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$2.4M to continue bone marrow stem cell transplant trial
July 30, 2007 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – A $2.4 million grant is ensuring the continuation of a closely watched clinical trial involving an experimental bone marrow stem cell transplant therapy. The trial is being conducted by a team of Canadian multiple sclerosis specialists led…
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New VP research for U of T
July 30, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The University of Toronto has appointed Professor R Paul Young as vice-president, research. Professor Young will begin his term on November 1. He is currently chair of the department of civil engineering and holds the Keck Chair…
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Gas-leak instrument passes phase one of lab tests
July 30, 2007 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Technology development company Synodon says it has successfully completed the first phase of laboratory testing with its field-deployable instrument for sensing natural gas pipeline leaks. The test results confirmed the ability of the instrument to detect ethane…
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Foundation endows innovative education chair for engineering
July 30, 2007 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – With a $3-million gift from the Li Ka Shing (Canada) Foundation, the University of Calgary’s Schulich School of Engineering will create an endowed chair to lead the development and implementation of applied learning initiatives to nurture innovation…
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Enzyme discovery sheds light on vitamin D
July 30, 2007 by Lab Canada Kingston, ON – Surprising findings by Queen’s University researchers have shed new light on how the vitamin D is broken down in the human body. “The effectiveness of vitamin D therapy is partly dependent on how quickly it will be…
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Study uses ecology and evolution to model the rise of antibiotic resistance
July 30, 2007 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Researchers at McGill and Oxford Universities have applied ecological and evolutionary theory to demonstrate how bacteria become resistant to antibiotics in hospitals. Their study, published in the July 25 online edition of Proceedings of the Royal Society…
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$10M funding supports research into brain, childhood diseases
July 22, 2007 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – British Columbia’s government is providing $10 million in funding for two University of British Columbia research projects that will fight childhood infectious diseases and brain disease in the general population. The Centre for Understanding and Preventing Infection…
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Hydrogen production demo plant to develop energy technology
July 22, 2007 by Lab Canada Regina, SK – A new $3.7 million hydrogen production demonstration plant being set up at the University of Regina has just learned it is receiving $1.44 million in funding from Saskatchewans provincial government. HTC Purenergy, a Regina-based energy technology company,…
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Saskatchewan technology centre to expand
July 22, 2007 by Lab Canada Regina, SK – Due to increasing demands by Saskatchewan’s technology sector, Regina’s Innovation Place is going to be expanded with the addition of a new building. The three-storey, 6,596 sq m building will cost approximately $17.3 million and will complement…
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Climate change research gets $1.6M funding
July 22, 2007 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – A University of Manitoba research project examining the impact of climate change in the Arctic region will receive $1.6 million in funding from Manitoba’s provincial government. The funding, from the Manitoba Research Innovation Fund, supports the Circumpolar…
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New proteomics research promises to revolutionize biomedical discovery
July 19, 2007 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Human cells function through the concerted action of thousands of proteins that control their growth and differentiation. Yet, the specific function of most human proteins remains either unknown or poorly characterized. Diseases being often due to aberrations…
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Facility funding furthers environmental research
July 16, 2007 by Lab Canada Peterborough, ON – Two projects to further environmental research at Ontario’s Trent University are receiving a total of $2.5 million in funding from the province’s research fund. $1.29 million is being provided to create a state-of-the-art microenvironment laboratory, which will…
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$1M in total awarded to prostate cancer researchers
July 16, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada has awarded over a million dollars in funding to 18 research projects across the country. Selected by the foundation’s scientific and medical advisory committee, the projects include a mix of…
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$5M supports research into stem cell behaviour
July 16, 2007 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The BC Cancer Agency’s Terry Fox Laboratory says it has received a $5-million grant from the Terry Fox Foundation, through the National Cancer Institute of Canada, for research on normal and leukemic stem cells. Five senior scientists…
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Mentorship awards salute health science researchers
July 16, 2007 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Three different mentorship awards have been awarded by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR). They were awarded to Bechara Saab (graduate/postdoctoral fellow), Dr John McLean (individual researcher) and Universite Laval’s Laboratoire d’Organegenese Experimentale or LOEX (research…
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Krill oil under microscope in new research collaboration
July 16, 2007 by Lab Canada Laval, QC – Functional food developer Neptune Technologies & Bioressources says it has formed a collaboration agreement with the Nestle Research Center in Lausanne, Switzerland. The two companies will jointly research the effects of Neptune krill oil on exceptionally prevalent…
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$38M funding supports Toronto research institutions
July 9, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Toronto’s academics and businesses are getting a $38-million boost from Ontario’s provincial government. The government is funding $15 million at the University of Toronto, $15 million at the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) and $8 million at…
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$48M in clean tech funding gets approval
July 9, 2007 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) has approved $48 million in new funding for the development and demonstration of 19 clean technologies. “Canadian companies and researchers have continued to innovate to produce another strong round of technology solutions,”…
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Medical testing project develops new bedside devices for clinical research
July 9, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The University of Toronto’s BioOptics: Transformative Technologies for Life Sciences Project, which was recently awarded a $7.8 million grant through the Research Excellence program of the Ontario Research Fund, has formed a commercial agreement to develop the…
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$300,000 for medical drug research infrastructure in BC
July 9, 2007 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD) in Vancouver is receiving $300,000 in funding from Western Economic Diversification Canada. The organization provides a research and development infrastructure that helps health researchers collaborate, refine and develop their…
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New stem cell behaviour project receives $5M funding
July 9, 2007 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The BC Cancer Agency’s Terry Fox Laboratory has received a landmark $5 million grant from the Terry Fox Foundation, through the National Cancer Institute of Canada, for research on normal and leukemic stem cells. Five senior scientists…
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$26M in infrastructure funding announced by CFI
July 9, 2007 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) announced $26-million in infrastructure support for 136 projects at 40 universities. “This funding will allow bright young researchers to turn their ideas into innovations that provide solutions to environmental, health, and…
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Major new genome partnership to catalogue all common copy number variations
July 9, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, Boston, Hinxton – An international team will use high-density microarrays and new computer algorithms to improve the detection of variants in the human genome which are implicated in various diseases. The new systems are the foundation of Phase 2…
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Invitation for proposals to control mountain pine beetle
July 9, 2007 by Lab Canada Richmond, BC – The federal government says it is inviting proposals for projects that address the impact of the mountain pine beetle infestation under the Mountain Pine Beetle Program. A total of more than $2 million is available for funding,…
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$2.8M funding supports research into controlling brown spruce longhorn beetle
July 9, 2007 by Lab Canada Green Hill, NS – The federal government is providing $2.84 million over the next three years to support research into detecting, controlling and eradicating the slow spread of the brown spruce longhorn beetle. An invasive alien pest, the beetle was…
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Product safety innovation gets funding boost
July 9, 2007 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – A new Advanced Prototyping Hub at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) has received $996,300 in funding from the federal government. The money will be used to purchase equipment to establish the hub and improve the…
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Siemens completes acquisition of Bayer Diagnostics in Canada
July 9, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Following an original global announcement by Siemens almost a year to the day, Siemens has officially completed the acquisition of the Diagnostics Division of Bayer in Canada, through a new legal entity, Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics. “We…
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Alan Bernstein to leave CIHR in autumn
June 28, 2007 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Dr Alan Bernstein, president of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has informed Tony Clement, the federal minister of health and CIHR’s governing council that he will be resigning his position, effective October 31, 2007. Dr…
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McMaster to create Canada’s first library of human embryonic stem cells
June 28, 2007 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – Canada will have its first human embryonic stem cell library, based at McMaster University, thanks to a multi-million-dollar commitment from Hamilton businessman David Braley. The library is one component in a $50-million gift that includes three components,…
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$24M infusion supports collaborative mining sustainability research
June 28, 2007 by Lab Canada Sudbury, ON – The five-year, multi-million dollar research initiative called Productivity Enhancement and Risk Management in Underground Construction and Mining (PERM) has received commitments of $24-million in funding from a group of private and public sector organizations. Representatives from Laurentian…
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Xerox funds four new university research projects in Canada
June 28, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Xerox has announced funding for 11 fundamental research projects in Canada, the US and Europe, including four at Canadian universities. The projects are part of the company’s long-standing program of grants to researchers at universities in Canada,…
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