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Food safety test for detecting Listeria monocytogenes is validated
May 5, 2003 by Lab Canada Laval, QC May 5, 2003 Warnex today announced that an independent evaluation validated its proprietary food safety test for the detection of Listeria monocytogenes, becoming the second Warnex test to be granted Laboratory Procedure status by Health Canada in the…
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New laboratory and development centre for animal diagnostics firm
May 5, 2003 by Lab Canada Saint-Hyacinthe, QC May 5, 2003 Construction has begun on a new development centre and laboratory complex for Biovet, a Quebec-based company that develops, manufactures and markets immuno-diagnostic tests and innovative diagnostic services for veterinarians. Construction of the Biovet Centre is…
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Innovative Ontario scientists receive Premier’s Research Excellence Awards
May 2, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON May 2, 2003 Some of the best and brightest researchers in Ontario have received the Premier’s Research Excellence Awards, Jim Flaherty, Minister of Enterprise, Opportunity and Innovation, has announced. Each of the 60 round-seven winners and the 71…
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Guelph research initiative names first executive director
May 2, 2003 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON May 2, 2003 MaRS Landing, an initiative designed to connect the biomedical and agri-food innovation communities, has named its first executive director. Dr John Kelly is also the first employee of MaRS Landing, a joint project partnered by…
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Life Sciences news briefs (May 02, 2003)
May 2, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON May 2, 2003 The following life sciences news briefs were recently published by Industry Canada. 1) Pharmaceuticals Update Lorus scientific publication expands potential of Virulizin Lorus Therapeutics Inc (Toronto) has published the results of experimental studies demonstrating the…
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New cancer research chair honoured at Dalhousie University
May 1, 2003 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS May 1, 2003 Over 50 faculty, staff, partners and community members came together recently to welcome Dr Patrick Lee to campus as the first holder of the Cameron Chair in Cancer Research. “I’m excited about the Cameron Chair…
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Collaboration to target drugs for ovarian cancer
May 1, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON May 1, 2003 Medical biotechnolgy company Arius Research says it is entering into a collaboration with the Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre (ORCC) to study a group of cancer killing antibodies in specialized models of human ovarian cancer. Researchers…
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BIOQuebec awards salute the province’s biotech leaders
May 1, 2003 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC May 1, 2003 Leading companies and researchers in Quebec’s biotechnology industry were celebrated at the annual gala for this year’s Genesis Awards. Sponsored by BIOQuebec and the Association of Health Technologies Industry, the annual awards recognize the work…
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Gnome Qubec and CGI partner to create integrated bioinformatics platform
April 30, 2003 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC April 30, 2003 Gnome Qubec, a genomics and proteomics investment organization, and CGI Group, a provider of information technology and business processing services, say they are working together to provide new solutions that will help reduce costs and…
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MS research receives $3.8M funding
April 30, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON April 30, 2003 With the launch of MS Awareness Month in May, the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada has announced funding of C$3.8 million towards MS research projects and scholarships. The scoeity says this is a 27% increase…
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Seventy new projects funded by Canadian Cancer Society
April 29, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON April 29, 2003 The Canadian Cancer Society announced funding for 70 new research projects across Canada today, with a total of nearly C$31 million in grants to support the projects, to be paid out over a period of…
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Acsys Biometrics and Purdue University create advanced biometrics laboratory
April 28, 2003 by Lab Canada Burlington, ON April 28, 2003 Acsys Biometrics, a subsidiary of Nexus Group International, says it has expanded its ties to academia by providing its leading edge face recognition technology to Purdue University of West Lafayette, Indiana for integration into Purdue’s…
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Pediatric cardiac catheterization lab receives $5M funding
April 28, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON April 28, 2003 The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) received a funding pledge from the Ontario government today that includes $5 million for a cardiac catheterization laboratory. The funding is part of an $18.3 million package, which…
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Bayer reorganizes North American operations
April 28, 2003 by Lab Canada Leverkusen, Germany and Pittsburgh, PA April 28, 2003 Bayer AG shareholders have voted to adopt a new organizational structure for the company’s global and North American operations. Bayer’s US subsidiary, Bayer Corporation, announced its new structure and leadership team for…
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Missing link in immune system response to viral infection is discovered
April 25, 2003 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC April 25, 2003 The Canadian Network for Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics (CANVAC) says that two of its affiliated researchers, Drs John Hiscott and Rongtuan Lin, have recently discovered a pathway which triggers the immune system’s response to virus infection.…
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New strategies aim to double BC biotech industry in five years
April 24, 2003 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC April 24, 2003 British Columbia’s biotechnology industry could double the number of companies, attract large revenue-generating biotechnology firms and create more than 5,000 new jobs within five years, says a strategic report presented to British Columbia’s Minister of…
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$41M earmarked for Arctic research
April 24, 2003 by Lab Canada Quebec, QC April 24, 2003 C$41 million in funding intended to raise Canada’s international profile in Arctic science and answer important questions about the effects of global change in the North, was announced today. The announcement was made by Allan…
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A2LA accreditation for Mettler Toledo
April 24, 2003 by Lab Canada Columbus, OH April 24, 2003 Mettler Toledo says it has received Laboratory Business Unit accreditation by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA), in accordance with the International Standard (ISO) 17025. As an accredited Calibration Laboratory the company can now…
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New company puts Ottawa at the forefront of stem cell research in Canada
April 24, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON April 24, 2003 The Ottawa Health Research Institute (OHRI) has announced the launch of a new spin-off company dedicated to researching and developing new stem cell-based therapies for some of the world’s most disabling diseases. StemPath Inc represents…
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Life Sciences news briefs from Industry Canada
April 24, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON — April 24, 2003 — The following Life Sciences news briefs were published recently by Industry Canada: 1) Pharmaceuticals Update Hemosol provides corporate update Hemosol Inc (Toronto) announced that in order to perform a full safety and efficacy…
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Queen’s opens $16M Cancer Research Institute
April 23, 2003 by Lab Canada Kingston, ON April 23, 2003 An important step in Canada’s fight against cancer was celebrated today with the official opening of a new $16 million cancer research facility at Queen’s University. The 37,500 square foot addition to Queen’s Faculty of…
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U of T researchers win prestigious Sloan fellowships
April 23, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON April 23, 2003 Five young University of Toronto researchers were recently chosen from among hundreds of promising candidates across North America to receive the prestigious Sloan research fellowships this year. Professors Peter Andolfatto (zoology), James Colliander (mathematics), Kentaro…
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Researchers invent computers that pay attention to users
April 23, 2003 by Lab Canada Kingston, ON April 23, 2003 With increasing numbers of digital devices vying for our attention and time today, researchers from the Human Media Lab (HML) at Queen’s University have developed a new concept that allows computers to pay attention to…
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Volunteer technical assessors needed for laboratory accreditation program
April 22, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON April 22, 2003 The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) is currently seeking interested parties to become volunteer technical assessors within its Program for Accreditation of Laboratories-Canada (PALCAN). The key responsibilities of a technical assessor include: working with a…
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Novel approach to treating hepatitis C virus infection developed by Canadian researchers
April 22, 2003 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC April 22, 2003 Four of CANVAC’s affiliated researchers and their collaborators have successfully treated hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected mice using what they say is an entirely novel approach. The concept, elaborated by Dr Christopher D Richardson and Dr…
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Groundbreaking scheduled for new pharmacy building at U of T
April 22, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON April 22, 2003 The official groundbreaking for the University of Toronto’s new Leslie L Dan Pharmacy Building is scheduled for next Monday, April 28. The ceremony will mark the beginning of construction for the new home of the…
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Research zone receives $20M funding; sign unveiled at construction site
April 22, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON April 22, 2003 The Medical and Related Sciences (MaRS) Discovery District had its official sign unveiled at its construction site in downtown Toronto today. In addition, the Ontario government announced it has earmarked a C$20 million contribution to…
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New research chair created for fuel cell research has $1M funding
April 22, 2003 by Lab Canada Trois-Rivieres, QC April 22, 2003 Research into fuel cells received a boost today with the announcement of a new NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Hydrogen Storage, which will provide C$1 million in funding over five years. The announcement was made…
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Research agreement made for new veterinary vaccine
April 21, 2003 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB April 21 Research technology sponsored by the Canadian Bacterial Diseases Network (CBDN) is the basis of a multiparty license and a collaborative research agreement with Bioniche Animal Health Canada for the commercial development of a vaccine to prevent…
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What SARS looks like
April 17, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON — April 17, 2003 — Here is a graphical representation of what SARS looks like using Redasoft Visual Cloning software. The software developer says the next step would be to use Visual Cloning to design the experiments that…
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Vaccine research organization in Saskatchewan receives expansion funds
April 17, 2003 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK April 17, 2003 The Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) recently received additional funding in order to expand its research work. A total of C$3 million in funding from Western Economic Diversification Canada and Saskatchewan Industry Resources is…
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