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Drug combination increases life span of mice with ALS (April 01, 2003)
April 1, 2003 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC April 1, 2003 A new three-drug cocktail used to treat ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease, may increase life span and decrease disease progression according to a study conducted at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre…
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Dr Milton Packer Joins Vasogen’s scientific advisory board
April 1, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON April 1, 2003 Vasogen, a developer of immune modulation therapies for the treatment of cardiovascular disease and other chronic inflammatory disorders, has announced the appointment of Milton Packer, MD, to its scientific advisory board. Dr Packer, one of…
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Tm Bioscience in-licenses drug metabolism gene patents
April 1, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON April 1, 2003 DNA-based diagnostics company Tm Bioscience says it has acquired a non-exclusive license with UK-based company LGC for use of LGC’s CYP2D6 gene patents in TM Bioscience’s mutation detection kit for P450-2D6. This genetic test kit…
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Dr Gilles Cloutier appointed to board of directors of Theratechnologies
April 1, 2003 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC April 1, 2003 Dr Gilles Cloutier, PhD, has joined the board of directors of biotech firm Theratechnologies. The appointment was announced today by A Jean de Grandpr, the company’s chairman of the board. Dr Cloutier has over 30…
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University enrolment sees growth in female students in technical fields
March 31, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON March 31, 2003 Statistics Canada says that university enrolment in fields related to technology, such as engineering and mathematics, has soared during the past three years, and the gains have been particularly prominent among women. From 1997/98 to…
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Cancer leaders applaud government investment in research
March 31, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON March 31, 2003 Cancer research leaders across the province are congratulating the Ontario government for their commitment of $1 billion in funding for a new Cancer Research Institute of Ontario, the aim of which is to inject $100…
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VWR signs sales/marketing agreement with Toxin Alert
March 31, 2003 by Lab Canada Mississauga, ON March 31, 2003 VWR International and Toxin Alert have announced the signing of a sales and marketing agreement under which VWR’s Canadian customers would be offered custom mammalian cell culture services supplied by Toxin Alert. VWR distributes life…
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Research shows that immune response depends on key molecule
March 31, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON March 31, 2003 In a new study published in the April 1, 2003 issue of ‘Genes and Development’, scientists at University Health Network’s Advanced Medical Discovery Institute (AMDI)/Ontario Cancer Institute (OCI) have shown that a molecule called caspase-8…
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NSERC names winners of Canada’s top science and engineering prizes for new researchers
March 31, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON March 31, 2003 The winner of the annual NSERC Howard Alper Postdoctoral Prize, along with the four winners of the NSERC prizes for top doctoral research in science or engineering, were announced today by Allan Rock, Minister of…
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R&D funding supports new fuel development
March 31, 2003 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC March 28, 2003 Gaseous fuel developer Westport Innovations has been awarded a strategic project investment of C$18.9 million from Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC) to support the development of high-performance low-emissions engines. The funding was announced by the Honourable…
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Life sciences briefs from Industry Canada (March 28, 2003)
March 28, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON March 28 2003 The following life sciences news briefs were recently published by the Life Sciences Branch of Industry Canada. 1) PHARMACEUTICALS UPDATE Axcan Pharma Receives Canadian Approval For PHOTOFRIN Axcan Pharma Inc. (Mont Saint-Hilaire) announced that it…
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Governments fund $500,000 for academic research in Saskatchewan
March 27, 2003 by Lab Canada Regina, SK March 27, 2003 Funding of more than $500,000 from the Government of Saskatchewan will help the University of Saskatchewan with eight research projects in areas such as soil sciences, biology, geography, engineering, agriculture and plant sciences. “These projects…
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Qiagen and Agilent Technologies to co-market lab-on-a-chip solutions
March 27, 2003 by Lab Canada Venlo, Netherlands and Palo Alto, CA March 27, 2003 Qiagen and Agilent Technologies today announced that they have signed an agreement to co-market the Agilent 2100 bioanalyzer and LabChip kits with Qiagen’s consumables and instruments for the separation, purification and…
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Canadian Medical Laboratories to change name to CML Healthcare
March 27, 2003 by Lab Canada Mississauga, ON March 27, 2003 Canadian Medical Laboratories Limited is changing its name to CML Healthcare Inc. “We believe that this new name will more properly represent the scope and breadth of our current service offering and will better position…
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Geoscience research projects receive funding in Saskatchewan
March 26, 2003 by Lab Canada Regina, SK March 26, 2003 Three geoscience projects at the University of Saskatchewan have been provided with a total of $46,000 in funding by the provincial government. The U of S geological sciences department will research the nature of certain…
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Alberta Research Council to update military’s Pest Management Manual
March 26, 2003 by Lab Canada Vegreville, AB March 26, 2003 The Alberta Research Council (ARC) says it has won a contract to update the Department of National Defence (DND) Integrated Pest Management Manual. DND is responsible for protecting the health of its personnel and the…
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Board appointment for Edmonton Waste Management Centre of Excellence
March 26, 2003 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB March 26, 2003 Dr Dick Peter, Alberta Research Council (ARC), has been appointed to the Board of the Edmonton Waste Management Centre of Excellence (EWMCE), following the center’s February 27 incorporation as a non-profit organization. Dr Peter is…
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Drinking water testing labs to be licensed in Ontario
March 26, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON March 26, 2003 The Ontario government is proposing to make it mandatory that all laboratories that test drinking water be licensed, Environment Minister Chris Stockwell announced yesterday. “This is a first for Ontario and a first for Canada,”…
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New director appointed to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
March 25, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON March 25, 2003 Dr Barbara Sherwood Lollar has been appointed to a three-year term on the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. Allan Rock, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for the Natural Sciences and Engineering…
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New director appointed to National Research Council
March 25, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON March 25, 2003 Allan Rock, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada’s National Research Council (NRC), has announced the appointment of Dr Inge Russell to the council for a three-year term. “This appointment strengthens the National Research…
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Life sciences briefs from Industry Canada (March 24, 2003)
March 24, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON March 24, 2003 The following life sciences news briefs were recently published by the Life Sciences Branch of Industry Canada. 1) PHARMACEUTICALS UPDATE Lorus Therapeutics Allowed US Patent for Key Antisense Anticancer Target Lorus Therapeutics Inc (Toronto) announced…
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Procyon’s research findings to be presented at AACR Meeting
March 24, 2003 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC March 24, 2003 Biotech company Procyon Biopharma announced today that its scientists and collaborators will be presenting four scientific posters reporting on its research and therapeutic programs at the 94th Annual American Association for Cancer Research Meeting, in…
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BOC to acquire Air Products` packaged gases in Canada
March 21, 2003 by Lab Canada Windlesham, UK March 21, 2003 The BOC Group has announced that its subsidiary, BOC Canada Limited, has agreed to purchase the Canadian packaged gas and related welding equipment business of Air Products. The purchase price will be approximately C$60 million…
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Nova Scotia’s plan to train new lab techs greeted with cautious optimism
March 21, 2003 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS — March 21, 2003 — The Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) and the Nova Scotia Society of Medical Laboratory Technologists (NSSMLT) are expressing cautious optimism over the Nova Scotia government’s plan to address a serious shortage…
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Six university professors to receive major Canadian science prize
March 20, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, Ontario, March 20, 2003 The winners of the 2003 NSERC Steacie Fellowships were announced today byAllan Rock, minister of Industry and Minister responsible for the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Dr Rey Pagtakhan, minister of…
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Dectron expands lab to pursue growth in new chemical and biological gas filtration technology
March 20, 2003 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC March 20, 2003 Circul-Aire, the air purification subsidiary of Dectron Internationale, is undertaking a significant modernization and expansion of its quality control, testing and R&D laboratory. Prompted by last year’s record sales in replacement filtering media, the lab…
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Results of reovirus treatment to purge stem cell preparations of contaminating cancers
March 19, 2003 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB March 19, 2003 Oncolytics Biotech reported today that Dr Don Morris and his research group with the Alberta Cancer Board and the University of Calgary published the results of their work with the human reovirus for the removal…
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Public lecture to help understanding of social implications of new brain research
March 19, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON March 19, 2003 The human and social implications accompanying contemporary brain research will be probed in an upcoming public lecture at the University of Toronto. Special guest, Dr Zach W Hall, PhD, is conducting the Eighth Annual Jus…
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New Canada Research Chairs named; funding over $107M
March 18, 2003 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC March 18, 2003 Dr Rey Pagtakhan, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Secretary of State (Science, Research and Development), and Allan Rock, Minister of Industry have announced funding of C$107.4 million to support the creation of 106 new Canada…
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Graduate environmental scholarship endowment made at University of Waterloo
March 18, 2003 by Lab Canada Waterloo, ON March 18, 2003 Canada’s future experts in environmental teaching and research have received a big boost in support thanks to a C$900,000 endowment made by the TD Bank Financial Group at the University of Waterloo (UW). The TD…
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Biotechnology Cluster Innovation Program calls for proposals in Ontario
March 17, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON March 17, 2003 Regional biotech partnerships in Ontario are being called to submit proposals for funding to develop strategic plans that will help build Ontario’s biotechnology capacity. The request for plans is the first, C$2-million phase of the…
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