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$6.6M project to boost greenhouse vegetable research
May 29, 2006 by Lab Canada Brooks, AB – Alberta’s government says that the province’s agricultural research and greenhouse sectors will soon be enhanced with the rebuilding of the outdated greenhouse facilities at the provincial Crop Diversification Centre South in Brooks. The new $6.6-million greenhouses will…
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Environmental technology development the focus of $16.6M in funding
May 29, 2006 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – The federal government and Alberta say they are jointly providing $16.6 million to support ten innovation and economic development projects under the Western Economic Partnership Agreement. “The innovative projects funded under this partnership agreement accelerate research and…
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Researchers open door to potential treatments for Type 2 diabetes
May 29, 2006 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Researchers funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA) say they have identified an unsuspected role of a protein named SHP-1 that could constitute a new therapeutic path against Type…
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Lidar technology pioneer honoured by space agency
May 29, 2006 by Lab Canada Longueuil, QC – Dr Allan Carswell has been presented with the John H Chapman Award of Excellence, in recognition of his contributions to the Canadian Space Program. A senior and internationally recognized leader in the field of laser radar (lidar)…
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Cancer research chair receives $1M in funding
May 26, 2006 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Car maintenance company Mr Lube says it is donating $1 million for cancer research at the Vancouver General Hospital through its VGH UBC Hospital Foundation, which is associated with the University of British Columbia. The funding is…
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Food research centre opens its doors
May 19, 2006 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – The University of Manitoba has officially opened the Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals (RCFFN), a $31-million facility that will enable researchers to identify and enhance health-promoting compounds in prairie crops and develop them into marketable…
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High-performance computing network unveiled for Atlantic Canada researchers
May 19, 2006 by Lab Canada St John’s, NF – Researchers in Atlantic Canada will be able to share large amounts of information and model and visualize data simultaneously, due to the launch of the Atlantic Computational Excellence Network (ACEnet)’s pan-atlantic high performance computing network. Memorial…
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Ottawa opens new Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation
May 19, 2006 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – A new Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation has opened at the University of Ottawa. The centre will host leading-edge research in the field of catalysis which is a process that uses chemical reactions to manufacture chemicals,…
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Partnership to promote lung disease research
May 19, 2006 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Understanding the role of the immune system in lung disease is the focus of new research projects funded through a $4.5 million partnership between the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Institutes of Infection and Immunity and…
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$15M funding advances foods and biomaterials research
May 19, 2006 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON – The Advanced Foods and Materials Network (AFMNet) says it is spending up to $12 million in funding over the next three years for 20 different projects ranging from researching microbial agents for food safety, to studying nutrigenomics…
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Research at Toronto hospital supported with $1M gift
May 19, 2006 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A new wave of researchers at the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital will benefit from a $1-million gift being provided by TD Bank Financial Group. The gift establishes the TD Health Research Fellowship Program…
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Remote research now possible at Canada’s synchrotron
May 15, 2006 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Researchers across the country will soon have access to the Canadian Light Source synchrotron at the University of Saskatchewan right from their desktops, thanks to an ultrafast computer link pioneered by the Alberta Synchrotron Institute (ASI) at…
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Mining engineering institute created with $7.5M gift
May 15, 2006 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – A major donation from mining company Teck Cominco is funding the creation of the Norman B Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering at the University of British Columbia. The company’s former president and CEO, Dr Keevil has been…
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Nanotechnology agreement signed with US nano-college
May 15, 2006 by Lab Canada Waterloo, ON – Aiming to advance nanotechnology research across the borders, the University of Waterloo says it has reached a collaborative agreement with the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany-State University of New York. The…
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Alzheimer’s research gets $3.5M funding boost
May 15, 2006 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Neuroscientists at the University of British Columbia have received $3.5 million in funding over five years for dementia research. The funding is being provided by the Pacific Alzheimer Research Foundation at UBC. The inaugural support, which is…
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$230M investment to boost future research capabilities
May 15, 2006 by Lab Canada London, ON -The University of Western Ontario says it is undergoing a $230-million expansion of space over the next seven years to help ensure its position as a research-intensive university. The long-range plan includes 15 major construction, renovation, and relocation…
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New chair to focus on hypertension prevention and control
May 15, 2006 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – The Canadian Hypertension Society (CHS), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canada’s Research-based Pharmaceutical companies (Rx&D), sanofi-aventis and Blood Pressure Canada (BPC) are jointly providing $900,000 over five years to fund the first Canadian Chair in…
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Thermo Electron and Fisher Scientific announce merger
May 10, 2006 by Lab Canada Waltham, MA and Hampton, NH – Thermo Electron and Fisher Scientific say they have agreed to merge in a tax-free, stock-for-stock exchange. The new company will be named Thermo Fisher Scientific and is expected to have 2007 revenues of more…
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$2.2M funding kicks off plans for new cancer and cardiac research centre
May 8, 2006 by Lab Canada Thunder Bay, ON – The Ontario government has committed over $2.2 million in support of a planned new Cancer and Cardiac Research Centre in Thunder Bay. The new centre will be built at the former site of the Thunder Bay…
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$1M for research into construction design for urban environments
May 8, 2006 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) is providing $1 million in funding to Dr Paul Gauvreau, associate professor of civil engineering at the University of Toronto. The funding is to support development of…
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Project links cell biology research to industrial technology centre
May 8, 2006 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – Newly announced funding for advanced visualization technology is aimed at improving biomedical research in Manitoba by creating three-dimensional virtual images of cell structures. The project, supported by $125,000 in funding from Manitoba’s government, will provide a link…
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Cod genomics research project gets $350,000 more funding
May 8, 2006 by Lab Canada St John’s, NF – The government of Newfoundland and Labrador says it is contributing $350,000 to a Genome Atlantic research project designed to enhance the commercial viability of the cod aquaculture industry in Atlantic Canada. Led by Jane Symonds, of…
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Chief executive appointed for new genome organization
May 8, 2006 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – The recently created Genome Alberta has appointed Dr David Bailey as its new president and CEO. Dr Bailey obtained his PhD in genetics and animal breeding at the University of Alberta in 1985 and began working with…
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High-density magnetoencephalography laboratory peers into the mysteries of human brain function
May 5, 2006 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Neuropsychology and cognition researchers at the Universit de Montral have a new state of the art research instrument at their disposal: a high-density whole-head magnetoencephalography (MEG) system. The first such brain imaging laboratory in Quebec and the…
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$47M in cancer research projects funded across Canada
May 5, 2006 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Canadian Cancer Society is awarding $47 million to 73 new cancer research projects across the country this year. Some of the projects being funded include: Dr. Raymond Andersen, University of British Columbia: $685,000 over five years…
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$85M for new round of research chairs
May 1, 2006 by Lab Canada Quebec, QC – The federal government has announced the latest round of Canada Research Chair appointments, with $85.7 million awarded to support 109 chairs. “University research in Canada has expanded enormously over the past several years, and our Canada Research…
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$1M technology grant to accelerate study of childhood leukemia
April 27, 2006 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – IBM is awarding a grant valued at more than $1-million to Ste-Justine Research Centre to accelerate cancer research in personalized treatment for childhood leukemia and other complex pediatric diseases. The IBM Shared University Research Grant will provide…
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New scientific director named for CIHR’s health services and policy research institute
April 27, 2006 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Dr Alan Bernstein, president of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), along with CIHR’s governing council, have announced the appointment of Dr Colleen Flood as incoming scientific director of CIHR’s Institute of Health Services and Policy…
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Seminars to cover titration and moisture analysis methods
April 25, 2006 by Lab Canada Mississauga, ON – Mettler Toledo has released its 2006 seminar schedule, which includes two application seminars taking place in Toronto. The goal of these practical one-day courses is to increase users’ knowledge of titration and moisture analysis methods and improve…
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Acquisition to broaden Millipore’s life science offerings
April 25, 2006 by Lab Canada Billerica, MA – Bioprocess and bioscience company Millipore says it plans to acquire Norcross, GA-based life sciences manufacturer Serologicals in a transaction valued at approximately $1.4 billion. The company says the strategic combination of the two will significantly strengthen its…
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Health researchers receive total of $273M in funding across Canada
April 24, 2006 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – A total 793 health research grants worth over $273 million have been allocated across the country. The projects were selected under the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and will be carried out over periods of one to…
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