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Agriculture research team wins Brockhouse Canada Prize
March 2, 2009 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – University of Manitoba agricultural engineer Digvir S Jayas, and Noel White, an entomologist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, have won the 2008 Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering. The prize is awarded by…
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Green chemistry in spotlight as new centre of excellence launches
February 27, 2009 by Lab Canada Kingston, ON – PARTEQ Innovations, the technology commercialization office of Queen’s University at Kingston, Ontario, has been awarded $9.1 million from the federal government towards the establishment of a National Centre of Excellence for the development and commercialization of Green…
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Canada Research Chairs receive $120M in federal funding announcement
February 23, 2009 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The federal government announced today funding of $120.4 million to support 134 new or renewed Canada Research Chairs in 37 Canadian universities. This includes $6.6 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) for research infrastructure to…
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New research networks to promote commercialization
February 23, 2009 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Two new Business-Led Network of Centres of Excellence have been established in the Montreal area. The networks are large-scale, collaborative research networks led by the private sector and focused on specific business research needs. The Canadian Forest Nanoproducts…
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Arctic research infrastructure and station plans move forward
February 23, 2009 by Lab Canada Iqaluit, Nunavut – The federal government has announced an invitation to applicants for a new fund to upgrade Arctic science infrastructure facilities. In addition, the government says three locations are being considered for Canada’s new High Arctic Research Station. The…
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Network to focus on potato research
February 23, 2009 by Lab Canada Fredericton, NB – A new BioPotato Network is receiving $5.3 million in funding from the federal government to support research that will help develop new markets for potato farmers. The network will focus on five areas: value-added uses for the…
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$2.5M funding supports enhanced oil recovery research
February 23, 2009 by Lab Canada Regina, SK – The Petroleum Technology Research Centre (PTRC) is receiving $2.5-million from Natural Resources Canada and Western Economic Diversification Canada to support research and development of new technologies in enhanced oil recovery. The research will be conducted until 2011.…
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New health research facility houses sensitive MNR equipment
February 20, 2009 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – A new Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance Facility (BMRF) at the National Research Council Institute for Marine Biosciences (NRC-IMB) opened this week. It houses the world’s most sensitive magnetic resonance equipment for small samples, allowing universities, health-care providers, and…
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$1M funding for research into biomarkers that predict vital organ failure
February 20, 2009 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Pfizer Canada and the PROOF (PRevention Of Organ Failure) Centre of Excellence for Commercialization and Research are teaming up in the fight against vital organ failure (heart, lung and kidney). Pfizer Canada will contribute $1 million to…
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$2M supports new research chair in genetic diagnostics named for BC founder
February 20, 2009 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – LifeLabs says it is investing $2 million to help endow a research chair in human health genetic diagnostics in British Columbia. LifeLabs has formed a partnership with Genome BC to assist it in establishing this high profile…
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Manufacturing agreement made for kits to test biofilm infections
February 20, 2009 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB & Cleveland, OH – Canadian biofilm developer Innovotech and diagnostic system maker TREK Diagnostic Systems say that the latter will manufacture key components of Innovotech’s novel biofilm susceptibility test at TREK’s Cleveland facility. Innovotech is targeting its initial…
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Agricultural research projects get $12.6M in funding
February 19, 2009 by Lab Canada Regina, SK – Forty-eight agricultural research projects have received a total of $12.6 million in funding from Saskatchewan’s Agriculture Development Fund (ADF). A wide range of projects have been funded, including studies on reducing the level of antibiotics used in…
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VIDO scientists develop new research tool to analyze function of proteins
February 9, 2009 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – University of Saskatchewan scientists have developed a new tool that enables scientists to analyze the function of a crucial set of proteins in animals – a finding they say could lead to a host of better drugs…
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National network for research on animal embryos launched at Universit Laval
February 9, 2009 by Lab Canada Quebec City, QC – The first Canada-wide NSERC network for animal embryo research, called EmbryoGENE, has been launched by Université Laval. The network, which was launched in collaboration with the University of Alberta, aims to better understand the effects of…
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Pfizer gives $2M more funding to BC drug research centre
February 9, 2009 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Pharma company Pfizer Canada says it has increased its initial commitment of $1 million by an additional $2 million to the “Pfizer-CDRD Innovation Fund” at the Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD) to fast-track the commercialization…
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$5M supports biofuels pilot projects
February 9, 2009 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The BC Bioenergy Network is rewarding nearly $5 million in funding to two biomass pilot projects. The network has awarded $1.82 million in funding to Lignol Innovations and a further $3 million in funding to Nexterra Energy.…
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Researchers solve a universal lab test mystery
February 9, 2009 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – It is a phenomenon that has boggled molecular scientists for decades: the protein size puzzle. It has to do with a lab test called SDS-PAGE, arguably the world’s most commonly used biochemical lab method. The procedure is…
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NINT researchers create single atom quantum dots
February 2, 2009 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Single atom quantum dots created by researchers at the National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT) and the University of Alberta make possible a new level of control over individual electrons, a development that suddenly brings quantum dot-based devices…
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NSERC enhances scientific ties with France
February 2, 2009 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has signed an agreement to increase scientific collaboration between Canada and France, and fund joint research projects in priority areas conducted by teams from the two countries.…
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Goodfellow selects Delta Scientific as exclusive Canadian distributor
February 2, 2009 by Lab Canada Oakdale, PA – Goodfellow, a global supplier of metals and materials for research and product design, says it has selected Delta Scientific, a Mississauga-based distributor of high-quality chemicals, consumables, and scientific equipment, as the exclusive distributor of Goodfellow products within…
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$52M funding for research projects throughout Atlantic Canada
February 1, 2009 by Lab Canada Moncton, NB – The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency has announced support for 24 research and development projects throughout Atlantic Canada that will receive a total of $51.8 million in funding. The projects bring together the region’s universities, businesses and research…
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Hamilton sites chosen to lead the development and evaluation of new technologies for detecting breast cancer
January 26, 2009 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – The city of Hamilton has been chosen by GE Healthcare to be the first site in the world to receive new prototype technologies for use in a molecular breast imaging research program. Researchers there will design and…
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Bio-energy research gets $1.2M boost
January 26, 2009 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The development and commercialization of bio-energy technologies is receiving $2.8 million in funding support from Western Economic Diversification Canada. Funding of almost $1.2 million will allow FPInnovations to conduct commercial demonstrations of a biomass gasification system at…
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Research projects in Manitoba get $2M in funding
January 26, 2009 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – Nineteen research projects at the universities of Manitoba and Winnipeg that relate to health, the environment and the development of new technologies are receiving a total of $2.3 million in funding from the Manitoba government. “This funding…
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Research chair to shed light on earth’s surface
January 26, 2009 by Lab Canada Victoria, BC – A new research chair at the University of Victoria will look to find new ways to use data collected by sensors in planes and satellites to protect and manage natural resources.. Geologist Benoit Rivard, former director of…
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Biofuel research gets $19M funding
January 26, 2009 by Lab Canada Quebec City, QC – A new network, called the Cellulosic Biofuels Network (CBN), hs been set up to provide expertise, new technologies and processes that increase the efficiency and reduce the economic costs associated with the production of cellulosic ethanol,…
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New research chair to examine ways to remediate old coal mines
January 26, 2009 by Lab Canada Sydney, NS – A new Research Chair in Mine Water Remediation and Management at Cape Breton University will search for new ways to limit the long-term environmental impact of coal mining. Dr Christian Wolkersdorfer, a leading mine-water expert from Germany,…
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Research project to examine conversion of crop residue
January 26, 2009 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Research into converting crop residue into green building supplies, biofuels and other value-added products is receiving funding support from the federal government in a partnership agreement with Olds AgTech Industries. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is providing $116,375…
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Researchers go global on genes for the advancement of heredity research
January 26, 2009 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A new website that lists the different genetic mutations responsible for several hereditary diseases has been created. The website is a result of collaboration between McGill University and the international consortium Human Variome Project and has the…
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Pioneers in the development of analytical instrumentation to be recognized at Pittcon 2009 symposium
January 22, 2009 by Lab Canada Pittsburgh, PA – The Pittsburgh Conference has announced “Near Infrared Spectroscopy – NIRS,” as the topic for the twentieth annual James L Waters Annual Symposium on March 9 at Pittcon 2009 in Chicago. The Waters symposium recognizes the important technological…
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Polanyi Award goes to chemistry professor for green technology developments
January 19, 2009 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – This year’s John C Polanyi Award has been given to Queen’s University chemistry professor Philip Jessop. The award recognizes a recent outstanding advance in the natural sciences or engineering. Dr Jessop and his research team have developed…
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