In today's busy laboratories, technical staff are often subjected to intense time and work pressures as they monitor multiple analysis systems and evaluate results simultaneously. The automation of daily analyses can represent an important...
Bio-chemical futures Finland is home to one of Europe's largest chemical industries, but the country is putting huge resources into R&D that will steer it away from a future dependent on fossil fuels. Here are some examples of innovation that are moving the...
A new take on the phase plate The idea of a microscope phase plate is not new - it was first developed and demonstrated for light microscopes around 1940 by Dutch scientist Frits Zernike, who was rewarded with a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1953 for his work in this area. But...
Conference Board launches database of health research policy organizations Ottawa, ON - The Conference Board of Canada has created an inventory of 88 organizations involved in studying Canada's health system. The database, called "Who's Doing What in the Canadian Health System: A Selected List of Research... Jan 27, 2012 10:58AM
Discovery confirms universality of an essential cellular process Montreal, QC - Dr François Robert, molecular biology researcher at the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), and his team have confirmed that the phosphorylation of RNA polymerase II, a key enzyme in the process of... Jan 26, 2012 5:01PM
Forty conferee networking sessions scheduled for Pittcon 2012 Pittsburgh, PA - Topics for the 40 scheduled conferee networking sessions at the upcoming Pittcon 2012 have been announced. The sessions are a networking opportunity for registered conferees to meet in a semi-formal gathering to mutually... Jan 26, 2012 11:59AM
$100K innovation challenge a first for New Brunswick Fredericton, NB - The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF) is looking for New Brunswick-based companies with innovative and commercially viable ideas. Under the province's newly launched R3 Innovation Challenge, two such companies could... Jan 23, 2012 3:59PM
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