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Nominations open for 2013 life sciences awards
December 4, 2012 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The Faces of Innovation is a celebration of 15 years of the LifeSciences British Columbia Awards, recognizing the leaders in the BC life sciences community who have transformed the life sciences sector while looking toward the leaders…
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CLSI to add new membership categories for 2013
December 4, 2012 by Lab Canada Wayne, PA – The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) says it is set to introduce new membership categories for the coming year. With members around the globe, the organization says it offers a great opportunity for members to connect…
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Study shows hard evidence of link between inflammation and heart disease
December 3, 2012 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) recently participated in the largest genetic study of coronary artery disease (CAD) to date. In the study, researchers from the CARDIoGRAMplusC4D Consortium report the identification of 15 genetic regions newly…
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Program to help young scientists intern in industry
December 3, 2012 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – In an initiative to offer on-the-job training to graduate researchers, the Ontario Brain Institute (OBI) is partnering with the University of Toronto Graduate Enterprise Internship Program (GEI) and the Engineering Career Centre – Faculty of Applied Science…
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Funding supports two bioproducts projects
December 3, 2012 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – Federal funding of $210,000 for two projects will help the Composites Innovation Centre (CIC) evaluate, develop and apply composite material technology using hemp and flax fibre to build high-performance biomaterials. With considerable global interest in developing light-weight…
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Collaboration to boost bioindustrial innovations
December 3, 2012 by Lab Canada Sarnia, ON – The Bioindustrial Innovation Centre (BIC) says it has entered into a collaboration agreement with Fundacion Foro Argentino de Biotecnologia (FAB) in order to foster relations between Argentina and Canada in the bioindustrial innovations sector. “By working together,…
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General Science & ResearchLaboratory
Climate science the focus of new web toolkit
December 3, 2012 by Lab Canada Washington, DC – The American Chemical Society (ACS) today launched a new web-based resource to enhance understanding and communication of the science underpinning global climate change. Intended for ACS’ more than 164,000 members and others, the American Chemical Society Climate…
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University gets biofuel
December 1, 2012 by Lab Canada Biofuel used to produce clean heat and electricity at UBC
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Unlimited free access to books and journals for postdocs
November 30, 2012 by Lab Canada New York, NY – Young scholars who do not have a research position can get free access to scientific books and journals to keep up with their research, Publisher Elsevier launched the initiative, the Postdoc Free Access Passport, and it…
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Partnership yields world-leading energy-saving technologies
November 29, 2012 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – A partnership between the University of Saskatchewan College of Engineering and Saskatoon-based Venmar CES Inc. has yielded new heat exchanger technology that promises to cut building heating and cooling costs by up to 80 per cent. On…
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TB treatment from an anti-parasite drug
November 28, 2012 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – While tuberculosis is not as widespread as it used to be, in 2011, 8.7 million people around the world contracted this disease and 1.4 million died from it, according to the World Health Organization. Some newly discovered…
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UofT supercomputer fastest in Canada
November 27, 2012 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Even with the hype surrounding tablets and smart phones, nothing beats a big heavy computer for power and speed. The newly installed IBM Blue Gene/Q supercomputer at the University of Toronto’s high performance computing facilities is considered…
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Memorial University gets grant to attract and retain top researchers
November 26, 2012 by Lab Canada St. John’s, NL – The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) has granted nine researchers at Memorial University a total of $827,954 to support their innovative research programs. The funding was awarded through the CFI’s Leaders Opportunity Fund, a program designed…
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Umbilical cord cells better at improving cardiac function
November 23, 2012 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Researchers at the University of Toronto, found that umbilical cord cells were 120% more effective than bone marrow cells in improving cardiac function after a heart attack, To stimulate tissue repair and control inflammation most stem cell…
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Innovative health projects get grants
November 22, 2012 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – 51 innovators in 18 low and middle income countries worldwide have received a total of $7 million in grants to pursue bold, creative ideas to tackle health problems in resource-poor countries. Distributed by Grand Challenges Canada, which…
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Collaboration in cancer stem cell research
November 21, 2012 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – With compelling evidence that tigecycline, an FDA-approved antibiotic, is able to selectively target leukemia cells and leukemic stem cells by shutting down their energy supply through the inhibition of mitochondrial protein synthesis, this technology, Based on Dr.…
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Stem cell technology gets investment
November 20, 2012 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Umbilical mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are cells that can differentiate into musculoco-skeletal tissues such as bone, cartilage and muscle. Their ability to generate replacement tissues and affect cellular processes such as inflammation makes them an exciting potential…
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Five researchers take home 25th anniversary Polanyi Prizes
November 19, 2012 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Marking the 25th anniversary of the Polanyi Prize, five of Ontario’s top university researchers are being awarded this year’s prize in recognition of their valuable contribution to the fields of chemistry, literature, physics and physiology/medicine. Established to…
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General Science & ResearchLaboratory
2013 Insight Awards launched
November 15, 2012 by Lab Canada Belfast, Northern Ireland – Rewards visually stunning and scientifically captivating images, spectra, graphics and movies, this worldwide scientific imaging competition are open to entries produced with either Andor equipment or Bitplane software regardless of the technique or application. Researchers can…
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Satellite finds rising carbon dioxide levels in upper atmosphere
November 14, 2012 by Lab Canada Waterloo, ON – A research project has found that human activity is raising levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the uppermost layers of the atmosphere. It is the first hard evidence that such levels are increasing there at a faster…
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Nanotechnology-based cancer drug gets $1.5M development funding
November 14, 2012 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) and MaRS Innovation (MI) have announced $1.5 million in funding from OICR over three years to further develop Cellax™, a nanoparticle drug that could offer an alternative to chemotherapy with…
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Exhibitors compete for SLAS new product award designations
November 14, 2012 by Lab Canada Chicago, IL – The Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) will be honouring up to three exhibiting companies with SLAS New Product Award (NPA) Designations. This will be for presenting new products, at SLAS2013, that are judged to be exceptional…
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Call for IAFP 2013 award nominations
November 13, 2012 by Lab Canada Des Moines, Iowa – The International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) is calling for nominations for their 2013 Association Awards. There are 16 awards to be awarded at their annual meeting held this year July 28-31 at the Charlotte Convention…
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General Science & ResearchLaboratory
Eleven new Research Excellence Chairs to be recruited
November 12, 2012 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Proposals from eight universities have been chosen to recruit Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERCs). The universities have been awarded Canada Excellence Research Chairs in the following areas: École Polytechnique de Montréal—Data Science for Real-Time Decision-Making McGill University—Personalized Pain…
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$30M scientific partnership to focus on water science, infrastructure
November 12, 2012 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Scientists from the University of British Columbia, University of Alberta, University of Toronto and 11 institutions in India are joining forces to tackle urgent issues in both countries with a $30-million partnership. Supported by the Canadian government…
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Webinar on the EU nanomaterial definition
November 12, 2012 by Lab Canada Salisbury, UK – Discussing the impact of the recent EU and JRC publications on the EU’s nanomaterial definition a webinar will be held on Wednesday, November 14. Hosted by NanoSight, providers of nanoparticle characterization technology, the company invites interested parties…
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Is the ELA being sold?
November 9, 2012 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Since the planned shuttering of the Experimental Lakes Area half a year ago there have been many controversies and rumors swirling around this world renown research facility. Recently, the Coalition to Save ELA has been informed that…
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Research animals die in Sandy’s wake
November 9, 2012 by Lab Canada New York, NY – When the back-up generators failed at the New York University (NYU) Langone Medical Center the 300 patients were evacuated safely to other hospitals. The center’s animal research facility was abandoned and the thousands of laboratory mice…
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Malaria champions of the Americas honoured
November 8, 2012 by Lab Canada Washington, DC – About 250 million people around the world suffer from malaria each year and about 655,000 die from the disease. Almost 23 million people live in areas at risk for malaria in the Americas. Although cases declined 59…
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AFM-IR for quantitative nanoscale chemical analysis
November 7, 2012 by Lab Canada Santa Barbara, CA – A new paper authored by Dr Andrea Centrone and his colleagues at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) reported on experiments that carefully studied the AFM-IR signal strength versus sample thickness. The experiments showed…
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Study doubles genetic regions associated with inflammatory bowel diseases
November 6, 2012 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, the two most common forms of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), are chronic inflammatory digestive disorders affecting 230,000 Canadians. An international team of scientists has thrown new light on the genetic basis of…
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