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$300,000 grant awarded for research into pediatric asthma
November 21, 2007 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Dr Darryl Knight, a researcher with the Providence Heart and Lung Institute at St Paul’s Hospital and the University of British Columbia, has been awarded a $300,000 grant from Johnson & Johnson. This three-year grant will support…
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Agilent Technologies to acquire robotics specialist
November 20, 2007 by Lab Canada Santa Clara and Menlo Park, CA – Agilent Technologies and Velocity11 have signed an agreement for Agilent to acquire Velocity11. Privately held Velocity11 develops automated liquid handling and laboratory robotics for the life science market. Financial details were not disclosed,…
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HIV/AIDS specialist to be named Canada’s Health Researcher of the Year
November 20, 2007 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Canada’s top health researchers will be recognized tonight at the 6th annual Canadian Health Research Awards. The awards are among the Canadian research community’s highest honours. This year’s Health Researcher of the Year in the category of…
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$1M gene research project to examine causes of kidney transplant failure
November 19, 2007 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – A new project at the University of Alberta is using gene chip research to understand why transplanted kidneys often fail in the long-term. The research, in partnership with Japan- and US-based Astellas Pharma, may lead to development…
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Leading cancer researchers win diamond jubilee awards
November 19, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The National Cancer Institute of Canada has presented its first-ever Diamond Jubilee Awards to 10 of Canada’s leading cancer researchers. The awards are a one-time event, created on the occasion of the NCIC’s 60th anniversary, to recognize…
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Research team wins international chronic disease management award
November 19, 2007 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – A team with the Pacific Lung Health Centre, part of the Providence Heart and Lung Institute at St Paul’s Hospital, was awarded one of seven awards at the 2007 International Conference on Chronic Disease Management held in…
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Partnership to develop new anti-infective therapeutics
November 19, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON and New Haven, CT – Dalton Medicinal Chemistry and BioRelix say they have jointly formed a research collaboration to discover new therapeutics. BioRelix is building a portfolio of anti-infective products based on novel patented RNA targets. Dalton will…
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$4M in grants for Alberta researchers
November 12, 2007 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Alberta’s provincial funding arm, Alberta Ingenuity, has announced $4 million in funding for some of the province’s researchers. “These researchers have proven they are good at asking questions and chasing answers that will ensure the sustainability and…
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NSERC to open regional office in Montreal
November 12, 2007 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) says it plans to open its fourth regional office in early 2008, in Montreal. The NSERC-Quebec office will have the same mandate as NSERC’s existing offices serving…
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Pharmaceutical genomics research chair for British Columbia
November 12, 2007 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Dr Robert Young has been named the Merck Frosst BC Leadership Chair in Pharmaceutical Genomics in Drug Discovery recipient at Simon Fraser University (SFU). The new, $2.25-million research chair post will support pharmaceutical research and the development…
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$45,770 supports research initiative for food processors centre
November 12, 2007 by Lab Canada Sainte-Marie, QC – The Centre de service en recherche-developpement de Chaudiere-Appalaches (CSRD-CA) is receiving $45,770 in funding from the federal government to provide direct services to Chaudiere-Appalaches enterprises operating in the food processing sector. The mandate of the CSRD-CA is…
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Toronto discovery in novel stem cell transplant
November 12, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – University Health Network researcher Dr John Dick and Hospital for Sick Children collaborator Dr Jayne Danska have discovered a gene with properties allowing successful engraftment of stem cells from human bone marrow into mice. Researchers hope further…
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$4M research chair will probe groundwater for drinking
November 5, 2007 by Lab Canada Waterloo, ON – A newly endowed $4 million research chair at the University of Waterloo will investigate ways to protect and restore the quality of groundwater in order to provide a reliable supply of safe and clean drinking water. Based…
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Food science students snack on success
November 5, 2007 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – A group of 11 graduate students from the University of Manitoba have won an international prize at the Product Development Competition, an annual competition hosted by the American Association of Cereal Chemists International. The group developed a…
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Water research to be strengthened at Alberta hub
November 5, 2007 by Lab Canada Lethbridge, AB – $10 million in funding from Alberta’s government will help the completion of the University of Lethbridge’s new Alberta Water and Environmental Science Building. The facility will support research on watersheds, water ecology and commercial water use. The…
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$2M for horticultural research institute
November 5, 2007 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Research into reducing both greenhouse gas emissions and the use of harmful pesticides in agriculture is being supported with $2.2 million in funding from the BC government. The funding will help construction of a 500-sq-m greenhouse at…
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Team to study cardiovascular complications of diabetes
November 5, 2007 by Lab Canada London, ON – The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has announced funding totaling nearly $1.9 million for a 5-year project that brings together researchers from Canada and Finland to study whether exercise could prevent the onset, or modify the…
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Terry Fox Research Institute receives $30M to support HQ in Vancouver
November 5, 2007 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – BC’s provincial government is providing $30 million to the Terry Fox Foundation to fund the new Terry Fox Research Institute’s headquarters in Vancouver. The funding will support both the institute’s headquarters in the BC Cancer Agency’s building…
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$3M awarded to brain research teams
October 30, 2007 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – NeuroScience Canada has awarded two grants of $1.5 million each over three years for the study of brain repair. The first grant was awarded to a team led by Dr Louis-Eric Trudeau, Universite de Montreal, for work…
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Innovation partnerships win Synergy Awards
October 30, 2007 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) last night honoured seven partnerships involving companies and university researchers with the NSERC Synergy Awards for Innovation. “NSERC’s strategic investments over the years have led to many…
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$50M virtual cancer research institute honours Terry Fox
October 29, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Terry Fox Foundation today officially launched the Canada-wide Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI), an initiative that offers a new model for cancer research — a virtual institute designed to overcome geographical and professional boundaries. The institute…
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CFI moves forward on major research infrastructure funding competition
October 29, 2007 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) says it has approved the launch of a formal call for proposals, based on the allocation of $510 million to CFI in the federal government’s current budget. This decision to move…
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Clinical research cord blood bank opens in Montreal
October 29, 2007 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) has opened a new clinical research cord blood bank. The new comprehensive tool will be used to collect and store umbilical cord blood which does not meet the collection standards of…
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Ontario university gains research access to population-based health data
October 29, 2007 by Lab Canada Kingston, ON – Ontario’s first satellite unit of the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) has been opened at Queen’s University. “The creation of this facility opens up unprecedented opportunities for our researchers to undertake population-based health services research and…
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Trio of researchers elected AAAS fellows
October 29, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Three University of Toronto professors have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. James Donaldson, a professor of chemistry at the University of Toronto Scarborough; Jean Zu of mechanical and industrial engineering;…
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Air quality to be studied at new research facility
October 29, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A new centre for studying air quality recently opened at the University of Toronto. Called Southern Ontario Centre for Atmospheric Aerosol Research (SOCAAR), the centre is an interdisciplinary focal point for research into poor air quality and…
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Canadian university research income exceeds $5.5B in 2006
October 25, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – In fiscal 2006, Canada’s top 50 research universities reported $5.53 billion in sponsored research income, according to Research Infosource’s annual Canada’s Top 50 Research Universities List. This represents a healthy 6.4% increase over fiscal 2005, doubling last…
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Alberta launches $100M program it says will transform research funding across Canada
October 22, 2007 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – In a new, highly targetted $100-million program, Alberta’s provincial research-funding arm, Alberta Ingenuity, says it is setting out on a path that will significantly change the entire funding landscape across Canada. Similar to approaches taken at elite…
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Food safety program launched for wine industry
October 22, 2007 by Lab Canada Kelowna, BC – A $312,000 grant has been given to the Canadian Vintners Association (CVA) by the federal government to develop a hazard analysis critical control points (HACCP) food safety program for the wine industry. HACCP is an international protocol…
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National autism research chair established in BC
October 22, 2007 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – A national chair in Autism Intervention Research will be established at Simon Fraser University with a $1-million provincial grant and a $1-million federal contribution. “Simon Fraser University is committed to taking a leadership role in building and…
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Program looking for innovative and practical water research
October 22, 2007 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – The Alberta Water Research Institute has issued the first call for proposals to tackle pressing water-related environmental issues, including habitat decline, biodiversity loss, water flow and water quality. Funded by a $30-million grant from Alberta’s provincial government,…
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