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Federal budget brings both applaud and criticism
March 25, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – In its 2013 budget unveiled last week, Canada’s federal government has continued funding for its major research-granting organizations, receiving praise from Canada’s universities, while other groups raise concerns about a gradual shrinking of the funding pool and…
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$10,000 Young Chemist awarded by Metrohm
March 25, 2013 by Lab Canada Philadelphia, PA – This time last year, instrument manufacturer Metrohm USA announced a new $10,000 award that is open to all graduate, post-graduate and doctorate students residing and studying in the US and Canada, and who are performing novel research…
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First time in Philadelphia a success for Pittcon 2013
March 25, 2013 by Lab Canada Philadelphia, PA – Pittcon 2013, the 64th Conference and Exposition for Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, which ended on Thursday, brought together more than 18,000 attendees; 40% of whom came to the conference for the first time. Pittcon has always…
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Partnership to investigate new applications for bio-based materials
March 25, 2013 by Lab Canada Burlington, ON – EcoSynthetix and the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology at the University of Waterloo have joined forces through an industrial partnership to collaborate on new applications for EcoSynthetix’ EcoSphere technology. The five-year agreement will be jointly funded through an…
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2013 Canada Gairdner Awards honour new medical insights
March 25, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Gairdner Foundation has announced the recipients of the 2013 Canada Gairdner Awards, recognizing some of the most significant medical discoveries around the world. This year’s winners showcase a broad range of new medical insights, from an…
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Can a gold-plated micro-chip detect the growth of cancer?
March 25, 2013 by Lab Canada London, ON – A multi-disciplinary team of researchers led by scientists in London and Toronto is developing a simple tool that could one day make it easier to choose the best available cancer treatments for individual patients and improve their…
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Over $95M in funding for Canada Research Chairs and CFI
March 17, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Canada Research Chairs program has announced $90.6 million in support to 120 newly awarded and renewed Canada Research Chairs. The research will be conducted at 39 Canadian institutions. Of this total, 19 researchers have been recruited…
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$1.3M funding supports life sciences research projects
March 17, 2013 by Lab Canada St John’s, NL – Newfoundland’s Research & Development Corporation (RDC) has announced a total of $1.3 million in funding for 12 health and life sciences-related projects. Researchers from Memorial University of Newfoundland’s Faculty of Medicine, School of Pharmacy and Faculty…
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Manufacturing innovation of analytical instruments through miniaturization
March 17, 2013 by Lab Canada Philadelphia, PA – Miniaturization is the practice of enabling products to deliver greater functionality from a form that utilizes less space, and that is often simpler to operate. Historically, miniaturization has allowed designers to reach scales of functionality or performance…
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Researchers’ smart coating makes super-protective surfaces possible
March 17, 2013 by Lab Canada Kingston, ON – A new technology, developed at Queen’s University, could see contaminants, ice, fingerprints and graffiti losing their grip on a wide range of surfaces. Discovered by researchers Guojun Liu and Dean Xiong (Chemistry), the coating has shown promise…
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Countdown on for Pittcon 2013
March 12, 2013 by Lab Canada Pittsburgh, PA – Final preparations are underway for Pittcon 2013 Exposition, which takes place March 17-21, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The annual exposition and conference on laboratory science will include 1,011 exhibitors displaying products and services used…
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Scientists get green light to test Medical Isotope Project facility
March 11, 2013 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Scientists at the Canadian Light Source synchrotron are ready to test the Medical Isotope Project (MIP) facility after receipt of the commissioning licence from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. With the licence, the MIP will undergo testing…
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Cause of heart arrhythmia discovered
March 11, 2013 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Using powerful X-rays at the Canadian Light Source synchrotron, scientists have reconstructed the scenario of heart arrhythmia in action, making critical progress towards preventing deadly conditions and saving lives. The research was published in the journal Nature…
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Engineering breakthrough promises much more efficient solar cells
March 11, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A new technique developed by University of Toronto Engineering Professor Ted Sargent and his research group could lead to significantly more efficient solar cells, according to a recent paper published in the journal Nano Letters. The paper,…
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Cellulose nanocrystal researchers win Synergy award
March 11, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Dr. Derek Gray, holder of the NSERC/FPInnovations Industrial Research Chair at McGill University, has been presented with the National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Synergy Award for Innovation. Dr. Gray shared the award with…
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$1.7M funding for R&D projects in Newfoundland
March 11, 2013 by Lab Canada St John’s, NL – Deepwater seabed surveying, navigation and control systems for field robots, and improving cyber security measures are among the 10 academic-led research and development projects receiving more than $1.7 million in total funding from the Research &…
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Suzanne Fortier leaves NSERC
March 11, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Dr Suzanne Fortier, president of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), has announced that she has left her position at NSERC to become principal and vice-chancellor of McGill University, which will be effective…
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Sourdough research yields sweet results
March 2, 2013 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Researchers at the University of Alberta have found a way to replace artificial preservatives in bread, making it tastier. After analyzing strains of mould fermented in sourdough bread, Michael Gänzle, professor and Canada Research Chair in the…
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Discovery may help fight antimicrobial drug resistance
March 2, 2013 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON – A new potential target for battling disease-causing bacteria – especially deadly bugs that resist current antibiotics – may result from a study by University of Guelph researchers. The study has shown for the first time the workings…
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Canadian adult obesity at historic high
March 2, 2013 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Obesity rates across Canada are reaching alarming levels and continue to climb, according to a new University of British Columbia study. Published on February 27 in the Canadian Journal of Public Health, the study provides the first…
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$22M funding to advance new sources of medical isotopes
February 28, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The federal government has signed agreements with three organizations to develop new sources of supply of the key medical isotope, technetium-99m (Tc-99m). Tc-99m is the most widely used isotope for medical imaging, which is used in approximately…
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Gerhard Herzberg Gold Medal announced as top researchers honoured
February 27, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Some of Canada’s top researchers in the natural sciences and engineering are being honoured today at a ceremony hosted by Canada’s Governor General, David Johnston. Eight prizes, including the Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and…
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$13M in grants to impact cancer research
February 27, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The largest single grants ever offered by the Canadian Cancer Society, the society’s Impact Grants have a maximum value of $1.25 million per grant over five years. They are intended to fund the best, most promising cancer…
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Obesity, physical inactivity linked with risk for certain molecular subtype of colorectal cancer
February 26, 2013 by Lab Canada Philadelphia. PA – An increasing body mass index was associated with a higher risk for colorectal cancer with a specific molecular characteristic, and inversely, physical activity was linked to a decreased risk for that same cancer, according to data published…
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New swine flu strain unlikely to cause pandemic
February 25, 2013 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – An emerging swine flu strain responsible for hundreds of infections in the United States appears unlikely to trigger a global pandemic in the short term but requires ongoing monitoring, according to a new Michael Smith Foundation for…
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$11M in funding supports automotive R&D projects
February 25, 2013 by Lab Canada Waterloo, ON – Funding for new research and development projects in the automotive industry has been announced by the Automotive Partnership Canada initiative. The projects will reduce harmful vehicle emissions, and improve the efficiency of electric and hybrid vehicles. The…
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Launch keeps Canada at forefront of space telescope technology
February 25, 2013 by Lab Canada Longueuil, QC – The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) today celebrated the successful launch of the Canadian space telescope, the Near-Earth Object Surveillance Satellite (NEOSSat). The satellite launched at 7:31 (EST) today from Sriharikota, India aboard a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle…
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Chronic pain alters DNA marking in the brain
February 25, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Injuries that result in chronic pain, such as limb injuries, and those unrelated to the brain are associated with epigenetic changes in the brain which persist months after the injury, according to researchers at McGill University. Epigenetics…
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Canadian technology to be developed for Alzheimer’s disease research
February 25, 2013 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB and Vancouver, BC – A made-in-Canada treatment for one of the world’s most devastating diseases could be closer to patients thanks to a new technology targeting Alzheimer’s Disease developed at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and licensed…
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Creeping epidemic of obesity hits Asia Pacific region
February 21, 2013 by Lab Canada Sophia Antipolis, France – Over eating, sedentary lifestyles, cultural attitudes, and lack of prevention programmes are to blame for the rising epidemic of obesity in the Asia Pacific region. Overweight and obesity has quadrupled in China and societies still label…
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Respiratory researcher wins $50K prize
February 15, 2013 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – Dawn Bowdish, assistant professor in the Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine and researcher with the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research at McMaster University, has been awarded the Ontario Lung Association-Pfizer Canada Infectious Diseases…
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