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Researchers discover cellular process that clears cholesterol
September 8, 2011 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Researchers at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) have discovered that an ancient pathway called autophagy also mobilizes and exports cholesterol from cells. A team led by Dr Yves Marcel, director of the HDL Biology Laboratory,…
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Campaign aims to make genomics a household word
September 8, 2011 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Ontario Genomics Institute (OGI) has launched a public awareness campaign in an effort to make genomics a household word. The campaign spotlights genomics research – what it does, how it benefits people and how research in…
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PerkinElmer to acquire Caliper Life Sciences in $600M deal
September 8, 2011 by Lab Canada Waltham,MA – Analytical instruments and consumables manufacturer PerkinElmer says it has signed an agreement to acquire Caliper Life Sciences, a provider of imaging and detection products for life sciences research, diagnostics and environmental markets, for a total net purchase price…
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Discovery enables production of vitamin-D enhanced mushrooms
September 7, 2011 by Lab Canada Mississauga, ON – Scientist Ryan Simon at Cantox Health Sciences International and colleagues recently discovered a new commercial processing technology that is suitable for boosting the vitamin D content of mushrooms. In addition, it has no adverse effects on other…
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MS researcher receives funding as part of new collaboration
September 7, 2011 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Multiple sclerosis (MS) researcher Dr Jeffery D Haines has received the first of four awards being given as part of a new collaboration between the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé (FRQS) and the Multiple Sclerosis…
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Collaboration to focus on developing bi-specific antibody therapeutics
September 7, 2011 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Biotechnology company Zymeworks has announced a research collaboration with Merck around Zymeworks’ proprietary platform for the development of novel bi-specific antibody therapeutic candidates. Bi-specific antibodies are designed to bind to two different drug targets for broad use…
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$53M in CFI funding announced
September 1, 2011 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) has announced $53 million in funding for projects across the country. “CFI investments provide vital infrastructure in communities across the country and create opportunities for leveraging the work being undertaken by…
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Registration opens for Pittcon 2012
September 1, 2011 by Lab Canada Pittsburgh, PA – Pittcon 2012 has opened registration for its upcoming conference and exposition on laboratory science that will take place from March 11-15, 2012 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL. One of the world’s largest…
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$8.5M supports research commercialization in Atlantic Canada
September 1, 2011 by Lab Canada Moncton, NB – Springboard Atlantic has received $8.5 million in funding to support its research commercialization activities in Atlantic Canada. The not-for-profit organization was established seven years ago and provides resources to all 19 post-secondary institutions in the region to…
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Results of viral therapy trial in cancer patients are promising
August 31, 2011 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Researchers from the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI), the University of Ottawa (uOttawa), biotherapeutics company Jennerex and several other institutions today reported promising results of a world-first cancer therapy trial in the journal Nature. The trial is…
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$2.7M to fund depression-related biomarker research
August 29, 2011 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Pharmaceutical company Lundbeck Canada has made a donation of $2.7 million to support groundbreaking research at the University Health Network to identify biomarkers (biological markers) that will enhance the diagnosis and treatment of patients suffering from major…
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Canadian scientists contribute to international genome sequencing project
August 29, 2011 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Canadian scientists have helped sequence part of the genome of canola. Results from the international collaboration were published online this week in the peer-reviewed science journal Nature Genetics. Determining the DNA sequence of crops allows researchers to…
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Study validates clinical importance of leukemia stem cells
August 29, 2011 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Cancer scientists have long debated whether all cells within a tumour are equal or whether some cancer cells are more potent – a question that has been highly investigated in experimental models in the last decade. Research…
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Researcher recognized with $50,000 award at new centre opening
August 25, 2011 by Lab Canada Churchill, MB – Dr Serge Payette has been named as the inaugural recipient of the Weston Family Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Northern Research. The $50,000 prize, the largest of its kind in recognizing a northern researcher in natural science,…
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$12.6M supports high-impact clinical trials for cancer research
August 22, 2011 by Lab Canada Kingston, ON – Dr Tom Hudson, president and scientific director of the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR), has announced $12.6 million in funding over four years for OICR’s High Impact Clinical Trials (HICT) program. The HICT program, led by…
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UL launches food safety program
August 18, 2011 by Lab Canada Northbrook, IL – UL (Underwriters Laboratories) has launched a new program called UL Food Safety that promotes standards-based safety solutions in industry. The program will help mitigate risk by employing science-based processes to help address industry concerns, new government regulations…
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Gene combination increases risk of lung cancer, study finds
August 17, 2011 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Smokers with variations in two specific genes have a greater risk of smoking more cigarettes, becoming more dependent on nicotine and developing lung cancer, a new study from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) shows.…
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Omega Engineering to be acquired by Spectris
August 16, 2011 by Lab Canada Surrey, UK – Instrumentation and controls company Spectris says it has signed an agreement to acquire the Omega Engineering business. Omega is a privately held company that provides process measurement and control instrumentation to customers in industrial and academic markets,…
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Canadian Light Source spots speed bumps in graphene’s electron highway
August 15, 2011 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK -Using the Canadian Light Source, a research team led by scientists from the University at Buffalo have produced images of graphene showing how folds and ripples in the nanomaterial act as speed bumps for electrons, affecting its conductivity.…
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Researchers find link between gut bacteria and behaviour
August 15, 2011 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – For the first time, researchers at McMaster University have conclusive evidence that bacteria residing in the gut influence brain chemistry and behaviour. The findings are important because several common types of gastrointestinal disease, including irritable bowel syndrome,…
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Research to explore anti-microbial food packaging
August 15, 2011 by Lab Canada Summerland, BC – Innovative Food Systems has received funding of $261,000 from Agriculture and Agri-food Canada (AAFC) to allow its researchers to explore new anti-microbial food packaging technology. The research will focus on adapting natural, known antimicrobial compounds into commercial…
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Toronto scientists develop open-source, web-based app that tracks reagent collections
August 11, 2011 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Researchers at the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital, led by Dr Karen Colwill and Marina Olhovsky, have developed an open-source, web-based tool to track both large-scale datasets and individual reagents, allowing for easy access,…
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MaRS Centre Phase 2 expansion underway with completion set for 2013
August 8, 2011 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – MaRS Discovery District has announced that construction of its MaRS Centre Phase 2 will proceed. The 20-storey state-of-art convergence centre – a doubling of the facility’s size – will enable the organization to accelerate its role in…
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Researchers create more powerful ‘lab-on-a-chip’ for genetic analysis
August 8, 2011 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have invented a silicone chip that could make genetic analysis far more sensitive, rapid, and cost-effective by allowing individual cells to fall into place like balls in a pinball…
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Cooperative programs to boost science and tech links with Brazil
August 8, 2011 by Lab Canada Brasília, Brazil – Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced renewed funding for the International Science and Technology Partnership Program, as well as the development of a new bilateral Science and Technology Action Plan focused on innovation. He also said…
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Unlocking the mystery of the disappearing bats
August 8, 2011 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – A researcher at McMaster University is working to pull one of North America’s most common bats back from the brink of extinction. Jianping Xu, an associate professor of biology and member of the Institute for Infectious Disease…
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$16M cancer research lab opens in Ottawa
August 8, 2011 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) recently opened a new $15.8 million laboratory that is designed to accelerate the development and testing of new cancer therapies. “It typically takes more than a decade to turn a promising…
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New genetic mutations found for non-Hodgkin lymphoma
August 8, 2011 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – BC Cancer Agency scientists have identified a number of new genetic mutations involved in non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). This massive cancer-sequencing study, published online in Nature, is expected to open a floodgate for researchers around the world to…
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Ontario Institute for Cancer Research receives $420M for cancer research
July 28, 2011 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) will receive $420 million over five years from the Ontario government to continue its research into the prevention, early detection, diagnosis and treatment of cancer. The institute will also occupy…
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Grand opening for Stephen Hawking Centre at Perimeter Institute
July 28, 2011 by Lab Canada Waterloo, ON – The Perimeter Institute has announced that the new Stephen Hawking Centre will celebrate its opening with events for the public from September 16 to 18. The state-of-the-art facility will help advance scientific progress by providing the ultimate…
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Electron microscopy lab opens at NINT in Edmonton
July 25, 2011 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – With the opening of a new electron microscopy facility, Canadian companies looking to reap the benefits of nanotechnology now have access to some of the world’s best microscopy expertise and equipment, including an environmental transmission electron microscope…
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