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Life sciences news briefs (October 27, 2003)
October 27, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON — October 27, 2003 — The following life sciences news briefs were published recently by Industry Canada: 1) Pharmaceuticals Update Altachem Achieves milestone with potential anti-cancer compound Mr Warren Jackson, president and CEO of Altachem Pharma (Edmonton) announced…
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New round of Canada research chairs announced
October 23, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON October 23, 2003 Allan Rock, minister of industry, praised the work of university researchers today as he announced funding for 118 new Canada research chairs. A special ceremony took place at the University of Toronto to mark the…
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$3M added to oil and gas research resources
October 22, 2003 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS October 22, 2003 Petroleum Research Atlantic Canada (PRAC) a 38-member public-private partnership and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) are teaming up to provide an additional $3 million for new oil and gas research projects at…
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PEI bio-projects selected in second round of Atlantic Innovation Fund projects
October 22, 2003 by Lab Canada Charlottetown, PEI October 22, 2003 Up to C$16.8 million in total funding is being awarded to five research and development projects in Prince Edward Island under the Atlantic Innovation Fund. The following projects have been approved for funding: ChitoXanSys is…
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Nobel laureates among Pittcon speakers in 2004
October 20, 2003 by Lab Canada Pittsburgh, PA October 20, 2003 The Pittsburgh Conference announced today that Koichi Tanaka and Professor Kurt Wnthrich, 2002 Nobel laureates, will present separate plenary lectures describing their work at the 2004 Pittsburgh Conference at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. Both…
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NSERC to set up office in Atlantic region
October 20, 2003 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS October 20, 2003 The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) plans to open an office in Atlantic Canada in 2004. “Every year NSERC invests more than $700 million in university research across Canada, yet up to now…
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Qubec biotechnology incubator inaugurates new facilities in Laval
October 20, 2003 by Lab Canada Laval, QC October 20, 2003 Incubator Qubec Biotechnology Innovation Centre (QBIC) officially inaugurated its new Phase 3 facilities at Biotech City of Greater Montreal today. The new facilities will occupy 28,000 sq ft and are located in the Laval Biotechnology…
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Plans unveiled for developing lower-cost, low-field MRI
October 17, 2003 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB October 17, 2003 A joint federal-provincial initiative is expected to make magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology more accessible and affordable, as well as develop commercial opportunities for a made-in-Canada MRI. A joint $1.23 million federal-provincial contribution has been…
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Energy research helping to reduce carbon dioxide emissions
October 17, 2003 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB October 17, 2003 A heavy oil extraction test facility was recently opened near Fort McMurray in order to explore a technology that could reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 85%. Last year, the Alberta government announced it was joining…
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Cangene and NIH team up against SARS
October 17, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON and Winnipeg, MB October 17, 2003 Biotech firm Cangene says it has signed a research and development contract with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to develop a hyperimmune specific for the virus that causes…
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Life sciences news briefs (October 17, 2003)
October 17, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON October 17, 2003 The following life sciences news briefs were recently published by Industry Canada. 1) Pharmaceuticals Update Axcan receives “not approvable” letter for Helicide Axcan Pharma (Mont Saint Hilaire) has announced that the US Food and Drug…
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Study shows that worldwide M&A activity declines for pharma companies as biotech increases
October 16, 2003 by Lab Canada Oxford, UK October 15, 2003 A study by PharmaVentures shows that M&A activity among pharmaceutical companies worldwide has declined radically over the past seven years while biotech-biotech activity has risen dramatically. In 1996, there were over 100 reported mergers and…
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Montreal scientist named head of Human Proteome Organization
October 14, 2003 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC October 14, 2003 Dr John M Bergeron has been appointed to the position of incoming president of the the Human Proteome Organization (HUPO). Dr Bergeron’s two-year term will begin in June 2004. The announcement was made at the…
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Collaborative health research receives $30M funding
October 10, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON October 10, 2003 Funding of more than C$30 million has been awarded to 23 health research projects across Canada through the New Emerging Team (NET) grant program. The NET program encourages the creation of collaborative, multi-disciplinary teams that…
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Life sciences news briefs (October 09, 2003)
October 9, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON October 9, 2003 The following life sciences news briefs were published by Industry Canada this week. 1) Pharmaceuticals Update Procyon reports positive results for PCK3145 Procyon Biopharma (Montreal) announced positive interim results for PCK3145, Procyon’s therapeutic drug indicated…
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Living-cell research project to develop health products
October 8, 2003 by Lab Canada Waterloo, ON October 8, 2003 A $3-million research project to turn living cells into “factories” to develop health-care bioproducts was launched today at the University of Waterloo. Known as the NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council) Research Network in…
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Food diagnostics developer adds to its scientific leadership
October 2, 2003 by Lab Canada Laval, QC October 2, 2003 Food safety technology developer Warnex today announced that Dr Yvan P Ct has joined the company as vice president, research and development. Dr Ct will be supported in his new role by the formation of…
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Lack of “Sonic Hedgehog” brain chemical linked to development of Parkinson’s disease
October 2, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON October 2, 2003 Decreased amounts of a newly identified brain chemical called Sonic Hedgehog contribute to symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, report scientists at Toronto Western Hospital. The findings suggest that increasing the amount of Sonic Hedgehog in the…
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Genomics company to use server clusters to speed up research
October 1, 2003 by Lab Canada Quebec City, QC October 1, 2003 IBM says that population genetics specialist firm Galileo Genomics has chosen IBM servers to run its laboratory, clinical and business applications. This standardization will improve efficiencies for laboratory operations and research efforts. Galileo has…
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Life sciences news briefs (October 01, 2003)
October 1, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON — October 1, 2003 — The following life sciences news briefs were published recently by Industry Canada: 1) Pharmaceuticals Update Cardiome reports Oxypurinol clinical trial results Cardiome Pharma (Vancouver) announced that its heart failure drug candidate oxypurinol met…
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NRC Biotechnology Research Institute enters strategic alliance with ProMetic Life Sciences
September 29, 2003 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC September 29, 2003 The National Research Council’s Biotechnology Research Institute (NRC-BRI) and ProMetic Life Sciences announced today the formation of a strategic alliance for the production and biopurification of therapeutic proteins. NRC-BRI and ProMetic Life Sciences have teamed…
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Life sciences news briefs (September 26, 2003)
September 26, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON — September 26, 2003 — The following life sciences news briefs were recently published by Industry Canada: 1) Pharmaceuticals Update Lorus announces trial with GTI-2040 with US National Cancer Institute Lorus Therapeutics (Toronto) announced that approval has been…
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Sick Kids researchers link maternal folic acid intake to decrease in deadly childhood cancer
September 25, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON September 25, 2003 A research team at The Hospital for Sick Children (HSC) and the University of Toronto (U of T) has shown that folic acid food fortification has resulted in a 60% reduction in the incidence of…
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