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Dionex to purchase ESA Biosciences life sciences tools business unit
September 16, 2009 by Lab Canada Sunnyvale, CA – Liquid chromatography analysis manufacturer Dionex Corporation says it has agreed to purchase ESA Biosciences’ high-performance liquid chromatograph (HPLC)-related products, HPLC clinical assays, laboratory services and assets. This acquisition will add three HPLC detector families to the Dionex…
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Genomics research improves results in the art of winemaking
September 15, 2009 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – While the art of fine winemaking is a beautiful thing, winemakers are increasingly turning to science to give them the tools they need to ensure a high-quality product. Some new research funded by Genome Canada and Genome…
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Food safety gets $75M boost from federal government
September 14, 2009 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The federal government has announced $75 million over three years to improve the country’s food safety system. The wide-ranging improvements include improved detection through food-safety laboratories, along with other measures to prevent and respond to outbreaks. Specific…
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Novel approach used to sequence a fungus key to mountain pine beetle infestation
September 14, 2009 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Simon Fraser University and the BC Cancer Agency’s Genome Sciences Centre have developed a new way to compile draft genome sequences that could advance the fight against mountain pine…
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Quebec researchers group contributes to knowledge about influenza A (H1n1) virus
September 14, 2009 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Members of a group of Quebec researchers say they will be presenting the preliminary results of their work on Influenza A (H1N1) on Tuesday, September 15 at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, an American…
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Fetal alcohol research grants awarded
September 11, 2009 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The second annual round of grants awarded for research, prevention and treatment of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) has been announced by Dr Gideon Koren, director of Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children’s Motherisk Program on behalf of…
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Genomic research projects to tackle supply and demand issues in emerging forestry biofuels industry
September 4, 2009 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Two new research projects, receiving a total of nearly $9 million in funding from Genome BC, are focused on discovering efficient and long-term supplies of feedstock for biofuel production. The first of the two projects will use…
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NRC scientist leads largest-ever survey of our sister galaxy
September 4, 2009 by Lab Canada Victoria, BC – An international team of astronomers led from the National Research Council Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics (NRC-HIA) has discovered that our near cosmic neighbour, the Andromeda Galaxy, is swallowing smaller galaxies as it continues to grow. Results published…
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MEDICA 2009 entrance passes available now
September 2, 2009 by Lab Canada Dusseldorf, Germany – The organizers of the MEDICA 2009 international trade fair with congress say that entrance passes and show directories for can now be ordered from their North American offices in advance of the show at reduced rates: US$19.60…
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$2M funding supports mtDNA-based biomarkers study
August 31, 2009 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Biotech company Genesis Genomics is receiving $1.95 million funding support from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP). The funding supports a project that will assist the company in a two-year project to…
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International scientists collaborate on study to survey sea floor
August 31, 2009 by Lab Canada St John’s, NL – A ground-breaking international survey of the largely unknown deep water terrain of the Continental Shelf off Canada’s east coast is currently underway. The two-year research project is the largest of its kind conducted in the area.…
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$2.2M funding supports marine science and technology research and development
August 31, 2009 by Lab Canada Rimouski, QC – The Centre interdisciplinaire de développement en cartographie des océans (Development Centre in Ocean Mapping – CIDCO) and the Centre de recherche sur les biotechnologies marines (Marine Biotechnology Research Centre – CRBM) are receiving $722,400 and $1,565,790, respectively,…
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State-of-art veterinary facility opens in Calgary
August 31, 2009 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – Alberta’s first facility dedicated to training veterinarians and the study of animal and public health is opening this September. The new state-of-art Clinical Skills Building at the University of Calgary will accommodate more than 120 students who…
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Prognostic genetic test project seeks to improve stem cell transplant success
August 21, 2009 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Ontario Genomics Institute (OGI) says it is supporting a research project that is seeking to improve outcomes for hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplants, commonly referred to as bone marrow transplants. Worldwide, some 20,000 HSC transplants are…
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Pacific chemistry professors, student develop quick method to test homes for toxic drywall
August 20, 2009 by Lab Canada Stockton, CA – Two chemistry professors and a graduate student from University of the Pacific have developed a quick and easy way to determine if homes contain contaminated drywall made in China. Pacific chemistry Professors O David Sparkman and Patrick…
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Knowledge infrastructure projects move forward at the University of Saskatchewan
August 14, 2009 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Federal and were provincial government officials were at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) earlier this week to discuss an update on the $22.9 million in funding going towards refurbishing a number of roofs and renovating…
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INTEGRA Biosciences and Viaflo Corporation join forces
August 14, 2009 by Lab Canada Chur, Switzerland and Hudson, NH – INTEGRA Biosciences and Viaflo Corporation say they have agreed to merge under the name of INTEGRA Viaflo Holding AG. The new group will be active across world markets under the brand “INTEGRA”. This move…
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Pittcon 2010 announces plenary lecturer
August 14, 2009 by Lab Canada Pittsburgh, PA – Pittcon has announced that Alan G Marshall, Kasha professor of chemistry and biochemistry, Florida State University, and director of the Ion Cyclotron Resonance Program at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, as the 2010 plenary speaker. Dr…
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Spectroscopy society’s Gerhard Herzberg Award won by Trent professor emeritus
August 10, 2009 by Lab Canada Peterborough, ON – Dr Raymond E March, professor emeritus of chemistry at Trent University, has been selected by the Canadian Society for Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy (CSASS) as the 2009 recipient of the society’s Gerhard Herzberg Award. The award, which…
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Pittcon 2010 call for papers deadline is this week
August 10, 2009 by Lab Canada Pittsburgh, PA – The program committee for Pittcon 2010 has issued a reminder that this Friday, August 14, is the deadline for submission of abstracts for contributed oral or poster presentations. This year, the American Chemical Society – Division of…
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UofT among the world’s best universities for cited research papers
August 10, 2009 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The University of Toronto is among the world’s best universities for citations for its research, says ScienceWatch.com, an organization that tracks and analyzes basic research impact at institutions around the world. UofT finished 13th overall for papers…
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Mobile lab to unlock bone-health secrets
August 10, 2009 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – A mobile research lab, the first mobile lab of its kind in Canada, will travel to communities across British Columbia to visit senior, child, and adolescent health populations to collect information on mobility and bone health. The…
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$250M emerging technologies fund launched
August 3, 2009 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Ontario government has launched a new $250 million fund to provide financial support to technology companies in the clean technology, life sciences and advanced health technology, and digital media and information/communications technology sectors. The fund was…
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New genomic research to forecast the potential and pitfalls of an emerging forestry biofuels industry
August 3, 2009 by Lab Canada Whistler, BC – As Canada and the world begin to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels, the emerging bioenergy sector faces a key challenge: the sheer volume of biomass required to produce biofuels, and how to guarantee a steady supply.…
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New facilities to boost oil sands productivity
August 3, 2009 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – More than $1 million in funding is being provided to upgrade the Alberta Research Council’s Devon facility to create three new major research areas: a pilot-scale flow loop for simulating wear in oil sands pipelines; a high-productivity…
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$4.3M infrastructure funding for New Brunswick university
August 3, 2009 by Lab Canada Sackville, NB – Mount Allison University has received a total of $4.3 million in infrastructure funding from the federal and provincial governments. The funding will be used for improvements to the university’s Barclay Chemistry and Biochemistry Building’s teaching and research…
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Toronto researchers help international team generate 1,000 protein structures
July 27, 2009 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Researchers from the University of Toronto are part of an international coalition that recently generated their 1,000th protein structure using X-ray crystallography. The U of T team has been working in collaboration with researchers at the Midwest…
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Carbohydrate science centre receives $4.35M for vaccine research equipment
July 27, 2009 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – The Alberta Ingenuity Centre for Carbohydrate Science (AICCS) at the University of Alberta has received combined $4.35 million funding to help purchase and install equipment for vaccine research. The equipment includes $3 million for a nuclear magnetic…
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$28M funding kickstarts new invasive species research centre
July 27, 2009 by Lab Canada Sault Ste Marie, ON – A new, multi-million dollar research centre in Sault Ste Marie will focus on finding ways to detect, contain and control alien invasive species. The new Invasive Species Centre will be located at the federal government’s…
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Research infrastructure projects facilitated with $16.7M in support
July 27, 2009 by Lab Canada Regina, SK – The University of Regina is receiving $16.7 million in knowledge infrastructure funding to upgrade and enhance research and educational facilities at the University of Regina. This joint funding between the federal and provincial governments will be used…
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Nanotechnology centre gets next-generation electron microscopy facility
July 20, 2009 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – A new research and product development centre will house state-of-the-art Hitachi microscopes, the result of a partnership between the Alberta and federal governments and with contributions from Hitachi High-Technologies. The Hitachi Electron Microscopy Products Development Centre (HEMiC)…
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