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Pine beetle researcher wins national award
October 8, 2010 by Lab Canada Prince George, BC – A professor at the University of Northern British Columbia, who is involved in research on the DNA of the mountain pine beetle, is being honoured by the Entomological Society of Canada for his efforts and activities…
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Ocean research facility receives $8.3M in infrastructure funding
October 4, 2010 by Lab Canada St John’s, NL – Memorial University’s cold-oceans research facility, the Ocean Sciences Centre (OSC), received a landmark infrastructure funding of $8,325,477 from the province’s Research & Development Corporation (RDC). The funding will be used to build a deep-sea water supply…
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Partnership to focus on quantum materials research
October 4, 2010 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The University of British Columbia has formed a formal partnership with the Max Planck Society, Germany’s foremost basic research institution and home to 32 Nobel prizes. UBC president Stephen Toope and Max Planck Society president Peter Gruss…
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Toronto database for genomic medicine extends global reach
October 4, 2010 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – This week marks the launch of the Database of Genomic Variants archive (DGVa) – a public resource that will facilitate the translation of genetic information into new diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic tools for improved human health. DGVa…
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Arctic soil study turns up surprising results
October 4, 2010 by Lab Canada Kingston, ON – Across the globe, the diversity of plant and animal species generally increases from the North and South Poles towards the Equator but surprisingly that rule isn’t true for soil bacteria, according to a new study by Queen’s…
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$1.8M supports Newfoundland researchers
October 4, 2010 by Lab Canada St John’s, NL – More than $1.8 million in funding was recently awarded for research projects at Memorial University of Newfoundland. The funding is being provided by the Industrial Research and Innovation Fund (IRIF) in research areas relevant to Newfoundland…
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Tofu ingredient yields formaldehyde-free glue for plywood
September 29, 2010 by Lab Canada Madison, WI – In a real-life “back to the future” story, scientists today reported that the sustainable, environmentally friendly process that gave birth to plywood a century ago is re-emerging as a “green” alternative to wood adhesives made from petroleum.…
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Program issues challenge for young Canadian scientists
September 27, 2010 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – A call to action for young Canadian scientists to make a contribution to global health has been issued by a program called Grand Challenges Canada. The program’s goal is to tap into the creativity, knowledge and skills…
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Contract awarded for Mars exploration technologies
September 27, 2010 by Lab Canada Longueuil, QC – The Canadian Space Agency says it has awarded a contract valued at $6 million to MDA to develop a terrestrial prototype of a science rover for Mars exploration. MDA will design, build and test a semi-autonomous rover…
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$14.8M funding for cancer research across Canada in new partnership
September 20, 2010 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – On the 30th anniversary of Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope, the Terry Fox Foundation (TFF) has announced $14.8 million in funding for cancer research. The TFF funding is being allocated to institutions and researchers in Ontario ($9.7…
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Study examines contract research as a source of funding
September 20, 2010 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A new study on research contracting in Canada has been released by The Impact Group, a science and technology policy consulting company. The study, called Knowledge Transfer Through Research Contracting, highlights the scale and scope of research…
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Xerox researcher achieves 100th patent milestone
September 20, 2010 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – While Nan-Xing Hu was growing up in China, he remembers seeing his first photograph. It was a moment that kicked off a lifetime of trying to understand how things work, and ultimately led to one of the…
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Brinkmann to change name to Metrohm in Canada
September 15, 2010 by Lab Canada Mississauga, ON – Laboratory instrument supplier Brinkmann Canada says it will change its name to Metrohm Canada, effective January 1, 2011. Although the name change is new, the company says the Brinkmann-Metrohm partnership has actually spanned more than five decades;…
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$17M project aimed at developing biochips that sense pathogenic problems
September 13, 2010 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – A decade ago, in May 2000, Canada experienced its worst-ever E coli outbreak after the bacteria entered the water supply in Walkerton, ON, killing seven people and making more than 2,300 others sick. More recently, 22 Canadians…
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Exposure to stress puts brain on high alert
September 13, 2010 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – A Faculty of Medicine from the University of Calgary team, including Dr Jaideep Bains, an associate professor in the Hotchkiss Brain Institute and post-doctoral fellow Dr Brent Kuzmiski, is publishing an article in the October issue of…
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Drug research and development centre appoints VP for new biologics division
September 13, 2010 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD) has announced that John Babcook will head up a new biologics division at the centre. The creation of a biologics division will provide a resource for academic investigators to…
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$13M funding for health-related research projects across Canada
September 3, 2010 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Researchers from 12 universities across the country are undertaking 31 new health-related research projects with a total of $13 million in federal funding. The funding comes from the Collaborative Health Research Projects (CHRP) program, which is an…
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Breakthrough discovery enables nanoscale manipulation of piezoelectric effect
September 3, 2010 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The generation of an electric field by the compression and expansion of solid materials is known as the piezoelectric effect, and it has a wide range of applications ranging from everyday items such as watches, motion sensors…
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Research funding awarded in Ontario
September 3, 2010 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Ontario provincial government has announced the results of this year’s Early Researcher Awards and its ORF – Research Infrastructure program. It says it is providing more than $11 million to support 80 emerging researchers and their…
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Conferee registration opens for Pittcon 2011
September 2, 2010 by Lab Canada Pittsburgh, PA – Conferee registration has opened for Pittcon 2011, which will be held March 13-18, 2011, at the Georgia World Conference Center (GWCC), Atlanta, Georgia. Conferees registering before February 14, 2011, will save 50% on the registration fee. The…
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August sees nearly $400M in funding announcements for CFI
August 30, 2010 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – This month, the federal government has announced nearly $400 million in funding support for the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). The announcements included $182 million in funds for the Leaders Opportunity Fund (LOF) in early August, and…
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Canada research chair awarded gold medal
August 30, 2010 by Lab Canada London, ON – Dr Aaron Fenster, Canada Research Chair in Medical Imaging at the University of Western Ontario, has been awarded the 2010 Gold Medal by the Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists (COMP), in recognition of his outstanding achievements. COMP…
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Research laboratories added to Dalhousie medicine program
August 30, 2010 by Lab Canada Saint John, NB – Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick (DMNB), located on the Saint John campus of the University of New Brunswick, is receiving $5 million from the province’s government to establish and equip research laboratories. The funding will be divided…
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Trees soaking up less carbon than expected, study finds
August 30, 2010 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON – Scientists and policy-makers hoping to use forests to naturally soak up increasing amounts of carbon dioxide may have overestimated the role of trees as carbon sinks, according to a new study by University of Guelph researchers. Contrary…
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Worldwide study identifies the genes that control cholesterol levels
August 30, 2010 by Lab Canada London, ON – A worldwide study involving the genetic testing of more than 100,000 people has identified the genes that control lipid levels, in particular: LDL (bad cholesterol), HDL (good cholesterol) and triglycerides. It found 95 genes associated with lipid…
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Study shows biosynthetic corneas restore vision in humans
August 30, 2010 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – A new study from researchers in Canada and Sweden has shown that biosynthetic corneas can help regenerate and repair damaged eye tissue and improve vision in humans. The results, from an early phase clinical trial with 10…
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Equine research receives $2M funding
August 30, 2010 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON – The University of Guelph has received $2 million from the EP Taylor Equine Research Fund to support clinical research in the health and performance of racehorses. “This generous gift is an investment in the future of the…
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$1M funding enables upgrades at TRIUMF lab
August 30, 2010 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Canada’s National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics (TRIUMF) has received nearly $1 million to upgrade essential infrastructure and acquire equipment that creates positron emission radiopharmaceuticals (PERs). The $911,000 funding is being provided by the federal government.…
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Neurochip technology developed by Canadian team
August 23, 2010 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – Scientists at the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Medicine have been involved in the development of new technology that monitors brain cell activity at a resolution never achieved before. Developed with the National Research Council Canada (NRC),…
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Canadian firm to develop interferometer for Mars mission
August 23, 2010 by Lab Canada Quebec City, QC – Power and automation technology group ABB says it has been chosen by the Canadian Space Agency to develop a main component on a satellite that will be launched in 2016 to the planet Mars. ABB will…
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AECL appoints new senior vice-president for nuclear laboratories
August 23, 2010 by Lab Canada Chalk River, ON – Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) has appointed Dr Robert Walker as senior vice-president responsible for its nuclear laboratories. The appointment is effective November 15, 2010. Dr Walker’s will lead AECL’s research and development efforts in…
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