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Project proposals sought for nanomaterial-based biosensor research
February 24, 2015 by Lab Canada Heidelberg, Germany – Roche and BioMed X are jointly establishing a collaborative research group to develop a novel sensor technology platform based on new nanomaterials such as graphene. To that end, they are inviting early-career scientists from academic institutions worldwide…
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Global project boosts understanding of human epigenome
February 23, 2015 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Research from the BC Cancer Agency was featured on February 18 in the journal Nature as part of a special issue highlighting 20 papers that are the outcome of a seven-year project mapping the epigenome. The term…
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$13M for new food development centre
February 23, 2015 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has awarded over $13 million for the Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre Inc. (Food Centre) to build and equip a new innovative facility. The Food Centre is the primary source of food product…
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$26.8 million supports clean tech projects
February 23, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), has announced seven clean technology projects in Ontario are receiving funding of $26.8 million, supporting jobs, economic growth and the environment. The projects are as follows: Grafoid Inc. in Ottawa will receive…
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Herzberg Gold Medal won by Dalhousie chemistry professor
February 23, 2015 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Canada’s most prestigious research prize, the Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering, has been awarded to Dr. Axel Becke, a chemistry professor at Dalhousie University. Dr. Becke received the prize for his outstanding contributions…
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Study confirms bioequivalency of cyclotron-produced Tc-99m
February 17, 2015 by Lab Canada Sherbrooke, QC – Researchers at the Centre de research du Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CRCHUS) have released the results of a clinical study demonstrating equivalency between cyclotron-produced technetium (Tc-99m) and that produced in a nuclear reactor. Based on the…
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$30M for green tech projects in Quebec
February 17, 2015 by Lab Canada Quebec City, QC – Natural Resources Canada and Sustainable Development Technology Canada are providing $29.5 million in funding to support of six clean technology projects. Through SDTC, over $25 million will support the following four projects: Nemaska Lithium Inc. will…
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Collaboration to research deadly porcine disease
February 13, 2015 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – The PED virus kills young piglets at an astonishing rate with a near 100% mortality rate in suckling pigs. A Canadian collaboration has been launched to understand and stop the disease to protect the young pigs and…
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Nanoreactors mimic natural biosystems
February 13, 2015 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Living cells are a hive of activity, full of tiny structures making proteins, breaking down junk, and creating energy. All of this happens through a series of chemical reactions made possible largely because of the humble cell…
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Worldwide collaboration to fund research into brain diseases
February 11, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, Chicago & London – Three leading research funders from North America and the UK have joined forces to launch a new global initiative called MEND or, MEchanisms of cellular death in NeuroDegeneration. The initiative has a fund of $1.25…
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$38M from NSERC supports engineering research projects
February 10, 2015 by Lab Canada Fredericton, NB – The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has announced $38 million in funding for 78 scientific teams at universities across the country. The announcement, made at the University of New Brunswick, profiled a project…
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Glycomics research network to develop drugs, vaccines
February 10, 2015 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – GlycoNet, a new national research network based in Edmonton, is receiving $27.3 million over five years from the federal government to develop new drugs and vaccines for conditions such as influenza, genetic diseases and diabetes. Canadian scientists…
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$56M supports cancer research projects
February 10, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A total of 77 cancer research projects across Canada are receiving a total $56 million in funding support from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and its partners, including a $2.4-million partnership with the Canadian Cancer…
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Study probes molecular makeup of lung cancer tumours
February 9, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – More than nine million people around the world will die from cancer in 2015, according to the American Cancer Society. Cancer can result from mutations to any part of the process that turns DNA into proteins –…
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Researchers produce map of New York City subway microbes
February 5, 2015 by Lab Canada New York, NY – The microbes that call the New York City subway system home are mostly harmless, but include samples of disease-causing bacteria that are resistant to drugs – and even DNA fragments associated with anthrax and Bubonic plague…
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Brain cancer gets $5M boost in research funding
February 5, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Four large research grants – valued at $1.25 million each – have been awarded to research teams in Vancouver, Toronto and Ottawa by a partnership of the Canadian Cancer Society, Brain Canada and the federal government. Three…
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Merck joins Toronto consortium with $7.5 M contribution
February 5, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Pharmaceutical company Merck has joined the Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) Toronto with a contribution of $7.5 million. The supported projects focus on pre-competitive research to develop small inhibitory molecules called chemical probes to study epigenetic mechanisms of…
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Biologics and vaccine development focus of new centre of excellence
February 5, 2015 by Lab Canada Laval, QC – Drug discovery project facilitator NEOMED has announced the launch of the Biologics and Vaccine Centre of Excellence in Laval under a proposed partnership with GSK. The organization says the centre will be the only one of its…
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Drug research commercialization supported with new $2M fund
February 4, 2015 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC and Saskatoon, SK – A consortium of Saskatchewan’s innovation organizations have come together with the Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD), Canada’s national drug development and commercialization centre, to establish a new $2-million CDRD-Saskatchewan Innovation Fund. The…
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$310M transformative research complex officially opens
February 4, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – New research facilities at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) celebrated their official opening this week. The $310-million facilities are designed to encourage researchers and clinicians to collaborate across lines of specialties. “We are proud to inaugurate…
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Million-dollar gift launches research recruitment program
February 4, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Princess Margaret Cancer Centre has launched a fund to recruit post-doctoral students, fellows and other researchers. The fund, called the TD Collaboration and Recruitment Fund, was established with a $1-million gift from TD Bank Group. “Personalized…
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Glass labware celebrates 100th anniversary
February 4, 2015 by Lab Canada Corning, NY – Pyrex glass is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. For over a century, the glass has been at the heart of many groundbreaking discoveries and advancements in medicine, chemistry, space exploration, and other fields. “Pyrex glass is…
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Maple syrup under the microscope in $1.4M program
February 4, 2015 by Lab Canada Longueuil, QC – A new, $1.4 million research program will explore the physical chemistry of cooking with maple. Being launched by the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers (FPAQ) and the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies…
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H. pylori vaccine the target of $575,000 collaboration
January 29, 2015 by Lab Canada Sudbury, ON – In a two-year, $575,000 agreement, researchers at the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), the Advanced Medical Research Institute of Canada (AMRIC) and Lilly Creek Vaccines are collaborating to develop a Helicobacter pylori vaccine. Under the agreement,…
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Fluorescent colour-changing proteins reveal inner workings of live cells
January 28, 2015 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – The detection and imaging of protein-protein interactions in live cells has become much more colourful, thanks to a new technology developed by University of Alberta chemist Robert Campbell and his team. Campbell has created a new method…
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Quantum research institute aims to change our world
January 28, 2015 by Lab Canada Waterloo, ON – The Institute of Quantum Computing (IQC) wants to become the world leader in the field of quantum information science and to develop technologies that will fundamentally impact the ways in which we work, communicate and live. Originally…
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Study sheds light on sodium and blood pressure link
January 27, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – An international research team led by scientists at McGill University has found that excessive salt intake ‘reprograms’ the brain, interfering with a natural safety mechanism that normally prevents the body’s arterial blood pressure from rising. While the…
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Canada’s big science networks get $25M boost
January 27, 2015 by Lab Canada Quebec City, QC – The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) is providing a total of $25 million to support nine elite Canadian “big science” enterprises. The funding comes through a special competition of the CFI’s Major Science Initiatives Fund, which…
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SP Industries acquires Stability Environments
January 22, 2015 by Lab Canada Stone Ridge, NY – SP Industries, which designs and manufactures state-of-the-art laboratory equipment, biological drug manufacturing solutions, laboratory supplies and specialty glassware, announced today that it has acquired privately held Stability Environments, Inc. a global provider of walk-in environmental rooms,…
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Oil and gas research centre coming to Manitoba
January 22, 2015 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – Western Economic Diversification Canada is providing $2.4 million to the University of Manitoba to establish an internationally accredited analytical Centre for Oil and Gas Research and Development (COGRaD). The centre will focus on environmental monitoring and remediation…
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$19.5M renews neurodevelopmental disorders research network
January 22, 2015 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – NeuroDevNet, a Vancouver-based national network is being renewed for five years with funding of $19.6 million from the federal government. The funding supports collaborative research into pediatric neurodevelopmental disorders, specifically autism, cerebral palsy and fetal alcohol spectrum…
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