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New health research facility houses sensitive MNR equipment
February 20, 2009 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – A new Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance Facility (BMRF) at the National Research Council Institute for Marine Biosciences (NRC-IMB) opened this week. It houses the world’s most sensitive magnetic resonance equipment for small samples, allowing universities, health-care providers, and…
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Research chair to shed light on earth’s surface
January 26, 2009 by Lab Canada Victoria, BC – A new research chair at the University of Victoria will look to find new ways to use data collected by sensors in planes and satellites to protect and manage natural resources.. Geologist Benoit Rivard, former director of…
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New research facility coming to Hamilton General Hospital
December 22, 2008 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – Preparations are underway for a new research facility at the Hamilton General Hospital site of Hamilton Health Sciences. The building will be named after businessman, David Braley, who has contributed $10 million to the project. The state-of-the-art…
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Vaccine developer plans $1.5M expansion to facilitate H5N1 clinical trials
December 15, 2008 by Lab Canada Quebec City, QC – Medicago says it plans to invest $1.5 million to expand its manufacturing facility located in the Technology Park of Quebec City to optimize manufacturing activities and provide additional space to produce clinical grade material for human…
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New $14M level 3 lab for animal health studies
December 15, 2008 by Lab Canada Abbotsford, BC – A new $14-million containment level 3 laboratory has opened in southern British Columbia. Built as an addition to the existing Animal Health Centre in Abbotsford, the newly constructed CL3 laboratory is the only facility of its kind…
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New grains laboratory shares $100,000 in crop research funding
December 11, 2008 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – University of Saskatchewan plant breeding research has received a major boost from a combined $100,000 cash and in-kind donation from Saskatoon-based implement manufacturer Morris Industries. The donation provides the university’s Crop Development Centre (CDC) with the…
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New research centre focuses on molecular genetics of musculoskeletal disorders
November 24, 2008 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center has opened a state-of-the art laboratory dedicated to the molecular genetics of musculoskeletal disorders. The laboratory has leading-edge infrastructure and will focus on developing innovative diagnostic tools and therapeutic treatments to prevent…
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National biomedical engineering centre plans announced
October 20, 2008 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – The University of Calgary says it will expand its work in the rapidly growing field of biomedical engineering with the creation of the National Biomedical Engineering Innovation Centre. The purpose of the centre is to develop and…
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Two new research centres open at Guelph
October 20, 2008 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON – Ontario’s University of Guelph has officially opened two new research-related centres this month. The new Centre for Agricultural Renewable Energy and Sustainability, which opened last week, will focus on bioenergy research and the bioeconomy. The other new…
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Oil sands research lab to be built with $1M financial support
October 13, 2008 by Lab Canada Regina, SK – The Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) is constructing a new oil sands research laboratory, which will include a 3D-scaled physical model for oil sands testing that is being built with the assistance of a $1-million contribution from Oilsands…
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Contract research company completes $40M expansion of Laval facility
September 30, 2008 by Lab Canada Laval, QC – Non-clinical contract research organization, LAB Research, says it has completed the first phase of a 3-year $40 million facility expansion of its Canadian operations. The facilities will now total 156,000 ft(2) and feature 80 rooms representing increases…
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McGill celebrates new era of life sciences research in Canada
September 22, 2008 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – McGill University has opened its new multimillion-dollar McGill University Life Sciences Complex. The facility, the largest construction project in McGill’s history, is intended to encourage increased interdisciplinary research by bringing some of the world’s key scientific talent…
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Green health sciences building opens
September 22, 2008 by Lab Canada Burnaby, BC – Simon Fraser University’s new $56.9-million health sciences building, Blusson Hall, has opened and is being applauded as a green facility. “Blusson Hall is a great example of government, academia and private sponsors working together to help create…
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New biotech company to deliver therapeutic protein production services
September 22, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A new Canadian biopharmaceutical company, Therapure Biopharma, has launched and will specialize in developing, manufacturing, purifying, and packaging biological protein therapeutics. Biological proteins can have higher efficacy and fewer side effects than other pharmaceutical products, but the…
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Research greenhouse facility will help crop diversification
September 8, 2008 by Lab Canada Brooks, AB – Funding of $16.5-million for new research greenhouses will help the Crop Diversification Centre in Brooks, AB to further crop research and help the province’s greenhouse growers improve their operations. Some of the existing greenhouses at Crop Diversification…
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Nanotech centre helps commercialize new products
August 28, 2008 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – A new centre in Edmonton’s Research Park will assist small or large companies that want to bring nanotechnology products to world markets. The Alberta Centre for Advanced Microsystems and nanotechnology Products (ACAMP) is supported by $11.5 million…
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Innovation park to focus on advanced materials and environmental technologies
July 28, 2008 by Lab Canada Kingston, ON – A new technology park in Kingston will focus on advanced materials and new energy and environmental technologies, particularly in the areas of bioprocessing, bioenergy and bioproducts. Made possible by a $21 million grant from the Ontario government,…
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Agri-food research centre gets $800,000 funding
July 28, 2008 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – The federal government is providing $800,000 in funding to the Canadian Centre for Agri-food Research in Health and Medicine (CCARM). The funding will support the development of two new laboratories and the purchase of equipment needed for…
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Marine technology park aimed at fostering innovation
July 21, 2008 by Lab Canada Victoria, BC – A new ocean technology park on Vancouver Island is being planned to promote synergy between research organizations and technology companies. The BC and federal governments are providing $135,000 each to support the park. The funding will help…
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New forensics facility gives police the latest technology
July 21, 2008 by Lab Canada Sault Ste Marie, ON – A new forensic identification unit has been opened by the Ontario Provincial Police. The 12,000-sq-ft, $5.6-million facility houses state-of-art laboratories and storage facilities. The unit replaces an existing facility in the basement level of a…
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New supercomputer to speed cancer research
July 7, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A new supercomputer – the second-most powerful in the country behind that of Environment Canada – recently launched at University Health Network will analyze millions of protein images in a search for more effective cancer treatments. Led…
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Atlantic Veterinary College opens $20M research complex
July 7, 2008 by Lab Canada Charlottetown, PEI – The Atlantic Veterinary College at the University of Prince Edward Island has officially opened a state-of-art $20-million Research Complex. The new 5,300 sq m facility will house a number of the Atlantic Veterinary College’s specialized research centres…
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$3M lab pack processing plant opens doors
June 23, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Waste management company Newalta today officially opened a new state-of-art lab pack processing pack. Valued at $3 million, the plant uses high tech processing technology that improves safety and reduces the amount of operator exposure and physical…
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Performance Plants establishes US biofuels facility
June 23, 2008 by Lab Canada Kingston, ON – Biotech company Performance Plants (PPI) says it has established a research centre in the US to develop specialized non-food crops for industries seeking renewable feedstocks for liquid transportation fuels, biochemicals and coal replacement. The facility, called the…
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Cancer research institute founded with $37.5M gift
June 9, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A new research institute is being created at the Princess Margaret Hospital with funding of $37.5 million donated by the Campbell family. The new institute will be named the Campbell Family Cancer Research Institute (CFCRI) in their…
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New research station enabled with large land gift
June 9, 2008 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – A new research station is being developed in Alberta, the result of a generous land sale of 777 acres of land to the University of Alberta. The landowners, the Bocock family, recently sold the land to the…
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Launch of call for proposals for the CHUM’s research centre
May 29, 2008 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The Centre hospitalier de l’Universit de Montral (CHUM) says it has issued a call for proposals that will lead to the construction of the most important medical research centre in Quebec, which will have a full staff…
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$36M, state-of-the-art research centre officially inaugurated
May 26, 2008 by Lab Canada Laval, QC – Boehringer Ingelheim has inaugurated a new, $36-million leading-edge laboratory in Laval that is designed to support research into treatments for serious infectious diseases. The company says it will be able to hire 40 additional high-calibre scientists who…
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New research facility will focus on medicinal chemistry
May 12, 2008 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – More than $1.9 million in federal funding is being provided to Simon Fraser University to establish a new research facility to be called MedChem. The new laboratory will be a vital resource for academic and industrial researchers…
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Groundbreaking celebrated for new $100M centre for vaccine research
April 21, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi-Aventis Group, broke ground this month on a new, $100 million state-of-the-art vaccine research facility at the company’s historic Connaught Campus in Toronto. The total includes $80 million for construction of…
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New health sciences complex in Mississauga
April 13, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A new $36 million health sciences complex is to be built at the University of Toronto’s Mississauga campus. The new facility will house the academy of medicine along with other health-related disciplines. The university, in recognizing the…
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