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Dr Alan Bernstein to lead alliance to accelerate HIV vaccine development
October 15, 2007 by Lab Canada Cape Town, South Africa – Dr Alan Bernstein, founding president of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), has been appointed executive director of the Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise. The organization also recently opened a new secretariat in New York…
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Project may create BSE-fighting crops
October 15, 2007 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – University of Alberta professors Dr Michael James and Dr Nat Kav have received a $130,000 from PrioNet Canada to continue their ground-breaking work in prion structural biology. The Alberta-based project could have significant global food safety and…
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Drought-prediction modelling project gets $300,000 boost
October 15, 2007 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Talisman Energy CEO Dr Jim Buckee has made a $300,000 donation to the University of Saskatchewan’s Saskatchewan Isotope Laboratory (SIL). The funding, which creates the Jim Buckee Research Support Program, enables the universitys isotope researchers to delve…
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New fellowship to support health research
October 15, 2007 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Biotechnology industry association BioteCanada, pharmaceutical company Schering-Plough and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research have created a new fellowship to support research in the development of health innovations. Worth $20,000 over two years and to be awarded…
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CIHR names new acting president
October 15, 2007 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has named Dr Pierre Chartrand as acting president of the organization, effective November 18, 2007. In his role, he will act as the CIHR’s chief executive officer and will be…
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$5M grant kicks off clinical research plans for pharmacogenomics partnership
October 5, 2007 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – An academic/private partnership in pharmacogenomics research project at the Montreal Heart Institute has received a $5 million grant from Genome Quebec. The project is focussed on translating the scientific and technological advances and breakthroughs in pharmacogenomics into…
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$16M funding for forestry research projects in BC
October 5, 2007 by Lab Canada Victoria, BC – British Columbia’s government has awarded $16.1 million in funding to 267 projects focussing on forestry research. The funding will be for studies that range from one to three years, led by researchers at universities, provincial and federal…
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Innovation centre with nanotechnology commercialization focus opens
October 5, 2007 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – The NINT Innovation Centre, a part of the National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT) of the National Research Council, has official opened. The centre rents space to start-up and existing companies or to industrial collaborators that will benefit…
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Large-scale RNAi functional genomics platform the focus of new partnership
October 5, 2007 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) of the Universite de Montreal has formed a partnership with Genome Quebec and Sigma-Aldrich to expand its large-scale RNA interference (RNAi) functional genomics platform. The project’s funding totals…
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Diabetes researcher receives $99,000 NRC award
October 5, 2007 by Lab Canada Quebec City, QC – Dr Jennifer Estall has been presented with the HL Holmes award. Dr Estall will receive $99,100 per year for two years to pursue research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute of the Harvard School of Medicine, in…
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Cangene to close Mississauga R&D operations
October 5, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON and Winnipeg, MB – Biopharmaceutical company Cangene Corporation says it is consolidating all research and development activities within its Winnipeg head office location. The reorganization means the company will suspend its R&D functions in its Mississauga office, resulting…
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Arthritis research gets a boost with $2M research chair
October 5, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A new research chair at the University of Toronto will focus on arthritis and other rheumatic diseases. The first holder of the Pfizer Chair in Rheumatology is Dr Claire Bombardier, director of the division of rheumatology research…
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Newly opened Centre for Phenogenomics set to model the future of human health
October 1, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Toronto Centre for Phenogenomics officially opened today. Located in the heart of Toronto’s Discovery District, the state-of-the-art facility will enable groundbreaking research and discovery, with the goal of advancing human health. Through modeling of disease, scientsts…
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Nanotechnology research centres selected in bid for $7M funding
October 1, 2007 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Nanotechnology association NanoQuebec says it has selected seven nanotechnology research centres for funding totalling $7 million. Six of the applications have been accepted and the seventh received a favourable conditional response. Following are the six accepted institutions,…
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$3.2M funding enhances biomedical research in Manitoba
October 1, 2007 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – Biomedical research in Manitoba has received a boost with $3.2 million funding under the Winnipeg Partnership Agreement. The University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Engineering will acquire state-of-the-art biomedical imaging and biosensing equipment to create an enhanced Bio-Engineering…
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Oil sands gets first applied research and training facility
October 1, 2007 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – A new applied research and testing facility in Fort McKay will allow companies operating in Alberta’s oil sands to speed up technology testing – reducing testing costs and increasing operational efficiency. SGS, an inspection, verification, testing and…
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R&D initiative puts Canadian group at forefront of robotic surgery
October 1, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Control-system developer Quanser says it has joined in a new research and development partnership to advance robotically assisted surgery. The initiative, a joint effort between Canadian Surgical Technology and Advanced Robotics (CSTAR) and Ontario Centres of Excellence…
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Cooperative R&D employment program to support students, industry in Nova Scotia
October 1, 2007 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – A new program in Nova Scotia is aimed at stimulating private sector innovation and provide on-the-job research and development opportunities for Nova Scotia university students. The $250,000 Research and Development Co-operative Employment Program was announced at Acadia…
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$3.5M funding for science and innovation in Saskatchewan
September 24, 2007 by Lab Canada Regina, SK – The government of Saskatchewan today announced $3.5 million in funding for new initiatives at the University of Saskatchewan. The funding, first announced in February 2007, is part of an agreement between the federal government and the province…
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R&D projects get funding in PEI
September 24, 2007 by Lab Canada Charlottetown, PEI – Prince Edward Island Research and Development Initiative has announced the projects that are receiving support in its current round of funding. “The government of Prince Edward Island is pleased to invest in local researchers who are working…
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Animal reproduction lab opens
September 24, 2007 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – A new laboratory devoted to research into advanced reproduction techniques for livestock had its official opening at the University of Saskatchewan. The Westgen Research Suite is one of two open-plan laboratories in the veterinary college’s new $8-million…
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Gender and health institute appoints new scientific director
September 24, 2007 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Dr Joy Johnson has been named incoming scientific director of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Institute of Gender and Health. The appointment is effective January 1, 2008. “Dr Johnson is a welcome addition to CIHR’s…
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$1.5M boosts lung cancer research
September 24, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Canadian Cancer Society has launched a new research initiative to fight lung cancer. The Ontario division of the society is contributing $1.5 million to initiate a lung cancer research fund that will support research into every…
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Research park announces two new buildings
September 24, 2007 by Lab Canada Waterloo, ON – Two new buildings are being planned at the University of Waterloo Research + Technology Park. The two new buildings – the $8.4-million first phase of the UW Research Accelerator Centre and the $20-million InnoTECH building – will…
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Ontario innovators win $10,000 award for mercury-monitoring system
September 19, 2007 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – Inventors Frank Schaedlich and Daniel Schneeberger have won a $10,000 Manning Innovation Award, sponsored by the Arthur JE Child Foundation, for their revolutionary work on mercury monitoring. The system they developed, a continuous emissions monitor (CEM) operates…
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$199M expansion to GlaxoSmithKline influenza vaccine manufacturing facility near completion
September 17, 2007 by Lab Canada Quebec City, QC – GlaxoSmithKline says it is nearing completion of a two-year, $199-million upgrade and expansion of its Quebec City influenza vaccine manufacturing facility. As a result, the facility is now a key global influenza vaccine manufacturing site, supporting…
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Dr John Evans wins international prize in health research (September 17, 2007)
September 17, 2007 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Dr John R Evans, the leader behind the landmark McMaster University Medical School and Toronto’s MaRS Discovery District, has been awarded the 2007 Henry G Friesen International Prize in Health Research in recognition of his exceptional leadership,…
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$1.6M funding for public health projects that access geospatial data
September 17, 2007 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – GeoConnections – a federal geographic online service – is providing around $1.6 million to help fund 14 public health-related research projects in British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick. Project partners are contributing another $2.1 million for…
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Toronto Region Research Alliance names new chairman
September 17, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The board of directors of the Toronto Region Research Alliance (TRRA) has appointed Courtney Pratt chairman of the board of directors effective immediately. Mr Pratt will assume the role of president and chief executive officer effective September…
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Newalta to acquire Canada’s largest lead recycling facility
September 17, 2007 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – Industrial waste management company Newalta Income Fund says it is acquiring Montreal-based Nova Pb for $55 million. Closing is expected to occur on November 1. Nova operates Canada’s largest integrated lead battery recycling facility located on a…
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Dr John Evans wins international prize in health research (September 17, 2007)
September 17, 2007 by Lab Canada Montreal, AC – Dr John R Evans, the creative genius behind the landmark McMaster University Medical School and Toronto’s MaRS Discovery District, has been awarded the 2007 Henry G Friesen International Prize in Health Research in recognition of his exceptional…
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