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Vancouver cancer researchers show ovarian cancer is a group of distinct diseases
December 8, 2008 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Scientists from the Ovarian Cancer Research (OvCaRe) program at BC Cancer Agency have identified distinct pathways for five subtypes of ovarian cancer, showing they are completely different diseases. The discovery, published today in the journal PLoS (Public…
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International Cancer Genome Consortium launches eight Cancer Genome Projects
December 1, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC) has announced the commitments of 11 funding organizations in eight countries to generate comprehensive, high-resolution analyses of genomic changes for eight forms of cancer found across the planet. Each organization…
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Stephen Hawking to regularly visit Perimeter Institute as distinguished research chair
December 1, 2008 by Lab Canada Waterloo, ON – Dr Neil Turok, director of Canada’s Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (PI), has announced the appointment of internationally regarded scientist Prof Stephen Hawking to the position of PI distinguished research chair. Prof Hawking will conduct regular…
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Synchrotron agreement signed by Canada and Brazil
November 24, 2008 by Lab Canada Campinas, Brazil – Developing innovative, state-of-the-art synchrotron instrumentation is the purpose of an agreement signed last week between the Canadian Light Source (CLS) and the Brazilian Association of Synchrotron Light Technology (ABTLuS), operator of the Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS).…
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NRC scientist wins life sciences achievement award for the cleantech sector
November 24, 2008 by Lab Canada Portland, OR – Dr Wing Sung, principal research officer with the National Research Council, has been awarded the inaugural Clean Technology Innovation Award from the Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation (OCRI). He received the prize for his work…
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BC researchers discover human breast stem cells that regrow mammary tissue
November 24, 2008 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – A team of scientists at the BC Cancer Agency have made an important advance for breast cancer. Published this week in the medical journal, Nature Medicine, the study shows that the normal female breast contains a population…
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New research centre focuses on molecular genetics of musculoskeletal disorders
November 24, 2008 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center has opened a state-of-the art laboratory dedicated to the molecular genetics of musculoskeletal disorders. The laboratory has leading-edge infrastructure and will focus on developing innovative diagnostic tools and therapeutic treatments to prevent…
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Ontario researchers play key role in identifying new colorectal cancer genes
November 24, 2008 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Researchers from Ottawa and Toronto played a key role in an international team that identified four new genes for colorectal cancer. The discovery, published online in Nature Genetics on November 16, examined 38,710 genetic markers in 13,315…
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Alberta researcher leads $2M international genome project
November 17, 2008 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Alberta researcher Dr Gane Ka-Shu Wong has been chosen to lead the Alberta 1,000 Plants Initiative, an international project focused on finding new genomic information that could lead to new medicines and a range of value-added plant…
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Corning unveils new worldwide grant award program
November 17, 2008 by Lab Canada Lowell, MA – Corning today announced a new grant award program, called Mission: Possible, which is aimed at encouraging scientists to conduct original research using one of Corning’s newest cell culture products. To be eligible to participate, researchers must use either…
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BC cleantech uses municipal wastewater to make fertilizer
November 14, 2008 by Lab Canada Victoria, BC – Using technology developed at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver-based Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies has achieved the first commercialization in the United States of a process using municipal wastewater to make environmentally safe fertilizer. A municipal…
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Synergy and innovation in the spotlight for NSERC awards
November 14, 2008 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Successful university-industry partnerships are the focus of NSERC’s annual Synergy Awards for Innovation and the Innovation Challenge Awards, which were awarded recently in Halifax. The awards were established in 1995, and their value increased substantially this…
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Science and technology incubators get $495,000 in funding support
November 14, 2008 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – Two business incubators that support new companies in the science and technology area have received a total of $495,000 in support from Manitoba’s provincial government. The funds provided by the province will assist in maintaining…
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$500,000 gift kick-starts fundraising for new $5M stroke research chair
November 10, 2008 by Lab Canada London, ON – A leadership gift of $500,000 towards a new research chair at the Robarts Research Institute — the Kathleen & Dr Henry Barnett Chair in Stroke Research — has been made by Richard Ivey, a longtime supporter of…
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Canadian scientist receives the 2009 L’Oreal-UNESCO Award For Women in Science
November 10, 2008 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – In conjunction with World Science Day on November 10, the jury of the L’Oreal-UNESCO Awards For Women in Science announces the names of the five exceptional women scientists from around the world who will receive the 2009…
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Former PM Jean Chrtien receives award for his contribution to research and higher education
November 10, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Council of Ontario Universities has presented the Right Honourable Jean Chrétien with the David C Smith Award for Significant Contribution to Scholarship and Policy in recognition of his vision, leadership and lifelong commitment to the advancement…
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Clinical research initiatives grants announced by CIHR
November 10, 2008 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) have announced the results of its Team Grant: Clinical Research Initiatives (Regional/National Clinical Research Initiatives) competition. The organization says a total of 11 applications were submitted. Applications were reviewed…
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$1.4M project to enhance canola as feed crop
November 10, 2008 by Lab Canada Shanghai, China – A $1.4-million joint project between the Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the Alberta government, the Alberta Research Council (ARC), and private sector partners will focus on canola research. The partners will use bioscience technology to enhance…
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Orthopedic clinical research chair created with $1.15M funding
November 4, 2008 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center has created an academic chair in spinal deformities to be held by Dr Stefan Parent, an orthopedic surgeon and researcher at Sainte-Justine’s Research Center as well as a professor in the Faculty…
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$2.3M funding for genome projects in BC
October 29, 2008 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Genome British Columbia has announced the results of its first Science Opportunities Fund competition in which nine awards have been made to researchers with a total approved budget of $2.3 million. The nine teams of researchers are…
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Lacklustre growth last year for sponsored research income at universities
October 29, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Canada’s Top 50 Research Universities posted a lacklustre 3.5% growth in their total sponsored research income in fiscal 2007, according to Canada Top 50 Research Universities List 2008 released today by Research Infosource. This is the second…
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Conferee networking topics sessions expanded to 33 for Pittcon 2009
October 29, 2008 by Lab Canada Pittsburgh, PA – The Pittsburgh Conference has released the topics for the conferee networking sessions offered at the 60th annual Pittcon Conference and Exposition, March 8-13, at McCormick Place South in Chicago. There are currently 33 networking sessions scheduled; 19…
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Near-record Canadian attendance booked for medical industry trade show
October 28, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – MEDICA, the world’s largest annual medical technology trade fair that takes place November 19-22 in the German city of Dusseldorf, has attracted 32 Canadian exhibitors and an expected record number of Canadian visitors to the four-day show.…
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Women under-represented in cardiac-related clinical trials, says study
October 28, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Women have successfully broken the glass ceiling in the boardroom, in politics, and on the home front. Is it now time for women to lobby for equal representation in research trials? According to the Heart and Stroke…
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$20M award attracts leader in brain science to Alberta
October 27, 2008 by Lab Canada Lethbridge, AB – One of the world’s foremost brain scientists, Dr Bruce McNaughton, has moved his research program from the University of Arizona to the Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience (CCBN) at the University of Lethbridge. McNaughton is the first…
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Corporate research and development spending declined in 2007, says survey
October 27, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – For the second year in a row, corporate research and development (R&D) spending fell among Canada’s top corporate R&D spenders, from $10.6 billion in fiscal 2006 to $10.3 billion in fiscal 2007. This represents a drop of…
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Vaccine to reduce E coli 0157 in cattle receives licensing approval
October 27, 2008 by Lab Canada Belleville, ON – Biopharmaceutical company Bioniche Life Sciences says its Econiche vaccine, which is designed to reduce the shedding by cattle of Escherichia coli (E coli) O157:H7, has received full licensing approval from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). Econiche…
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Honeybee research in BC gets $2.8M funding
October 27, 2008 by Lab Canada Prince George, BC – In the past year alone, nearly 36% of all Canada’s honeybees died over winter, more than twice the normal mortality rate of 15%. The trend in BC is no less severe, with select geographic areas such…
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University labs to go green by stepping up energy savings
October 27, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The University of Toronto’s Sustainability Office, the department of chemistry and the graduate students’ Chem Club say they are set to launch a campaign to drastically reduce the energy consumption of the Lash Miller Chemical Laboratories. Research…
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Six Canadian projects receive funding from Gates Foundation
October 27, 2008 by Lab Canada Bangkok, Thailand – Six Canadian investigators have received funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as part of an announcement of 104 grants being made by the foundation to support projects that explore bold and largely unproven ways to…
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National biomedical engineering centre plans announced
October 20, 2008 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – The University of Calgary says it will expand its work in the rapidly growing field of biomedical engineering with the creation of the National Biomedical Engineering Innovation Centre. The purpose of the centre is to develop and…
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