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NRC opens nutrisciences research institute
February 16, 2007 by Lab Canada Charlottetown, PEI – The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) has officially opened the NRC Institute for Nutrisciences and Health (NRC-INH) in Charlottetown. The $13.5 million state-of-the-art facility creates a dynamic research and commercialization hub for the province’s emerging bioresources…
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New PEI research centre to play a critical role in advancing health care
February 5, 2007 by Lab Canada Charlottetown, PEI – A new research and service centre made possible by partnerships formed among governments and the private sector is now open for business on the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) campus. The Atlantic Veterinary College’s Atlantic Centre…
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Cutting-edge vaccine laboratory gets $25M additional funding
January 4, 2007 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – The International Vaccine Centre (InterVac), a soon-to-be-constructed vaccine research and development facility at the University of Saskatchewan, is receiving $25 million in additional funding from the federal government. The centre will focus on vaccine development for both…
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Alcan to pilot advanced AP50 technology through US$550M facility in Quebec
December 18, 2006 by Lab Canada Saguenay, QC – Alcan plans to build a US$550-million pilot plant at its Complexe Jonquire site to develop its AP50 smelting technology. The pilot plant is expected to produce approximately 60,000 tonnes of aluminum a year and will be the…
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LAB Research completes $12M expansion of Canadian site
December 7, 2006 by Lab Canada Laval, QC – Clinical contract research organization LAB Research says it has completed the expansion of its Canadian facility. The $12 million development is part of the company’s goal of enhancing its it says it will be able to better…
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New lab to enhance animal and human health protection
November 20, 2006 by Lab Canada Abbotsford, BC – Construction will begin next month on a high-tech lab that will allow the British Columbia to respond faster and more efficiently to animal disease incidents. The Containment Level 3 (CL3) lab, to be built by Vanbots Construction,…
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Nutraceutical commercialization centre opens its doors
November 16, 2006 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – A new BioAccess Commercialization Centre has been opened by the National Research Council in Saskatoon. The centre was created by NRC to assist firms in Western Canada’s nutraceutical, functional food and natural health products industries bring products…
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High-throughput RNA analysis platform unveiled in Quebec
November 13, 2006 by Lab Canada Sherbrooke, QC – Genome Quebec and the University of Sherbrooke have announced the creation of the Genome Quebec and Universite de Sherbrooke RNomics Platform. The initiative was launched at the inauguration of a new functional genomics laboratory at the university…
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Spinal cord research facility a first for Canada
November 13, 2006 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – A state-of-the-art $45-million research facility that will take spinal cord research beyond what is currently possible anywhere in the world is officially under construction at Vancouver General Hospital. This is the only facility in Canada, and one…
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$9M centre launched to find energy alternatives
November 10, 2006 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Practical solutions to urgent energy issues are the focus of the University of British Columbias Clean Energy Research Centre (CERC), which opened earlier this month. It is Canadas only interdisciplinary facility dedicated to improving existing energy technologies…
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$20M plans unveiled for bio-oil plant and research facilities
October 31, 2006 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Energy solutions developer Dynamotive has announced the site location for a new flagship 200 tonnes-per-day bio-oil plant in Guelph, and a product research laboratory in the Waterloo area. Together with its development partners, Dynamotive says it plans…
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Biotron facility to launch agriculture research into the future
October 30, 2006 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), the University of Western Ontario and the University of Guelph are collaborating to establish the Biotron, a state-of-the-art research facility. The facility will support research into the impact of climate change and…
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$25-million funding the largest-ever for pharmacy facility
October 30, 2006 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Edmonton-based Katz Group and Alberta’s provincial government say they are each contributing $7 million to the University of Alberta. The $14 million investment – said to be the largest ever one-time gift to a Canadian pharmacy school…
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New facility to support agricultural research
October 16, 2006 by Lab Canada Fredericton, NB – A new research support building being constructed at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Potato Research Centre, in Fredericton. The new facility has received $3.6 million in funding from the federal government. The building will support field research…
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Ontario to get state-of-art forensic services complex
October 6, 2006 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Ontario government says it is building a new forensic services complex in the Greater Toronto Area to house the province’s forensic sciences and coroner’s services. “The new forensic services complex will significantly increase Ontario’s ability to…
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Research and clinical practice get boost at new Edmonton facility
October 2, 2006 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – A $25-million research centre has opened at the University of Alberta Hospital. The state-of-the-art Alberta Cardiovascular and Stroke Research Centre (ABACUS) brings together 100 investigators focused on heart disease and stroke research. The centre will form an…
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North America’s newest biofuel test centre opens
October 2, 2006 by Lab Canada Regina, SK – A new fully qualified and accredited biofuels test facility has opened in Saskatchewan, which will offer reasonably priced, fast and reliable tests to the biofuels industry on a fee-for-service basis. The tests will help producers validate the…
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Sanofi Pasteur announces $30M capital expansion at its Toronto manufacturing site (September 22, 2006)
September 22, 2006 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Vaccine developer and manufacturer, Sanofi Pasteur, has announced a $30-million capital expansion project underway at its Canadian global manufacturing site in north Toronto. The investment is focused on expanding the company’s global position in acellular pertussis and…
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NRC opens cutting edge fuel cell research facility
September 18, 2006 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The doors officially opened last week on the NRC Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation (NRC-IFCI), a leading-edge applied research organization in support of Canadas hydrogen and fuel cell industry. The new $20-million facility, located on the University…
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Agriculture research gets new equipment funding
September 18, 2006 by Lab Canada Kelowna, BC – The University of British Columbias Okanagan campus has rec, ved funding of $355,000 from Western Economic Diversification Canada, which will allow it to acquire leading-edge research equipment and establish a new Okanagan Regional Chemical Analysis Centre. UBC…
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Innovation project at Michelin Tire gets $10M funding support
September 11, 2006 by Lab Canada Waterville, NS – The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) says it will provide $10 million toward a research component of an expansion of Michelin North America (Canada)s Waterville, Nova Scotia truck tire facility. This represents the first time Michelin has…
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Cellular therapy centre gets green light with $9.2M funding
September 6, 2006 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A new research facility, the Centre of Excellence for Cellular Therapy (CECT), is being built by the Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital. The hospital says the new centres infrastructure and equipment will allow it to undertake leading research on stem…
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$7M donation supports new stem cell research centre
July 31, 2006 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Canadian investor Eric Sprott, and his wife Vizma, have made a $7-million donation to the Ottawa Health Research Institute (OHRI), the research arm of the Ottawa Hospital. The gift will go toward the creation of an endowment…
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Salt water infrastructure to support fish research
July 24, 2006 by Lab Canada St Andrews, NB – The Huntsman Marine Science Centre (HMSC) has unveiled plans to upgrade its salt water infrastructure to advance ongoing research. The $2.9 million project will be made possible with the support of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency…
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Pharma company planning $9.5M HQ and research centre
July 24, 2006 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Pharma company CV Technologies says it will soon begin constructing a facility to house its corporate headquarters and research and development activities. The building is estimated to cost up to $9.5 million and will be located in…
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$3.5M funding supports new institute for advanced medicine
July 17, 2006 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – The Winnipeg Partnership Agreement is providing $3.5 million toward the construction of the Siemens Institute for Advanced Medicine at the city’s Health Sciences Centre. The institute is expected to employ up to 300 highly skilled individuals and…
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Commercialization of research given boost with new liaison offices
July 17, 2006 by Lab Canada Burnaby, BC – The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) is establishing two new research and industry liaison offices to link private sector partners with academic researchers for developing and commercializing new technology. The offices are being supported with funding…
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$1.24M funding supports nano-fabrication lab expansion
July 10, 2006 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – An expansion of the University of Manitoba’s nano-fabrication laboratory will give researchers access to new technologies and increased commercialization opportunities. The Canada-Manitoba Economic Partnership Agreement says it is contributing $1.24 million towards the project. Nano-fabrication refers to…
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Construction set to begin on new pharmacy building
June 28, 2006 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – Ground has been broken on a new home for the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Pharmacy. The Apotex Centre is set to go up in downtown Winnipeg, cementing the area as the health sciences learning centre of…
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Research lab on boreal forest silviculture receives $350,000 extra funding
June 27, 2006 by Lab Canada Amos, QC – The federal government is providing $350,000 to the Universit du Qubec en Abitibi-Tmiscamingue (UQAT), for its Amos campus laboratory on boreal forest silviculture and industrial plantation forestry. The funding complements a previous $1-million investment from the Canada…
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New research centre to cultivate growth in value-added agriculture
June 26, 2006 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – A new $25-million research facility at the University of Alberta will form the centrepiece of food safety and agricultural product development research in Alberta. The Agri-Food Discovery Place (AFDP), which opened last week, will support three main…
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