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New global oceans partnership ties Canadian, Israeli universities
January 21, 2014 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – Dalhousie University has signed a new memorandum of understanding with Israel’s Ben-Gurion University, with the goal of combining oceans scholarship and expertise. This week, Dalhousie’s president Richard Florizone and vice-president research Martha Crago are in Israel as…
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Six renowned cancer research centres join GSK in global consortium
December 10, 2013 by Lab Canada London UK and Philadelphia, PA – GlaxoSmithKline has announced the formation of a Oncology Clinical and Translational Consortium (OCTC), a collaborative scientific research network comprised of six internationally renowned comprehensive cancer centres. The centres include Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University…
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$1.2M for multiple sclerosis research in Alberta
November 27, 2013 by Lab Canada Dorval, QC – Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada says it is providing $1.2 million in Alberta to collaborate with the Alberta government for research in multiple sclerosis (MS). The funding marks the first collaboration under a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Novartis…
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Researchers unite to advance sustainable development
November 25, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A group of researchers has come together to create the Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche sur l’opérationnalisation du développement durable (CIRODD — Interdisciplinary Research Centre on Sustainable Development Operationalization). The first strategic group focusing on sustainable development in…
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U of T and Indian Institute of Science to collaborate
August 20, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Increased collaborations on scientific research, entrepreneurship activities and educational opportunities are being planned through a new memorandum of understanding signed by the University of Toronto and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore, India. As a…
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Studies assess impact of environmental factors on human health and disease
July 14, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) is providing funding to nine teams of researchers examining how environmental factors can alter the expression of human DNA and health. The funding comes from a partnership between CIHR and…
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Blockbuster $5M funding supports collaborative mining industry research
May 15, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – What is said to be the largest grant ever awarded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), through its Collaborative Research and Development program, is supporting a massive nationwide research project led by the mining…
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$4M public-private partnership to promote research
April 22, 2013 by Lab Canada Chicago IL – Merck Canada says it is reinforcing its commitment to the Canadian life sciences research innovation sector by providing $4 million in funding to the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer – Commercialization of Research (IRICoR) for…
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Collaborative research in bioeconomy to help transform forest sector
February 15, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – FPInnovations and Natural Resources Canada’s CanmetENERGY have formalized the collaborative efforts of the research teams from both organizations after years of informal cooperation. The primary objective of these efforts is to identify and commercialize novel products and…
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Inflammatory bowel disease the focus of new collaboration
January 28, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Scientists from Mount Sinai Hospital and the University of Toronto are joining forces to explore the critical role microorganisms play in chronic health conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), as well as diabetes, auto-immune disease and…
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$7.7M funding creates hub in materials science
January 22, 2013 by Lab Canada Burnaby, BC – British Columbia’s universities are coming together to create a hub for materials science and engineering. Simon Fraser University, the University of Victoria, the University of British Columbia and the British Columbia Institute of Technology have received $7.7…
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Bioeconomy the focus of new network
December 5, 2012 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – A group of industry associations is joining forces in a new Bioeconomy Network (BEN) to explore ways to take advantage of the significant emerging potential in the global marketplace for bio-based products. The announcement was made this…
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Collaboration to boost bioindustrial innovations
December 3, 2012 by Lab Canada Sarnia, ON – The Bioindustrial Innovation Centre (BIC) says it has entered into a collaboration agreement with Fundacion Foro Argentino de Biotecnologia (FAB) in order to foster relations between Argentina and Canada in the bioindustrial innovations sector. “By working together,…
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Partnership yields world-leading energy-saving technologies
November 29, 2012 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – A partnership between the University of Saskatchewan College of Engineering and Saskatoon-based Venmar CES Inc. has yielded new heat exchanger technology that promises to cut building heating and cooling costs by up to 80 per cent. On…
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UofT supercomputer fastest in Canada
November 27, 2012 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Even with the hype surrounding tablets and smart phones, nothing beats a big heavy computer for power and speed. The newly installed IBM Blue Gene/Q supercomputer at the University of Toronto’s high performance computing facilities is considered…
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Collaboration in cancer stem cell research
November 21, 2012 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – With compelling evidence that tigecycline, an FDA-approved antibiotic, is able to selectively target leukemia cells and leukemic stem cells by shutting down their energy supply through the inhibition of mitochondrial protein synthesis, this technology, Based on Dr.…
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$30M scientific partnership to focus on water science, infrastructure
November 12, 2012 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Scientists from the University of British Columbia, University of Alberta, University of Toronto and 11 institutions in India are joining forces to tackle urgent issues in both countries with a $30-million partnership. Supported by the Canadian government…
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Image contest to showcase the finest in the art and science of electron microscopy
October 15, 2012 by Lab Canada Hillsboro, Oregon – The 2012 FEI Image Contest is coming to a close and all images should be submitted by October 19, 2012. FEI is partnered with National Geographic on this contest titled “Explore the Unseen”. It offers owners and…
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MaRS in strategic partnership
October 4, 2012 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Entering into a strategic partnership to commercialize early-stage technologies that present innovative methods in therapeutics and drug discovery technologies, Baxter International Inc. and MaRS Innovation, a Centre of Excellence for Commercialization and Research, have a shared vision…
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Saskatchewan turning tide on chronic disease
September 26, 2012 by Lab Canada Regina, SK – Saskatchewan’s Chronic Disease Management Collaborative has been formed as a quality improvement model to bring together healthcare providers to learn about, test and share experiences with improvement ideas in diabetes and coronary artery disease care. Using evidence…
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Polytechnique Montral to inaugurate research chair in coatings and surface engineering
September 24, 2012 by Lab Canada MONTREAL, QC – The largest NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada) research chair in coatings and surface engineering will be inaugurated at the Polytechnique Montréal on Tuesday, September 25, 2012, at the Polytechnique Montréal Bell Amphitheatre. The…
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Genomics research project has Indel Therapeutics as industry partner
September 11, 2012 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – A genomics research project is focused on identifying new inhibitors for drug targets that will lead to the creation of novel classes of antimicrobials against Gram negative bacteria and biodefense agents. Indel Therapeutics Inc. (www.indelrx.com) announced today…
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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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First images of DNA’s double helix in the molecule’s natural environment
September 5, 2012 by Lab Canada Berlin, Germany – The first visualization of the DNA double helix in water was recently reported in the publication Nano Letters. Dr Bart Hoogenboom, a lecturer at the London Nanotechnology Centre and the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College…
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Indoor farming system gets boost
August 31, 2012 by Lab Canada Truro, NS – The TruLeaf SmartPlant System is a multi-layer plant farm that grows fresh produce anywhere in the world, regardless of environment, 365 days a year. Founded in 2011 by Gregg Curwin, a veteran of the medical device and…
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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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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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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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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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Canada and Japan establish new research partnership
April 2, 2012 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) recently signed a partnership agreement to fund joint research projects on the epigenetics of stem cells. The agreement was established under CIHR’s…
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$2M to boost petroleum engineering research
November 21, 2011 by Lab Canada St John’s, NL – $2-million funding by energy company Statoil Canada and the Research & Development Corporation (RDC) will be used to create the Statoil chair and Statoil associate chair in reservoir engineering at Memorial University and foster the development…
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