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$2 million donated to pharmacy faculty
December 20, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Canadian pharmaceutical company Apotex has pledged another $2 million in addition to its original $5-million donation towards the new Leslie L Dan Pharmacy Building at the University of Toronto. The gift will support the establishment of a…
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Contract pharma operation to build facility in Cape Breton (December 10, 2004)
December 10, 2004 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS -Two projects are being planned that will lay the groundwork for a pharmaceutical industry in Cape Breton. The announcement was made by Premier John Hamm and Joseph McGuire, federal minister for Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation, the Cape Breton…
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New pulse research lab breaks ground
December 10, 2004 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Construction has started on a $3-million, unique-in-Canada pulse field research lab attached to the University of Saskatchewan crop science field laboratory. The university will manage the construction of the addition, as well as own and operate it.…
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$15M committed for veterinary college facility renovation
December 10, 2004 by Lab Canada Regina, SK – Saskatchewan’s provincial government is spending $15 million to renovate and expand the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) at the University of Saskatchewan. “This is a complex multi-phase project, combining major renovations with the addition of new…
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New provincial laboratory for Saskatchewan
December 10, 2004 by Lab Canada Regina, SK – Regina will soon be home to a new provincial public health laboratory that is intended to improve the province’s testing capabilities. “The Action Plan for Saskatchewan Health Care calls for increased effectiveness to support health promotion and…
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Largest university research centre on polymers and polymer matrix composites in Canada opens its doors
November 29, 2004 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Today marks the inauguration by Montral’s Ecole Polytechnique of the largest university research centre in Canada on polymers and polymer matrix composites for industrial applications: the Centre de recherche en plasturgie et composites (CREPEC). The centre came…
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One-of-a-kind instrument destined for nanotechnology facility
November 23, 2004 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – The National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT) of the National Research Council (NRC) says it will soon be home to a one-of-a-kind transmission electron microscope (TEM). The institute says it recently contracted for a Hitachi HF 3300 TEM…
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New centre could save millions in health care dollars
November 16, 2004 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – A new $2.6 million centre at the University of Alberta could potentially save the country’s health care system millions of dollars through a simple, cost effective diagnostic test. The Magnetic Resonance Diagnostic Centre (MRDC), the only one…
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$2M hydrogen testing facility to target fuel cell innovation
November 11, 2004 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The Honourable Stephen Owen, Minister for Western Economic Diversification and Minister of State (Sport), on behalf of the Honourable David L. Emerson, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for the National Research Council (NRC), today opened the…
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New facilities for Apotex in $627M expansion
November 9, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Pharmaceutical manufacturer Apotex has officially opened expanded facilities at four of its Toronto-area locations. The company says the expansion project cost $627 million and is creating 1,500 technical, scientific and engineering jobs. With the addition of the…
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New facilities to link research investments to commercialization
November 8, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Work has begun at six new research and innovation facilities being funded by the National Research Council. Each of them has been mandated to increase the commercial value and economic benefits of federal investments in scientific research.…
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