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Dalton Pharma Services completes GMP oligonucleotide manufacturing facility
April 12, 2006 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Dalton Pharma Services, a privately owned Canadian pharmaceutical services company, says it has completed a new state-of-art oligonucleotide production suite. The company’s president and CEO, Peter Pekos, says that the company’s 17-year history in oligonucleotide manufacture and…
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Merck Frosst and Gnome Qubec sign joint R&D agreement
April 10, 2006 by Lab Canada Chicago, IL – Merck Frosst Canada and Gnome Qubec today announced the signing of a research agreement whereby each will invest $5.28 million over three years in the discovery and development of treatments for life-threatening fungal infections. The agreement was…
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Expansion plans for MaRS unveiled with $16M funding announcement
April 10, 2006 by Lab Canada Chicago, IL – The Ontario government is providing $16 million to help expand Toronto’s MaRS Discovery District. “Research and innovation are critical to building a high-wage, high- quality-of-life economy,” said Premier Dalton McGuinty, in making the announcement at Bio2006. “By…
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New collaborative research to advance early detection of ovarian cancer
April 10, 2006 by Lab Canada Victoria, BC – US non-profit organization Canary Foundation has donated $1 million to support research into the early detection of ovarian cancer Canary Foundation’s Canadian-born founder and 25-year technology veteran Don Listwin announced the gift to the BC Cancer Foundation.…
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IBM supercomputer part of University Health Network cancer research centre
April 10, 2006 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – IBM Canada and the University Health Network are creating a new research centre that will use a supercomputer to help discover treatments for ovarian, lung, colon and prostate cancer. The Life Sciences Discovery Centre, located within the…
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MDS sells share in Calgary Laboratory Services partnership
April 10, 2006 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Laboratory testing company MDS Diagnostic Servicessays it has sold its share of the Calgary Laboratory Services partnership to the Calgary Health Region. Under the terms of the agreement, the Calgary Health Region purchased MDS’s 25% interest in…
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Cantest acquires specialty analytical laboratory
April 10, 2006 by Lab Canada Burnaby, BC – Life sciences and contract research company Cantest says it has acquired Elemental Research, a highly specialized, North Vancouver-based laboratory, which primarily services the pharmaceutical market. The company says the acquisition of ERI is another step in the…
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R&D projects in Atlantic Canada receive over $69M in federal funding
April 3, 2006 by Lab Canada Truro, NS – The federal government has awarded over $69 million in funding to research and development projects in Atlantic Canada under ACOA’s Atlantic innovation fund. The selected projects will be led by partnerships involving the private sector, universities and…
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New science facility for Toronto campus
April 3, 2006 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Work has begun on a new science building at the University of Toronto’s Scarborough campus. The new building, scheduled to open in 2008, will provide collaborative space for interdisciplinary teaching and research in physical, environmental and life…
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$12.3M allocated to continue forest management research
March 29, 2006 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Research into sustainable forest management has received $12.3 million in continued funding from the federal government. “Network research is identifying new solutions for the development of more sustainable forest management practices across the country. Our research findings…
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Civil engineering network gets $9.6M for materials research
March 29, 2006 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – A research network devoted to developing fibre reinforced polymers (FRPs) and integrated fibre optic sensing (FOS) technologies has received renewed funding of $9.6 million from the federal government. Headquartered at the University of Manitoba, the ISIS Canada…
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$25M to support research into emerging animal diseases
March 27, 2006 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON – The Ontario government is providing $25 million for the animal health lab at the University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) for research into emerging diseases such as avian flu and West Nile virus. “We welcome this…
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Synchrotron beamline gets $6M in funding
March 27, 2006 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – The University of Saskatchewan has received more than $6.2 million from the provincial government for the biomedical imaging and therapy beamline (BMIT) at the Canadian Light Source synchrotron. The funding matches federal funding provided by the Canadian…
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New facility targets spread of breast cancer
March 27, 2006 by Lab Canada London, ON – A new research facility at the University of Western Ontario will help researchers determine how breast cancer cells spread through the body. Drs Moshmi Bhattarcharya and John Di Guglielmo will lead a team of 12 in a…
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New innovation program gives out first funding allocations
March 27, 2006 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – One hundred and thirty research projects received funding today from a new program being offered by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). The program, called the Leaders Opportunity Fund, is intended to provide universities with more flexibility…
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$100,000 Killam prizes awarded for 2006
March 27, 2006 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Three science and engineering researchers are among five winners of 2006 Killam Prizes, each worth $100,000. Dr Paul Corkum, with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), won in the natural sciences category. A leading expert on…
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$225,000 grant supports co-generation field test using biogas from wastewater
March 23, 2006 by Lab Canada Fort Saskatchewan, AB – With the help of a $225,000 grant, the Alberta Capital Region Wastewater Commission is embarking on a 12-month field test to enhance the use of biogas from the wastewater treatment process. The grant was awarded by…
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Lead creator of key ophthalmic drug wins Herzberg gold medal
March 20, 2006 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The creator of Visudyne, one of the world’s most successful ophthalmic products, is the winner of the 2005 Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering. Dr David Dolphin, University Killam research professor in the department…
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$30M directed at new agriculture research and development
March 20, 2006 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Alberta’s agricultural research and development community will receive nearly $30 million in additional research grants to help bring the newest techniques and technologies from the lab to the farm. “Research into new innovations is key to transforming…
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$6.6M funding for science research at composites innovation centre
March 20, 2006 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – Manitoba’s Composites Innovation Centre (CIC) is receiving $6.6 million to continue supporting the growth of an internationally competitive composites industry. The centre is supported by both the provincial and federal governments. Composite materials are made by embedding…
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$750,000 supports equipment purchase for research projects in Alberta
March 20, 2006 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Alberta’s Small Equipment Grants Program helps first-time researchers set up their labs by investing in key equipment that is essential to their research activities. A new round of grants totalling $750,000 has been allocated to projects including…
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Quebec hospitals get new diagnostic imaging technology
March 20, 2006 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A new dual x-ray imaging tool, now in use at the Centre hospitalier de l’Universit de Montral (CHUM) and the Centre hospitalier universitaire (CHU) Sainte-Justine, was presented last week by the CHUM, the CHU Sainte-Justine, the Ecole…
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Tumour bank to help scientists obtain samples for research
March 20, 2006 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Canadian Tumour Repository Network (CTRNet) has established a national tumour bank registry and research infrastructure network that will enable cancer investigators to obtain samples for their research and increase the rate of discovery. “CTRNet’s national network…
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Tm Bioscience acquires key sepsis biomarkers from Sirius Genomics
March 20, 2006 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Commercial genetic testing developer Tm Bioscience says it has signed an agreement with Vancouver-based Sirius Genomics for an exclusive commercial license to patents from Sirius for specific biomarkers related to drugs used to treat severe sepsis including…
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Laval establishes international chair on cardiometabolic risk
March 14, 2006 by Lab Canada Quebec City, QC – Laval University has launched what it says is the first international and multidisciplinary chair on cardiometabolic risk. The chair’s objective is to promote scientific research on prevention, evaluation, and management of patients at high risk of…
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Edmonton research company receives $10 million boost for drug discovery
March 14, 2006 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – NAEJA Pharmaceutical is being given the opportunity to help discover the next innovative medicine for pain control after receiving a significant investment from AstraZeneca Canada. Under the terms of the deal announced today, AstraZeneca Canada will invest…
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Funding for genome research increases in BC
March 8, 2006 by Lab Canada Victoria, BC – The British Columbia government has committed to additional funding of $45 million to Genome BC “for life sciences research, enabling BC to leverage further support from Genome Canada and the private sector”. The extra funding was part…
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New scientific director for CIHR’s Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health
March 7, 2006 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Dr Peter Liu has been named as incoming scientific director of the CIHR Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (ICRH). The appointment is effective on April 3, 2006. Dr Liu is currently the director of the Heart…
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AnorMED executive receives chemical society award
March 7, 2006 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Michael Abrams, president and CEO of biopharma company AnorMED, is the recipient of the Society of Chemical Industry’s (SCI) 2006 Julia Levy Award. The award recognizes successful innovation in Canada in the field of bio-medical science and…
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Spinal cord researcher receives Turnbull award
March 6, 2006 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Dr Joseph Culotti, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)-funded researcher and senior investigator at the Centre for Neurodevelopment and Cognitive Function at the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, has been named the 2005 recipient of…
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Survey reveals antibiotic resistance and antibiotic prescriptions on the rise
March 6, 2006 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – New data indicates that while some rates of antibiotic resistance are stabilizing in Canada, others continue to rise. And while Canada remains a world leader in the fight against antibiotic resistance, the rate of antibiotic prescriptions is…
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