The federal government’s new budget, unveiled this week, includes measures to help strengthen Canada’s science and research base, particularly by investing in infrastructure at post-secondary institutions and federal laboratories. A new Post-Secondary Institutions Strategic Investment Fund…
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Canada Gairdner Awards honour CRISPR-Cas, HIV/AIDS research leaders
March 23, 2016 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Gairdner Foundation today announced the winners of the 2016 Canada Gairdner Awards, recognizing some of the most significant medical discoveries from around the world. This year the awards centre on two defining themes including the revolutionary…
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$11M gift boosts quantum materials research at UBC
March 22, 2016 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The University of British Columbia is has received an $11 million gift to support quantum materials research at the university from diamond pioneer and philanthropist Stewart Blusson and his wife, Marilyn. In recognition of the gift, the…
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