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BSE test chosen by Canadian Food Inspection Agency
January 15, 2004 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – January 15, 2004 – Pharmaceuticals and diagnostics company, Roche Diagnostics, says it has entered into an agreement with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to supply and support testing of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) at designated federal…
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Life sciences news briefs (January 15, 2004)
January 15, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – January 15, 2004 – The following life sciences news briefs were published this week by Industry Canada: 1) Pharmaceuticals Update Paladin enters into licensing agreement with Watson for Oxytrol Paladin Labs (Montreal), a Canadian specialty pharmaceutical company,…
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Polydex Pharmaceuticals sells Veterinary Pharmaceutical business in US
January 14, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – January 14, 2004 – Biotechnology company Polydex Pharmaceuticals says it has sold its Veterinary Laboratories finished product veterinary pharmaceutical business in the United States to its longtime partner Sparhawk Laboratories. The sale includes substantially all assets of…
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Ontario farmers continue to increase their use of biotechnology
January 14, 2004 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON — January 14, 2004 — Farmers in Ontario continue to plant crops created through biotechnology at increasing rates. This trend appears to be global, according to the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA). “Biotechnology offers…
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First light achieved in CLS diagnostic beamline
January 13, 2004 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – January 13, 2004 – The diagnostic beamline at the Canadian Light Source recorded the first visible light from the research facility in mid-December – a milestone on the road to full operation expected sometime this year. Staff…
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Small molecule therapeutics for cardiovascular disorders the focus of new collaboration
January 13, 2004 by Lab Canada St Louis and Montreal – January 13, 2004 – Drug discovery chemistry and informatics products developer Tripos and drug discovery company Chronogen have announced a three-year collaboration to discover and optimize small-molecule therapeutics for cardiovascular disorders. Under the agreement, Tripos…
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Thermo Electron completes acquisition of Jouan SA
January 12, 2004 by Lab Canada Waltham, MA – January 12, 2004 – High-tech instrument manufacturer Thermo Electron says it has completed the acquisition of Jouan SA, a global supplier of equipment used by life science researchers in academic, pharmaceutical, biotech, and clinical markets to prepare…
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Ottawa heart institute names new top executive
January 12, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – January 12, 2004 – The University of Ottawa Heart Institute board of directors has appointed Dr Robert Roberts as its new president and chief executive officer and successor to Dr Wilbert Keon. “We are absolutely thrilled to…
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Canadian chemical sales increase by 6% to $20B in 2003
January 9, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – January 9, 2004 – Overall sales of Canadian manufactured chemicals increased by 6% in 2003, despite a delay in the recovery of the US economy. According to the annual survey of business conditions compiled by the Canadian…
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Life sciences news briefs (January 08, 2004)
January 8, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – January 8, 2004 – The following life sciences news briefs were published this week by Industry Canada. 1) Pharmaceuticals Update Phase I clinical trial for Inex/GlaxoSmithKline drug Inex Pharmaceuticals (Vancouver) announced that the commencement of a phase…
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$2M earmarked for new biomedical research centre
January 7, 2004 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MN – January 7, 2004 – The Manitoba government is giving its life sciences sector a boost with $2 million in funding to help create a new commercialization centre. The centre is intended to advance biomedical research, innovation and…
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Warnex’s food safety test to detect E coli O157 validated
January 7, 2004 by Lab Canada Laval, QC – January 7, 2004 – Warnex says that its food safety test for the detection of E coli O157 was independently validated by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), and subsequently became the third Warnex test to be…
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BioMS Medical purchases interest in drug delivery company (January 06, 2004)
January 6, 2004 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – January 6, 2004 – BioMS Medical, a developer of treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS), says it has purchased an 18% interest in BioCyDex, a private company based in Edmonton. “BioCyDex is developing a – proprietary drug delivery…
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BioMS Medical purchases interest in drug delivery company (January 06, 2004)
January 6, 2004 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – January 6, 2004 – BioMS Medical, a developer of treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS), says it has purchased an 18% interest in BioCyDex, a private company based in Edmonton. “BioCyDex is developing a proprietary drug delivery technology…
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Scientific directors named for CIHR institutes
January 5, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – January 5, 2004 – The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has made senior scientific appointments at its Institute of Aging and its Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health. The appointments were announced by Dr…
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ESA acquires assets of Cypress Systems
January 5, 2004 by Lab Canada Chelmsford, MA – January 5, 2004 – Analytical instrument maker ESA says it has purchased most of the assets of Cypress Systems. Founded in 1987 by Dr Theodore Kuwana, Cypress Systems provides potentiostats and electrodes for electrochemical research, life science…
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New executive appointment at Isotechnika
January 5, 2004 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – January 5, 2004 – Dr David Kinniburgh has been named to the newly created position of vice-president, laboratory operations at biopharmaceutical company Isotechnika. Dr Kinniburgh joined the company in August 2002 as director of diagnostics development and…
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Technology for tracking metabolic screening wins national technology award
January 5, 2004 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – January 5, 2004 – Award-winning technology has ensured that an average of 800 additional babies were screened for inherited disorders each year across Alberta since 1999. The Internet-based tracking system, developed by Alberta Wellnet, uses a patient’s…
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Life sciences news briefs (December 19, 2003)
December 19, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON December 19, 2003 The following life sciences news briefs were published this week by Industry Canada: 1) Pharmaceuticals Update Inex releases Onco TCS data from three clinical trials Inex Pharmaceuticals (Vancouver) announced that it released results from three…
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Collaboration to develop genetic screening test for Staphylococcus infection
December 18, 2003 by Lab Canada Calgary and Toronto, ON December 18, 2003 Medical diagnostic laboratory Calgary Laboratory Services (CLS) and DNA-based diagnostics company Tm Bioscience say they intend to collaborate to develop a novel genetic test for the identification and characterization of Staphylococcus aureus (SA),…
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Beckman Coulter acquires high resolution cell imaging technologies from Q3DM
December 16, 2003 by Lab Canada Fullerton, CA December 16, 2003 Biomedical company Beckman Coulter says it has acquired the assets of Q3DM, including Q3DM’s cell imaging platform, software and cell imaging applications used in pharmaceutical research, cell analysis laboratories and universities. Under terms of the…
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Science and technology gets revitalized focus in Ottawa
December 15, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON December 15, 2003 The new federal government of Paul Martin has begun acting on its promise to place greater focus on the development of science and technology in the country. The first steps were announced shortly after the…
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Life sciences news briefs (December 12, 2003)
December 12, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON — The following life sciences news briefs were published this week by Industry Canada: 1) Pharmaceuticals Update Lorus Therapeutics publishes preclincal results of NC 381 Scientists at Lorus Therapeutics (Toronto) have published the results of investigations aimed at…
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ART makes scientific advisory board appointments
December 10, 2003 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC December 10, 2003 Bio-optical imaging technologies developer ART Advanced Research Technologies has made new appointments to its scientific advisory board. The most recent members to join to the ART Scientific Advisory Board are Dr Samuel Achilefu, Dr Amir…
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Life sciences news briefs (December 05, 2003)
December 5, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON December 5, 2003 The following life sciences news briefs were published by Industry Canada this week. 1) Pharmaceuticals Update Transition Therapeutics receives approval to extend phase I clinical study Transition Therapeutics (Toronto) has received approval to extend the…
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Nova Scotia launches new training program for medical laboratory technologists
December 3, 2003 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS December 3, 2003 A new class of 25 health professionals from across Nova Scotia will soon begin training to become certified medical laboratory technologists (MLTs). The new class is part of a government program that also includes bursaries…
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New genetic testing technology gets funding boost
December 3, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON December 3, 2003 DNA-based diagnostics company Tm Bioscience says that its $25 million research and development project to develop several genetic tests will be supported by a $7.3 million investment from Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC), a special operating…
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Sonic appoints vice president – research and development
December 2, 2003 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC December 2, 2003 Dr James Hill has been named vice president – research & development for additional applications, and chair of the technical advisory board for Sonic Environmental Solutions. Adam Sumel, President and CEO of Sonic Environmental Solutions…
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Research collaboration to develop diagnostic tools for osteoarthritis
December 2, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON December 2, 2003 ChondroGene and the Canadian Arthritis Network (CAN), say they have entered into a new research collaboration. Under the terms of the agreement, ChondroGene will make its technology and tools available to CAN researchers; in return,…
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Life sciences news briefs (November 28, 2003)
November 28, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON November 28, 2003 The following life sciences news briefs were published by Industry Canada this week: 1) Pharmaceuticals Update MethylGene MG98 preclinical synergy data with interferon disclosed MethylGene (Montreal) announced results of preclinical synergy studies of MG98 in…
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New council will steer biotech policy in Ontario
November 20, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON November 20, 2003 A new council has been formed to advise the Ontario government on all public policy issues facing the biotechnology industry and to be an advocate on behalf of the industry in Ontario. Called the Biotechnology…
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