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$8M in prostate cancer research funding awarded
July 22, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Prostate Cancer Canada has announced that 40 prostate cancer researchers have been awarded grants through the Movember Discovery Grants program. The researchers are all on the verge of early-stage research breakthroughs. The program is designed to allow both…
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CLS joins network of composite materials researchers
July 17, 2013 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – An agreement recently signed by the Canadian Light Source (CLS) and the Composites Research Network (CRN) has the goal of shining synchrotron light on questions facing the composites industry. The CRN is an initiative of the University…
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Studies assess impact of environmental factors on human health and disease
July 14, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) is providing funding to nine teams of researchers examining how environmental factors can alter the expression of human DNA and health. The funding comes from a partnership between CIHR and…
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Japan, Canada compete for top researcher
July 14, 2013 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – In an unusual alliance between TRIUMF, Canada’s national laboratory for nuclear and particle physics, and the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU) in Japan, a long-term joint research position has been…
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Team obtains ground-breaking measurements using IR light
July 14, 2013 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Scientists at the Canadian Light Source (CLS) have obtained high-resolution measurements in the infrared (IR) spectrum that they say could change the way research is conducted using synchrotron light. CLS spectroscopist Brant Billinghurst said he and his…
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Discovery maps cell growth processes
July 14, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A discovery regarding how normal cells communicate and control their growth has been made by researchers in Dr. Anthony Pawson’s lab at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital. The novel findings have the potential to better…
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World’s most powerful microscope is ready for research
July 8, 2013 by Lab Canada Victoria, BC – What the University of Victoria says is the world’s most powerful microscope – which resides in a specially constructed room at the university – has been fully assembled and tested, and is ready for scientific research. The…
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SFU scientist wins Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Research Excellence Award
July 8, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Simon Fraser chemist David J. Vocadlo, MCIC, has received the 2013 Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Research Excellence Award from the Canadian Society for Chemistry. The prize is presented to a scientist residing in Canada who has made a…
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Zeiss to acquire 3D X-ray microscope maker
July 5, 2013 by Lab Canada Oberkochen, Germany and Pleasanton, CA – Optics and optoelectronics manufacturer, Carl Zeiss says it plans to acquire US-based Xradia, which manufactures 3D X-ray microscopes for industrial and academic research applications. After the acquisition is finalized, Xradia will operate under the…
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Two projects get go-ahead under Ontario-Quebec research initiative
July 5, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Two Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE)-backed projects are the first to be approved under an Ontario-Quebec life sciences research partnership. “OCE is pleased that our projects have been recognized as important to this partnership,” said Dr. Tom…
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Novel research model discovered for auto-immune disease study
July 5, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A team of researchers at the IRCM, led by Dr. Javier M. Di Noia in the Immunity and Viral Infections research division, discovered a novel research model for the study of auto-immune diseases. The scientists are the…
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Growing anaerobes faster
July 3, 2013 by Lab Canada While PRAS plates involve a slightly higher out-of-pocket expense, that cost is often dramatically outweighed by the benefits including faster and more reliable isolation and growth of anaerobes.
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3D digital brain atlas offers free access
June 28, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital have created BigBrain, the first 3D microstructural model of the entire human brain which is free and publicly available to researchers worldwide. The results of the BigBrain model, created…
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Genomics research project to sequence Listeria strains
June 28, 2013 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – A new $1.4 million project will sequence and map the genomes of many Listeria strains to identify those strains that are likely to be most harmful to human health as well as those most likely to survive…
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$10M supports genomic research into personalized cancer treatment
June 28, 2013 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – A project at the BC Cancer Agency that seeks a cost-effective, genomic approach to treat lymphoid cancer has received $10 million in funding. The project – led by Dr. Joseph Connors, clinical director at the BC Cancer…
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Photocatalysis keeps fruit, veg and flowers fresh longer
June 27, 2013 by Lab Canada Strasbourg, France – New technology offers the promise of reducing billions of dollars of losses that occur each year from the silent, invisible killer of fruits, vegetables and cut flowers – a gas whose effects are familiar to everyone who…
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Study makes breakthrough in triple-negative breast cancer treatment
June 27, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – An international research team of Canadian and Australian scientists led by CRCHUM’s Dr. John Stagg have found that an enzyme in triple-negative breast cancer makes patients less responsive to chemotherapy. The discovery opens the door to new…
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Blockbuster $300M funding commitment for heart and stroke research
June 25, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Through its newly formed Heart and Stroke Foundation Research Leadership Circle, the Heart and Stroke Foundation has announced a $300 million, multi-year commitment to 18 of Canada’s leading research institutions. The foundation says it is the largest…
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Global chemical management under the microscope
June 24, 2013 by Lab Canada Helsinki, Finland – Last week, the Helsinki Chemicals Forum 2013 created a lively and insightful dialogue of regulators, politicians, industry leaders, NGOs and academics to discuss important aspects of chemical management globally. The fifth leading international chemicals safety conference was…
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Innovative projects get $18M funding
June 24, 2013 by Lab Canada Cambridge, ON – Twenty research partnerships have been created among colleges, universities and businesses and are being provided with $18 million in funding, through the federal College and Community Innovation (CCI) Program. The CCI Program is managed by Natural Sciences…
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New guidelines streamline biosafety requirements for labs
June 24, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The first edition of the Canadian Biosafety Standards and Guidelines (CBSG) has been issued jointly by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The CBSG details the biosafety requirements for…
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Translational cancer research programs share $52M funding
June 24, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Numerous cancer research programs are sharing a total of $52 million in funding from the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR). The funding focuses on key areas of translational research, including cancer stem cells, drug discovery, genomics,…
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$10M greenhouse facility triples research capacity
June 17, 2013 by Lab Canada London, ON – A new $10 million, state-of-art greenhouse facility at the Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre (SCPFRC) has officially opened. Canadian farmers stand to benefit from research focused on improving crop quality, productivity, and disease and insect…
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Impact of climate change in cold regions focus of large new study
June 13, 2013 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – Four University of Calgary researchers – Ann-Lise Norman, Ed Johnson, Masaki Hayashi, and Shawn Marshall – have been awarded a total of $418,100 over five years to explore the impact of climate change on the water cycle…
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New brain imaging study probes how humans use tools
June 12, 2013 by Lab Canada London, ON – Using brain imaging, researchers at Western University and Queen’s University have revealed new insights into how the human brain supports the use of everyday tools like plastic tongs. Jody Culham from Western’s Brain and Mind Institute and…
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New model tests treatments against aggressive breast cancers
June 12, 2013 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – Scientists at Dalhousie Medical School have developed a new and effective way to test potential new treatments for aggressive, metabolically active HER2-positive breast cancers. Dr. Paola Marignani is principal investigator of the team of scientists that has…
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New oil recovery lab gets $3M support
June 11, 2013 by Lab Canada St John’s, NF – To support research and identify new ways to optimize oil recovery, the Research & Development Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador (RDC) and the Hibernia Management and Development Company Ltd. (HDMC) are providing $1.635- and $1.7-million respectively…
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How do immune cells detect infections?
June 10, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – How do immune cells manage to sort through vast numbers of similar-looking proteins within the body to detect foreign invaders and fight infections? McGill University researchers are using computer simulations to shed light on this puzzle. “For…
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New website highlights Quebec’s research strengths
June 6, 2013 by Lab Canada Montréal, QC – Québec’s chief scientist Rémi Quirion has launched Le Québec en recherche, a new web space that highlights the excellence of Québec researchers and research students in natural sciences and engineering, health sciences, social sciences and humanities and…
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Bruker, 3M sign MALDI technology license agreement
June 6, 2013 by Lab Canada Bremen, Germany – Bruker Corporation says it has signed an exclusive patent license agreement with 3M Company, which allows Bruker to include 3M patented innovations relating to matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry imaging. The licensed 3M patents are…
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Research grants should not be tied to commercialization: study
June 5, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Canadian universities lag behind their US counterparts in generating technology transfer between academic research and companies, and improved policies are needed to address the problem, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In…
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