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Bioniche Life Sciences rebrands itself
November 25, 2014 by Lab Canada Belleville, ON – Bioniche Life Sciences has changed its name to Telesta Therapeutics. The company says the name and branding change is part of a strategic plan to become a focused late-stage human therapeutics company. “Our decision to implement this…
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Discovery blocks vicious cycle of inflammation and tumour growth
November 25, 2014 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – A team of researchers from the University of Alberta has discovered a new approach to fighting breast and thyroid cancers by targeting an enzyme they say is the culprit for the vicious cycle of tumour growth, spread…
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$5M for study to investigate vomiting, diarrhea in children
November 25, 2014 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – A new research team in Alberta is receiving $5M from the province’s government to study severe intestinal infections. The research team, called the Alberta Provincial Pediatric Enteric Infection Team (APPETITE), will bring together clinicians and scientists to…
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New cancer genes predicted by human interactome map
November 25, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Scientists have created the largest-scale map to date of direct interactions between proteins encoded by the human genome and newly predicted dozens of genes to be involved in cancer. The new human interactome map describes about 14,000…
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Canadian researchers confront Ebola
November 21, 2014 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Leading researchers from across the country came together last week to discuss Ebola treatment and action. The meeting – organized by the Neglected Global Diseases Initiative at University of British Columbia (NGDI-UBC), in partnership with the Vancouver…
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Fecal transplant technique reaps benefits in treating IBD: study
November 21, 2014 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Dina Kao, a gastroentologist at the University of Alberta Hospital and an associate professor in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry’s Department of Medicine, is one of a handful of people in Canada, and just two in…
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Historic $130M gift establishes new heart research centre
November 20, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), University Health Network (UHN) and the University of Toronto (U of T) announced today the creation of the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research (the Centre) funded by a donation of…
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Canada begins Ebola vaccine trial
November 20, 2014 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN) has launched a Phase I clinical trial for Canada’s Ebola vaccine (VSV-EBOV). The clinical trial will take place in Halifax. Jointly funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and…
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Gene-based environmental monitoring method gets development support
November 20, 2014 by Lab Canada Fredericton, NB – The University of New Brunswick’s Canadian Rivers Institute is receiving $280,000 from the federal government to support its work on the development of new gene-based environmental monitoring method that is said to be more cost-effective and accurate…
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CSMLS to help foreign trained lab professionals find work
November 20, 2014 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – The Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) says it has completed research aimed at helping foreign trained medical lab professionals find meaningful employment in cases where successfully attaining a license to practice in Canada is unlikely…
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Five top researchers awarded Polanyi Prizes
November 20, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Five Ontario researchers have been awarded prestigious Polanyi Prizes for breakthroughs in research that have the potential to, among other things, forge a new understanding of gravity, and target and kill cancer cells. “The Polanyi Prizes are…
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CLS celebrates first shipment of medical isotopes
November 19, 2014 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Scientists at the Canadian Light Source have announced the first shipment of medical isotopes produced in its dedicated linear accelerator. The Medical Isotope Project (MIP) facility at the CLS is the first of its kind in the…
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New test better personalizes treatment for prostate cancer
November 19, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Researchers at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) and University Health Network (UHN), have identified a new DNA-based test that could be used to better predict how prostate cancer patients will respond to treatment and to…
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Partnership to help incubate and grow McGill-based start-ups
November 19, 2014 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The Centre d’entreprises et d’innovation de Montréal (CEIM) has received funding of $6.2 million over the next five years from the federal government to support a partnership with McGill University that will provide McGill student and faculty…
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Scientists win top award for spinal cord injury research
November 19, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Two scientists from Université Laval have received the 2014 and 2013 Barbara Turnbull Award for Spinal Cord Research, an annual $50,000 prize supported through a partnership between the Barbara Turnbull Foundation, Brain Canada, and the Canadian Institutes…
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$450,000 supports genetic research into breast cancer
November 3, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A new program to fund studies into cancer prevention through genetics research has been launched by the Canadian Cancer Society and the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation and has named its first two recipients. Two researchers are each…
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Link between pulmonary hypertension, diabetes and cancer is discovered
November 3, 2014 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – A University of Alberta research team has discovered that a protein that plays a critical role in metabolism is related to the development of pulmonary hypertension, a deadly disease. Pulmonary hypertension is caused by the narrowing of…
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Hospital research activity stalls on flat research income
November 3, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Fiscal 2013 research activity at Canada’s Top 40 Research Hospitals posted a small 1.1% year-on-year gain in available research funding, according to Research Infosource Inc., which released its Canada’s Top 40 Research Hospitals List today. The annual…
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Canadian corporate R&D spend reaches $12.5B in 2013
November 3, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Canada’s leading firms raised their combined research spending to $12.5 billion in Fiscal 2013, an increase of 4.1% over the previous year, according to the annual Canada’s Top 100 Corporate R&D Spenders list released today by Research…
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Quebec researcher wins entrepreneur award
November 3, 2014 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Dr. John S. Sampalis, founder and CEO of JSS Medical Research Inc., has won the 2014 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Quebec Health Sciences Award. He received the award at the regional awards gala in Montreal. “We…
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New therapeutic target could prevent the invasion of cancer cells
October 30, 2014 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A team of researchers at the IRCM, led by Jean-François Côté, have discovered a potential new therapeutic target to prevent the invasion of cancer cells, which could have a significant impact on breast cancer treatment. Their breakthrough…
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Bold steps forward for Canada in new Stem Cell Action Plan
October 30, 2014 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – A coalition of Canadian stem cell advocates, researchers and charities has launched an aggressive Action Plan for Canada to lead the way in developing up to 10 breakthrough therapies by 2025. The 10-year Action Plan outlined in…
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$27M funding for 70 research projects at UBC
October 30, 2014 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The University of British Columbia (UBC) has received $26.9 million toward 70 research infrastructure projects from the BC Knowledge Development Fund. The BC Knowledge Development Fund was created in 1998 to help maintain B.C. as a leader…
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Breast cancer researcher wins 2014 Aubrey J. Tingle Prize
October 30, 2014 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Dr. Samuel Aparicio has been named the winner of the fifth annual Aubrey J. Tingle Prize. Dr. Aparicio’s research encompasses the fields of cancer genomics, mouse genetic models, high-throughput screens, and translational breast cancer research. Created in…
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International scientists call for Canadian science funding and freedoms to be restored
October 30, 2014 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Over 800 scientists worldwide have signed an open letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper calling on the federal government to restore funding cut from its science programs and to remove barriers to the ability of Canadian government…
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Eminent biologist wins Northern Research award
October 30, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Award-winning researcher and lifelong teacher, Dr. Charles Krebs, has won the Weston Family Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Northern Research by The W. Garfield Weston Foundation. For over 55 years, Dr. Krebs has studied diverse mammal populations…
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Cleantech project gets $1M in funding
October 30, 2014 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – The federal government has announced $1 million in funding for research into the InLine Dewatering of Oil Sands Tailings research and development project, which will conduct research into reducing water and energy use when extracting bitumen from…
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Canadians boost presence at MEDICA trade show
October 22, 2014 by Lab Canada Dusseldorf, Germany – A total of 51 Canadian companies have booked exhibition space at MEDICA 2014, which takes place in Dusseldorf, Germany from November 12-15. MEDICA is the world’s largest trade fair covering all aspects of the medical industry, including…
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Canadian 2014 R&D expenditures steady at $30.6B
October 21, 2014 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Statistics Canada has released its R&D spending intentions for 2014. In the report, it says Canada’s gross domestic expenditures on research and development (R&D) are expected to total $30.6 billion for 2014. This is virtually unchanged from…
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Goodfellow, Sigma-Aldrich complete phase 2 of distribution agreement
October 21, 2014 by Lab Canada Huntingdon, UK – Goodfellow, a supplier of metals and materials for research and industry, says that the second phase of an agreement reached earlier this year with Sigma-Aldrich Corporation is now complete. As a result, all alloys and an extended…
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$20M helps Sunnybrook create integrated Brain Sciences Centre
October 20, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is creating a new facility that it says will revolutionize brain sciences treatment and research in Canada. The state-of-the-art Brain Sciences Centre, the first of its kind in Canada, is dues to a…
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