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Canada’s top researchers in science and engineering are recognized, celebrated
June 7, 2010 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The winners of Canada’s top science and engineering awards, including the Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering — the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)’s top science prize — have been…
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Large pinch clamp prevents leakage during transfer and disposal
June 7, 2010 Laboratory Product News White ratchet-style pinch clamp for 19 mm OD tubing has adjustable levels for fluid control. It is designed with through holes in the sides to work with the manufacturer’s non-reopening ties securing the clamp in the closed position and preventing…
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Analyzer tests liquid, highly viscous and solid samples
June 7, 2010 Laboratory Product News Cleveland open cup flash point and fire point analyzer automatically tests both liquid and highly viscous liquid and solid samples according to the ASTM D92 and ISO 2592 standards. The bench-top instrument comes ready for testing with automatic test routines,…
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Laser interferometer calibrator is portable and fast
June 7, 2010 Laboratory Product News Newly designed laser interferometer calibration system allows a 4X faster slew rate, 10X higher dynamic data capture rate, and a high degree of total system accuracy in a smaller, lighter and more portable package. The instrument brings nanometre-level motion analysis…
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Bunsen burner has safety control system
June 7, 2010 Laboratory Product News Special safety Bunsen burner is a safe alternative for all traditional Bunsen or alcohol burner applications. The unit is suited for all flame-related applications in the laboratory. A 15-millimeter precision flame allows safe sterilization of microbiological instruments as well as…
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Evaporative sample preparation for clinical and diagnostic testing
June 7, 2010 Laboratory Product News Genevac presents a new web-resource that brings together the latest technological innovations, applications advances and links to references that detail the current scope of evaporative sample preparation techniques as used in clinical and diagnostic testing which improve efficiency and data…
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Innovation awards recognize Ontario’s local talent
June 1, 2010 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Ten people and businesses have been selected as the 2010 winners of Ontario’s Premier’s Innovation Awards. The awards provide funding that ranges from $200,000 to $5 million. The 2010 awards include the Premier’s Summit Awards in Medical…
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LaboratoryLife Sciences
$2.3M funding for nerve repair and regeneration research centre
June 1, 2010 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – The Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI) nerve repair and regeneration facility at the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Medicine is receiving $2.3 million in funding from the Canada-Alberta Western Economic Partnership Agreement (WEPA), the University of Calgary, and…
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Inaugural Canada Excellence Research Chairs will help build expertise in strategic areas
June 1, 2010 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The federal government has announced the 19 inaugural recipients of the prestigious Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERCs) program. The CERC program was announced 2008 as part of the federal government’s science and technology strategy to help build…
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Partnership encourages growth in Alberta’s life sciences sector
June 1, 2010 by Lab Canada Chicago, IL – Johnson & Johnson Corporate Office of Science and Technology (COSAT) and the Alberta government have signed an agreement to explore collaborative opportunities in health research and innovation. The two groups will assess opportunities for collaboration, funding, management…
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Funding improves forestry testing centre
June 1, 2010 by Lab Canada Fredericton, NB – The University of New Brunswick’s (UNB) Wood Science and Technology Centre (WSTC) is enhancing its testing capabilities due to new funding of more than $200,000 from the federal and provincial governments. The WSTC will purchase equipment to…
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Northern fishing research vessel receives extra funding
June 1, 2010 by Lab Canada Iqaluit, NU – The federal government and the territorial government of Nunavut have announced joint support for a new fisheries research vessel that will be operated by the Government of Nunavut. The federal government has announced $320,000 federal funding in…
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LaboratoryLife Sciences
London scientist receive cancer research funding
May 17, 2010 by Lab Canada London, ON – Three London scientists are receiving new funding from the Canadian Cancer Society for their work in cancer research. Dr Eugene Wong, with the London Regional Cancer Centre, Dr John Lewis at the Lawson Health Research Institute, and…
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Society for Biomolecular Sciences and Association for Laboratory Automation set to come together later this year
May 17, 2010 by Lab Canada Chicago, IL & Danbury, CT – For most of the past two years, the leaders of the Society for Biomolecular Sciences (SBS) and the Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA) have been strategizing a merger to unite their scientific societies as…
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LaboratoryLife Sciences
Steve Scherer to lead $50M genomic medicine program at McLaughlin Centre
May 10, 2010 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The University of Toronto has announced geneticist Dr Steve Scherer as the new director of the McLaughlin Centre. This new phase of what was previously known as the McLaughlin Centre for Molecular Medicine, will emphasize the advancement…
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Paul Lasko appointed scientific director of CIHR’s Institute of Genetics
May 10, 2010 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Dr Paul Lasko has been appointed scientific director of Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)’s Institute of Genetics. “Dr Lasko is a welcome addition to the CIHR leadership team,” said Dr Beaudet, president of the CIHR. “His…
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CommercializationLaboratoryLife Sciences
New funding for bioscience companies in Ontario
May 3, 2010 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A new commercialization strategy providing access to an initial round of special financing from Ontario’s provincial government will help the province’s bioscience companies fund advancement of their programs to treat, prevent and diagnose disease. The program is…
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Nearly $16M in operating funds announced for Canadian Light Source
May 3, 2010 by Lab Canada Regina, SK – Canadian Light Source (CLS) — Canada’s national centre for synchrotron research — is receiving $4 million over the next four years from Western Economic Diversification Canada. At the same time, Saskatchewan’s provincial government announced funding of $11.7…
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LaboratoryLife Sciences
New research service increases access to peer-reviewed medical literature
May 3, 2010 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – PubMed Central Canada (PMC Canada) is a newly launched service that will allow Canadian researchers to contribute to a growing, searchable digital archive of published Canadian health research. It is the result of a partnership between the…
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LaboratoryLife SciencesNew Facilities
Virology institute at University of Alberta to be founded with landmark donation
April 27, 2010 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – The University of Alberta has received a $28-million gift from the Li Ka Shing (Canada) Foundation – the largest cash gift in the university’s history – and $52.5 million in new related funding from Alberta’s provincial government.…
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Nearly $28M supports research across the country
April 27, 2010 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) has awarded nearly $28 million to support research projects across Canada. “The CFI is proud to support the innovative researchers of this nation to tackle today’s pressing research challenges,” said Dr…
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CommercializationLaboratoryLife Sciences
Cancer research technologies receive commercialization funding
April 27, 2010 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) says it has made equity investments in three promising Ontario technologies to accelerate their commercialization. “These technologies hold exceptional promise in the advancement of personalized cancer medicine,” said Frank Stonebanks,…
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LaboratoryLife Sciences
Eppendorf and Akonni Biosystems announce joint marketing agreement
April 27, 2010 by Lab Canada Hauppauge, NY & Frederick, MD – Eppendorf North America and Akonni Biosystems today announced that they have entered into a joint marketing agreement to promote Akonni Biosystems TruTipTM nucleic acid extraction kits configured for use with the Eppendorf epMotion® automated…
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LaboratoryLife Sciences
$11.5M for stem cell therapy research
April 26, 2010 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – Ontario’s provincial government has announced $11.5 million in funding support Dr Mick Bhatia and his team of 15 researchers at McMaster University, who are developing stem cell-based therapies. Dr Bhatia has already made several important advances in…
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Genomics centre receives nearly $4M in funding
April 26, 2010 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Livestock Gentec, formerly the Alberta Bovine Genomics Program, is receiving nearly $4 million in new funding – $2.25 million from Bio Solutions and the $1.5 million from the Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency. The funding builds on…
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Research reveals chemical PFO(A) is airborne
April 22, 2010 by Lab Canada Peterborough, ON – Research by Trent University chemistry professor Dr David Ellis has potentially proven that perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a toxic, anthropogenic chemical, is being transported through the air, thereby making it a much greater threat to humans and the…
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LaboratoryNew Technology & Applications
National clean energy research fuelled with $25M funding
April 19, 2010 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – Alberta’s provincial government is providing $25-million provincial for a University of Calgary-anchored, nation-wide research network that will bring together more than 100 experts to advance clean energy development in Canada. The funding to Carbon Management Canada will…
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New presidents at both NRC and CFI
April 19, 2010 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – New presidents have been announced for both the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). John McDougall was recently named as the new president of the NRC, and has now assumed…
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International Cancer Genome Consortium plans to sequence 25,000 cancer genomes
April 16, 2010 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC) has released a plan to decode the genomes from 25,000 cancer samples and create a resource of freely available data that will help cancer researchers around the world. The plan outlines…
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LaboratoryLife Sciences
Canadian network awarded research funding from National Parkinson Foundation
April 16, 2010 by Lab Canada Miami, FL – A Canadian research network is one of four clinical research groups sharing $1 million in funding from the National Parkinson Foundation (NPF). The research NPF is funding will help advance the field in two key areas: early…
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Genomics research competition is launched
April 16, 2010 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – Genome Alberta has launched a competition for bovine and swine genomics research projects that will contribute to the success and growth of Alberta’s highly competitive livestock and meat industry. The competition is open to researchers based at…
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