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Lifeline to ELA from Ontario government
April 24, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Ontario’s premier Kathleen Wynne has announced that her government is working collaboratively with the federal government, Manitoba’s provincial government and other partners to keep the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) operational in 2013 and ensure sustained longer-term operations.…
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Scientists urge action on chemicals in consumer products and pesticides
April 23, 2013 by Lab Canada Chevy Chase, MD – A group of influential scientists called for swift action by the UN system to prevent harm from a wide variety of synthetic chemicals in consumer products and pesticides that play a role in increased incidences of…
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CSMLS calls for regulation of medical laboratory assistants
April 23, 2013 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – The Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) is calling for the regulation of medical laboratory assistants (MLAs) in all jurisdictions across Canada, which it says will enhance patient safety for Canadians. Regulation would define the scope…
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Research proposals sought for $125M funding in personalized health research
April 23, 2013 by Lab Canada Chicago, IL and Montreal QC – Quebec’s provincial government has outlined details about $125 million funding it is providing to the Quebec Network for Personalized Health Care (QNPHC). Announced as part of the government’s recent 2013-2014 budget speech, the funding…
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CQDM and Massachusetts Life Sciences Center join in partnership program
April 23, 2013 by Lab Canada Chicago, IL – Biopharmaceutical research-funding organization CQDM is joining the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) in a new initiative to create an International Collaborative Industry Program (ICIP). This initiative will support the establishment of partnerships between Massachusetts and Quebec-based life…
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Fine bubble structure of bread dough visualized for first time
April 22, 2013 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Researchers from the University of Manitoba (U of M) alongside scientists at the Canadian Light Source (CLS) synchrotron used powerful X-rays on the CLS’s Biomedical Imaging and Therapy (BMIT) beamline to look carefully at the fine details…
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$10.8M funding for new tests for drug-resistant epilepsy
April 22, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A team led by Dr. Patrick Cossette at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) has been awarded $10.8 million from Genome Quebec and Genome Canada to conduct a four-year study to develop a personalized medicine…
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Scientists produce best image yet of atoms moving in real time
April 22, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Scientists at the University of Toronto have recorded atomic motions in real time, offering a glimpse into the very essence of chemistry and biology at the atomic level. Their recording is a direct observation of a transition…
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$4M public-private partnership to promote research
April 22, 2013 by Lab Canada Chicago IL – Merck Canada says it is reinforcing its commitment to the Canadian life sciences research innovation sector by providing $4 million in funding to the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer – Commercialization of Research (IRICoR) for…
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Partnership to bridge research and commercialization
April 22, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – MaRS Innovation, a Centre of Excellence for Commercialization and Research, today says it is forming a strategic partnership with Pfizer to advance early-stage technologies related to human health in therapeutics and diagnostics. The partnership’s goal is to…
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$210M collaboration brings supercomputing power to R&D
April 16, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A consortium of seven universities led by the University of Toronto and Western University are collaborating with IBM and the Ontario and federal governments to establish a new Ontario-based, $210 million dollar research and development initiative that…
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Childhood vaccines the focus of new research chair
April 15, 2013 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – Dr. Joanne Langley is the recipient of the new CIHR-GSK Chair in Pediatric Vaccinology. Dr. Langley is a professor at Dalhousie University, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at IWK Health Centre, and director of the Clinical Evaluation…
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Academia-industry collaboration to develop new cancer treatment
April 15, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Pharmaceutical company Pharmascience and the Université de Montréal have signed an agreement that furthers a collaboration between academic research, public institutions, patient disease groups and the pharmaceutical industry. The agreement was coordinated by the university’s Institute for…
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Cancer vaccine research facilitated by new fellowship
April 15, 2013 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Dr. Ayman Mohammad has been named the first recipient of the Terry Fox Postdoctoral Fellowship, to be held at the University of Saskatchewan’s (U of S) College of Pharmacy and Nutrition. The award, jointly provided by the…
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Research challenges assumptions about global warming effect
April 15, 2013 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – For years, many scientists believed that forest tree lines on mountains everywhere would shift to higher elevations as the planet’s temperature increased due to global warming. It’s not that simple, new University of Calgary research has shown.…
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Ontario scientists awarded infrastructure grants
April 15, 2013 by Lab Canada Waterloo, ON – Three scientists at Ontario’s Wilfrid Laurier University have been awarded more than $150,000 in infrastructure grants by the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation. Stephanie Dewitte-Orr, Diane Gregory and Geoff Horsman have each been awarded an Ontario…
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Anxious about life? Tylenol may do the trick
April 15, 2013 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – University of British Columbia researchers have found a new potential use for the over-the-counter pain drug Tylenol. Typically known to relieve physical pain, the study suggests the drug may also reduce the psychological effects of fear and…
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Discovery opens door to storing and reusing renewable energy
April 8, 2013 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – Two University of Calgary researchers have developed a ground-breaking way to make new affordable and efficient catalysts for converting electricity into chemical energy. Their technology opens the door to homeowners and energy companies being able to easily…
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$500,000 in 2013 Killam Prizes are announced
April 8, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The winners of the 2013 Killam Prizes are international authorities and pioneers in the fields of vaccinology, conflict resolution, computational intelligence, earth science and cognitive science. Five winners will each be awarded prizes of $100,000 in recognition…
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Accidental discovery may lead to better polymers
April 8, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – An accidental discovery by U of T chemical engineering professor Tim Bender and post-doctoral fellow Benoit Lessard could result in a new way of manufacturing products ranging from sealants and adhesives to toys and medical implants. The…
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Dr John Wallace to receive Heymans Foundation Memorial Medal
April 8, 2013 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – Dr John Wallace, professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine at McMaster University, will be awarded the Heymans Foundation Memorial Medal in Ghent, Belgium, on November 7. This prestigious award, named after Corneille Heymans, a 1938 Nobel…
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New chief scientific officer for Genome Prairie
April 8, 2013 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Genome Prairie has appointed Chris Barker as chief scientific officer. In this role, Mr. Barker will have responsibility for the organization’s strategic research and partnership agenda. The organization says he has extensive technical, scientific and management experience through…
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White-nose syndrome in bats research gets extra funding
April 8, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON- Canada’s Ministry of the Environment has announced extra funding to respond to White-nose Syndrome, a fungal disease that is threatening bat species in North America. An additional $330,000 in funding over the next four years is being provided…
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Company of year award for Xenon Pharmaceuticals
April 8, 2013 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Xenon Pharmaceuticals has been awarded the LifeSciences British Columbia Life Sciences Company of the Year Award for 2013. “We are honored to be recognized by our industry peers in this way,” said Simon Pimstone, Xenon’s president and…
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IRCM scientists propose the existence of a new code in biology
April 4, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – In recently published articles in PLoS Genetics and Biochimica Biophysica Acta, Benoit Coulombe, director of the Gene Transcription and Proteomics research unit at the institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), and his team have proposed a…
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Scientific director appointed to musculoskeletal research institute
April 2, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Dr. Hani El-Gabalawy has been appointed scientific director of Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s (CIHR) Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (CIHR-IMHA). The appointment will be effective on April 15. “I’m pleased to welcome Dr. El-Gabalawy to…
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Mountain pine beetle genome decoded
April 1, 2013 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The genome of the mountain pine beetle – the insect that has devastated B.C.’s lodgepole pine forests – has been decoded by researchers at the University of British Columbia and Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre. This…
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$150M supports personalized health research projects
April 1, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The results of a major $150-million genomics and personalized health competition, a Genome Canada – Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) partnership – have been announced. Seventeen projects in total have been approved for funding, each valued…
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Research triples known genetic variations involved in breast cancer risk
April 1, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Working with an international consortium conducting research on breast, ovarian and prostate cancer among 200,000 people, Professor Jacques Simard, holder of the Canada Research Chair in Oncogenetics at Laval University, was actively involved in the discovery of…
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$1M funding for research into antidepressant derived from eggs
April 1, 2013 by Lab Canada Mississauga, ON – Egg Farmers of Ontario (EFO) is providing $1 million in research and development funding to United Paragon Associates (UPA) to fund clinical trials of a new antidepressant drug derived from eggs. “Egg Farmers of Ontario believes there…
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Call for entries for neurology prize
April 1, 2013 by Lab Canada Hauppauge, NY – Eppendorf and the journal Science say they are now accepting applications for the 2013 Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology – an annual international research prize of US$25,000. The prize is awarded to one young scientist for…
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