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Japan, Canada compete for top researcher
July 14, 2013 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – In an unusual alliance between TRIUMF, Canada’s national laboratory for nuclear and particle physics, and the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU) in Japan, a long-term joint research position has been…
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Genomics research project to sequence Listeria strains
June 28, 2013 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – A new $1.4 million project will sequence and map the genomes of many Listeria strains to identify those strains that are likely to be most harmful to human health as well as those most likely to survive…
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Global chemical management under the microscope
June 24, 2013 by Lab Canada Helsinki, Finland – Last week, the Helsinki Chemicals Forum 2013 created a lively and insightful dialogue of regulators, politicians, industry leaders, NGOs and academics to discuss important aspects of chemical management globally. The fifth leading international chemicals safety conference was…
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Innovative projects get $18M funding
June 24, 2013 by Lab Canada Cambridge, ON – Twenty research partnerships have been created among colleges, universities and businesses and are being provided with $18 million in funding, through the federal College and Community Innovation (CCI) Program. The CCI Program is managed by Natural Sciences…
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Impact of climate change in cold regions focus of large new study
June 13, 2013 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – Four University of Calgary researchers – Ann-Lise Norman, Ed Johnson, Masaki Hayashi, and Shawn Marshall – have been awarded a total of $418,100 over five years to explore the impact of climate change on the water cycle…
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New oil recovery lab gets $3M support
June 11, 2013 by Lab Canada St John’s, NF – To support research and identify new ways to optimize oil recovery, the Research & Development Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador (RDC) and the Hibernia Management and Development Company Ltd. (HDMC) are providing $1.635- and $1.7-million respectively…
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New website highlights Quebec’s research strengths
June 6, 2013 by Lab Canada Montréal, QC – Québec’s chief scientist Rémi Quirion has launched Le Québec en recherche, a new web space that highlights the excellence of Québec researchers and research students in natural sciences and engineering, health sciences, social sciences and humanities and…
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Bruker, 3M sign MALDI technology license agreement
June 6, 2013 by Lab Canada Bremen, Germany – Bruker Corporation says it has signed an exclusive patent license agreement with 3M Company, which allows Bruker to include 3M patented innovations relating to matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry imaging. The licensed 3M patents are…
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Tech projects get $1.9M funding for research
May 27, 2013 by Lab Canada St John’s, NL – Twelve business-led projects are receiving a total of $1.8 million in support from the Research & Development Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador (RDC). The funding supports small- and medium-sized businesses in areas ranging from ocean technology…
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Protecting Great Lakes focus of $6.7M research project
May 27, 2013 by Lab Canada Windsor, ON – The Great Lakes are under constant stress from pollution, habitat loss, climate change, invasive species and over-exploitation, but a group of University of Windsor researchers have received about $6.7 million in research dollars to find ways to…
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Basic research gets boost with $413M in Discovery Grant awards
May 21, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Canada’s federal government is committed to supporting basic research, says Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology). He made the comment today at the awarding of $413 million in Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of…
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Climate change research projects share $32M in funding
May 21, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Federal funding of over $32 million in research funding over five years will support seven environmental projects. The funding is being provided through the Climate Change and Atmospheric Research (CCAR) initiative. Established in 2011, CCAR is administered…
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Clean tech projects get $82M in funding
May 15, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Natural Resources Canada’s ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative (ecoEII) is providing $82 million in support for 55 projects across Canada in the area of clean technologies. Of these, 15 will be pre-commercialization demonstration projects to test the feasibility of…
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Proteomics luminary to deliver plenary lecture at Pittcon 2014
May 14, 2013 by Lab Canada Pittsburgh, PA – Steven Carr, director of proteomics at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, will deliver the Wallace H. Coulter Plenary Lecture at Pittcon 2014. Dr. Carr is internationally recognized as a leader in the development of novel…
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Commercialization program boosts Alberta-Finland ties
May 13, 2013 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Alberta Innovates-Technology Futures has issued a second call for proposals for the Alberta – Finland Innovation and Commercialization Program. The $2 million program allows small to medium-sized Alberta companies to partner with Finnish companies in clean technologies,…
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Experimental Lakes Area agreement secures future
May 13, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) that will allow the IISD to manage the Experimental Lakes Area. A Canadian-based, public policy research institute,…
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Synthetic biology research community maps itself
May 6, 2013 by Lab Canada Washington, DC – The number of private and public entities conducting research in synthetic biology worldwide grew significantly between 2009 and 2013, according to the latest version of an interactive map produced by the Synthetic Biology Project at the Woodrow…
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Brockhouse Medal recognizes groundbreaking scientists
May 6, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The 2013 Brockhouse Medal is being awarded to Kari Dalnoki-Veress and James Forrest, professors at McMaster University and University of Waterloo respectively, for their collaborative work in the physics of macromolecules in thin films, as well as…
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Drinking water research projects share $1M funding
May 1, 2013 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – Three researchers at the University of Calgary have been awarded a total of $1 million in funding for projects investigating water quality and the sustainable management of groundwater. “I’m very excited about the work done by our…
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Five brain research teams awarded $1.5M grants
April 29, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto ON – Five teams comprised of researchers from among Canada’s top medical and research institutes are the first to be funded through the W. Garfield Weston Foundation – Brain Canada Multi-Investigator Research Initiative (MIRI). The teams, each of which…
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Dr. Alain Beaudet reappointed as president of CIHR
April 26, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Dr. Alain Beaudet has been reappointed as president of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) for a five-year term. He has served as president since July, 2008. Prior to that, he was president and chief executive…
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Lifeline to ELA from Ontario government
April 24, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Ontario’s premier Kathleen Wynne has announced that her government is working collaboratively with the federal government, Manitoba’s provincial government and other partners to keep the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) operational in 2013 and ensure sustained longer-term operations.…
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Scientists urge action on chemicals in consumer products and pesticides
April 23, 2013 by Lab Canada Chevy Chase, MD – A group of influential scientists called for swift action by the UN system to prevent harm from a wide variety of synthetic chemicals in consumer products and pesticides that play a role in increased incidences of…
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$210M collaboration brings supercomputing power to R&D
April 16, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A consortium of seven universities led by the University of Toronto and Western University are collaborating with IBM and the Ontario and federal governments to establish a new Ontario-based, $210 million dollar research and development initiative that…
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Ontario scientists awarded infrastructure grants
April 15, 2013 by Lab Canada Waterloo, ON – Three scientists at Ontario’s Wilfrid Laurier University have been awarded more than $150,000 in infrastructure grants by the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation. Stephanie Dewitte-Orr, Diane Gregory and Geoff Horsman have each been awarded an Ontario…
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Anxious about life? Tylenol may do the trick
April 15, 2013 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – University of British Columbia researchers have found a new potential use for the over-the-counter pain drug Tylenol. Typically known to relieve physical pain, the study suggests the drug may also reduce the psychological effects of fear and…
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$500,000 in 2013 Killam Prizes are announced
April 8, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The winners of the 2013 Killam Prizes are international authorities and pioneers in the fields of vaccinology, conflict resolution, computational intelligence, earth science and cognitive science. Five winners will each be awarded prizes of $100,000 in recognition…
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Call for entries for neurology prize
April 1, 2013 by Lab Canada Hauppauge, NY – Eppendorf and the journal Science say they are now accepting applications for the 2013 Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology – an annual international research prize of US$25,000. The prize is awarded to one young scientist for…
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Canada’s largest science event to captivate millions
March 26, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Science Rendezvous, Canada’s largest national science festival is coming on May 11. Over 2,000 of Canada’s greatest innovators, researchers, engineers, and scientists, from 80 partner organizations will open their doors and close city streets to present exciting…
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Federal budget brings both applaud and criticism
March 25, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – In its 2013 budget unveiled last week, Canada’s federal government has continued funding for its major research-granting organizations, receiving praise from Canada’s universities, while other groups raise concerns about a gradual shrinking of the funding pool and…
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First time in Philadelphia a success for Pittcon 2013
March 25, 2013 by Lab Canada Philadelphia, PA – Pittcon 2013, the 64th Conference and Exposition for Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, which ended on Thursday, brought together more than 18,000 attendees; 40% of whom came to the conference for the first time. Pittcon has always…
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