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Rheumatologist to lead Canadian arthritis network
January 12, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Dr John Esdaile, MD, MPH, FRCPC, has been appointed scientific director and CEO of the Canadian Arthritis Network. Dr Esdaile has been active with the Canadian Arthritis Network since its inception and had a role in creating…
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Canadian research collaboration produces food safety vaccine against E coli 0157:H7
January 11, 2007 by Lab Canada Belleville, ON – Biopharmaceutical company Bioniche Life Sciences says it is scaling up production of its cattle vaccine against E. coli 0157:H7 vaccine, in order to ensure sufficient supply to meet Canadian demand. The vaccine, which received received authorization from…
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$11M in funding supports 68 projects across Ontario
January 9, 2007 by Lab Canada Sudbury, ON – Ontario’s provincial government has announced $11 million in funding to support 68 projects in the fourth round of the Ontario Research Fund – Research Infrastructure program. The initiative helps researchers obtain the tools they need to stay…
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Cutting-edge vaccine laboratory gets $25M additional funding
January 4, 2007 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – The International Vaccine Centre (InterVac), a soon-to-be-constructed vaccine research and development facility at the University of Saskatchewan, is receiving $25 million in additional funding from the federal government. The centre will focus on vaccine development for both…
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Pharma company lands US$4.8M biodefense research contract
January 4, 2007 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Affinium Pharmaceuticals says it has executed a two-year, US$4.8 million research contract with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), an agency of the United States Department of Defense (DoD). The contract will fund preclinical studies of selected…
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Funding supports development of automotive manufacturing systems
January 4, 2007 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The federal government has provided a $6.1 million repayable loan to help a research and development project intended to bolster Canada’s automotive manufacturing capabilities. The $20.2 million project, by Valiant Corporation of Windsor, will reduce costs for…
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Two new members appointed to CIHR governing council
January 4, 2007 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Dr James Brien and Dr Arthur Thomas Porter have been appointed to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) governing council for three-year terms. Dr Brien is a professor of pharmacology and toxicology, as well as director…
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Health research foundation launched by pharmaceutical association
January 4, 2007 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (Rx&D) association has created a new health research foundation to fund projects focused on major national health research themes. The newly incorporated, not-for-profit Rx&D Health Research Foundation 2006 will bring together the combined…
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$300,000 supports biogas research on hog farms
January 2, 2007 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – A new program being set up by Manitoba’s provincial government will provide $300,000 to support the construction and feasibility assessment of anaerobic digesters at three hog operations. Anaerobic digestion is a process that breaks down manure components…
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$88M funding creates national High Performance Computing Network
December 22, 2006 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The first-ever pan-Canadian network of high performance computing (HPC) facilities has been established with funding of $88 million. The platform will bring together seven existing regional HPC consortia, and allow approximately 6,000 researchers at 61 universities across…
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Canadian Health Services Research Foundation appoints new CEO
December 22, 2006 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Canadian Health Services Research Foundation has appointed Dr Jeanette Ward, currently Canada Research Chair in Policy Implementation in Population Health at the University of Ottawa, to the role of chief executive officer at the foundation, effective…
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CFI Awards $25.8M for major projects at Canadian Light Source
December 21, 2006 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – A total of $25.8 million was awarded by the Canada Foundation for Innovation for three projects to be built at the Canadian Light Source (CLS) national synchrotron facility at the University of Saskatchewan. The projects are led…
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C difficile researchers receive $400,000 in funding
December 21, 2006 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Two McGill researchers, who aim to sequence eight isolates of the bacterium in 18 months have received $400,000 in funding from Gnome Qubec and Genome Canada. Dr Ken Dewar, assistant professor of human genetics at McGill University…
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Probiotics help produce safer, healthier chickens, researchers discover
December 20, 2006 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON – Giving chickens probiotics – dietary supplements that contain live beneficial bacteria – stimulates their immune system and reduces the Salmonella bacteria in their gut by more than 99%, a University of Guelph professor and an Agriculture and…
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$10M funding supports heart disease research
December 18, 2006 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Two national cardiac research centres at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) have been awarded a total of more than $10 million by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to identify and treat the causes of…
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Alcan to pilot advanced AP50 technology through US$550M facility in Quebec
December 18, 2006 by Lab Canada Saguenay, QC – Alcan plans to build a US$550-million pilot plant at its Complexe Jonquire site to develop its AP50 smelting technology. The pilot plant is expected to produce approximately 60,000 tonnes of aluminum a year and will be the…
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Canada-India agreement to advance biotechnology research
December 18, 2006 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The National Research Council of Canada has signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of India to extend scientific collaboration in the field of biotechnology. NRC vice-president, Dr Roman Szumski, and Dr S Natesh, senior advisor,…
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Biodiesel to be tested in long-term Canadian demonstration pilot
December 18, 2006 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – A two-phase biodiesel pilot project has been launched in Alberta, in anticipation of a federal renewable fuels strategy. Applications for funding have been made by the members of the Alberta Biodiesel Demonstration Project steering committee who all…
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$1.45M funding for industrial product development centre
December 18, 2006 by Lab Canada Saguenay, QC – The Centre de haute technologie Saguenay Lac-Saint-Jean (CHT) in Jonquire has received $1.45 million in funding from the federal government. The money will be used to help improve the competitive standing of the regions small and medium-sized…
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Neurobiologist receives award for contribution to spinal cord research (December 18, 2006)
December 18, 2006 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Dr Pierre Drapeau, a researcher funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and professor and chairman of pathology and cell biology at the Universite de Montreal, has been named the 2006 recipient of the Barbara…
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$30M supports clean technology development
December 8, 2006 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Sustainable Development Technology Canada has approved $30 million in new funding for the development and demonstration of clean technologies. The money will be allocated to 13 projects, covering an array of clean technologies. An energy production technology…
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Montreal researcher awarded for work in long-term sustainability of forests
December 8, 2006 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – This week, Dr Christian Messier, professor of biological sciences at the Universite du Quebec a Montreal and a principal investigator with the Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Network, received the inaugural Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) Chairs’Award.…
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Biologist receives young innovator award
December 8, 2006 by Lab Canada Victoria, BC – At the Networks of Centres of Excellence’s Annual Meeting this week, Brett Poulis, biologist with the Centre for Forest Biology at the University of Victoria and researcher with the Advanced Foods and Materials Network, was awarded the…
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Regional science and technology gets boost in BC
December 8, 2006 by Lab Canada Victoria, BC – The BC government’s funding for science and technology networks in the province’s rural areas has been nearly doubled in order to fast-track innovative ideas and support economic development throughout the province. As economies become increasingly knowledge-based, linking…
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121 Canada Research Chairs appointed with $91.5M in total funding
December 7, 2006 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The federal government today announced the appointment of 121 Canada Research Chairs, with supporting funding of $91.5 million. The funding includes $12.1 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to fund research infrastructure essential to the…
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LAB Research completes $12M expansion of Canadian site
December 7, 2006 by Lab Canada Laval, QC – Clinical contract research organization LAB Research says it has completed the expansion of its Canadian facility. The $12 million development is part of the company’s goal of enhancing its it says it will be able to better…
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Quebec unveils $1.2B innovation strategy
December 4, 2006 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Quebec’s provincial government today released a new research and innovation strategy for 2007-2010, entitled Un Quebec innovant et prospere (An innovative and prosperous Quebec). The announcement included new funding of $888 million over the next three years.…
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BC Cancer Agency joins world’s first collaborative lung cancer registry
December 4, 2006 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The BC Cancer Agency has joined an international effort launched by Roswell Park Cancer Institute that has the potential to revolutionize the prevention, detection and treatment of lung cancer. Clinicians and lung cancer experts, representing 11 leading…
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Canada commits $15M to accelerate microbicide development
December 4, 2006 by Lab Canada Silver Spring, MD – Momentum for HIV-prevention research advanced significantly last week with the announcement of a grant of $15 million from Canada’s federal government to the International Partnership for Microbicides (IPM). Announced on World AIDS Day, the contribution will…
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Omega Engineering awarded for Class 10 clean room technology
December 4, 2006 by Lab Canada Stamford, CT – Instrumentation manufacturer Omega Engineering was recently honoured with an outstanding achievement award for its Class 10 clean room facility in Bridgeport, NJ. The facility has nearly 300 employees and manufactures thin film technology used to make temperature,…
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Neurobiologist receives award for contribution to spinal cord research (December 04, 2006)
December 4, 2006 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Dr Pierre Drapeau, a researcher funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and professor and chairman of pathology and cell biology at the Universite de Montreal, has been named the 2006 recipient of the Barbara…
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