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Drug combination increases life span of mice with ALS (April 16, 2003)
April 16, 2003 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC April 16, 2003 A new three-drug cocktail used to treat ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease, may increase life span and decrease disease progression according to a study conducted at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre…
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Pharma firms to collaborate on infectious disease drug discovery
April 16, 2003 by Lab Canada New Haven, CN and Laval, QC April 16, 2003 Pharmaceutical companies Achillion Pharmaceuticals and Phytobiotech today launched a collaboration to discover new drugs intended to address novel infectious disease targets. Under the collaboration, Phytobiotech will supply Achillion with purified, plant-derived…
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Ontario’s Food Safety Network begins new season of farm food safety programs and research
April 16, 2003 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON April 16, 2003 Researchers at the University of Guelph are launching another season of an evidence-based, peer-reviewed on-farm food safety program with Ontario’s fresh fruit and vegetable growers. “We are continuing to work with partners along the farm-to-fork…
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CSA scholarships send Canadian students to NASA
April 15, 2003 by Lab Canada Saint-Hubert, QC April 15, 2003 Three Canadian university students have been awarded prestigious scientific scholarships by the Canadian Space Agency’s Space Science Program to participate in summer training programs at NASA facilities in Florida and California. Erin Everett, from Acadia…
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Montreal forum to feature researchers from developing countries
April 14, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON April 14, 2003 The International Forum on Ecosystem Approaches to Human Health, to be held at the Universit du Qubec Montral (UQAM), May 18 to 23, 2003, will welcome many scientists from developing countries. They will present the…
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Groundwater studies across Ontario funded with $5M
April 14, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON April 14, 2003 The Ontario government has announced it is funding groundwater studies in 32 additional Ontario communities. A total of $5 million is being allocated to the studies. Since 2000, the Ontario government has provided $19.3 million…
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Merger to bring product synergies for Bruker Daltonics and Bruker AXS
April 14, 2003 by Lab Canada Billerica, MA and Madison, WI April 14, 2003 Bruker Daltonics and Bruker AXS have agreed to a merger, with the goal of forming a leading tools supplier for life science and materials research that has an emphasis on advancing proteomics.…
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Cross-Canada seminar tour for Agilent GC/LC users
April 14, 2003 by Lab Canada Mississauga, ON April 14, 2003 A series of free seminars highlighting useful information and practical tips to improve customer GC and LC analytical results in the laboratory is being held by Agilent Technologies. The seminars are available to Agilent customers…
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Genome Sciences Centre sequences SARS associated corona virus
April 12, 2003 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC April 12, 2003 At about 4 am this morning, scientists at the BC Cancer Agency’s Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre completed the first publicly available draft sequence for a coronavirus implicated in SARS. “This is a huge…
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Financial support for SARS research at Ontario institute; RFP announced
April 11, 2003 by Lab Canada London, ON April 11, 2003 The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and its Institute of Infection and Immunity announced yesterday a new initiative valued at C$500,000 to support research on the causes and consequences of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome…
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Canadian-led project generates database of decoded DNA sequence of chromosome 7
April 11, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON April 11, 2003 Scientists at the Hospital for Sick Children have compiled the complete DNA sequence of human chromosome 7 and decoded nearly all of the genes on this medically important portion of the human genome. The research,…
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SARS forces postponement of National Medical Laboratory Week celebrations in Ontario
April 11, 2003 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON April 11, 2003 A national event to raise awareness about the role of medical laboratory professionals in the health care system has been postponed in Ontario due to the SARS outbreak. The Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science…
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Research projects get $36.3M boost at University of Western Ontario
April 10, 2003 by Lab Canada London, ON April 10, 2003 Forty-nine research initiatives at the University of Western Ontario and Robarts Research Institute have received a total of C$36.3 million in funding announced today by the Ontario government. Through the Ontario Innovation Trust, the university…
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Manitoba biotech firm founds scientific advisory board
April 10, 2003 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB April 10, 2003 Miraculins, a biotechnology company engaged in proteomic research, today announced the establishment of an expert scientific advisory board. Dr Kenneth Standing and Dr Werner Ens have been named to the board as founding members. Dr…
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Biopharm company AEterna adds three to scientific advisory board
April 9, 2003 by Lab Canada Quebec City, QC April 9, 2003 AEterna Laboratories has made three appointments to its scientific advistory board. Dr Fernand Labrie, Dr Klaus HR Diedrich and Dr Ren Frydman have all been added to the board, Gilles Gagnon, president and chief…
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Canadian scientist among Gairdner International Award winners for 2003
April 8, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON April 8, 2003 John Dirks, president of the Gairdner Foundation, today announced the 2003 winners of its International Awards. These awards recognize outstanding contributions by medical scientists whose work will significantly improve the quality of life. The 44th…
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French physicist wins NRC awards
April 7, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON April 7, 2003 French physicist Dr Marek Potemski has won the prestigious Herzberg Memorial Prize and Fellowship. He received his award on March 27 at a ceremony held at the National Research Council Institute for Microstructural Sciences (NRC-IMS)…
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Genomics project launches with $95M funding
April 4, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON April 4, 2003 Unravelling the structure of hundreds of human proteins will be the goal of an ambitious C$95 million partnership that brings together British and Canadian health researchers under the direction of an internationally renowned Canadian scientist.…
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Dr Frank Barry appointed to ChondroGene’s scientific advisory board
April 4, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON April 4, 2003 ChondroGene announced today that Dr Frank Barry has been appointed to its scientific advisory board. Dr Barry has been working in the field of osteoarthritis (OA) research for the past 20 years in both academic…
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SARS takes toll on cancer research meeting
April 3, 2003 by Lab Canada Philadelphia, PA April 3, 2003 The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) has cancelled its annual meeting, which was scheduled to take place in Toronto on April 5-9. In a memo to members, the AACR’s CEO, Margaret Foti, PhD, said…
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Alberta lays groundwork for excellence in agriculture research
April 2, 2003 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB April 2, 2003 A landmark five-year research strategy for Alberta’s agriculture sector will mean new business and new jobs, especially in rural Alberta, says the province’s agriculture minister. Shirley McClellan, deputy premier and minister of Agriculture, Food and…
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Genome BC funding boosts innovation strategy
April 2, 2003 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC April 2, 2003 British Columbia recently announced that it is providing Genome BC with C$27.5 million to further genomics research and support government’s commitment to making the province a world leader in innovation and scientific advancement. Competition, Science…
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Deadlines announced for 2003 Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology
April 1, 2003 by Lab Canada Mississauga, ON April 1, 2003 Deadlines have been set for the 2003 Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology. Awarded by Eppendorf AG and ‘Science’, the prize acknowledges the increasingly active and important role of neurobiology in advancing our understanding of…
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New funding for high-tech research at Ontario universities
April 1, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON April 1, 2003 More than C$9 million in funding is going to high-tech research projects at eight Ontario universities, from Communications and Information Technology Ontario (CITO) and industry partners. In this latest round of funding, CITO is providing…
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Drug combination increases life span of mice with ALS (April 01, 2003)
April 1, 2003 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC April 1, 2003 A new three-drug cocktail used to treat ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease, may increase life span and decrease disease progression according to a study conducted at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre…
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Dr Milton Packer Joins Vasogen’s scientific advisory board
April 1, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON April 1, 2003 Vasogen, a developer of immune modulation therapies for the treatment of cardiovascular disease and other chronic inflammatory disorders, has announced the appointment of Milton Packer, MD, to its scientific advisory board. Dr Packer, one of…
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Tm Bioscience in-licenses drug metabolism gene patents
April 1, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON April 1, 2003 DNA-based diagnostics company Tm Bioscience says it has acquired a non-exclusive license with UK-based company LGC for use of LGC’s CYP2D6 gene patents in TM Bioscience’s mutation detection kit for P450-2D6. This genetic test kit…
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Dr Gilles Cloutier appointed to board of directors of Theratechnologies
April 1, 2003 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC April 1, 2003 Dr Gilles Cloutier, PhD, has joined the board of directors of biotech firm Theratechnologies. The appointment was announced today by A Jean de Grandpr, the company’s chairman of the board. Dr Cloutier has over 30…
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University enrolment sees growth in female students in technical fields
March 31, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON March 31, 2003 Statistics Canada says that university enrolment in fields related to technology, such as engineering and mathematics, has soared during the past three years, and the gains have been particularly prominent among women. From 1997/98 to…
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Cancer leaders applaud government investment in research
March 31, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON March 31, 2003 Cancer research leaders across the province are congratulating the Ontario government for their commitment of $1 billion in funding for a new Cancer Research Institute of Ontario, the aim of which is to inject $100…
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VWR signs sales/marketing agreement with Toxin Alert
March 31, 2003 by Lab Canada Mississauga, ON March 31, 2003 VWR International and Toxin Alert have announced the signing of a sales and marketing agreement under which VWR’s Canadian customers would be offered custom mammalian cell culture services supplied by Toxin Alert. VWR distributes life…
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