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Joint Alberta and HP projects to include focus on nanoscale sensors
January 30, 2006 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – The Alberta government and HP say they are planning to work together on several joint research projects on advanced computing and data centre management, nanotechnology and advanced videoconferencing technology. The proposed projects include the establishment of a…
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$21M long-term pulse breeding agreement is signed
January 30, 2006 by Lab Canada Regina, SK – The Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (SPG) and the Crop Development Centre (CDC) at the University of Saskatchewan have entered into a new long-term pulse breeding agreement worth $21 million over 15 years. This funding, along with the recently…
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Plant scientists discover receptor for hormone
January 30, 2006 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – A team of University of Manitoba plant scientists have discovered a receptor for a plant hormone called abscisic acid (ABA). The discovery was published in the January 19, 2006 edition of Nature. “ABA is essentially a survival…
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Connecting Canadian industry to scientists in Ukraine
January 30, 2006 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – For the past ten years, the University of Manitoba has been at the centre of an international effort to provide research funding and partnership opportunities to Ukrainian scientists and engineers. The Science and Technology Centre in Ukraine…
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Ottawa scientists show how brain’s electrical insulation gets damaged
January 30, 2006 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – In an advanced online publication of Nature, published on December 21, scientists from the Ottawa Health Research Institute (OHRI) show that myelin contains specialized receptors for the neurotransmitter glutamate. They also show the compounds that block this…
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Life Sciences Research Institute under development in Halifax
January 23, 2006 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – A planned $34-million research facility called the Life Sciences Research Institute (LSRI) came one step closer to reality last week with the unveiling of architectural drawings. When the facility is completed, it will provide much-needed research and…
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DNA barcoding effective tool, new study finds
January 23, 2006 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON – New research confirms that DNA barcoding is an effective tool for both identifying and discovering species. The study is the cover story in the latest Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The work was conducted by…
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Researchers develop new vaccine candidate against Hepatitis C
January 23, 2006 by Lab Canada Regina, SK – Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) say they have developed a vaccine candidate for hepatitis C. VIDO says it is the first in Canada to show that this vaccination technique may…
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Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium names MDS Pharma Services as preferred CRO
January 23, 2006 by Lab Canada Philadelphia, PA – Drug development and discovery provider, MDS Pharma Services, has been selected as the preferred contract research organization (CRO) of the Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium. The company says it will manage multiple pre-clinical and clinical research efforts for…
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Joint Alberta-China research lab is launched
January 20, 2006 by Lab Canada Beijing, China – Breakthroughs in science will be accelerated thanks to $500,000 in contributions towards a new collaborative research initiative. Victor Doerksen, Minister of Alberta Innovation and Science made the announcement this week while speaking to Chinese officials in Beijing.…
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Bruker AXS acquires Socabim
January 20, 2006 by Lab Canada Karlsruhe, Germany – Bruker AXS says it has acquired privately held Socabim, a company focused on advanced X-ray analysis software for materials research. The acquisition expands Bruker AXS’ core technology base in two of its strategic product and applications areas.…
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Agricultural research: Alberta tallies up its contributions to economy
January 20, 2006 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – The Alberta government says that in 2004, the province’s agricultural sector accounted for $8 billion in farm cash receipts and $10 billion in manufacturing shipments. Alberta, the second largest agricultural producer in Canada, supports these businesses with…
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Agilent Technologies announces name of semiconductor test spin-off company
January 19, 2006 by Lab Canada Palo Alto, CA – Agilent Technologies says it has selected a name for its upcoming semiconductor test spin-off company. The new name, Verigy, will be used when the new company separates from Agilent, which is expected to occur later this…
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Beckman Coulter subsidiary enters into supply agreement with Affymetrix
January 19, 2006 by Lab Canada Fullerton, CA – Agencourt Bioscience, a wholly owned subsidiary of Beckman Coulter, says it has signed a distribution and supply agreement with Affymetrix. Agencourt will provide a nucleic acid purification product to be included in the reagent kit for Affymetrix’…
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New National Centre for Biomedical Innovation receives funding boost with NRC announcement
January 16, 2006 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The federal government has committed an extra $80 million in funding to the National Research Council over five years, and a major portion of this funding will be used to help launch the National Centre for Biomedical…
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$100K supports kidney research in Manitoba
January 16, 2006 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – The Kidney Foundation of Canada Manitoba Branch has donated $100,000 towards the funding for a research chair in transplant nephrology at the University of Manitoba. The organization recently presented a cheque to Drs Peter Nickerson and David…
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Program to push photonics beyond telecommunications sector
January 12, 2006 by Lab Canada Quebec City, QC – With Canadian university researchers on the cutting edge of photonics development worldwide, the Canadian Institute for Photonic Innovations (CIPI) has launched a new program to help a broad spectrum of industry sectors benefit from photonic solutions…
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Study shows half of Canadians trust scientific experts
January 9, 2006 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Who should make decisions about new technologies like stem cell research and biotechnology? According to a study that was published in the December 23, 2005 edition of the journal Science, about half of Canadians trust scientific experts…
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Partnership to pursue new technology that allows higher filler content in papers
January 9, 2006 by Lab Canada Pointe-Claire, QC – Paprican, the Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada, and BASF have reached a four-year agreement for the further development and testing of a new patent-pending technology aimed at maximizing the filler content in papers made from…
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University of Alberta research creates world’s largest drug database
January 9, 2006 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Until the 1980s, most of our knowledge about drugs and their targets could fit into a few encyclopedic books. But with the recent explosion in biological and chemical knowledge, that information is now scattered over thousands of…
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Alberta research body names chair
January 9, 2006 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – An Alberta educator has been named as the chair of Alberta’s Informatics Circle of Research Excellence (iCORE). Dr Seamus O’Shea is vice president (academic) and provost of the University of Lethbridge, and has served on the board…
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Chemistry software developer expands into Europe
January 3, 2006 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Canadian chemistry software developer Advanced Chemistry Development (ACD/Labs) says it is expanding its presence in Europe by opening an office in the UK. The new office will serve local pharmaceutical, chemical, environmental, and academic markets, providing customers…
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Canadian pharma company acquires developer of skin-penetrating technologies
January 2, 2006 by Lab Canada Markham, ON – Pharmaceutical company Nuvo Research says it has acquired Fqubed, a San Diego, CA-based company that, in partnership with the University of California, Santa Barbara, has developed a proprietary technology to identify innovative formulations that can efficiently deliver…
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Study to use GIS technology to analyze changing marine ecosystems
January 2, 2006 by Lab Canada St John’s, NL – Researchers at Memorial University are taking a leading role in new fishery study GeoCod. The project will use geographical information systems (GIS) technology to provide a comprehensive and accurate analysis of changing marine ecosystems. The researchers…
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Canadian-made weather-measurement device to go to Mars
January 2, 2006 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – Dalhousie University researchers are providing a scientific instrument that will be part of NASA’s Phoenix Mission to Mars. The Phoenix Mars Scout is set to blast off from Kennedy Space Center in August 2007 aboard a Delta…
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Top scientific award goes to expert in evolution of infectious diseases
January 2, 2006 by Lab Canada Kingston, ON – A Queen’s University expert in studying the transmission and evolution of infectious diseases such as SARS and avian flu is the 2005 winner of the prestigious Steacie Prize, presented annually to a young scientist or engineer for…
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New health sciences centre gets $100M funding commitment
December 22, 2005 by Lab Canada Regina, SK – $100 million in funding has been promised to the University of Saskatchewan’s new Academic Health Sciences Centre by the province’s government. The university says its new Academic Health Sciences Centre will be organized around an integrated training…
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$5M to fund expansion of nutraceuticals research centre
December 21, 2005 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – The Winnipeg-based National Centre for Agrifood Research in Medicine is receiving $5 million in funding from the federal government to support its expansion. The funding is cost-shared. The centre is receiving $3.75 million through the tri-partite Winnipeg…
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$6.45M supports aquaculture genomics research project
December 19, 2005 by Lab Canada St Andrew’s, NB – A genomics research project on cod aquaculture in Atlantic Canada is receiving up to $6.45 million over the next three years in funding from the federal government. The total value of the four year project is…
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Bio-processing facility for studying nutraceuticals receives $4M support
December 19, 2005 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – A new applied research and product development centre at the Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals has received $4-million funding from Western Economic Diversification Canada. The new centre, located at the University of Manitoba, will focus…
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Saskatchewan names new chief forensic pathologist
December 19, 2005 by Lab Canada Regina, SK – The Saskatchewan government has named Dr Shaun Ladham to the newly created post chief forensic pathologist for the province. He will oversee forensic services in the Office of the Chief Coroner, and will work with the more…
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