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BC biotech firms expands research capacity
September 24, 2004 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – September 24, 2004 – Protox Therapeutics says it has expanded its research capacity by establishing its own state-of-the-art laboratory in the new Discovery Parks building adjacent to the campus of University of Victoria. This additional research capacity…
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Canadarm developer partners in bioengineering project for medical robotics
September 20, 2004 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – September 20, 2004 – MDA, the company that developed the Canadarm used in space by NASA, is partnering with the engineering faculty at McMaster University to do research into medical robotics. The $450,000 commitment from MDA will…
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Canada to celebrate its first national biotech week
September 20, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – September 20, 2004 – Canada’s first-ever National Biotech Week will be held from September 27 to October 1. There will be more than 50 other events and announcements from Vancouver to Halifax to celebrate the imagination and…
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Mechanism for regulating brain blood flow discovered by BC researchers
September 20, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – September 20, 2004 -There may be new treatments for stroke, migraine, Alzheimer’s and other brain disorders, thanks to the discovery of a mechanism for regulating brain blood flow made by researchers at the University of British Columbia.…
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Angiotech obtains rights to polymer drug delivery patents
September 17, 2004 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – September 17, 2004 – Specialty pharmaceutical company Angiotech Pharmaceuticals says it is obtaining access to patents Guilford Pharmaceuticals had previously licensed from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Johns Hopkins University (JHU). Guilford will receive…
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ACAHO responds to federal/provincial healthcare deal
September 17, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – September 17, 2004 – The Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations (ACAHO) – the national voice of teaching hospitals and research centres that are part of regional health authorities – says it is pleased and encouraged that…
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Biotech firm to acquire microarray technology
September 14, 2004 by Lab Canada Laval, QC – September 14, 2004 – Biotechnology company Genomics One says it has signed an agreement to acquire all the rights to a new microarray technology from Accurate Biogene Systems, an early-stage Toronto-based company. The company says the technology…
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Life sciences incubator opens at Halifax NRC institute
September 13, 2004 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – September 13, 2004 – The National Research Council (NRC) Institute for Marine Biosciences (NRC-IMB) Industry Partnership Facility (IPF) in Halifax was opened today. The facility is housed in a wing attached to the existing NRC institute, ready…
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Cardiome reports oxypurinol clinical results
September 13, 2004 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – September 13, 2004 – Cardiovascular drug development company Cardiome Pharma has released interim results for two physician-sponsored clinical studies for oxypurinol in congestive heart failure (CHF) patients. The results were presented at a satellite symposium to the…
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Hall of fame induction for medical luminaries
September 13, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – September 13, 2004 – Six heroes from Canada’s past and present medical scene are being inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. This year’s inductees include: The Honourable Marc Lalonde, former minister of national health &…
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Large-scale carbon dioxide storage is safe: study
September 7, 2004 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – September 7, 2004 – A report released today at the international Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference in Vancouver concludes that geological conditions in the Weyburn oil field in western Canada are favourable for long-term storage of carbon…
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Mantra research balloon successfully launched to probe the ozone layer
September 3, 2004 by Lab Canada Longueuil, QC – September 3, 2004 – Scientists from the Canadian Space Agency, Environment Canada, the University of Toronto, York University and the University of Waterloo this week launched a large research balloon in an intensive study of the ozone…
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Toronto cancer researchers get $3.1 million boost
August 26, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – August 26, 2004 – Seven cancer research projects designed to speed the development of promising new cancer treatments have received a $3.1 million boost from the Ontario Cancer Research Network (OCRN). “These projects have good potential to…
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New Ontario biotech council to hold inaugural public policy forum
August 25, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – August 25, 2004 – The Biotechnology Council of Ontario (BCO) says it will host a major provincial public policy forum in Toronto on October 18, 2004 at the Toronto Board of Trade. The forum will bring together…
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Scientific data storage and access issues to be probed at scientific forum
August 23, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – August 23, 2004 – The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) will be holding a forum for the National Consultation on Access to Scientific Research Data (NCASRD) on November 22-23, 2004. During this two-day forum, participants will…
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New executive director for Genome British Columbia
August 18, 2004 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – August 18, 2004 – Dr Gabe Kalmar has been appointed executive director, operations for Genome British Columbia. For the past two years, Dr Kalmar has been engaged in strategic consulting activities with several early-stage pharmaceutical companies which…
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Protox retains research firm for next phase of preclinical trials
August 18, 2004 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – August 18, 2004 – Biotech company Protox Therapeutics says it has retained preclinical contract research organization CTBR (ClinTrials BioResearch) to conduct expanded preclinical and toxicology trials of PSA-PA1. The product is in development for treating localized prostate…
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Scientists launch giant research balloon to study ozone layer
August 18, 2004 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – August 18, 2004 – Scientists from Environment Canada, the University of Toronto, York University and the University of Waterloo are launching one large research balloon and a series of smaller balloons in an intensive study of the…
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Paleo-DNA laboratory the first university lab accredited for forensic testing
August 16, 2004 by Lab Canada Thunder Bay, ON – August 16, 2004 – Lakehead University’s paleo-DNA laboratory has become the first university laboratory in Canada to become accredited by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) for forensic DNA testing. “Accreditation of the Paleo-DNA laboratory is…
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Biosecurity/histology labs in Alberta reopen after upgrade
August 16, 2004 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – August 16, 2004 – The Alberta government’s post mortem level II biosecurity laboratory in Edmonton recently went through extensive refitting and upgrading. Work on the lab started in January and was recently completed. “The upgrades to the…
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CMA’s highest honour goes to Edmonton scientist
August 9, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Aug 9, 2004 – On August 18, the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) will present the 2004 FNG Starr Award to Dr Lorne Tyrrell, of Edmonton. With this award, the CMA expresses its recognition for his outstanding achievements…
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LAB International wins US $5.5 million service contract
August 9, 2004 by Lab Canada Laval, QC – Aug 9, 2004 – LAB International, a developer of inhalation delivery products, says it has secured a US $5.5 million agreement to provide pre-clinical research and development services to an undisclosed US biotech company. Under the terms…
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First comprehensive mapping of cartilage transcripts paper published in Genomics
August 9, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Aug. 9, 2004 – ChondroGene says that its paper entitled “First Comprehensive Mapping of Cartilage Transcripts to the Human Genome” has been published in Genomics. The article is currently available online at http://www.sciencedirect.com and will be published…
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MDS reorganizes proteomics division
July 30, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – July 30, 2004 – MDS says it has completed reorganization of its MDS Proteomics division. The reorganized company, which has been renamed Protana, will focus on the provision of biomarker identification, lead optimization and protein analysis services.…
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Ontario’s liquor board reports its testing and research activities
July 30, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – July 30, 2004 – The LCBO Quality Assurance laboratory conducted almost 368,000 tests on 15,700 different beverage alcohol samples prior to their sale in fiscal 2003-04, the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) has reported. Eight percent…
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Pharma research spending saw drop in 2003
July 28, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – July 28, 2004 – The federal government’s Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) has released figures on research and development by pharmaceutical patent holders across Canada for 2003. In 2003, R&D expenditures by these companies totalled $1.19…
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Patient-safety advocate appointed to research arm of Ottawa Hospital
July 28, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – July 28, 2004 – OHRI – the research arm of the Ottawa Hospital and a major partner of the faculties of medicine and health sciences at the University of Ottawa – says it has appointed Dr Kaveh…
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Microbix signs agreement to develop adenovirus vectors for GE Healthcare’s sub-cellular analysis system
July 26, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – July 26, 2004 – Microbix Biosystems says it has signed a contract with GE Healthcare (a combination of the former Amersham and GE Medical Systems) aimed at facilitating faster and more efficient drug development. Under the terms…
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Board appointments announced for Celmed BioSciences
July 26, 2004 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – July 26, 2004 – Biopharmaceutical company Celmed BioSciences says it has made four key appointments to its board of directors. Pierre Marc Johnson, already a director of the company, will assume the responsibilities of chairman of the…
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Study identifies novel stem cell in blood and vessel formation
July 20, 2004 by Lab Canada London, ON – July 20, 2004) – A study published today from the Krembil Centre for Stem Cell Biology at Robarts Research Institute has for the first time identified the specific precursor stem cell that give rise not only to…
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Biotech council launches Internet job portal
July 19, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – July 19, 2004 – In an effort to improve its services to Canada’s biotech sector, the Biotechnology Human Resource Council (BHRC) has developed the PetriDish, a web-based job portal for the biotech and life sciences sectors. The…
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