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Food Labs Conference at Pittcon 2013
February 15, 2013 by Lab Canada Pittsburgh and Washington Crossing, PA – Food Safety Tech, the organizers of Food Labs Conference, which will be held in conjunction with Pittcon 2013, March 19-20, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA, have released the agenda of speakers for…
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$61.8M supports clean technology projects across Canada
February 15, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) has announced funding that supports 23 clean technology projects. Funding for the projects, which totals $61.8 million in areas such as agriculture, transportation, mining and energy, is being provided through SDTC’s SD…
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Report probes changes needed in education of key scientists
February 15, 2013 by Lab Canada Boston, MA – In a comprehensive report, US experts today described fundamental changes needed in the education of the scientists whose work impacts medicine, drug discovery and virtually every other discipline. The result of a year-long project of a presidential…
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Metrohm and FOSS enter strategic alliance
February 15, 2013 by Lab Canada Herisau, Switzerland – Under a new strategic alliance announced today, chemical analysis instrument maker Metrohm will become the sole global distributor of FOSS NIR instruments for the chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, and environmental sectors. “Metrohm will extend its product offering beyond…
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Collaborative research in bioeconomy to help transform forest sector
February 15, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – FPInnovations and Natural Resources Canada’s CanmetENERGY have formalized the collaborative efforts of the research teams from both organizations after years of informal cooperation. The primary objective of these efforts is to identify and commercialize novel products and…
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$36M funding supports 83 projects across Canada
February 11, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has announced $36 million in funding for 83 scientific teams at universities across the country. Of the 83 projects, 81 are receiving more than $36 million over…
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Calling young scientists
February 11, 2013 by Lab Canada Lexington, KY – Animal health and nutrition company Alltech is calling for research papers from young scientists around the world throughout 2013 to compete for the next winners of the Alltech Young Scientist Awards. Registration has opened for undergraduate and…
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New small molecules protect bacteria against toxic gold
February 7, 2013 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – McMaster researchers have discovered that gold resistant bacterium Delftia acidovorans can turn toxic water-soluble gold into a solid gold form, the first demonstration that gold-resistant microbe secretes a metabolite that can protect against toxic gold. The research,…
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Heart valve disease linked to unusual cholesterol
February 7, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Researchers have discovered a gene associated with a form of cholesterol that increases the risk of developing aortic stenosis, the most common form of heart valve disease, by more than half. This international study, involving the Research…
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$10,000 award to accelerate genetic discoveries
February 6, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – DNA Genotek, a provider of products for biological sample collection, has introduced the GenoFIND Genomic Services Award, which is designed to facilitate analysis of nucleic acid samples. The award will accelerate genetic discoveries by providing US$10,000 in…
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$48M new funding for research commercialization centres
February 6, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – One of Canada’s most successful research commercialization programs has awarded additional funding to four Centres of Excellence for Commercialization and Research (CECR). Grants totalling $48.1 million, resulting from the latest CECR competition, have been awarded to the…
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Enzymes a new genre of “intelligent” micro- and nanomotors?
January 30, 2013 by Lab Canada University Park, PA – Enzymes, workhorse molecules of life that underpin almost every biological process, may have a new role as “intelligent” micro- and nanomotors with applications in medicine, engineering and other fields. That’s the topic of a report in…
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Pittcon 2013 offers enhanced educational opportunities
January 30, 2013 by Lab Canada Pittsburgh, PA – Attendees at Pittcon 2013 will have plenty of top-notch educational opportunities to choose from, along with the event’s world-leading trade show. Pittcon 2013 takes place March 17-21 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. In an announcement…
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Construction begins on Canada’s largest radio telescope
January 28, 2013 by Lab Canada Penticton, BC – Construction is now under way on Canada’s largest radio telescope – and the first research telescope to be built in the country in more than 30 years. The new telescope, with a footprint larger than six NHL…
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Husky Energy Chair in Oil and Gas Research appointed at Memorial University
January 28, 2013 by Lab Canada St John’s, NL – Memorial University’s Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science has a new research chair. Dr. Brian Veitch, a professor of ocean and naval architectural engineering, has been appointed the new Husky Energy Chair in Oil and Gas…
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Materials research to benefit from SANS instrument project
January 28, 2013 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – Nearly two decades after McMaster University’s Bert Brockhouse was awarded the Noble Prize in Physics for his pioneering contributions to the field of neutron scattering, researchers from the institute that bears his name was awarded more than…
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Inflammatory bowel disease the focus of new collaboration
January 28, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Scientists from Mount Sinai Hospital and the University of Toronto are joining forces to explore the critical role microorganisms play in chronic health conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), as well as diabetes, auto-immune disease and…
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$3.4M supports livestock research projects
January 28, 2013 by Lab Canada Regina, SK – A total of $3.4 million in funding for 23 livestock and forage research projects has been announced by Saskatchewan’s provincial government. Funding for the projects is provided through the Saskatchewan Agriculture Development Fund (ADF). In addition, the…
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$145M supports major science facilities across Canada
January 28, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) has announced a total of $145 million in maintenance and operating support for Canada’s high-performing research facilities. The funding is being provided through the Major Science Initiatives fund. Three facilities are…
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Biomarker test for predicting lung attacks to be commercialized
January 24, 2013 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The PROOF Centre, a cluster of University of British Columbia (UBC) scientists focused on developing biomarkers for chronic organ disease, has granted a U.S. company exclusive rights to commercialize gene expression blood tests to help predict which patients with Chronic…
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New round of CFI funding totals $215M
January 22, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa ON – A total of over $215 million by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) for cutting-edge research infrastructure has been announced. Through the CFI’s Leading Edge Fund (LEF) and New Initiatives Funds (NIF), the federal government is supporting…
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$7.7M funding creates hub in materials science
January 22, 2013 by Lab Canada Burnaby, BC – British Columbia’s universities are coming together to create a hub for materials science and engineering. Simon Fraser University, the University of Victoria, the University of British Columbia and the British Columbia Institute of Technology have received $7.7…
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Funding supports expanded prostate cancer research
January 22, 2013 by Lab Canada St. John’s, NL – Dr. Ken Kao and his team at Memorial University of Newfoundland have made an important discovery that could lead to better detection and treatment methods for those diagnosed with prostate cancer. A new project will now…
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Accelerating global drug development the focus of new international alliance
January 21, 2013 by Lab Canada London, UK and Vancouver, BC – A new international alliance has been formed with the goal of strengthening the international academic and/or not-for-profit drug development and commercialization network to ultimately improve the rate at which academic research is translated into…
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New distributor for PerkinElmer in Canada
January 21, 2013 by Lab Canada Kitchener, ON – Folio Instruments today announced that it has been appointed the new Canadian distributor of PerkinElmer for their thermal and elemental product lines. The thermal and elemental instruments family includes the following: differential scanning calorimetry, dynamic mechanical analysis,…
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Atmospheric physicist named director of new School of the Environment
January 17, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Kimberly Strong, a physicist who leads investigations of the Earth’s atmosphere, will soon lead the University of Toronto’s new School of the Environment. Her term begins on July 1, 2013. The School of the Environment was established…
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Shocked crabs can feel pain
January 16, 2013 by Lab Canada Belfast, Ireland – The food and aquaculture industries should reconsider how they treat live crustaceans such as crabs, prawns and lobsters. That’s according to a Queen’s University Belfast researcher who has found that crabs are likely to feel pain. The…
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Centre for Drug Research and Development scientific director steps down
January 16, 2013 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD) has announced that Dr. Michel Roberge has stepped down from his position as the organization’s scientific director in order to dedicate his full attention to his academic research at…
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New twist on using biomass for perfume, cosmetic, personal care products
January 16, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – In a new approach for tapping biomass as a sustainable raw material, scientists are reporting use of a Nobel-Prize-winning technology to transform plant essential oils — substances with the characteristic fragrance of the plant — into high-value…
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$6.5M funding supports crop research
January 14, 2013 by Lab Canada Regina, SK – A total of $6.5 million in funding is being provided by the federal government for 38 crop-related research projects in Saskatchewan. The projects receiving funding include: Improved weed management; Improved yields for wheat; Genetic mapping of blackleg…
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Pioneering space company chooses materials research supplier
January 14, 2013 by Lab Canada Burlington, MA – Netzsch Instruments says Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has named it as sole supplier of the high-temperature thermal analysis instruments the space designer and manufacturer uses to characterize material properties for space applications. The instruments will be used to fine-tune…
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