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Deal inks first Canadian university collaboration with Tesla Motors
July 10, 2015 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – Tesla Motor’s co-founder and chief technology officer JB Straubel has signed a research agreement with Dalhousie University’s Jeff Dahn, a lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery researcher with the Faculty of Science and his group of students, postdoctoral researchers and…
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Physicists shatter stubborn mystery of how glass forms
July 10, 2015 by Lab Canada Waterloo, ON – A physicist at the University of Waterloo is among a team of scientists who have described how glasses form at the molecular level and provided a possible solution to a problem that has stumped scientists for decades.…
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$10M research facility to develop intelligent green cars
July 10, 2015 by Lab Canada Waterloo, ON – A new breed of smarter and greener cars than current models could emerge from technology developed at a new research facility that recently opened at the University of Waterloo. The $10-million Green and Intelligent Automotive (GAIA) research facility…
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Researchers map rules governing the structure of glass
July 10, 2015 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – University of Saskatchewan materials scientists Min Wu and John Tse have solved a small piece of a puzzle that has perplexed researchers for years: the structure of glass, or more precisely, metallic glass. Metallic glasses are made…
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Rapid decline in bumblebee species caused by climate change, study finds
July 10, 2015 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – In the most comprehensive analysis of the impact of climate change on critical pollinators, researchers have found that rapid declines in bumblebee species across North America and Europe are strongly linked to climate change. The study was…
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Radiopharmaceutical manufacturing facility opens at Sunnybrook
July 10, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A new cyclotron and radiopharmaceutical manufacturing facility, opened by ISOLOGIC Innovative Radiopharmaceuticals at Toronto’s Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, is expanding access to positron emitting radiopharmaceuticals (PERs), an essential component in molecular imaging commonly referred to as PET…
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Big Data genomics researchers call for cloud support
July 9, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Today in the journal Nature prominent researchers from Canada, Europe and the U.S. have made a powerful call to major funding agencies, asking them to commit to establishing a global genomic data commons in the cloud that…
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Global trends show seabird populations dropped 70% since 1950s
July 9, 2015 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – University of British Columbia (UBC) research shows world’s monitored seabird populations have dropped 70 per cent since the 1950s, a stark indication that marine ecosystems are not doing well. Michelle Paleczny, a UBC master’s student and researcher…
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Energy storage technology research projects get $1.5M funding
July 8, 2015 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – A total of $1.5 million in funding is being provided to six new energy storage projects in Alberta that are intended to help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and accelerate the deployment of renewable energy. The funding…
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$22M funding supports specialized Arctic research facility
July 7, 2015 by Lab Canada Churchill, MB – The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) and Manitoba’s provincial government are providing a total of $22.1 million to build a highly innovative research facility to be located in the Port of Churchill, Canada’s only Arctic deepwater port.…
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Study brings black phosphorus one step closer to being the next silicon
July 7, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – As scientists continue to hunt for a material that will make it possible to pack more transistors on a chip, new research from McGill University and Université de Montréal adds to evidence that black phosphorus could emerge…
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Researchers develop quick, easy test to detect superbugs
July 7, 2015 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – Infectious diseases such as hepatitis C and some of the world’s deadliest superbugs – C. difficile and MRSA among them – could soon be detected much earlier by a new diagnostic test, designed to identify dangerous pathogens…
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CDRD appoints Dr. Kelly McNagny as co-scientific director
July 3, 2015 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD) has appointed Dr. Kelly McNagny, professor in the Department of Medical Genetics, and co-director of the Biomedical Research Centre at the University of British Columbia (UBC) as co-scientific director…
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$35M program brings together Canadian, Israeli research teams
June 30, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A new $35-million research funding program that will focus on biomedicine was announced this week at Toronto’s Ontario Science Centre by representatives of the Azrieli Foundation, Canada’s International Development Research Centre, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR),…
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Health data portal opens to global researchers
June 30, 2015 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – A landmark research portal that includes health and biological data from 300,000 Canadians – nearly one in every 50 individuals between the ages of 35 and 69 – was launched this week by the Canadian Partnership Against…
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Top cancer researchers win Awards for Excellence
June 30, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Five of Canada’s cancer scientists have received Awards for Excellence from the Canadian Cancer Society. “These extraordinary scientists represent some of the best researchers in the country. They have played a key role in our understanding of…
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Funding boosts sustainable tech projects
June 30, 2015 by Lab Canada Dolbeau-Mistassini, QC & Cambridge ON – Two tech projects for developing clean technology have received funding support of $2.2 million and $750,000, respectively. In Dolbeau-Mistassini, Sysgaz Inc. is receiving $2.2 million to develop a technology that can transform methane gas…
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Maritime research the focus of proposed new network
June 30, 2015 by Lab Canada Quebec City, QC – The Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ) and the Ministère de l’Éducation, de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (MEESR) are requesting feedback from the research community to assist in the development of a new network…
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State-of-art lab to bring novel genetic testing to Canada
June 24, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – As part of a strategy to facilitate genetic testing in Canada and further the growth of personalized medicine, laboratory testing services company LifeLabs Medical Laboratory Services today celebrated the grand opening of its new state-of-the-art genetics laboratory…
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Research on gonorrhea uncovers new immune system trigger
June 24, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Researchers at the University of Toronto have uncovered how Gram-negative bacteria – a broad class of bugs that cause diseases ranging from gonorrhea to diarrhea and pneumonia – can trigger an immune system reaction. The discovery could…
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$340M awarded to 3,800 researchers across Canada
June 24, 2015 by Lab Canada Oshawa, ON – Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has awarded more than 3, 800 researchers at over 70 Canadian universities a total of $340 million in funding. The announcement was made this week at an advanced…
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Tekmira halts Ebola therapeutics trial
June 22, 2015 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC & Doylestown, PA – Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corporation announced today its Phase II clinical trial of TKM-Ebola-Guinea has reached a predefined statistical endpoint and enrollment has been closed. In a statement, it said the endpoint indicated that continuing enrollment…
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Scientists record locations of all proteins in a cell
June 22, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Scientists at the University of Toronto have recorded, in what they say is unprecedented detail, the locations of all proteins in a cell. This new protein map allows scientists to look much more closely into what happens…
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Genome Canada announces departure of president and CEO
June 16, 2015 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Genome Canada, which funds genomics and related areas of science and technology, says that president and CEO Dr. Pierre Meulien, is to step down from his position on July 17, 2015. Dr. Meulien has led the organization…
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Celebrated ‘big data’ researcher comes to Montral
June 16, 2015 by Lab Canada Montréal, QC – Dr. Andrea Lodi, one of the world’s most respected data scientists, has been appointed as the Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in data science for real-time decision-making at Polytechnique Montréal. Dr. Lodi, who has come to Canada…
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Imaging specialist recognized for lifetime achievements
June 16, 2015 by Lab Canada London, ON – For 30 years, Western University’s Ravi Menon, PhD, has paved the way for key developments in the field of brain imaging research – from working on the team that discovered functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to developing…
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Researchers target host rather than the flu virus
June 16, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The flu kills hundreds of thousands of people around the world every year, yet there is essentially only one class of drugs to fight the ever-changing virus. Cases of flu resistant to this class of drugs have…
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Full E.coli genome sequenced on smartphone-sized device
June 15, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Researchers in Canada and the U.K. have for the first time sequenced and assembled de novo the full genome of a living organism, the bacteria Escherichia Coli, using Oxford Nanopore’s MinIONTMdevice, a genome sequencer that can fit…
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$209M funding awarded to 280 research projects in Ontario
June 15, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Ontario’s provincial government is awarding a total of $209 million to support innovative research projects and top talent at leading research institutions across the province. The awards include: $65 million through the Ontario Research Fund – Research…
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New company to commercialize novel stem cell-expanding molecules
June 15, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC and Toronto, ON – Patients suffering from acute myeloid leukemia (AML), who require stem cell transplantation as part of their treatment, may now benefit from a new best-in-class process that improves the viability and success of cord blood…
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$333M awarded by CFI for research infrastructure
June 9, 2015 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The federal government has announced a $333-million in funding for new research infrastructure through the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) Innovation Fund. Canadian researchers across the country will build upon their advanced knowledge in areas ranging from…
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