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Greenhouse gas research receives funding support
March 19, 2007 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The federal government last week announced funding for the development of Innoventures Canada’s (I-CAN) Centre for the Conversion of Carbon Dioxide (CO2). One of I-CAN’s goals is to develop practical technologies that will remove 100 million tonnes…
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First comprehensive Canadian antibiotic resistance web resource launched
March 15, 2007 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – The Canadian Antimicrobial Resistance Alliance (CARA) has launched a new web portal that is aimed at supporting and educating Canadian healthcare providers and researchers on the escalating issue of antimicrobial resistance, bacteria that are resistant to commonly…
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U of T cosmologist wins Herzberg gold medal
March 15, 2007 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – A University of Toronto cosmologist is the latest winner of the Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering, Canada’s most prestigious science prize. Dr Richard Bond will be honoured by the Natural Sciences and Engineering…
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Canada makes $150M commitment to polar year
March 12, 2007 by Lab Canada Gatineau, QC – A total of 44 Canadian science and research projects have been chosen to receive International Polar Year funding from the federal government. All of the selected projects are aligned with either climate change impacts or adaptation and…
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$5.4M supports green technology R&D
March 12, 2007 by Lab Canada Kingston, ON – The Ontario Fuel Cell Research and Innovation Network (OFCRIN), based at Queens University, is receiving a funding boost from the Ontario government. OFCRIN, a partnership between researchers from eight universities and 12 industry partners, has been awarded…
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Nephrology research receives $3M funding
March 12, 2007 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A new research chair partnership has been announced by McMaster University, St Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton and Amgen Canada. $3 million funding in basic science research from the Canadian division of Amgen, a biotech company that does research…
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Quebec researchers get huge shared-memory supercomputer
March 12, 2007 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The Altix 4700, said to be the most powerful shared-memory supercomputer in Canada, is now available to 350 scientists in Quebec, due to an in-kind contribution from SGI Canada to the Quebec Network for High Performance Computing…
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Ground broken on new science building
March 12, 2007 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – The Faculty of Science at the University of Alberta has broken ground on the Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science (CCIS), marking the beginning of construction of what will become the faculty’s flagship building. The $285 million project…
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Construction starts on forensic identification unit in Ontario
March 9, 2007 by Lab Canada Tillsonburg, ON – Construction of a new Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Forensic Identification Unit in Tillsonburg is underway. The new facility, announced last year, will bring together the existing forensic units in London and Simcoe under one roof and provide…
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New oil sands centre of excellence to further technical efficiencies
March 9, 2007 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – IBM has opened the $3.1-million Oil Sands Centre of Excellence in Calgary. The goal of the centre is to help petroleum producers test and use new technologies that will lower costs and make oil recovery easier, more…
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Renewable auto technologies development receives $5.9M funding
March 9, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Ontario’s agri-food sector is receiving research support from its provincial government that will help find new ways to use farm and forest products in the auto sector. “These initiatives will help make Ontario a world leader in…
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$15M funding supports auto manufacturing R&D
March 9, 2007 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – The Ontario government is providing over $15 million to support the Hamilton Initiative for Automotive Manufacturing Innovation, led by David Wilkinson at McMaster University. The funding will help develop new technologies for producing lighter-weight, more cost-competitive cars.…
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International collaboration plan to support world health research
March 9, 2007 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The federal government says that 13 research teams – pairing Canadian health researchers with counterparts in the developing world – will receive more than $20 million in funding through Teasdale-Corti team grants. The grants will be awarded…
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Schering-Plough Canada announces new head office in Quebec
March 7, 2007 by Lab Canada Kirkland, QC – Schering-Plough Canada says it is planning to move to a new head office to the west of Montreal. “The need for a new head office is the result of our company’s employee expansion over the last five…
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$1M donation supports new post-grad leukemia research fellowships
March 7, 2007 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – McGill University and Universite de Montreal have created a series of post-graduate research fellowships aimed at finding a cure for leukemia. The fellowship program is supported by $1 million in funding from the Cole Foundation, a Montreal-based…
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$22M funding supports 233 agricultural research projects
March 5, 2007 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – A total of $22.1 million has been awarded to 233 research projects by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Projects funded for 2007-2008 include research on: – adapting crop production to climate change; – biodiesel use in agricultural equipment;…
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New research centre to seek ways to reduce water use in oil sands
March 5, 2007 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Water use in oil sands development is currently a significant concern, particularly as the industry develops and grows over the next 20 years. A new research centre at the University of Alberta is poised to tackle this…
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Alberta and Korean groups partner to establish new technology research centre
March 5, 2007 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Researchers from Alberta Research Council (ARC) recently saw their projects move from the discovery stage to development of an international research centre. The team responsible for developing ARC’s high power density – solid oxide fuel cell (HPD-SOFC)…
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New funding boost to accelerate commercialization in Alberta
March 5, 2007 by Lab Canada Calgary and Edmonton, AB – The Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research has announced funding to support pre-commercialization and commercialization activities of researchers in Calgary and Edmonton. To support work in Calgary, it is providing $105,000 funding to University Technologies…
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$28M funding strengthens capacity in polar and cold climate research
March 5, 2007 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences (CFCAS) has confirmed $28 million funding to stimulate research on Canada’s polar regions, alpine glaciers and snowpack. The funds support 36 university-based research projects and partnerships. The CFCAS investment…
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Canadian Medical Hall of Fame announces five inductees for 2007
March 5, 2007 by Lab Canada London ON – The 2007 inductees into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame have been announced. They are: – Dr Elizabeth Bagshaw (1881 – 1982): Despite opposition from medical colleagues and local clergy, Dr Bagshaw became actively involved in Canada’s…
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Ten Canadian scientists and scholars win Killam Research Fellowships
February 26, 2007 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Ten Canadian researchers have been awarded a total of $700,000 in the 40th annual competition for Killam Research Fellowships, administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. Among Canadas most distinguished research awards, the Canada Council for…
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GTx precision surgery researchers honoured at gala event
February 20, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation has honoured three visionary scientists, whose work in innovative imaging techniques has improved cancer surgery. The scientists were Dr Jonathan Irish, chief of the department of surgical oncology at Princess Margaret Hospital,…
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$139M funding for AIDS research
February 20, 2007 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Canada’s federal government have committed major new funding to support the Canadian HIV Vaccine Initiative, a new effort to accelerate the development of an HIV/AIDS vaccine and address critical research…
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Canadian team launches second phase of international autism genome project
February 19, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Fresh from their latest discovery and supported by $26.7 million in public and private funding, Canadian and international scientists have launched the second phase of a global scientific effort to map the genes responsible for causing autism.…
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Potato research centre marks milestone
February 19, 2007 by Lab Canada Fredericton, NB – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Potato Research Centre (PRC) in Fredericton is offering nine promising new potato varieties to industry for further testing, as the centre celebrates the tenth anniversary of its accelerated release program. Each February, the…
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Automotive R&D gets federal support
February 19, 2007 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON – A $29.9-million automotive research and development project by Guelph-based Linamar is receiving a supporting loan of $8.97 million from the federal government. The project will help develop advanced automotive gear technologies and related processes that are more…
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$4.5M partnership for nanotechnology R&D
February 16, 2007 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB, and Mississauga, ON, – Xerox Research Centre of Canada (XRCC), the National Research Council Canada (NRC), the National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT) and Alberta’s provincial government have come together in a $4.5 million partnership for research and development…
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NRC opens nutrisciences research institute
February 16, 2007 by Lab Canada Charlottetown, PEI – The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) has officially opened the NRC Institute for Nutrisciences and Health (NRC-INH) in Charlottetown. The $13.5 million state-of-the-art facility creates a dynamic research and commercialization hub for the province’s emerging bioresources…
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Alberta launches multi-million dollar “superstar” recruitment awards
February 15, 2007 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – The Alberta government yesterday unveiled a major new award focused on recruiting a “superstar” health researcher to the province. The ten-year, $10 million AHFMR Polaris Award, the richest award of its kind in Canada, will be used…
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Ontario launches global research program
February 14, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A new program launched by the Ontario government will help connect the province’s researchers with their colleagues around the world. The five-year International Strategic Opportunities Program (ISOP) will provide successful applicants with up to $150,000 in funding…
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