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Association says shortage of laboratory professionals threatens public health system
April 22, 2004 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – April 22, 2004 – A looming shortage of Canada’s laboratory professionals threatens Canada’s ability to respond to emerging pathogens like SARS and West Nile virus. “We are worried,” says Geraldine Webb, president of the Canadian Society of…
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Mobile radiological-nuclear response labs delivered
April 21, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – April 21, 2004 – Defence R&D Canada says it has acquired four mobile nuclear laboratories (MNLs) to provide support in the event of a radiological or nuclear incident. These $1.5-million labs were obtained under the auspices of…
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ID Biomedical agrees to acquire Shire Pharmaceuticals’ vaccine business
April 20, 2004 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – April 20, 2004 – Shire Pharmaceuticals says it plans to sell it vaccine to ID Biomedical. The transaction is expected to close by June 30 this year, depending on government and regulatory approvals. ID Biomedical will acquire…
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Worldwide scientific forum expands into aerospace R&D
April 20, 2004 by Lab Canada Andover, MA – April 20, 2004 – Boeing Phantom Works, the advanced research and development unit of Boeing, has signed an agreement to join InnoCentive’s online scientific forum. Owned by Eli Lilly, the InnoCentive forum was originally launched in 2001…
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IBM and Mount Allison University create virtual laboratory to research DNA damage
April 20, 2004 by Lab Canada Markham, ON & Sackville, NB – April 20, 2004 – Researchers at New Brunswick’s Mount Allison University are working to better understand how human DNA is damaged and what drugs can be used to repair it, using a powerful IBM…
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AstraZeneca expands screening and drug discovery relationship
April 19, 2004 by Lab Canada Boston, MA – April 19, 2004 – PerkinElmer, a provider of drug discovery, life science research and analytical solutions, says it has been awarded an expanded contract with AstraZeneca R&D Montreal. Under the terms of the agreement, PerkinElmer’s high throughput…
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New $2M chair in gastrointestinal research at McMaster University
April 19, 2004 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – April 19, 2004 – McMaster University has appointed Paul Moayyedi, MD, as the first holder of the Richard Hunt-Astra Zeneca chair in gastroenterology. The endowed chair is funded by a $1 million donation from Richard Hunt, MD,…
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Canadian genomics researchers receive $123M for 14 large-scale projects
April 16, 2004 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – April 16, 2004 – The federal government has approved 14 new large-scale applied-health genomics research projects totaling $123 million. Half of this funding will be provided by Genome Canada and half by other partners. “All of these…
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Partnership to offer ABC transporter assays
April 16, 2004 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – April 15, 2004 – Drug development company MDS Pharma Services says it is working with Hungarian-based Solvo Biotechnology to provide in vitro multidrug resistance (MDR) transporter assays for screening and lead optimization, as well as preclinical absorption,…
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VWR International sold for $1.65 billion
April 13, 2004 by Lab Canada New York, NY – April 13, 2004 – Private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice says that an investment fund managed by CD&R has purchased VWR International from Merck of Darmstadt, Germany for US$1.65 billion. Based in West Chester, PA,…
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Kendro Laboratory Products acquires H+P Labortechnik
April 13, 2004 by Lab Canada Asheville, NC – April 13, 2004 – Kendro Laboratory Products, a unit of SPX, says it has acquired German company H+P Labortechnik. H+P provides sterilizers, high performance stirrers, and biosafe waste water sterlizers for the pharmaceutical, biotech, academic, and medical…
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$23M in research awards for Alberta
April 12, 2004 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – April 12, 2004 – Seventeen priority research initiatives across Alberta have received a total of $23 million in funding through the provincial government, through its Alberta Science and Research Investments Program (ASRIP). Some of the projects being…
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Instrument company invests in metabolic profiling
April 12, 2004 by Lab Canada Palo Alto, CA and Edmonton, AB – April 12, 2004 – Scientific instrument maker Varian says it has invested in Chenomx, a privately held, Edmonton-based company that works in the rapidly growing field of metabolic profiling. Its bioprofiling software can…
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Alberta Science and Research Authority names new chair, board
April 12, 2004 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – April 12, 2004 – Dr Marvin Fritzler, a board member since 1998 and professor at the University of Calgary, has been name chair of the Alberta Science and Research Authority. He takes over from Dr Bob Church…
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$1.5M grant to help study into progression of prostate cancer
April 12, 2004 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – April 12, 2004 – BC Cancer Agency researchers have received a $1.5 million grant to analyze the behaviour of prostate tumour cells. The study will use leading-edge technology in an attempt to develop better therapies for treating…
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New lab opens at Vancouver Island Technology Park
April 12, 2004 by Lab Canada Victoria, BC – April 12, 2004 – Genome British Columbia’s University of Victoria Proteomics Centre and MDS Metro Laboratory Services have celebrated the official opening of their new facilities at Vancouver Island Technology Park (VITP). Both facilities are now in…
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Life sciences news briefs (April 12, 2004)
April 12, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – April 12, 2004 – The following life sciences news briefs were published recently by Industry Canada: 1) Pharmaceuticals Update Axcan receives European approval of Photobarr Axcan Pharma (Mont St Hilaire) announced that the committee of proprietary medicinal…
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Researchers isolate gene that predisposes people to Crohn’s disease
April 12, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – April 12, 2004 – Researchers at the University of Toronto say they have isolated a gene that predisposes people to Chrohn’s disease. Their findings appear online April 11 in Nature Genetics. “Isolating this gene is a critical…
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Hazardous waste treatment technology receives development support
April 8, 2004 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – April 8, 2004 – The federal government is providing $1.8 million in technologies to recycle hazardous heavy metal waste. The funding is part of a $5.6-million project being undertaken by Fermag to develop, design and demonstrate a…
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New biotech firm to focus on antiviral drugs
April 8, 2004 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – April 8, 2004 – A new antiviral drug research and development company announced its arrival today. The new company, called ViroChem Pharma, also said it has completed a $36.5 million private placement led by Picchio Pharma. The…
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R&D agreement uses nanotechnology to improve paint products
April 8, 2004 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – April 8, 2004 – High-performance paint producer Prima Developments says it has entered into a research and development agreement with US-based Altair Nanotechnologies. The agreement was made through Prima’s subsidiary, Envirocoat Technologies. Prima and Altair will analyze…
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Group seeks designation of Golden Horseshoe region as a centre of excellence of new Canada Public Health Agency
April 6, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – April 6, 2004 – An alliance of the academic, business, health care, and scientific research communities was joined today by representatives of three levels of government in calling on Ottawa to designate Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe region a…
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$138.3M for 137 new Canada research chairs announced
April 5, 2004 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – April 5, 2004 – The federal government today announced $138.3 million in funding for 137 new Canada research chairs. At a special ceremony at the University of Calgary, Minister Robillard praised the contributions of university researchers and…
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Ultraviolet water treatment technology gets $31M research funding
April 5, 2004 by Lab Canada London, ON – April 5, 2004 – The federal government is providing $9.36-million in funding to help develop leading-edge water purification systems using ultraviolet light. The funding, made through Technology Partnerships Canada, is part of a $31.2-million research and development…
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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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Cedara signs major agreement with Hitachi Medical
April 5, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – April 5, 2004 – Medical software developer Cedara Software says it has signed an agreement with Hitachi Medical Corporation, to supply certain of its medical imaging technologies and services to Hitachi. The agreement is valued at a…
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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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Interim president appointed for National Research Council
April 2, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – April 2, 2004 – Dr Michael Raymont has been named interim president of the National Research Council (NRC). Dr Raymont is replacing Dr Arthur J Carty, who is assuming the position of national science advisor to the…
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