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New research chair to make sands oil mining safer and more efficient
April 5, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – April 5, 2004 – A new research chair, the iCORE-NSERC-Syncrude-Matrikon Industrial Research Chair, has been formed at the University of Alberta. Information and communications technologies will be central to the five- year program of the new chair.…
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Cell restoration lab opens in Halifax
April 5, 2004 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – April 5, 2004 – Dalhousie Medical School recently opened a new cell restoration laboratory exclusively dedicated to stem cell applications for brain repair. The lab and its state-of-the-art infrastructure are the cornerstone of the stem cells for…
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$5.5M funding for Nova Scotia health research projects
April 2, 2004 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – April 2, 2004 – The federal government has announced funding of $5.5 million to for 13 health research projects in Nova Scotia. The projects funded will be conducted at Dalhousie University, with studies being carried out over…
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First Canada-based international laser research facility receives $20M
April 2, 2004 by Lab Canada Varennes, QC – April 2, 2004 – A first-ever state-of-the-art multi-beam laser system is planned for development in Canada in order to position the country as an international leader in such areas as earlier breast cancer detection. With an investment…
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Gene linked to peripheral nerve degeneration discovered
April 2, 2004 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – April 2, 2004 – A study published in the online edition of the American Journal of Human Genetics reports that researchers from Xenon Genetics have discovered a novel gene relating to peripheral neuropathy that results in an…
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Next round of Canada Research Chairs to be unveiled next week
April 1, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – April 1, 2004 – The Canada Foundation for Innovation says that the next round of Canada Research Chairs will be made public on Monday, April 5. The announcement will be made at the University of Calgary by…
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NRC grant supports fuel engine technology
April 1, 2004 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Mar 31, 2004 – Gaseous fuel engine technology developer Westport Innovations says it has received $350,000 in funding from the National Research Council (NRC) Canada. The funding will be used to support advanced technology development of the…
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Life sciences news briefs (March 31, 2004)
March 31, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – March 31, 2004 – The following life sciences news briefs were published today by Industry Canada. 1) Pharmaceuticals Update BioMS Medical announces 17 additional patents for MS drug BioMS Medical (Edmonton), a leading developer in the treatment…
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Chair selected for pivotal cancer trial
March 30, 2004 by Lab Canada Mississauga, ON – March 30, 2004 – Cancer drug developer YM BioSciences has appointed Dr Kathleen Pritchard, MD, FRCPC, as the North American chair for the company’s upcoming international pivotal DEC study in patients with metastatic breast cancer. The DEC…
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Rapid diagnostic tests the target of $12M technology partnership
March 30, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – March 30, 2004 – Spectral Diagnostics and IDx have announced the launch of a $12-million three-year joint research and development project to develop and deliver a novel family of rapid diagnostic tests. The project is targeted at…
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Nanotechnology and physiological monitoring projects get $5.4M funding
March 29, 2004 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – March 29, 2004 – The federal government is providing $5.4 million in funding to the University of Alberta for nanotechnology research as well as a health care project that it says promises a new generation of vital…
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Health researchers in Alberta awarded a total of $22M
March 29, 2004 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – March 29, 2004 – The Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) has announced $22 million in personnel awards for 40 health and medical researchers in Alberta. The funding provides salaries, equipment, laboratory start-up, and other support…
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Life sciences news briefs from Industry Canada (March 26, 2004)
March 26, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – March 26, 2004 – The following life sciences news briefs were published this week by Industry Canada. 1) Pharmaceuticals Update Schering Canada Caelyx demonstrates efficacy Schering Canada (Pointe Claire) reported that results of a randomized Phase III…
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Dr David Strong to head National Consultation on Access to Scientific Research Data
March 25, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – March 25, 2004 – The National Research Council (NRC) Canada says that Dr David Strong, former president of the University of Victoria and an authority in the earth sciences, has been appointed to chair the blue ribbon…
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Sedimentary and petroleum geology chair receives funding from Shell Canada
March 22, 2004 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – March 22, 2004 – The Faculty of Science at McGill University says it has received a major donation of C$300,000 from Shell Canada toward the establishment of the TH Clark chair in sedimentary and petroleum geology. Shell’s…
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Researchers identify a new form of disease gene associated with Rett syndrome
March 22, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – March 22, 2004 – Scientists at the Hospital for Sick Children, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and the University of Toronto (U of T) have identified an alternate form of the disease gene and…
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Federal research agency to locate regional office in Moncton
March 15, 2004 by Lab Canada Moncton, NB – March 15 – NSERC, now also known as Science and Engineering Research Canada, says it plans to locate a regional office for Atlantic Canada in Moncton. While NSERC invests more than $700 million in university research across…
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NSERC Steacie fellows for 2004 announced
March 12, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – March 12, 2004 – The six 2004 winners of one of Canada’s premier sciences awards, the NSERC Steacie Fellowships, have been announced. Named to the 2004 NSERC Steacie honours list are – Dr. Mosto Bousmina, polymer engineering…
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Research on hydrogen-based systems receives $1.4M funding
March 9, 2004 by Lab Canada Mississauga, ON March 9, 2004 – The federal government has announced a $1.4-million investment to support innovative research and development of environmentally friendly hydrogen backup power generators and other hydrogen-related systems. This Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC) investment is part of…
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Air Products Canada to build and operate a new hydrogen plant in Edmonton
March 9, 2004 by Lab Canada Lehigh Valley, PA – March 9, 2004 – Air Products and Chemicals says its subsidiary, Air Products Canada, will construct a 71 million standard-cubic-feet-per-day hydrogen production plant to serve the Petro-Canada refinery in Edmonton, AB. The hydrogen and steam generating…
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Research receives funding boost from feds
March 9, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – March 9, 2004 – Canada’s research community will receive a major boost from a $585.9 million investment from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). This investment will help support cutting-edge research infrastructure in areas of strategic importance…
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$2M federal funding to commercialize university research
March 8, 2004 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – March 8, 2004 – A $2-million repayable contribution to university research enhancement corporation, Gestion Valeo, has been made by Canada Economic Development. This financial support will significantly boost the means available to Valeo for commercializing the results…
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Canadian scientist to tour UK as the first Canada-UK women in science, engineering and technology
March 8, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – March 8, 2004 – Dr Elizabeth Cannon, Professor and NSERC Steacie fellow in the department of geomatics engineering at the University of Calgary, was chosen as the inaugural Canadian lecturer of the Canada-UK women in science, engineering…
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Life sciences news briefs (March 05, 2004)
March 5, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – March 5, 2004 – The following life sciences news briefs were published this week by Industry Canada. 1) Pharmaceuticals Update Stressgen reports HspE7 results from two clinical trials Stressgen (Victoria) announced the results from two clinical trials…
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Feds announce $179M for nationwide health research projects
March 1, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – March 1, 2004 – The federal government has announced funding of $179 million for 437 research projects across Canada to be carried out over periods of one to five years. Selected to exemplify CIHR’s comprehensive, problem-based approach…
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Critical infrastructures the focus of new $3M program
March 1, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – March 1, 2004 – NSERC and Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC) have launched a $3-million joint program to fund research in the area of critical infrastructure interdependencies. Under the program, scientists and engineers in the…
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Life sciences news briefs (March 01, 2004)
March 1, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – March 1, 2004 – The following life sciences news briefs were published this week by Industry Canada: 1) Pharmaceuticals Update Isotechnika – FDA agrees to manufacturing plans for ISA247 Isotechnika (Edmonton) announced that the manufacturing process for…
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Herzberg memorial prize and fellowship awarded to electrochemistry scientist
February 27, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – February 27, 2004 – The National Research Council’s international Herzberg memorial prize and fellowship award was established in 1999 to commemorate the late Dr Gerhard Herzberg, NRC scientist and Nobel laureate, known worldwide as the “Father of…
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New $250,000 science and engineering research prize honours physics luminary
February 27, 2004 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – February 27, 2004 – The federal government has announced a $250,000 science and engineering research prize in honour of the late Bertram Brockhouse, winner of the 1994 Nobel prize in physics. Working at Chalk River about 40…
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Life sciences news briefs (February 24, 2004)
February 24, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – February 24, 2004 – The following life sciences news briefs were published recently by Industry Canada. 1) PHARMACEUTICALS UPDATE Lorus Therapeutics’ study to investigate GTI-2040 and gemcitabine Lorus Therapeutics (Toronto) announced the initiation of a clinical trial…
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Polymer expert wins Purvis memorial award
February 23, 2004 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – February 23, 2004 – Dr Musa Kamal, a leader in the fields of polymer engineering and processing, is receiving the Purvis award from the Society of Chemical Industry at the 2004 SCI Canada awards dinner in Toronto…
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