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Stroke program leads clinical stroke research for Canada
November 3, 2005 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – Two new clinical research studies on stroke and the appointment of a leading stroke neurologist to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Alberta, NWT & Nunavut, professorship in stroke research, have been announced by the University of…
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Infrastructure support totalling $48M for 312 Ontario research projects
October 31, 2005 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON V Ontario’s government is providing research infrastructure support worth a total of $48 million to 312 projects at 20 research institutes across the province. The funding is being provided through the newly created Ontario Research Fund (ORF). The…
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New fellowship to encourage MD training, research in allergic disease
October 31, 2005 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Three key players in the fight against the growing allergy epidemic in Canada have joined forces to increase the capacity of Canadian science to fight costly allergic and immune diseases. AllerGen NCE, a Network of Centres of…
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Bruker AXS to acquire Princeton Gamma-Tech x-ray microanalysis business
October 28, 2005 by Lab Canada Rocky Hill, NJ – Bruker AXS says it is acquiring the PGT X-ray microanalysis business with annual revenues of $5-6 million from Princeton Gamma-Tech Instruments. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed, and the acquisition is expected to close…
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New centre researches Canada’s physical infrastructure
October 28, 2005 by Lab Canada Waterloo, ON – With Canada’s federal, provincial and municipal governments facing massive spending needs on physical infrastructure, such as roads, bridges and airports, a newly established centre at the University of Waterloo seeks to provide the knowledge to make the…
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$2.4M for Saskatchewan health researchers
October 28, 2005 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Health research in Saskatchewan just received a major boost with the injection of $2.4 million through the Regional Partnership Program (RPP), a program funded by the governments of Canada and Saskatchewan. Twenty health researchers received funding under…
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Breakthrough made in identifying bacteria and treating infections
October 28, 2005 by Lab Canada Waterloo, ON – Research by University of Waterloo chemistry professor Dr Susan Mikkelsen and former PhD student Peter Ertl has the potential to radically improve the response time of identifying and treating infectious disease. Based on a new advanced electrochemical…
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Scientist honoured at Gairdner International Awards
October 28, 2005 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The researchers were the 2005 winners of the Gairdner International Awards, one of the scientific community’s most prestigious prizes. The awards are given out each October as part of a two-week national program run by the Gairdner…
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$48.5M funding for microsystems research
October 24, 2005 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), says it will provide $48.5 million over five years to CMC Microsystems to accelerate the development of Canadian-made microsystems for key economic sectors including health care, security, environment, aerospace,…
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New $250,000 research prize honours John Polanyi
October 24, 2005 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) has created a $250,000 science and engineering research prize in honour of Canadian scientist Dr John Polanyi, winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Dr Joanne Keselman, Acting…
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Turf grass projects receive $1M in research funding
October 24, 2005 by Lab Canada Beloeil, QC – The federal government says it is providing $500,000 in funding for two collaborative research projects that aim to reduce pesticide use and promote non-chemical alternatives for protecting golf courses in Quebec and Ontario. The research will be…
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Awards salute university-industry innovation
October 24, 2005 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – Canada’s largest science and engineering granting agency, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), has announced the winners of its national annual awards for excellence in innovation. The awards were given at a ceremony last week…
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Astrophysics team wins international award for radio telescope technology
October 24, 2005 by Lab Canada Victoria, BC – The 2005 “Laurels for Team Achievement Award” of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) has been given to a team of 15 scientists from Canada, Japan, the USA, Europe and Australia. Dr Peter Dewdney of the National…
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Top Canadian scientists recognized
October 24, 2005 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Institute of Cancer Research and the Ontario Cancer Research Network have recognized Canadian talent by honouring four of Canada’s top scientists, Drs Jim Till, Ernest McCulloch and Tak Mak of…
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Prionics acquires Pfizer animal health diagnostic products
October 24, 2005 by Lab Canada Zurich, Switzerland – Prion diagnostics developer Prionics says it is going to acquire Pfizer Animal Health. Terms were not disclosed. The company’s product line includes tests for the detection of Bovine tuberculosis and Paratuberculosis in animals raised as a food…
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$42.5M funding to support commercialization of clean technologies
October 20, 2005 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Funding worth $42.5 million awarded by Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) will support 15 projects developing groundbreaking clean technologies and fast-track their progress toward commercialization. The newly approved projects involve a variety of sectors that are core…
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Inco starts up hydromet demonstration plant
October 20, 2005 by Lab Canada Argentia, NL – Inco says it has started up a demonstration plant in Argentia, NL, to test hydrometallurgical processing technologies for treating Voisey’s Bay nickel concentrates. “The demonstration plant at Argentia will build on the successes we’ve already achieved with…
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New chair devoted to nanotechnology research
October 20, 2005 by Lab Canada Fredericton, NB – The University of New Brunswick has established an interdisciplinary chair in nanotechnology, in honour of its chancellor and BCE chairman, Dr Richard Currie. Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE) and Lucent Technologies have joined forces to establish the new…
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Montreal inaugurated as seat of proteome organization
October 20, 2005 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Montral International, Gnome Qubec and McGill University have officially inaugurated the offices of the international headquarters of HUPO (Human Proteome Organisation) at the McGill University and Gnome Qubec Innovation Centre. The inauguration, earlier this week, drew world-renowned…
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First steps taken to make BioMed City a reality
October 18, 2005 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – An initiative to push Winnipeg to the forefront of public health research and innovation in Canada is beginning to take shape with the appointment of William Smith, on assignment from the National Research Council, as its executive…
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Pittcon 2006 registration open; early bird discounts for advance registration
October 18, 2005 by Lab Canada Pittsburgh, PA – Pittcon (The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy) says that pre-registration is now open for Pittcon 2006 scheduled for March 12-17 in Orlando, FL. Conferees registering by February 12, 2006 can save 50% on registration…
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Centre for commercializing nanotechnology gets $3.8M funding
October 17, 2005 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – The federal government says it is committing $3.8 million to the University of Alberta for the National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT)’s Innovation Centre. The centre will be located on the fourth floor of the National Research Council…
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Biotech ‘wet lab’ to be built at Edmonton Research Park
October 17, 2005 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Young, growing biotechnology companies in Greater Edmonton and Alberta will soon have a new 72,000 sqft wet lab facility at Edmonton Research Park to help them develop their commercial potential. Western Economic Diversification Canada and Alberta Innovation…
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New wood engineering facility includes wood research centre
October 17, 2005 by Lab Canada Quebec City, QC – Universit Laval has opened the Gene-H-Kruger Building, a new wood engineering teaching and research facility. The facility is intended to boost the competitiveness of the Canadian and Quebec wood products industry, while broadening Quebec and Canadian…
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$3M to study genomics of cold tolerance in cereal crops
October 17, 2005 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Genome Canada is contributing more than $3 million toward a $6-million genomics research project at the University of Saskatchewan, announced Ralph Goodale, Minister of Finance. The project will examine cold tolerance in wheat, barley and rye. Minister…
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Quebec family key to discovery of blindness disease gene
October 17, 2005 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Researchers at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) have discovered a new gene for retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a group of inherited diseases that result in degeneration of the eye’s retina. Patients suffer gradual vision loss – often…
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CIHR awards 1600 grants worth $354M: largest round ever
October 12, 2005 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Federal health minister Ujjal Dosanjh, accompanied by Dr Diane Finegood, scientific director of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes, on behalf of Dr Alan Bernstein, president of CIHR, announced today…
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Group commits $8M to make Toronto region an international research centre
October 7, 2005 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Toronto Region Research Alliance (TRRA), an alliance of private, public and non-profit leaders intent on transforming the Toronto region into a world-leading centre for research and research-intensive industry, was launched today with the announcement of over…
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$2.1M in technology transfer support for SW Ontario universities
October 7, 2005 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – The federal government is providing $2.1 million to accelerate technology and knowledge transfer in Southwestern Ontario. Awarded to the C4 group of universities a partnership among McMaster University, the University of Waterloo, the University of Guelph, the…
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G8 Legacy funding assists golden eagle research in Kananaskis Country
October 7, 2005 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – Suspicions that migratory golden eagles might be in trouble have led the G8 Legacy fund to support a long-term project that has been monitoring the annual movement of golden eagles through the Kananaskis valley for the past…
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Ottawa experts recognized at achievement awards
October 7, 2005 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Three University of Ottawa researchers were recognized last week at the Ottawa Life Sciences Council Annual Achievement Awards. The awards celebrate individuals who have made significant contributions to Ottawa’s emerging life sciences sector. Since their creation in…
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