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$65M genomics and health research centres open
November 7, 2011 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Last week saw the official opening of two new research institutes at Concordia University – the Perform Centre and the Centre for Structural and Functional Genomics. The two new facilities are located at Concordia’s Loyola Campus in…
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$140M vaccine centre celebrates opening
September 19, 2011 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – The $140-million International Vaccine Centre (InterVac) at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) – the largest facility of its kind in North America – has officially opened. “This stellar addition to our unique life sciences cluster…
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Researcher recognized with $50,000 award at new centre opening
August 25, 2011 by Lab Canada Churchill, MB – Dr Serge Payette has been named as the inaugural recipient of the Weston Family Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Northern Research. The $50,000 prize, the largest of its kind in recognizing a northern researcher in natural science,…
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MaRS Centre Phase 2 expansion underway with completion set for 2013
August 8, 2011 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – MaRS Discovery District has announced that construction of its MaRS Centre Phase 2 will proceed. The 20-storey state-of-art convergence centre – a doubling of the facility’s size – will enable the organization to accelerate its role in…
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$16M cancer research lab opens in Ottawa
August 8, 2011 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) recently opened a new $15.8 million laboratory that is designed to accelerate the development and testing of new cancer therapies. “It typically takes more than a decade to turn a promising…
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Electron microscopy lab opens at NINT in Edmonton
July 25, 2011 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – With the opening of a new electron microscopy facility, Canadian companies looking to reap the benefits of nanotechnology now have access to some of the world’s best microscopy expertise and equipment, including an environmental transmission electron microscope…
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Fast, powerful computing resources open research doors
July 18, 2011 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Upgraded high-performance computing (HPC) systems with massive memory and exceptional speed are being launched at two universities in British Columbia. Nearly $17 million has been provided through the Compute Canada / WestGrid project toward upgrades at the…
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$16.5M funding supports new Centre for Arctic Resource Development
July 11, 2011 by Lab Canada St John’s, NL – C-CORE, a research group based at Memorial University, is launching a major new initiative aimed at unlocking the potential of the Arctic’s natural resources. The initiative is supported by $16.5 million in combined funding announced by…
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New research facility recovers value from waste, lowers emissions
June 27, 2011 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – A sophisticated waste-to-biofuels research facility has officially opened its doors. The $12.5-million Advanced Energy Research Facility – a partnership between Alberta Innovates – Energy and Environment Solutions (AI-EES), the City of Edmonton, and waste-to-biofuels/chemicals company Enerkem –…
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Coastal aquaculture the focus of new research station
June 27, 2011 by Lab Canada Deep Bay, BC – Finding new and more sustainable ways of farming shellfish, and helping re-energize BC’s coastal aquaculture industry are the aims of a new research facility in Deep Bay. The Deep Bay Marine Field Station is an off-campus…
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Animal vaccine manufacturing centre opens
May 2, 2011 by Lab Canada Belleville, ON – Biopharmaceutical company Bioniche Life Sciences has officially opened a new Animal Health and Food Safety Vaccine Manufacturing Centre at its corporate headquarters in Belleville. The company says the facility represents the largest livestock vaccine manufacturing facility in…
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New $30M institute to study water resources
April 25, 2011 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – A new Global Institute for Water Security was recently launched at the University of Saskatchewan, with a goal to be a driving force for research into global issues that have local implications. The institute is headed by…
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Ocean Excellence Centre to be built with $30M funding
April 18, 2011 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – In the past year, Dalhousie University’s Life Sciences Centre has received a $34.5 million retrofit project that was partially funded through the Knowledge Infrastructure Program. Now, construction is set to begin on a new addition to the…
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$6.8M funding supports offshore research and development
April 11, 2011 by Lab Canada St John’s, NF – A new centre for offshore engineering research is being established at Memorial University, and has received $6.8-million in funding from Suncor Energy and the Research & Development Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador (RDC). The centre will…
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Biologics research facility receives nearly $1M in funding
April 11, 2011 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD) has received $900,000 in funding from Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) to establish a Biologics Division at its research facilities located at the University of British Columbia. The CDRD…
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Centre for Regenerative Medicine opens at Toronto’s Mount Sinai
April 4, 2011 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital celebrated the official opening last week of a new Centre for Regenerative Medicine and Musculoskeletal Research. “Through their investigations into the biology of stem cells and the mechanisms…
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Biodiversity centre to combine scientific research and public awareness
March 21, 2011 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The new Université de Montréal Biodiversity Centre celebrated its official opening earlier this month. A partnership between the university and the Botanical Garden and Montréal Insectarium, two Espace pour la vie (Montréal Space for Life) institutions, the…
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New minerals/metals research lab opens in Hamilton
February 28, 2011 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – A new $40-million, state-of-art federal laboratory will provide key technology for industries that manufacture mineral and metal products. Located at the McMaster Innovation Park, the new CANMET Materials Technology Laboratory (CANMET-MTL) celebrated its official opening last week.…
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Science research vessel arrives in Newfoundland
February 16, 2011 by Lab Canada St John’s, NFLD – Newfoundland’s first fisheries science and oceanographic research vessel, the Celtic Explorer, has arrived in St John’s. The research vessel has been chartered by the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University (MI) from the Marine Institute…
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$12M project expands, modernizes Manitoba lab
February 16, 2011 by Lab Canada Brandon, MB – A provincial health lab in Brandon celebrated its official opening this week after undergoing a $12.2-million expansion and modernization. As part of Diagnostic Services of Manitoba’s (DSM) provincial network, the Westman Laboratory provides a range of laboratory…
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$5M funding supports improved isotope production at CHUS
January 28, 2011 by Lab Canada Sherbrooke, QC – The Centre de recherche clinique Étienne – Le Bel (CRCELB) of the Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS) says it will receive $5 million in funding out of an $11 million project headed up by Advanced Cyclotron…
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New GE Pathology Imaging Centre Of Excellence comes to Ontario
January 26, 2011 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Health Technology Exchange (HTX) has announced an agreement to establish GE’s first global Pathology Imaging Centre of Excellence in Toronto. GE Healthcare and its digital pathology joint venture, OmnyxTM, will provide $7.75M along with a $2.25M…
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$13.3M supports ocean research
January 24, 2011 by Lab Canada Victoria, BC – Two University of Victoria-led ocean research projects for monitoring critical marine waterways and ocean health have received $13.3 million in funding from BC’s provincial government. The university says it will use a portion of the funding to…
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New facility focusses on food safety research
November 29, 2010 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON – A new pilot plant research facility has opened at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Guelph Food Research Centre (GFRC) and will focus on food safety technologies. The facility is unique in Canada for being able to work with…
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State-of art cold weather testing centre officially opens
November 8, 2010 by Lab Canada Thompson, MB – The new Global Aerospace Centre for Icing and Environmental Research (GLACIER) facility and the not-for-profit Environmental Test, Research and Education Center (EnviroTREC) celebrated their grand opening in Thompson last week. “GLACIER will be a highly advanced centre…
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Ocean research facility receives $8.3M in infrastructure funding
October 4, 2010 by Lab Canada St John’s, NL – Memorial University’s cold-oceans research facility, the Ocean Sciences Centre (OSC), received a landmark infrastructure funding of $8,325,477 from the province’s Research & Development Corporation (RDC). The funding will be used to build a deep-sea water supply…
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Research laboratories added to Dalhousie medicine program
August 30, 2010 by Lab Canada Saint John, NB – Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick (DMNB), located on the Saint John campus of the University of New Brunswick, is receiving $5 million from the province’s government to establish and equip research laboratories. The funding will be divided…
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New UBC pharmaceutical building breaks ground
July 19, 2010 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – A new state-of-the-art building to house the University of British Columbia (UBC)’s Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science celebrated its groundbreaking last week. The $133.3-million building will contain research and teaching laboratories, office space and classrooms, as well as…
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Domtar and FPInnovations develop fibre-based nanotechnologies at new demo plant
July 19, 2010 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Domtar and FPInnovations have formed a new joint venture company to build what they say is the world’s first one metric ton per day commercial-scale nanocrystalline cellulose demonstration plant at the Domtar Windsor, Quebec pulp and paper…
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Nearly $31M supports isotope research at new lab
June 28, 2010 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – TRIUMF, Canada’s national laboratory for particle and nuclear physics which is located at the University of British Columbia, has received $30.7-million in provincial funding. The funding is for ARIEL (Advanced Rare IsotopE Laboratory), a $62.9-million project to…
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Virology institute at University of Alberta to be founded with landmark donation
April 27, 2010 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – The University of Alberta has received a $28-million gift from the Li Ka Shing (Canada) Foundation – the largest cash gift in the university’s history – and $52.5 million in new related funding from Alberta’s provincial government.…
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