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$1.25M funding supports wireless research projects
June 30, 2005 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Bell Canada and the University of British Columbia (UBC) have announced the details of the first five research projects funded by Bell University Laboratories. These projects will come together to form a new wireless laboratory in the…
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New veterinary lab opens for BSE/TSE testing
June 29, 2005 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – Manitoba has opened a new section of its provincial veterinary laboratory dedicated to testing for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and other transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) such as chronic wasting disease (CWD) in elk and deer and scrapie…
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New round of research chairs announced by federal government
June 27, 2005 by Lab Canada Charlottetown, PEI – John ApSimon, executive director of the Canada Research Chairs Program, welcomed the growing force of Canadian research talent as he announced today, on behalf of the David L Emerson, minister of industry and minister responsible for the…
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Clue to sudden climate change found in Arctic: study
June 27, 2005 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The sudden deep freeze of the northern hemisphere that occurred 13,000 years ago has been traced to events originating in northern Canada, according to University of Toronto research. The findings could shed light on the future of…
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$27M for research commercialization program in Ontario
June 24, 2005 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Ontario government says it will provide $27 million to increase the province’s innovation capacity under a new Ontario Research Commercialization Program (ORCP), Economic Development and Trade Minister Joseph Cordiano has announced. “We’re delivering on our commitment…
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Engineering school receives $50M boost
June 23, 2005 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – The University of Calgary’s Faculty of Engineering has received funding of $50 million which will allow for more than 100 new scholarships, increased funding for field trips and engineering clubs, and three new research chairs. The money…
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New veterinary faculty for Calgary
June 20, 2005 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – The University of Calgary is establishing a new faculty of veterinary medicine in the fall of 2006. "The cornerstone of this program is its integration of animal health and human medicine," says Harvey Weingarten, PhD, the university’s…
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$1.5M in grants for UBC as it receives innovation designation
June 20, 2005 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC and Markham, ON – The University of British Columbia became the only Canadian university and one of four worldwide to receive the prestigious IBM Life Sciences Institutes of Innovation designation, joining world class academic research centres Johns Hopkins…
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New therapy for ulcerative colitis reported
June 20, 2005 by Lab Canada London, ON – An anti-inflammatory discovery made at Robarts Research Institute in the mid-90s has led to the development of a new drug — now tested successfully in a multi-centre clinical trial — that could prove a promising strategy for…
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IDRC awards $1M to eco-health research network
June 17, 2005 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) announced today that IDRC is awarding $1 million to a network of Latin American, Caribbean and Canadian researchers to reduce exposure to toxic…
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Innodia honoured with Prix de l’mergence from Armand-Frappier Foundation
June 17, 2005 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Innodia has been honoured with the prestigious Prix de l’mergence from the Armand-Frappier Foundation. Awarded for the first time in 1994, this prize is presented on a yearly basis to a company having made a significant scientific…
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Call for papers for Pittcon 2006
June 16, 2005 by Lab Canada The Pittsburgh Conference has issued a call for papers for Pittcon 2006, the 57th annual Pittsburgh Conference and Exposition, which will be held March 12-17, 2006 in Orlando, Florida. This year’s theme, Foundations for Science, reflects the conference’s goal to…
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Merck Frosst joins new MaRS Centre: one of numerous R&D investments
June 15, 2005 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Supporting efforts to strengthen and expand the Ontario biotechnology sector, Merck Frosst Canada says it will be taking up residency at the new MaRS Centre. The company says it is committing up to $3 million in the…
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Three new members appointed to CIHR’s governing council
June 15, 2005 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Three new members have been appointed to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) governing council. The appointments were announced by Ujjal Dosanjh, federal minister of health. The new appointees are Dr Bill Thomlinson, Dr Patrick John…
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$43M integrated photonics prototyping and fabrication facility opens doors
June 13, 2005 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The NRC Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre (NRC-CPFC) recently opened in Ottawa. Photonics has a wide range of applications, primarily in the information technology sector, but is also enabling growth in many other sectors of the economy, revolutionizing…
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Over $1M funds research toward sustainable aquaculture
June 9, 2005 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BD – Over $1 million is about to be invested in leading edge aquaculture R&D. AquaNet, Canada’s research network in aquaculture, has announced funding for five R&D projects designed to improve responsible and sustainable Canadian aquaculture. Leading Canadian researchers…
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Cancer therapeutics firm gets NRC funding to develop lung cancer drug
June 7, 2005 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Biotech company Protox Therapeutics says it has received funding of up to $340,000 from the National Research Council’s industrial research assistance program. The money will support the company’s development of Lung-H1, a therapeutic toxin for the treatment…
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Ceremony launches $68-million Toronto Centre for Phenogenomics
June 6, 2005 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A new research facility in the heart of Toronto’s downtown medical and academic research core will soon be home to genetically altered mice which hold the keys that can unlock secrets about some of the world’s most…
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Improved cancer treatments aim of new $8.9M biology research institute
June 6, 2005 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – The University of Calgary is establishing a new Institute for Biocomplexity and Informatics. The institute will be led by Dr Stuart Kauffman, a specialist in genetic theories, who moved to Alberta to work on research that could…
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Montreal component of Canadian heroin study to be conducted by the CHUM
June 6, 2005 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The CHUM (Centre hospitalier de l’Universit de Montral), in collaboration with CRAN (Centre de recherche et d’aide pour narcomanes), says it will soon launch the NAOMI project – a Canadian study that will test whether medically prescribed…
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Second endowment supports research in chronic lung disease
June 3, 2005 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – The University of Calgary and GlaxoSmithKline have established a new professorship in inflammatory lung disease. Made possible by a $1 million endowment from GSK, the professorship will dedicate research efforts to advancing the understanding and treatment of…
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$1M endowment supports airway inflammation research
June 2, 2005 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – The University of Alberta and GlaxoSmithKline have established a new research chair focussing on airway inflammation. Made possible by a $1-million endowment from GSK, the GSK Chair in Airway Inflammation will advance the understanding and treatment of…
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Health Canada names new chair for Science Advisory Board
June 2, 2005 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Dr Arnold Naimark has been named chair of Health Canada’s Science Advisory Board, for a three-year term. “Dr Naimark brings tremendous experience in the fields of medical science, administration and intellectual leadership. His knowledge and breadth of…
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Beckman Coulter to acquire Agencourt Bioscience
June 2, 2005 by Lab Canada Fullerton, CA – Beckman Coulter says it is planning to acquire Agencourt Bioscience of Beverly, MA. Agencourt provides genomic services and develops nucleic acid purification products in the biomedical research market. Terms of the agreement include a payment at closing…
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Shift toward profitability for Canadian biotech firms in 2004
June 1, 2005 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Canada’s biotech industry lags behind the maturity of its US counterpart and remains dominated by small, undercapitalized companies. But a report released today by professional services firm, Ernst & Young, indicates the industry has started to focus…
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$1.8B for research support in Ontario
May 30, 2005 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Ontario researchers and graduates will receive a substantial increase in government support, the province’s premier, Dalton McGuinty, has announced. The government is creating the Ontario Research Fund (ORF), which will support leading-edge projects at Ontario institutions. Speaking…
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Partnership agreement for studying nanotechnology
May 30, 2005 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – NanoQubec, CEA-Leti (Minatec) and the UAlbany College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering have signed a tripartite agreement linking the resources of each institution and their respective regions. The agreement is aimed at increasing the collaboration between the…
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Cross-border team looks at stem cells to repair MS damage; $2.25M helps work continue
May 30, 2005 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – Three North American research centres are examining the body’s own stem cells in hopes that they may hold the key to repairing damage caused by multiple sclerosis. If successful, people with MS may be able to regain…
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$1.1M annually to improve monitoring of Lake Winnipeg’s water quality
May 30, 2005 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – The future of the Lake Winnipeg watershed is the subject of a $1.1 million funding announcement by the federal government. The funds will be used to enhance the scope of water-quality monitoring efforts on the Red River…
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Carbon dioxide storage and monitoring project gets $6.75M extra funding
May 30, 2005 by Lab Canada Regina, SK – The federal government is providing $6.75 of additional funding into research led by the Petroleum Technology Research Centre (PTRC). The funding will support the final phase of a project, located at EnCana’s enhanced oil recovery site in…
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Mini lab allows for the automated study of astronaut bone loss in space
May 25, 2005 by Lab Canada Kingston, ON – Millenium Biologix says it has been awarded a Canadian Space Agency contract to develop an automated osteoporosis mini lab for space missions. This is the first in a series of contracts expected over the course of 2005…
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