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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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Fisher Scientific and Apogent Technologies to merge
March 29, 2004 by Lab Canada Hampton and Portsmouth, NH – March 29, 2004 – Fisher Scientific and Apogent Technologies say they have agreed to a merger, in a stock deal Fisher says provides it with a US$1.1 billion footprint in the life sciences market. The…
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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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Resverlogix names clinical affairs chief
March 25, 2004 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – March 25, 2004 – Resverlogix says it has appointed Jan O Johansson, MD, PhD, as senior vice president of clinical affairs. Dr Johansson has more than 16 years of experience as a practicing physician in internal medicine,…
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New federal budget furthers commitment to research and development
March 24, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – March 24, 2004 – The federal government’s new budget includes further growth in funding for research and development related programs across the country, bringing to $13 billion its cumulative increase in funding since the late 1990s. The…
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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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Kendro Laboratory Products acquires Data Centric Automation
March 22, 2004 by Lab Canada Asheville, NC – March 22, 2004 – Kendro Laboratory Products says it has expanded its operations in the life science market with the acquisition of Data Centric Automation (DCA). Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, DCA designs, manufactures and markets automated protein…
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Distribution agreement for diagnostic imaging equipment
March 22, 2004 by Lab Canada Mississauga, ON – March 22, 2004 – Radiopharmaceutical Draximage says it has entered into a distribution agreement with Isotope Products Laboratories (IPL), a California based producer of radioactive sources for nuclear medicine and radiography. Draximage says it will market the…
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New scientific director for aging institute
March 22, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – March 22, 2004 – Canadian Institutes of Health Research has appointed Dr Anne Martin-Matthews as the new scientific director for its Institute of Aging. The appointment was effective on March 1. Dr Martin-Matthews is a professor in…
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Approval obtained for rapid MRSA diagnostic test
March 22, 2004 by Lab Canada Quebec City, QC – March 22, 2005 – Biotech company Infectio Diagnostic says it has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its new ultra-rapid test for detecting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). According to the…
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CIHR honours scientists for health research excellence
March 17, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – March 17, 2004 – Dr Alan Bernstein, president of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), has announced the recipients of Canada’s top awards for excellence in health research. The following Canadian researchers are being recognized for…
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Service in Canada to improve for Lytron customers
March 16, 2004 by Lab Canada Woburn, MA – March 19, 2004 – Chillers and cooling systems supplier Lytron says it has partnered with Carmichael Engineering to open a service depot in Mississauga, ON. The depot centre will service Lytron’s system products including its chillers and…
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New unit combines gene expression, proteomics and reagents for Agilent
March 16, 2004 by Lab Canada Palo Alto, CA – March 16, 2004 – Agilent Technologies says it has formed an integrated biology solutions (IBS) unit within its life sciences and chemical analysis business group. The new unit consolidates management of Agilent’s growing gene expression, proteomics…
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MDS sells laboratory operations in New York and Georgia to LabCorp
March 16, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – March 16, 2004 – MDS Diagnostic Services says it has sold its laboratory operations in Poughkeepsie, NY and Atlanta, GA, to Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp) in an asset purchase transaction. Financial terms of the transaction were…
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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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New president at the helm of Rx&D
March 10, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – March 10. 2004 – Jean-Michel Halfon, chairman of the board of directors of Canada’s Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (Rx&D), has announced the appointment of Russell Williams as president of Rx&D. Mr Williams joins Rx&D after a successful career…
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Medex opens Canadian subsidiary
March 10, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON March 10, 2004 – Device manufacturer Medex today announced the launch of a new subsidiary, Medex Canada. A medical device manufacturer with administrative and manufacturing facilities located around the world; Medex is planning significant growth in anaesthesia, adult…
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Federal government funds biopharm company with half million dollar investment
March 9, 2004 by Lab Canada Saguenay, QC – March 9, 2004 – Biopharmaceutical firm FPL Pharma is receiving $504,310 in repayable financial assistance from the federal government. The assistance was announced last week by Lucienne Robillard, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic…
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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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New chief scientific officer for Covalon Technologies
March 8, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – March 8, 2004 – Advanced medical biosystems company Covalon Technologies, formerly known as UroTeq, has named Dr Valerio DiTizio as chief scientific officer. Dr DiTizio is the co-inventor on Covalon technologies. He has an undergraduate degree in…
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