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Stem cell centre chosen for prestigious US challenge grant
October 7, 2005 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Ottawa community has been issued a challenge: to raise $2 million by November 2006 to support the construction of the new Centre for Stem Cell and Gene Therapy at the Ottawa Health Research Institute (OHRI), the…
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University of Toronto tops rankings of Canadian research universities
October 3, 2005 by Lab Canada Philadelphia, PA and London, UK – Based on impact (or average citations per paper) and total citations, the University of Toronto is the “top performer” in multiple fields among Canadian research universities. This is according to the September/October issue of…
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GlaxoSmithKline announces $23M expansion and R&D funding
October 3, 2005 by Lab Canada Mississauga, ON – GlaxoSmithKline has announced a $23 million expansion of its Mississauga, ON, facility. The expansion will include an increase of over 75 jobs and a $1 million investment in Toronto’s MaRS Discovery District. “GlaxoSmithKline is proud to contribute…
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Renowned medical researcher wins $100,000 prize
October 3, 2005 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Dr Lorne Tyrrell, renowned Hepatitis B researcher and former dean of the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Medicine, has won one of the richest prizes in Canada for his research contributions – the Manning Foundation’s $100,000 EnCana…
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New program to promote adoption of innovation and technology
September 27, 2005 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The federal government says it is introducing a new program to support innovation and technology adoption in Canada. The scheme will replace the existing Technology Partnerships Canada program. The new scheme, called the Transformative Technologies Program, is…
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Phase one of MaRS Centre research cluster officially opens
September 26, 2005 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The MaRS Centre in Toronto’s downtown Discovery District officially opened today. Created to position Ontario and Canada as competitive players in the global knowledge economy, MaRS Discovery District is leading a new field of convergence innovation that…
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Top research centre opens at McMaster
September 26, 2005 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – McMaster University has officially opened its new $71-million research facility called the Michael G DeGroote Centre of Learning and Discovery. The complex will eventually house more than 250 scientists who will work together in specialized collaborative teams…
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New director for Institut de recherches cliniques de Montral
September 26, 2005 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Dr Tarik Moroy has been appointed president and scientific director of the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montral (IRCM). Dr Moroy is currently a professor of molecular cell biology at the Institute for Cell Biology, University of…
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NanoQubec appoints new director general
September 26, 2005 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Robert Nault has been appointed director general of NanoQubec. He has been a member of the NanoQubec board of directors since 2003 and is president of Marketech, a consulting firm focused on the integration of new technologies…
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Innovation centre opens at Memorial University
September 20, 2005 by Lab Canada St John’s, NFLD – A new research and innovation facility, the Inco Innovation Centre, has been officially opened at Memorial University. The centre is supported by a $20-million commitment from Inco, comprised of $13 million for capital costs and $7…
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$17.1M in grants to fund knowledge and technology transfer
September 20, 2005 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The federal government has announced 22 grants worth $17.1 million over three years to accelerate the transfer of knowledge and new technology being developed in Canadian universities, hospitals and colleges. The grants are intended to strengthen interactions…
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$1.77M to boost dairy industry research
September 19, 2005 by Lab Canada Quebec City, QC – Novalait, a corporation owned by Quebec dairy producers and processors, is receiving $1.77 million in funding from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) to carry out two innovative projects that it says will benefit the entire Canadian…
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$3M to advance Vancouver Island’s ocean research and technology
September 19, 2005 by Lab Canada Victoria, BC – Vancouver Island’s ocean research and technology community have received $3-million funding from Western Economic Diversification Canada. The funding includes $1.8 million for the University of Victoria for six projects related to oceans research and technology, $1.15 million…
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Breakthrough brings optoelectronic devices on silicon closer to reality
September 19, 2005 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Canadian Institute of Photonic Innovations (CIPI) says that a team of scientists from the University of Toronto working in collaboration with colleagues at Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, Germany have developed a laser-processing technique that enables light waves…
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Anti-cancer antibody work receives NRC-IRAP funding
September 19, 2005 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Biotechnology company Arius Research says that the National Research Council’s Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) has awarded it a non-repayable contribution to support work designed to expand and extend its platform for generating novel anti-cancer antibodies. The…
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New cancer research pavilion for McGill
September 16, 2005 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – McGill University is about to begin construction of a new facility, the Cancer Research Pavilion, that will bring together more than 200 basic cancer researchers from other facilities around its campus including the McGill Molecular Oncology Group…
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New advanced spectroscopy research laboratory receives $5M funding
September 12, 2005 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The British Columbia government is providing $5.1 million to help fund the new Laboratory for Advanced Spectroscopy and Imaging Research (LASIR) at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University. “The LASIR project will put BC…
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Stroke network to receive $25.6M to connect research with prevention and treatment
September 12, 2005 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The federal government says it is providing $25.6 million in funding over the next four years for the Canadian Stroke Network, one of Canada’s Networks of Centres of Excellence. Research funding will be used to support a…
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Scientist named officer of the order of Canada
September 12, 2005 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Dr Lorne Babiuk, director of the University of Saskatchewan Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO), has been named an Officer of the Order of Canada. A professor in the department of veterinary microbiology at the University of…
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University of Ottawa signs MOU with Chinese science body
September 12, 2005 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The University of Ottawa has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, which it says will lead to a major program of research exchanges and collaborations in the area of reproductive health. The…
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Switchable solvents make chemical manufacturing more environmentally friendly
September 12, 2005 by Lab Canada Kingston, ON – Researchers from Queen’s University and the Georgia Institute of Technology have discovered a new environmentally friendly way to make chemicals for pharmaceutical and other industries, such as plastics, pesticides, dyes and fragrances. The team, led by Queen’s…
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Optics company to provide gratis facilities and research equipment for those affected by Katrina
September 12, 2005 by Lab Canada Dunedin, FL – In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Ocean Optics says it is offering special assistance to those in the optics and photonics industry affected by the devastating storm. The company is making available facilities for light industrial, general…
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Meteoroids wreak havoc on weather patterns
September 12, 2005 by Lab Canada London, ON – New research shows that dust from meteoroids entering the atmosphere may play a larger role in affecting the planet’s weather than previously thought. In a study released in this week’s issue of the journal Nature, Peter Brown…
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Beauty and the beast genes may govern cancer development
September 12, 2005 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – A University of Saskatchewan research team has found that a pair of closely related genes may govern the development of cancer, a discovery that could lead to new early screening tools to detect the deadly disease, according…
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Construction starts on new DNA facility
September 12, 2005 by Lab Canada Peterbrough, ON – Construction has begun on the new DNA Building research facility at Ontario’s Trent University. The first module in phase one of the project will provide a new home for faculty from the biology and Trent-Fleming DNA forensics…
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Katrina: The Canadian Impact now available online
September 12, 2005 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The economic effects of Hurricane Katrina and its ensuing floods will be impacting the North American economy for some time as the human and material toll continues to reveal itself. Last week, the company that publishes Laboratory…
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GlaxoSmithKline to acquire ID Biomedical
September 7, 2005 by Lab Canada London, UK; Philadelphia, PA; Mississauga, ON; and Vancouver, BC – Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is planning to acquire biotechnology company ID Biomedical. The two companies announced today that they have made a definitive agreement for the acquisition. An integrated biotechnology…
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Atlantic petroleum research body funds five new projects
September 1, 2005 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – Petroleum Research Atlantic Canada (PRAC) has approved funding for five research projects to support Atlantic Canada’s offshore and onshore petroleum industry. Michael Enachescu of Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) will study basin architecture and the evolution of…
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Ontario hospital to undergo major expansion
September 1, 2005 by Lab Canada Mississauga, ON – The Ontario government has announced funding for a major expansion of Trillium Health Centre’s Mississauga and Queensway sites. The Trillium Health Centre project involves construction of a new west wing at the Mississauga site. It will accommodate…
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Dimethaid plans name change to Nuvo Research
August 31, 2005 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Pharmaceutical developer Dimethaid Research says it is planning to change its name to Nuvo Research, reflecting a change in its direction and focus. “We have restructured our operations and adopted a new strategic direction. A new name…
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$346M funding awarded for genomics research
August 29, 2005 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – Genome Canada has awarded a total of $346 million to support 33 new genomics and proteomics research projects. Of this, $167.2 million is provided by Genome Canada and $179.3 million by Canadian and international partners. "These large-scale…
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