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Genome Quebec unveils biobank
August 27, 2007 by Lab Canada Montreal, QV – A biobank has been opened by Genome Quebec, in partnership with the Centre de sante et de services sociaux de Chicoutimi, a hospital centre affiliated with the Universite de Montreal. The biobank is part of the P3G/CARTaGENE…
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SNOLAB to build cryopit with $8.73M in funding
August 22, 2007 by Lab Canada Sudbury, ON – The SNOLAB research facility, part of the existing underground facility for the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory, is being expanded. Funding of $8.73 million from the provincial government will help researchers there build a cryopit, a large cavern to…
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New bioindustrial innovation centre gets $10M support
August 20, 2007 by Lab Canada Sarnia, ON – A new Bioindustrial Innovation Centre will help Ontario’s petrochemical industry develop environmentally friendly alternatives to fossil fuels. The provincial government is providing $10 million to the project. The centre will connect researchers and the local petrochemical industry…
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$14.7M funding for molecular medicine research centre
August 5, 2007 by Lab Canada Thunder Bay, ON – The federal government says it will provide $14.7 million in funding for the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) for the establishment of a Molecular Medicine Research Centre. The new centre will bring together top…
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$1.5M funding for diabetes research chair
July 30, 2007 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – The University of Alberta and the Alberta Diabetes Foundation say a $1.5 million donation from philanthropist Peter Allard will enable the university to create the Dr Charles A Allard Chair in Diabetes Research, a position named in…
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Hydrogen production demo plant to develop energy technology
July 22, 2007 by Lab Canada Regina, SK – A new $3.7 million hydrogen production demonstration plant being set up at the University of Regina has just learned it is receiving $1.44 million in funding from Saskatchewans provincial government. HTC Purenergy, a Regina-based energy technology company,…
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Saskatchewan technology centre to expand
July 22, 2007 by Lab Canada Regina, SK – Due to increasing demands by Saskatchewan’s technology sector, Regina’s Innovation Place is going to be expanded with the addition of a new building. The three-storey, 6,596 sq m building will cost approximately $17.3 million and will complement…
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Facility funding furthers environmental research
July 16, 2007 by Lab Canada Peterborough, ON – Two projects to further environmental research at Ontario’s Trent University are receiving a total of $2.5 million in funding from the province’s research fund. $1.29 million is being provided to create a state-of-the-art microenvironment laboratory, which will…
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Product safety innovation gets funding boost
July 9, 2007 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – A new Advanced Prototyping Hub at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) has received $996,300 in funding from the federal government. The money will be used to purchase equipment to establish the hub and improve the…
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McMaster to create Canada’s first library of human embryonic stem cells
June 28, 2007 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – Canada will have its first human embryonic stem cell library, based at McMaster University, thanks to a multi-million-dollar commitment from Hamilton businessman David Braley. The library is one component in a $50-million gift that includes three components,…
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Construction starts on international vaccine centre
June 26, 2007 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – This week, the sod was turned and construction started on the new International Vaccine Centre (InterVac) at the University of Saskatchewan, a $110.4-million project that will significantly enhance Canada’s capacity to fight infectious disease in both animals…
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High-security diamond research facility opens in Saskatoon
June 25, 2007 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – The Saskatchewan Research Council has opened a new high-security diamond analysis facility in Saskatoon today. To meet growing industry demand for a full-service lab in Saskatchewan, the council says expanded its existing Geoanalytical Laboratories diamond operations to…
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Research centre to test new clean energy technology
June 25, 2007 by Lab Canada St-Romuald, QC – Manufacturer Vaperma has opened a new 22,000 sq-ft research and technology centre for the development and pilot testing of clean energy gas separation membranes. The company’s hollow fibre membrane is a made-in-Canada technology that represents a new…
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Neutron research facility opens
June 18, 2007 by Lab Canada Chalk River, ON – A new reflectometer has been unveiled at the National Research Council Canadian Neutron Beam Centre (NRC-CNBC). Unique in Canada, this world-class instrument opens up new research possibilities, using neutrons to improve medical implants or develop hydrogen…
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Level-3 animal health lab reaches construction midpoint
June 18, 2007 by Lab Canada Abbotsford, BC – The BC government says its new containment level 3 (CL3) lab has reached the midpoint of its construction. Construction of the $14.5-million high-security lab began in December 2006, as an extension of the existing Animal Health Centre…
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GlaxoSmithKline chooses Laval facility as vaccine R&D headquarters
June 11, 2007 by Lab Canada Laval, QC – GlaxoSmithKline says it has designated its facility in Laval, Quebec, as the North American headquarters of its vaccines division. The site will conduct vaccine research and development, and will also be the administrative centre for the company’s…
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$6.6M funding supports interdisciplinary research
June 11, 2007 by Lab Canada Sherbrooke, QC – The federal government is providing the Universite de Sherbrooke with $6.6 million in non-repayable funding to establish the Centre d’excellence en gnie de l’information (CEGI). The centre will offer a range of interdisciplinary research activities associated with…
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$2.7M funding supports satellite imaging centre
June 8, 2007 by Lab Canada Lethbridge, AB – The Alberta Terrestrial Imaging Centre (ATIC) at the University of Lethbridge is receiving $2.7 million in funding from the federal government. The two-phase investment includes funds that allow ATIC to research the potential uses of satellite images…
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$2.2M to support new molecular imaging centre for cardiovascular research
June 4, 2007 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – MDS Nordion, a developer of medical isotopes and radiopharmaceuticals used in molecular imaging, says it is collaborating with the University of Ottawa Heart Institute to establish a Molecular Imaging Centre of Excellence to advance cardiology research. MDS…
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New sea floor lab will help study climate change
May 14, 2007 by Lab Canada Victoria, BC – A sea-floor laboratory that will help researchers study important environmental issues such as climate change, earthquakes, fish conservation and energy sources is receiving $1 million in funding from the British Columbia government. The University of Victoria Ocean…
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Sandoz to invest $80M in Boucherville facilities
May 14, 2007 by Lab Canada Boucherville, QC – Sandoz Canada annousays it will invest $80 million in its Boucherville facilities to meet demand for its generic sterile injectable pharmaceuticals continues. In addition to more than 100 new positions created in 2006, 100 additional jobs will…
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Green building to facilitate environmental engineering research
April 23, 2007 by Lab Canada London, ON – The University of Western Ontario has received a $5-million gift that will help build an engineering research facility dedicated to investigating climate change and the environment. The gift from the Lassonde Family Foundation will support the construction…
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Metabolomics company opens R&D facility in Montreal
April 23, 2007 by Lab Canada Chester, NJ and Montreal, QC – Molecular Biometrics, a privately held metabolomics company, says it has opened a research and development facility in Montreal. “It was a propitious time to set-up a research facility in Montreal to further develop our…
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$15 million for new life sciences research institute
April 16, 2007 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – The federal government has earmarked $15 million to help build Dalhousie University’s new Life Science Research Institute. The institute is one of seven centres of excellence in commercialization and research across the country that received a funding…
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Newly funded innovation centre to support commercialization in Saskatchewan
April 9, 2007 by Lab Canada Regina, SK – Saskatchewan researchers and entrepreneurs will now be better able to take new technologies and research into the marketplace, due to $6.2 million in federal and provincial government funding that makes a new centre connected with the University…
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Bombardier to spend $15M on new design and innovation centre
March 26, 2007 by Lab Canada Valcourt, QC – Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) says it is investing $15 million to build a state-of-the-art design and innovation centre next to its head office in Valcourt. In 2006, BRP spent $3.6 million to expand its R&D centre in…
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$23.6M supports lab building addition in Regina
March 26, 2007 by Lab Canada Regina, SK – Unforeseen construction costs for a new laboratory building addition at the University of Regina are being covered with $23.6 million in funding by Saskatchewan’s provincial government. The state-of-the-art facility, which will house more than 30 research teams…
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Quebec researchers get huge shared-memory supercomputer
March 12, 2007 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The Altix 4700, said to be the most powerful shared-memory supercomputer in Canada, is now available to 350 scientists in Quebec, due to an in-kind contribution from SGI Canada to the Quebec Network for High Performance Computing…
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Ground broken on new science building
March 12, 2007 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – The Faculty of Science at the University of Alberta has broken ground on the Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science (CCIS), marking the beginning of construction of what will become the faculty’s flagship building. The $285 million project…
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Construction starts on forensic identification unit in Ontario
March 9, 2007 by Lab Canada Tillsonburg, ON – Construction of a new Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Forensic Identification Unit in Tillsonburg is underway. The new facility, announced last year, will bring together the existing forensic units in London and Simcoe under one roof and provide…
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New oil sands centre of excellence to further technical efficiencies
March 9, 2007 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – IBM has opened the $3.1-million Oil Sands Centre of Excellence in Calgary. The goal of the centre is to help petroleum producers test and use new technologies that will lower costs and make oil recovery easier, more…
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