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Cargill breaks ground for specialty canola research and production centre in Aberdeen
July 15, 2008 by Lab Canada Aberdeen, SK – Food and agricultural manufacturer and services company Cargill recently broke ground at the site of a new specialty canola research and production centre, scheduled to open in November.The Cargill Specialty Canola Oils Research and Production Centre will…
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Early research awards program announcements begin in Ontario
July 14, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Ontario government has begun announcing the recipients of the latest (the 4th) round of funding in its Early Researchers Award program. In total, 66 projects across the province worth $9.24 million will receive funding from the…
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Post-market drug safety and effectiveness the focus of new network
July 14, 2008 by Lab Canada Winnipeg. MB – The federal government says it intends to provide $1 million in funding this year to support the establishment of a Drug Safety and Effectiveness Network. It also says it anticipates providing further funding in the future as…
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Third $800,000 funding installment supports genome research in Western Canada
July 14, 2008 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) has announced $800,000 in funding, provided over four years, to support a series of 12 multi-group networks for the application of genomics to key economic sectors in Western Canada. The funding builds…
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Nations agree on governance of global science gateway
July 14, 2008 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) has joined a multilateral alliance to govern a quickly growing online access point to the world’s research information, called WorldWideScience.org. Officials representing 38 countries, including Canada, met on June 12…
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Biofuels research project being led by Pratt & Whitney Canada
July 14, 2008 by Lab Canada Farnborough Air Show, UK – Pratt & Whitney Canada says it is leading an aerospace industry-university research effort to investigate the potential use of biofuels for small- and medium-sized engine applications. The project will evaluate the feasibility of using second-generation…
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Panalytical and Malvern celebrate US office opening
July 11, 2008 by Lab Canada Westborough, MA – Instrument manufacturers Panalytical and Malvern Instruments’ US teams recently celebrated the opening of their new headquarters in a shared state-of-art facility in Westborough, MA. Gjalt Kuiperes and Brian Dutko, general managers of Panalytical and Malvern’s US companies…
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New grant opportunity for bladder cancer research
July 9, 2008 by Lab Canada Philadelphia, PA – The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) says it is currently accepting applications for grants designed to help drive research advances in the treatment of bladder cancer, the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer in men and the…
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Research institutes join in project to improve cancer target discovery
July 7, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) and the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) have launched a new joint cancer research project. The project, called the Selective Therapies Target Identification Program, will identify specific cancer molecules as…
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France-Quebec-Canada partnership to focus on Alzheimer’s research
July 7, 2008 by Lab Canada Laval, QC – The health research funding organizations of Quebec (the Fonds de la recherche en sant du Qubec, FRSQ), France (the Institut national de la sant et de la recherche mdicale, Inserm) and Canada (the Canadian Institutes of Health…
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Search for next generation of biofuels gets $7.5m funding support
July 7, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A total of $7.5 million in funding is being provided by the Ontario government to help move two biofuel projects to the global marketplace. In the first project, $5 million of the funding will go towards the…
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New supercomputer to speed cancer research
July 7, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A new supercomputer – the second-most powerful in the country behind that of Environment Canada – recently launched at University Health Network will analyze millions of protein images in a search for more effective cancer treatments. Led…
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Atlantic Veterinary College opens $20M research complex
July 7, 2008 by Lab Canada Charlottetown, PEI – The Atlantic Veterinary College at the University of Prince Edward Island has officially opened a state-of-art $20-million Research Complex. The new 5,300 sq m facility will house a number of the Atlantic Veterinary College’s specialized research centres…
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Genome Prairie names new president
June 27, 2008 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK and Winnipeg, MB – Dr Arnold Naimark, chair of Genome Prairie’s board of directors, announced today that Dr Wilf Keller has been appointed the new president and CEO of Genome Prairie. “Dr Keller’s research experience, accomplishments and exemplary…
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Pittcon announces call for papers for 2009 conference
June 27, 2008 by Lab Canada Pittsburgh, PA – The Pittsburgh Conference has released a call for papers and a call for topics (conferee networking sessions) for Pittcon 2009, the 60th annual Pittcon Conference and Exposition which will be held March 8-13, 2009, McCormick Place South,…
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Skills shortage in biotechnology puts health of sector at risk, study says
June 26, 2008 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – A skills shortage in Canada’s biotechnology sector is threatening the sector’s sustainability as an emerging platform of Canada’s economy, despite the fact that the sector is otherwise strong and growing. A new study by the federally funded…
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Scientific mentors receive accolades
June 25, 2008 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has recognized the efforts of four mentors who stimulate the scientific minds of Canada’s youth. Through its Synapse – Youth Connection initiative, the following people receive 2008 Synapse awards: Anteneh…
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$3M lab pack processing plant opens doors
June 23, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Waste management company Newalta today officially opened a new state-of-art lab pack processing pack. Valued at $3 million, the plant uses high tech processing technology that improves safety and reduces the amount of operator exposure and physical…
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Surprise $25M bequest for dedicated brain research centre
June 23, 2008 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – Texas businessman Boone Pickens was the guest of honour at a luncheon last week hosted by the Hotchkiss Brain Institute at the University of Calgary when he surprised guests with the unexpected announcement that he was making…
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Performance Plants establishes US biofuels facility
June 23, 2008 by Lab Canada Kingston, ON – Biotech company Performance Plants (PPI) says it has established a research centre in the US to develop specialized non-food crops for industries seeking renewable feedstocks for liquid transportation fuels, biochemicals and coal replacement. The facility, called the…
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Sanyo receives ISO certification for biomedical equipment
June 23, 2008 by Lab Canada Wood Dale, IL – Sanyo Electric’s biomedical division says it has received ISO 13485 certification for the design and manufacturing of medical equipment. ISO 13485 certifies that: – an organization consistently demonstrates its ability to provide medical devices and related…
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Ontario to partner with California on new medical therapies
June 22, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Researchers in Ontario and California are partnering on a project to make it easier to turn cutting-edge stem cell research into medical breakthroughs. The province is investing $1 million in a partnership with California’s Gladstone Institutes (http://www.gladstone.ucsf.edu/gladstone/site/gweb1/).…
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Canadian scientist wins prestigious Kyoto Prize
June 20, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Dr Anthony (Tony) Pawson, distinguished investigator at the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital and world-renowned cell biologist, is the first Canadian scientist to be named a Kyoto Prize Laureate by the Inamori Foundation of…
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127 Canada Research Chairs receive a total of $113M in funding
June 16, 2008 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – A total of $113 million to fund 127 Canada Research Chairs (CRC) from 35 universities across the country has been announced by the federal government. The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) is also contributing $4.8 million to…
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Canada and India announce joint science and technology initiatives
June 16, 2008 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Ten new Canada-India science and technology joint initiatives worth $17 million have been announced by the Canadian and Indian governments. Eight of the initiatives are joint research and development projects, and two are partnership-development activities. The Canadian…
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Montreal Neurological Institute receives $500,000 for the CIBC Fellowship in Brain Imaging
June 16, 2008 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Banking institution CIBC is donating $500,000 to the Montreal Neurological Institute to create the CIBC Fellowship in Brain Imaging. The institute is a McGill University research and teaching institute, dedicated to the study of the nervous system…
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Gold Leaf awards salute biotechnology industry leaders
June 16, 2008 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The 2008 winners of the Gold Leaf awards were announced this week in Ottawa by BIOTECanada. Nominated and judged by biotech industry leaders, the awards honour companies and individuals who demonstrated leadership, innovation and financial success in…
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Cancer research institute founded with $37.5M gift
June 9, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A new research institute is being created at the Princess Margaret Hospital with funding of $37.5 million donated by the Campbell family. The new institute will be named the Campbell Family Cancer Research Institute (CFCRI) in their…
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New research chairs to focus on public health
June 9, 2008 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Fourteen new research chairs that will study various aspects of public health are sharing nearly $13 million in funding. The funding is being shared by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Institute of Population and Public Health…
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Nutrition scientist awarded for outstanding research
June 9, 2008 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – The Canadian Society for Nutritional Sciences has awarded the 2008 Centrum Foundation New Scientist Award for Outstanding Research to Dr Mohammed Moghadasian, associate professor in human nutritional sciences at the University of Manitoba. The award is based…
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New research station enabled with large land gift
June 9, 2008 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – A new research station is being developed in Alberta, the result of a generous land sale of 777 acres of land to the University of Alberta. The landowners, the Bocock family, recently sold the land to the…
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