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Green chemistry in spotlight as new centre of excellence launches
February 27, 2009 by Lab Canada Kingston, ON – PARTEQ Innovations, the technology commercialization office of Queen’s University at Kingston, Ontario, has been awarded $9.1 million from the federal government towards the establishment of a National Centre of Excellence for the development and commercialization of Green…
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Network to focus on potato research
February 23, 2009 by Lab Canada Fredericton, NB – A new BioPotato Network is receiving $5.3 million in funding from the federal government to support research that will help develop new markets for potato farmers. The network will focus on five areas: value-added uses for the…
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$2.5M funding supports enhanced oil recovery research
February 23, 2009 by Lab Canada Regina, SK – The Petroleum Technology Research Centre (PTRC) is receiving $2.5-million from Natural Resources Canada and Western Economic Diversification Canada to support research and development of new technologies in enhanced oil recovery. The research will be conducted until 2011.…
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Manufacturing agreement made for kits to test biofilm infections
February 20, 2009 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB & Cleveland, OH – Canadian biofilm developer Innovotech and diagnostic system maker TREK Diagnostic Systems say that the latter will manufacture key components of Innovotech’s novel biofilm susceptibility test at TREK’s Cleveland facility. Innovotech is targeting its initial…
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VIDO scientists develop new research tool to analyze function of proteins
February 9, 2009 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – University of Saskatchewan scientists have developed a new tool that enables scientists to analyze the function of a crucial set of proteins in animals – a finding they say could lead to a host of better drugs…
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$5M supports biofuels pilot projects
February 9, 2009 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The BC Bioenergy Network is rewarding nearly $5 million in funding to two biomass pilot projects. The network has awarded $1.82 million in funding to Lignol Innovations and a further $3 million in funding to Nexterra Energy.…
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NINT researchers create single atom quantum dots
February 2, 2009 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Single atom quantum dots created by researchers at the National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT) and the University of Alberta make possible a new level of control over individual electrons, a development that suddenly brings quantum dot-based devices…
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Hamilton sites chosen to lead the development and evaluation of new technologies for detecting breast cancer
January 26, 2009 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – The city of Hamilton has been chosen by GE Healthcare to be the first site in the world to receive new prototype technologies for use in a molecular breast imaging research program. Researchers there will design and…
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Bio-energy research gets $1.2M boost
January 26, 2009 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The development and commercialization of bio-energy technologies is receiving $2.8 million in funding support from Western Economic Diversification Canada. Funding of almost $1.2 million will allow FPInnovations to conduct commercial demonstrations of a biomass gasification system at…
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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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Biofuel research gets $19M funding
January 26, 2009 by Lab Canada Quebec City, QC – A new network, called the Cellulosic Biofuels Network (CBN), hs been set up to provide expertise, new technologies and processes that increase the efficiency and reduce the economic costs associated with the production of cellulosic ethanol,…
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New research chair to examine ways to remediate old coal mines
January 26, 2009 by Lab Canada Sydney, NS – A new Research Chair in Mine Water Remediation and Management at Cape Breton University will search for new ways to limit the long-term environmental impact of coal mining. Dr Christian Wolkersdorfer, a leading mine-water expert from Germany,…
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Research project to examine conversion of crop residue
January 26, 2009 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Research into converting crop residue into green building supplies, biofuels and other value-added products is receiving funding support from the federal government in a partnership agreement with Olds AgTech Industries. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is providing $116,375…
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New lab extraction system among winners of commercialization prize
January 12, 2009 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) fellowships were recently won by two inventors for commercializing their products. One has developed a lab extraction system that could revolutionize the billion-dollar pharmaceutical and food industries, while the other has designed…
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First images from medical beamline at Canadian Light Source
January 5, 2009 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – A University of Saskatchewan (U of S)-led research team at the Canadian Light Source (CLS) synchrotron received an end-of-year gift last week. After several years of research, construction and testing, the unique-in-North-America BioMedical Imaging and Therapy facility…
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Planer mill upgrade to improve training, research
January 5, 2009 by Lab Canada Prince George, BC – A $50,000 grant to the College of New Caledonia (CNC) from the BC government will be used to upgrade its planer mill and develop imaging technology that will yield more lumber in sawmill processing and capture…
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$4M funding supports new applied research centre in Alberta
January 5, 2009 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – The federal government says it is providing $4 million towards a new state-of-the-art applied research centre at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT Polytechnic). The funding will help businesses in the province’s energy, manufacturing and construction…
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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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Synchrotron agreement signed by Canada and Brazil
November 24, 2008 by Lab Canada Campinas, Brazil – Developing innovative, state-of-the-art synchrotron instrumentation is the purpose of an agreement signed last week between the Canadian Light Source (CLS) and the Brazilian Association of Synchrotron Light Technology (ABTLuS), operator of the Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS).…
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NRC scientist wins life sciences achievement award for the cleantech sector
November 24, 2008 by Lab Canada Portland, OR – Dr Wing Sung, principal research officer with the National Research Council, has been awarded the inaugural Clean Technology Innovation Award from the Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation (OCRI). He received the prize for his work…
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BC cleantech uses municipal wastewater to make fertilizer
November 14, 2008 by Lab Canada Victoria, BC – Using technology developed at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver-based Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies has achieved the first commercialization in the United States of a process using municipal wastewater to make environmentally safe fertilizer. A municipal…
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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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Field tests of carbon capture and storage to begin soon
October 20, 2008 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Three test wells will soon be drilled for a ground-breaking, long-term, large-volume CO2 sequestration project in Alberta. The Alberta Energy Research Institute (AERI), is providing $6.6 million in funding for the three-year $20-million project near Shell Canada’s…
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$1M in funding supports projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions
October 13, 2008 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – More than $1 million in funding is being provided by Manitoba’s provincial government to support new research aimed at reducing greenhouse-gas emissions generated by the province’s agricultural sector. Environment Canada data shows that agricultural activities produce 30%…
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Cleantech projects receive $5M in funding
September 29, 2008 by Lab Canada Oshawa, ON – Ontario’s provincial government is providing more than $5 million to fund innovative research projects in the cleantech sector, an area of the economy that brings together environmental solutions and economic potential. “Research and innovation has a major…
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Technology development project to find use for mountain pine beetle devastated wood
September 15, 2008 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – A $28-million multi-partner research project in Alberta is developing the technology to convert dead trees into high-grade newsprint, and provide a use for massive tracts of forest in Alberta and BC devastated by the mountain pine beetle.…
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$116,500 in grants support prototype development for radiation detecting triage mask
September 15, 2008 by Lab Canada Oshawa, ON – A new radiological triage mask (RTM) has the ability to quickly identify radiation contaminants in patients, including individuals who may be the victims of radiological dispersal devices, which are also known as dirty bombs. The RTM, which…
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Air quality and climate change the focus of funded projects
September 15, 2008 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Two research projects at McGill University are receiving a total of $526,000 in funding from the Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences (CFCAS). The projects will advance efforts to prepare for the effects of climate change.…
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$3M funding supports research into new types of oilseed
September 8, 2008 by Lab Canada Thetford Mines, QC – A network that will support research into new types of oilseed, the Industrial Oil Seed Network (IOSN), has received funding of $3 million from the federal government under the Agricultural Bioproducts Innovation Program (ABIP). The network…
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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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