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Pittcon announces 2014 Editors’ Awards for innovative new instruments
April 7, 2014 by Lab Canada Pittsburgh, PA – The Pittcon Editors’ Awards, managed and run by editors in the industry, are fast becoming an important event at Pittcon, the world’s largest annual conference and exposition for laboratory science. This year’s award recipients include Texas Instruments…
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Is the ELA being sold?
November 9, 2012 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Since the planned shuttering of the Experimental Lakes Area half a year ago there have been many controversies and rumors swirling around this world renown research facility. Recently, the Coalition to Save ELA has been informed that…
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Canadian universities obtain $121.6 million in federal funding for research
October 15, 2012 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Canada’s federal government has investment in the Canada Research Chairs program to the tune of $121.6 million. Speaking at the University of Toronto, the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology), said, “by investing in…
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Call for Qubec research consultation
September 6, 2012 by Lab Canada Québec City, Québec – For the research community and the future of public research in Québec, the strategic planning initiatives of the Fonds and the efforts to renew the QRIS are of paramount importance in terms of directions and funding.…
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Controlling Johne’s disease in Alberta’s dairy cattle
August 28, 2012 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – Johne’s disease is an infectious disease that costs the Canadian cattle industry at least $90 million a year in lost production and animal deaths. A voluntary program run by researchers at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at…
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World wide support for the Experimental Lakes Area
July 18, 2012 by Lab Canada World wide support for the Experimental Lakes Area Edmonton, AB — Over 3,000 people from around the world have signed an online petition that calls upon the Canadian government to save the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA). The petition is aimed…
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Building leadership in green chemistry and medical imaging
July 6, 2012 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Two projects led by McGill professors are among the 17 that will receive a total of $28 million over six years to help science and engineering graduates add job skills to their academic achievements, thanks to the…
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University of Saskatchewan vaccine researchers in Kenya
July 5, 2012 by Lab Canada Kenya – Researchers from the University of Saskatchewan’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) are in Kenya to launch two major projects aimed at addressing food security through livestock vaccine development. One project, led by VIDO-InterVac, is a…
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New network to improve quality of life for children
July 3, 2012 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – A cure for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in children and to improve the quality of care for patients and their families who suffer from these debilitating diseases will be the goal of the Canadian Children Inflammatory Bowel…
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$17M project aimed at developing biochips that sense pathogenic problems
September 13, 2010 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – A decade ago, in May 2000, Canada experienced its worst-ever E coli outbreak after the bacteria entered the water supply in Walkerton, ON, killing seven people and making more than 2,300 others sick. More recently, 22 Canadians…
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New presidents at both NRC and CFI
April 19, 2010 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – New presidents have been announced for both the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). John McDougall was recently named as the new president of the NRC, and has now assumed…
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National Research Council, Omnia Foods sign licensing agreement for cholesterol-reduction technology
September 25, 2009 by Lab Canada Charlottetown, PEI – Federal government researchers at the National Research Council (NRC) have developed new technology to help lower bad cholesterol levels by combining natural botanical extracts. Vancouver-based Omnia Foods has now acquired the North American rights to this technology,…
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NRC scientist leads largest-ever survey of our sister galaxy
September 4, 2009 by Lab Canada Victoria, BC – An international team of astronomers led from the National Research Council Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics (NRC-HIA) has discovered that our near cosmic neighbour, the Andromeda Galaxy, is swallowing smaller galaxies as it continues to grow. Results published…
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