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Two thousand technical presentations coming to Pittcon

December 11, 2014 by Lab Canada Pittsburgh, PA – Over 2,000 technical presentations are scheduled at Pittcon 2015, covering a wide range of applications such as biotechnology, biomedical, drug discovery, environmental, food science, fuels/energy, genomics, lab management, materials science, nanotechnology, polymers/plastics, proteomics and water/wastewater. Attendees can…
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Planning underway for world’s largest medical trade show

July 7, 2014 by Lab Canada Düsseldorf, Germany – Planning for the world’s largest medical trade show, MEDICA 2014 (November 12-15), is already running at full steam ahead. More than 4,500 exhibitors from around 65 nations are expected to participate. COMPAMED – a sister show covering…
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Growing anaerobes faster

July 3, 2013 by Lab Canada While PRAS plates involve a slightly higher out-of-pocket expense, that cost is often dramatically outweighed by the benefits including faster and more reliable isolation and growth of anaerobes.
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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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Quick science survey on biosensing for life science

October 24, 2012 by Lab Canada Bonn, Germany – A survey to identify the current challenges affecting researchers at the forefront of molecular binding studies and kinetic analysis has been launched by SAW Instruments, developer of the sam family of biosensors for real-time, label-free assays. By…
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Opportunities at Medical Manufacturing Innovations 2012

October 19, 2012 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – With the medical and dental device industry booming, the Medical Manufacturing Innovations (MMI Toronto) 2012 conference is gearing up for a more comprehensive-than-ever event. From October 24-25 at the International Centre, Hall 6, in Mississauga, the industry’s…
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Workshop to gain access to EU market

August 13, 2012 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Despite all the talk of free trade, gaining access to foreign markets is still a challenge. A workshop, organized by MEDEC, the national association for the Canadian medical technology industry is designed to provide medical device companies…
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Pittcon 2013 announces conferee networking call for topics

July 12, 2012 by Lab Canada Pittsburgh, PA – The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy announced its annual Call for Topics for Conferee Networking Sessions for Pittcon 2013, which will be held March 17-21, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The…
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Verder Group takes over Carbolite Limited

July 9, 2012 by Lab Canada Vleuten, Netherlands – The Verder Group have acquired Carbolite Limited, a prominent manufacturer of laboratory and industrial furnaces. The German-Dutch family-owned technology group has added Carbolite to their Laboratory Division. Located in the East Midlands of the UK, Carbolite product…
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Furniture maker launches new lab division

May 7, 2012 by Lab Canada Haverhill, MA – Furniture-manufacturer Pro-Line has announced that it is spinning off a new division called Hatfield Laboratory Furniture and Laboratory Tables that will specialize in laboratory furniture. The company has long been a provider of industrial and laboratory workbenches…
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$8.68M in early researcher awards announced in Ontario

April 30, 2012 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Ontario’s provincial government has announced the names of 62 researchers at 19 institutions who have won awards in its Early Researcher Awards program. The province is providing $8.68 million in total to support the researchers and their…
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$32M awarded by NSERC for research projects

February 13, 2012 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) today announced the results of its Strategic Project Grants competition to support 70 scientific teams at universities across the country. Through partnerships with industry and government, scientists…
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Forest sector research body undergoes reorganization

February 13, 2012 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Forest industry research organization FPInnovations has unveiled a new organizational structure. The reorganization follows an in-depth review of its business model which it says required a series of changes to better position itself as a strategic partner to…
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Conference Board launches database of health research policy organizations

January 27, 2012 by Lab Canada 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 Organizations” identifies key…
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Connaught Fund announces Innovation Award, Summer Institute winners

January 16, 2012 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The University of Toronto’s Connaught Committee has announced the recipients of its 2011-12 Innovation Award and Summer Institute competitions, recognizing research excellence in projects as varied as plastic solar cells, ‘extreme’ astronomical devices to detect earth-like planets…
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New short courses at Pittcon to focus on compliance and regulatory standards

January 13, 2012 by Lab Canada Pittsburgh, PA – The Pittcon Organizing Committee has announced new courses for the 2012 Short Course Program which runs March 10 to 15, 2012 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. The short courses offer skill-building and career enhancing…
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Colour consistency in peanut butter

December 30, 2011 by Lab Canada Sunland, a maker of peanut products in New Mexico, needed to ensure consistency of colour in its peanut butter. An essential factor in the ultimate determination of the peanut butter’s final grade, colour accounts for twenty percent of the total…
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Steacie Prize awarded for nanotech-enabled disease diagnosis

December 19, 2011 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Professor Shana Kelley, of the University of Toronto’s Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, is the winner of the 2011 Steacie Prize. “It’s wonderful and at the same time humbling to get this type of recognition – which…
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FEI purchases microscopy system manufacturer

November 14, 2011 by Lab Canada Hillsboro, OR – Imaging and analysis systems manufacturer FEI says it has acquired TILL Photonics of Munich, Germany. TILL provides high-resolution, digital light microscopes and high-speed imaging systems for live cell fluorescence microscopy. “The life sciences market is a key…
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Layoffs announced at Environment Canada

June 6, 2011 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Environment Canada has announced the layoff of 50 term employees, with their employment ending on June 30. The layoffs include employees who were hired on a short-term basis to perform a certain body of work for a…