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Remediation research gets $2M boost

April 10, 2015 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – University of Saskatchewan soil researcher Steven Siciliano has been awarded a $2 million Industrial Research Chair (IRC) to further develop sustainable ways of cleaning up underground sites contaminated with diesel or gasoline, of which there are more…

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McGill and Intellectual Ventures partner on new inventions

August 22, 2012 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – To enhance McGill University’s access to global commercial markets for its innovations, the university has announced a partnership with Intellectual Ventures (IV) to provide an additional avenue for its faculty to commercialize their inventions and discoveries. Intellectual…

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Plants recover metals from mine waste

August 20, 2012 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – A research study to explore the use of plants to recover precious metals from mine tailings has received a $1.4 million grant. Researchers at the University of British Columbia and an international team have made initial studies…