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$3M funding supports research into new types of oilseed
September 8, 2008 by Lab Canada Thetford Mines, QC – A network that will support research into new types of oilseed, the Industrial Oil Seed Network (IOSN), has received funding of $3 million from the federal government under the Agricultural Bioproducts Innovation Program (ABIP). The network…
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NRC immunologist receives funding to research asthma drug
September 8, 2008 by Lab Canada Charlottetown, PEI, and Montreal, QC – Merck Frosst Canada is funding an asthma-related project initiated by the National Research Council of Canada (NRC). Earlier this year, Merck Frosst approved a proposal by a Charlottetown-based immunologist at the NRC Institute for…
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$554M funding supports eight hospital-based research projects
September 8, 2008 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) has announced a total of $554 million in funding for eight large-scale, research hospital-based infrastructure projects under its Research Hospital Fund (RHF). “This investment in Canada’s research hospitals will result in…
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Research greenhouse facility will help crop diversification
September 8, 2008 by Lab Canada Brooks, AB – Funding of $16.5-million for new research greenhouses will help the Crop Diversification Centre in Brooks, AB to further crop research and help the province’s greenhouse growers improve their operations. Some of the existing greenhouses at Crop Diversification…
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Agricultural research centre appoints senior research fellow
September 8, 2008 by Lab Canada Vineland, ON – Dr Hannah Mathers has been appointed as a senior research fellow at the Vineland Research and Innovations Centre, an independent, not-for-profit corporation established to create a hub for horticultural science and innovation in Ontario. Dr Mathers is…
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Five cents of each federal R&D funding dollar spent on cancer research, says report
August 28, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Canadian Cancer Research Alliance (CCRA), in its second and expanded survey of cancer research investment in Canada, estimates that five cents of every $1 spent by the federal government on all extramural science and technology R&D…
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Sunnybrook receives $74.6M research award for image-guided therapeutics
August 28, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Canada Foundation for Innovation has awarded a $74.6 million award to Sunnybrook Hospital from the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) Research Hospital Fund. This funding will establish the first-of-its-kind in Canada, Centre for Research in Image-Guided…
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Nanotech centre helps commercialize new products
August 28, 2008 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – A new centre in Edmonton’s Research Park will assist small or large companies that want to bring nanotechnology products to world markets. The Alberta Centre for Advanced Microsystems and nanotechnology Products (ACAMP) is supported by $11.5 million…
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Belleville lab earns quality management accreditation
August 28, 2008 by Lab Canada Belleville, ON – LifeLabs Medical Laboratory Services says that earlier this month, it earned its 5-year Ontario Laboratory Accreditation (OLA) for its Belleville testing facilities. OLA is part of the quality management program for laboratory services developed by the Ontario…
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Research collaboration to focus on delivering siRNAs to disease sites
August 26, 2008 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Tekmira Pharmaceuticals says it has entered a research collaboration with Bristol-Myers Squibb in which Tekmira’s SNALP technology will be used to deliver small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) to specific organs and tissues outside of the liver. The relationship…
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Dr Ruth Collins-Nakai to receive the CMA 2008 Medal of Service
August 13, 2008 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Dr Ruth Collins-Nakai, from Edmonton (Alberta), will receive the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) 2008 Medal of Service for her long and distinguished record of service to the medical profession, to medical and research organizations, to Canada’s health…
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Canadian scientists headed for Botswana to teach up-and-coming
August 12, 2008 by Lab Canada Burnaby, BC – Two of Canada’s top mathematicians are heading to Botswana this week to teach 25 Canadian and African grad students how to control the spread of infectious diseases using equations and formulas. The Canadian mathematicians – Dr Abba…
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Preventive diagnostics is the future of laboratory diagnostics
August 11, 2008 by Lab Canada Dusseldorf, Germany – Diagnostics systems that “sound the alarm” already in the foreground of an illness will be the focus of future developments in laboratory diagnostics. The medical industry will provide a comprehensive overview of the latest laboratory diagnostic systems…
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Virtual R&D to transform future pharma research, says study
August 7, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – By 2020, the R&D process for life science companies may be shortened by two-thirds, success rates may dramatically increase, and clinical trial costs could be cut substantially, according to research released by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The study, entitled…
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Scientists uncover the key to controlling how stem cells develop
August 7, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Canadian researchers are one step closer to controlling human embryonic stem cell differentiation thanks to the work of scientists Dr Cheryle Sguin and Dr Janet Rossant of the developmental and stem cell biology program at the Hospital…
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Canada’s medical isotope supply the focus of reports and legal action
July 31, 2008 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – This week, two reports have been published in the wake of the extended outage of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL)’s National Research Universal (NRU) reactor in Chalk River last November and December. An ad hoc advisory…
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LifeLabs locates provincial testing centre in Niagara Region
July 31, 2008 by Lab Canada Thorold, ON – Laboratory testing services company LifeLabs Medical Laboratory Services says it has chosen to locate its Provincial Centre for Fecal Occult Blood Testing (FOBT) at its Niagara Regional Lab in Thorold, ON. FOBT testing is used to identify…
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Pandemic research project gets $1.6M funding
July 29, 2008 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – McMaster University’s Dr Mark Loeb and his research team have received funding of $1.6 million to work isolated Hutterite communities to understand the transmission of pandemic diseases like influenza. The funding is from the Rx&D Health Research…
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Innovation park to focus on advanced materials and environmental technologies
July 28, 2008 by Lab Canada Kingston, ON – A new technology park in Kingston will focus on advanced materials and new energy and environmental technologies, particularly in the areas of bioprocessing, bioenergy and bioproducts. Made possible by a $21 million grant from the Ontario government,…
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Research funding agencies agree on expanding the common CV program
July 28, 2008 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and Quebec’s three research funding agencies (Fonds de la recherche en sant du Qubec,…
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Clean technology projects get $57M in new funding
July 28, 2008 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Nineteen clean technology projects from across Canada have been approved to share $57 million in new funding from Sustainable Development Technology Canada. “The continued high number of applicants and the addition of 19 promising projects to our…
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Canadian Light Source gets new senior executives
July 28, 2008 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Dr Josef Hormes was recently appointed as the next executive director of the Canadian Light Source (CLS), effective August 15, 2008. The appointment came after an 18-month international search for the successor to CLS executive director Bill…
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Agri-food research centre gets $800,000 funding
July 28, 2008 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – The federal government is providing $800,000 in funding to the Canadian Centre for Agri-food Research in Health and Medicine (CCARM). The funding will support the development of two new laboratories and the purchase of equipment needed for…
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Canada’s first research chair in pediatric epilepsy is appointed
July 28, 2008 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – Dr Michael Esser has been appointed to Dalhousie University’s William Dennis chair in pediatric epilepsy research. Dr Esser, a pediatric neurologist and pharmacologist, will help to achieve a greater understanding of epilepsy and reduce the stigma attached…
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Hydrogen and fuel cell initiatives get $1M in funding
July 28, 2008 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Funding of $1 million is being provided by the federal government to support the development and commercialization of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, products and services. More specifically, the funding will help Hydrogen & Fuel Cells Canada…
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$5M kick-off for international wine genomic project
July 21, 2008 by Lab Canada Penticton, BC – Genome BC has launched a new wine genomics research and development program called WineGen and is providing $5 million in funding support. The project involves researchers from Canada, New Zealand, and the US. It will be led…
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Marine technology park aimed at fostering innovation
July 21, 2008 by Lab Canada Victoria, BC – A new ocean technology park on Vancouver Island is being planned to promote synergy between research organizations and technology companies. The BC and federal governments are providing $135,000 each to support the park. The funding will help…
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New forensics facility gives police the latest technology
July 21, 2008 by Lab Canada Sault Ste Marie, ON – A new forensic identification unit has been opened by the Ontario Provincial Police. The 12,000-sq-ft, $5.6-million facility houses state-of-art laboratories and storage facilities. The unit replaces an existing facility in the basement level of a…
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Researcher wins international dairy nutrition prize
July 21, 2008 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Dr Spencer Proctor, a member of Dr Peter Jones’s Advanced Foods and Materials Network research team working on conjugated linoleic acid and related dairy fatty acids at the University of Alberta, is the winner of the Biannual…
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Life sciences suppliers announce strategic collaboration
July 18, 2008 by Lab Canada Carlsbad, CA and Winooski, VT – Life sciences company Invitrogen and microplate instrumentation developer BioTek Instruments say they are collaborating to validate the compatibility of Invitrogen’s reagents and technology platforms with BioTek’s microplate detection instruments. Invitrogen’s drug discovery products used…
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Canada’s pathologists unveil action plan
July 16, 2008 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Canadian Association of Pathologists (CAP) wrapped up its annual meeting in Ottawa today with the release of a five-point plan to ensure Canada has the highest quality laboratory services. “Canada’s medical laboratory system is the foundation…
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