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Chemistry professor links faeces and caffeine
November 28, 2011 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Researchers led by Prof Sébastien Sauvé of the University of Montreal’s Department of Chemistry have discovered that traces of caffeine are a useful indicator of the contamination of our water by sewers. “E coli bacteria is commonly…
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New model helps understand biodiversity
November 28, 2011 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Generalist feeders like foxes and raccoons may be crucial to sustaining biological diversity, according to a new study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). McGill University biology researchers have developed…
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Lab discovers common blood protein promotes cancer growth
November 28, 2011 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – Researchers at Dalhousie Medical School have identified a key mechanism of cancer metastasis that could lead to blocking tumour growth. The discovery was published in the November 1 issue of Cancer Research, a journal of the American…
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Spider mite genome sequenced; opens way for non-pesticide control methods
November 28, 2011 by Lab Canada London, ON – An international consortium led by a researcher at the University of Western Ontario has unveiled the first genome of the second-largest group of animals on Earth: Chelicerates. Dr Miodrag Grbic, associate professor with Western’s Department of Biology,…
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Bioenergy research project gets funding support
November 28, 2011 by Lab Canada Prince George, BC – Researchers at the University of Northern British Columbia have received the inaugural grant in the new Canfor Pulp Grants Program. The grant is worth $75,000 over three years. Joe Nemeth, CEO of Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership…
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Awards recognize exceptional contributions to cancer research
November 28, 2011 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Canadian Cancer Research Alliance (CCRA) has announced the recipients of its inaugural awards, which recognize contributions to cancer research in Canada. Dr Philip E Branton receives the award for Exceptional Leadership in Cancer Research for his…
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Health sciences projects awarded funding in Quebec
November 28, 2011 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Two research projects will be funded as part of the third competition of the Pfizer-FRQS Innovation Fund. The projects aim to establish a new therapeutic strategy for HIV and develop a molecular test to predict skin cancer…
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$8.3M supports breast cancer research
November 28, 2011 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – $8.3 million in funding has been announced by Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation to support 24 research projects in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the Northwest Territories. “We want our stakeholders and everyone touched by the breast cancer cause…
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Pfizer Montreal manufacturing facility wins innovation prize for cleaning process
November 28, 2011 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Pfizer Global Supply’s manufacturing facility in Montreal has been awarded the Prix Innovation 2011 for the most innovative process development by the Association pour le développement de la recherche et de l’innovation du Québec (ADRIQ). The award,…
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Alberta professor wins top national award for spinal cord research
November 28, 2011 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A researcher from the University of Alberta, Dr Simon Gosgnach, has earned the 2011 Barbara Turnbull Award for Spinal Cord Research. The prize is presented annually to the spinal cord researcher who scores the highest ranking in…
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Monitoring hazardous substances
November 22, 2011 by Neil Haine, Leica Microsystems Laboratory personnel, even with the greatest of care and with ventilation systems in place can, under certain circumstances, be exposed to small amounts of chemicals such as formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde and xylene when they are at work. If these hazardous substances…
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Conveyor system reduces waste
November 22, 2011 by Lab Canada After years of handling 70 tons of corn cob meal product per year with a combination of mechanical equipment and physical labour, Sam Pinto, facilities director at the Van Andel Institute, an independent bio-medical research institute, in Grand Rapids, Michigan,…
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Reducing laboratory fume hood energy consumption
November 22, 2011 by Luke Savage, LEED green associate, sales engineer, Labconco Although safety is the primary purpose of any laboratory fume hood, demand is also growing for hoods to have a reduced impact on the environment, as well as lower operating costs. This is understandable considering that an average 6-ft fume…
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Moving toward a greener lab
November 22, 2011 by Melvin Homik Sustainability issues are becoming increasingly prominent in the laboratory setting, leading to discussions about “green” laboratory environments. You can start the process to minimize your laboratory’s environmental impact by implementing a few straightforward steps. Not only can these initiatives help…
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$2M to boost petroleum engineering research
November 21, 2011 by Lab Canada St John’s, NL – $2-million funding by energy company Statoil Canada and the Research & Development Corporation (RDC) will be used to create the Statoil chair and Statoil associate chair in reservoir engineering at Memorial University and foster the development…
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Canada’s most powerful supercomputer is in Sherbrooke
November 21, 2011 by Lab Canada Sherbrooke, QC – According to the international ranking Top500 supercomputers, the Université de Sherbrooke hosts the most powerful computer in Canada, and the 41st most powerful in the world. Called “Mammouth” (French for “mammoth”), it has the combined memory and…
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Researchers create world’s most efficient flexible OLED on plastic
November 21, 2011 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Engineering researchers at the University of Toronto have developed what they say is the world’s most efficient organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) on plastic. This result enables a flexible form factor, as well as a less costly, alternative to…
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$60M funding extends federal genomics initiative
November 21, 2011 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – A multi-year funding extension for the federal Genomics Research and Development Initiative (GRDI) has been announced by Gary Goodyear, minister of state (science and technology). The $59.7-million funding is being allocated over three years. Established in 1999,…
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New lab to provide sample-testing services in Northern BC
November 21, 2011 by Lab Canada Prince George, BC – The University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) is relocating its Central Equipment Laboratory and acquiring 22 new pieces of research instruments with $850,000 in funding from Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD). The analytical equipment – including…
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Team pinpoints date and rate of Earth’s most extreme extinction
November 18, 2011 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – It’s well known that Earth’s most severe mass extinction occurred about 250 million years ago. What’s not well known is the specific time when the extinctions occurred. A team of researchers from North America and China have…
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Outstanding health research achievements are celebrated
November 16, 2011 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The federal government has announced the recipients of the 2011 Canadian Health Research Awards. The awards will be presented at a special ceremony this evening in Ottawa, hosted by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and…
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$7M Canada-UK collaboration to focus on antibiotic resistance research
November 14, 2011 by Lab Canada Waterloo, ON – Two Canada-UK research teams have been funded through the Canada/UK Partnership on Antibiotic Resistance, a collaboration between the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the UK Medical Research Council. The partnership’s aim is to stimulate high quality…
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FEI purchases microscopy system manufacturer
November 14, 2011 by Lab Canada Hillsboro, OR – Imaging and analysis systems manufacturer FEI says it has acquired TILL Photonics of Munich, Germany. TILL provides high-resolution, digital light microscopes and high-speed imaging systems for live cell fluorescence microscopy. “The life sciences market is a key…
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GlaxoSmithKline launches $50M life sciences innovation fund in Canada
November 11, 2011 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has launched a new $50-million national fund, called the GSK Canada Life Sciences Innovation Fund, which will be focussed on advancing the commercialization of scientific innovation in Canada by investing in early-stage research. The fund…
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$10M for cancer research in Canada
November 11, 2011 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The Cancer Research Society (CRS) has announced its 2011 grants. The announcement was made during a recent event at the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM). More than $10 million in funding was allocated, in periods…
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Research agreement aims at developing treatment for Alzheimer’s
November 11, 2011 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC & Winnipeg, MB – Biopharmaceutical company Cangene has signed a collaborative research agreement with the University of British Columbia (UBC) aimed at developing immune-based therapies for Alzheimer’s disease. Under the agreement, Cangene will develop the work of Dr…
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Partnership to offer high-performance, fast spinning-disk laser confocal systems
November 11, 2011 by Lab Canada Center Valley, PA – Olympus America and Andor Technology say they have joined forces to offer Andor’s cameras and spinning-disk laser confocal microscope systems built around Olympus microscopes. The systems will be sold and supported through Olympus’ dealers and direct…
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$200k awarded to genomics researchers for developing technologies
November 11, 2011 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Ontario Genomics Institute (OGI) has announced the recipients of its SPARK program, which was launched in April this year to seed high-impact, high-risk technology development projects in genomics. Four researchers have received $50,000 each to put…
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$65M genomics and health research centres open
November 7, 2011 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Last week saw the official opening of two new research institutes at Concordia University – the Perform Centre and the Centre for Structural and Functional Genomics. The two new facilities are located at Concordia’s Loyola Campus in…
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Cell analyzer image competition invites scientists to vote, share
November 7, 2011 by Lab Canada Chalfont St Giles, UK – GE Healthcare Life Sciences has announced that voting for the 2011 IN Cell Analyzer Image Competition is now open at gelifesciences.com/incellcompetition. Viewers are invited to choose their favourite from 30 shortlisted images submitted by researchers…
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$12.7M from Terry Fox Foundation supports 3 research projects
November 7, 2011 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Multi-million dollar funding from the Terry Fox Foundation through its flagship New Frontiers Program Project Grants program will support new and breakthrough research by scientists and clinicians at health and research centres and institutions in British Columbia,…
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