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Brazilian pharma company to build international R&D centre in GTA
August 31, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Brazilian-owned pharmaceutical company Biolab Farmacêutica has announced plans to open a research and development centre in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The company says the project will cost approximately $8 million in equipment, facilities and technical staff.…
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$1.35M supports cancer research projects in Quebec
August 31, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Three Quebec researchers have won Terry Fox New Investigator Awards and are receiving a total of $1.35 million in funding. Two of the three researcherswill pursue new ways to help children in hospital who are battling a…
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$2.5M funding for research on the artificial pancreas
August 31, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A Canadian research team working on the development of an external artificial pancreas is receiving a grant of just over US$2.5 million from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) of the U.S.…
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Why we’re smarter than chickens
August 31, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Toronto researchers have discovered that a single molecular event in our cells could hold the key to how we evolved to become the smartest animal on the planet. Benjamin Blencowe, a professor in the University of…
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Researchers develop microchip that predicts viability of donor lungs
August 31, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – University of Toronto researchers have found a way to determine quickly if a donor lung is suitable for transplant by using a microchip to measure biomarkers. This innovation can eliminate the leading cause of post-operation death. Biomarker…
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Partnership formed to determine risk and progression of type 2 diabetes
August 21, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The IRCM (Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal) and Nuclea Biotechnologies Inc. have formed a new strategic partnership to validate quantitative mass spectrometry-based assays for insulin, proinsulin, and c-peptide. The goal of the partnership is to develop…
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Finnish researchers develop miniature gas sensor for mobile devices
August 21, 2015 by Lab Canada Espoo, Finland – A miniature gas sensor that can be connected to mobile devices and facilitates easier detection of internal air problems has been developed by the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. The miniaturized gas sensor is based on…
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New mouse embryo model furthers neurodegenerative disease research
August 19, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital -The Neuro, at McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre, have made a breakthrough in understanding an important protein, called Netrin1, that brings cells together and maintains their…
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Microplastics entering ocean food web through zooplankton
August 19, 2015 by Lab Canada Vancouver, B.C. – Tiny microscopic animals called zooplankton are ingesting plastic particles at an alarming rate, according to a new study by Dr. Peter Ross, head of the Ocean Pollution Research Program at Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre. That could…
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Nanotech chemo delivery system leaves healthy cells unharmed
August 19, 2015 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – A researcher at Dalhousie Medical School has developed a new way to deliver chemotherapy drugs. Using nanotechnology, the novel system releases chemo in cancerous cells only, leaving healthy cells alone. The work was recently published in Nature’s…
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Trans fats, but not saturated fats, linked to greater risk of death
August 18, 2015 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – A study led by researchers at McMaster University has found that that trans fats are associated with greater risk of death and coronary heart disease, but saturated fats are not associated with an increased risk of death,…
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Supercritical fluid research the focus of international collaboration
August 17, 2015 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Food engineer Feral Temelli, a researcher in the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences and the co-inventor of a novel drying technology for biopolymers using supercritical carbon dioxide, is leading a U of…
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Mutation to single gene makes mice brainy
August 17, 2015 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Scientists at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have created unusually intelligent mice by causing a mutation to a single gene. While the research is a long way from reaching human trials, it helps researchers identify a…
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$95M science complex coming to Waterloo
August 17, 2015 by Lab Canada Waterloo, ON – A new $95-million science complex is being planned at the University of Waterloo, and it recently received a $24.7 million contribution from the federal government. The new Science Complex will expand laboratory space at the university…
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$1.5B research fund announces first successful funding recipients
August 12, 2015 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The federal government has announced the results of the first round of funding from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund, which was launched late last year. A total of $350 million over seven years has been awarded…
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$25M funding kicks off plans for new advanced materials research facility
August 12, 2015 by Lab Canada Mississauga, ON – A new research centre that will be devoted to the commercialization of smart materials for the medical, automotive, aerospace and defence industries is being jointly established by the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and the Xerox…
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Stem cell pioneer was an ‘amazing’ researcher
August 11, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Canadian Stem Cell Foundation has reported that Dr. Andy Becker, one of the true pioneers of stem cell science, died last week in Toronto at age 80. Dr. Becker was the lead author of a…
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Study uncovers the molecular mechanism leading to addiction in humans
August 11, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A new study opens the field to new understanding of the molecular mechanism underlying addiction in humans. The study was published on August 4 in the journal Molecular Psychiatry by the team led by Salah El Mestikawy,…
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Possible “obesity gene” discovered by Canadian researchers
August 11, 2015 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Scientists at the University of British Columbia have discovered a gene that could be an important cause of obesity. The gene, which encodes a protein called 14-3-3zeta, is found in every cell of the body. But…
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Joint call targets cancer research commercialization
August 10, 2015 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC and Toronto, ON – The Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD) and the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) have announced a call for proposals to help bring new cancer treatments to patients through collaborative technology-development projects…
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$10M for project researching feed efficiency in dairy industry
August 10, 2015 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – A new $10.3 million project led by Genome Alberta and the Ontario Genomics Institute will help industry growth by using genomics-based approaches to select for dairy cattle with the genetic traits needed for more efficient feed conversion…
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Collaborations to accelerate drug discovery for personalized medicine
July 30, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Pharma-based consortium CQDM and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), through its institutes of Cancer Research, Genetics and Infection and Immunity, have awarded $1.5 million in funding for two translational projects in personalized medicine, to accelerate…
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$4.5M funding launches network dedicated to hepatitis C research
July 29, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A new network that will focus on preventing hepatitis C infections and improving the health of those with the disease has been launched with $4.5 million in funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and…
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Far-reaching regenerative medicine program launched with $114M grant
July 29, 2015 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The University of Toronto has received a $114 million grant – said to be the largest in the institution’s history – to help it become one of the world’s leading centres for the design and manufacture of…
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Study links high-fat feeding with impairments in critical brain pathway
July 28, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – High-fat feeding can cause impairments in the functioning of the mesolimbic dopamine system, says Stephanie Fulton of the University of Montreal and the CHUM Research Centre (CRCHUM). This system is a critical brain pathway controlling motivation. Fulton’s…
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$93M supports genomics projects in agriculture and fisheries
July 27, 2015 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Genome Canada and Western Grains Research Foundation have announced a total of $93-million in funding for 11 new genomics research projects that address challenges and opportunities for Canadian agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture. The projects chosen for funding…
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New program supports early development of bio-industrial technologies
July 21, 2015 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Alberta Innovates Bio Solutions has launched a new funding program, “Alberta Bio Future Product and Technology Commercialization,” that is aimed at helping companies with pre-commercial or commercial development of new bio-industrial products or bio-industrial technologies. Bio-industrial products…
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Bio-industry commercialization the focus on new partnership
July 21, 2015 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) have formed a partnership they say will help Canadian firms to translate research and development from the lab to the marketplace. The partnership’s focus…
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Discovery opens door to greener preparation of iodide reagents
July 21, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Researchers at McGill University have discovered a clean photo-driven pathway for the efficient synthesis of aryl iodides under extremely mild conditions. The finding, published June 18 in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, provides a more…
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$2M funding supports agricultural projects in Manitoba
July 20, 2015 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – A total of $2 million in funding is being awarded to 24 research projects in Manitoba’s agriculture and agri-food sector by the federal and Manitoba’s provincial governments. The funded projects cover a range of agricultural issues. In…
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Canadian scientists discover how HIV escapes the body’s antiviral responses
July 15, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A Canadian research team at the IRCM in Montréal, led by molecular virologist Éric A. Cohen, PhD, have made a significant discovery on how HIV escapes the body’s antiviral responses. The team uncovered how an HIV viral…
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