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McLaughlin Centre for Molecular Medicine announces first director
February 27, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON February 27, 2003 The inaugural director of the McLaughlin Centre for Molecular Medicine, wants to bridge the gap between research advances in the basic sciences and clinical practice. Dr Keith Stewart has been named director of the MacLaughlin…
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Nominations called for Ontario Professional Engineers awards
February 27, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON February 27, 2003 The Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) and the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) are seeking nominations of outstanding professional engineers for the Ontario Professional Engineers Awards, which are sponsored annually by PEO and OSPE. The…
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Population genetics company secures C$7.7M investment and equipment financing
February 25, 2003 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC February 25, 2003 Population genetics company, Galileo Genomics, has closed two financings totaling C$7.7 million, including equity financing worth $4.7 million and capital equipment-based financing for up to $3 million. Galileo’s platform is designed for the identification of…
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Sensing technology for large animal breeding enters test phase
February 25, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON — February 25, 2003 — Biotech company Pheromone Sciences says it is commencing advanced testing of its sensing technology for large animal breeding at the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, under the direction of Dr Walter Johnson.…
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Affinium Pharmaceuticals announces senior appointments
February 25, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON — February 25, 2003 — Guided drug discovery company, Affinium Pharmaceuticals, has appointed new senior directors in chemistry and structural biology, and new roles for existing senior executives. Dr Klaus Fiebig is appointed senior director, structural biology, with…
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Diabetes research at McMaster University gets C$20 million boost
February 24, 2003 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON — February 24, 2003 — A professor with McMaster University’s Faculty of Health Sciences in Hamilton is the lead investigator for the $20 million Canadian portion of a major study of adults with Type 2 diabetes. Hertzel Gerstein,…
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Leading Canadian bio-ethicists unite to urge regulation, not ban, of therapeutic cloning
February 24, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON — February 24, 2003 — Several of Canada’s top bio-ethicists, along with a research funding organization, have come together to urge Canada’s Parliament to regulate “therapeutic” cloning, but not to prohibit it. Bill C-13, an Act Respecting Assisted…
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More health research grants result from new federal budget
February 24, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON — February 24, 2003 — In the wake of a C$55 million increase to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)’s annual funding announced in last week’s federal budget, the institute’s Governing Council has decided to increase the…
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Canada remains a world leader in the fight against antibiotic resistance
February 21, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON — February 21, 2003 — As the world celebrates the 75th anniversary of the discovery of penicillin, Canada is holding its own with respect to some rates of antibiotic resistance, according to the National Information Program on Antibiotics…
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Genotyping solution to help Genome Quebec achieve HapMap research goals
February 20, 2003 by Lab Canada Montral, QC, — February 20, 2003 To support its contribution to the International HapMap Project as well as other genotyping projects, Gnome Qubec has announced it is purchasing Illumina’s SNP genotyping solution. The purchase includes all aspects of a production-scale…
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Research funding receives boost in new federal budget
February 19, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON — February 19, 2003 — Research funding in Canada received welcome support in the federal government’s new budget, released yesterday, and research-related organizations have joined in praise for the government’s funding initiatives. A total of C$1.7 billion in…
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Canadian Blood Services to maintain production facilities in Saint John and Halifax
February 18, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON — February 18, 2003 — Canadian Blood Services has made the decision to maintain its production facilities in Saint John, NB and Halifax, NS instead of moving them to a new location in Moncton, NB as previously announced.…
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Investment to boost development of high-value traits in crops
February 17, 2003 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK — February 17, 2003 — Ag-West Biotech has invested $200,000 over two years to help Agrisoma Biosciences establish a presence in Saskatchewan. A spin-off of Burnaby, BC-based Chromos Molecular Systems, Agrisoma Biosciences is developing a chromosome-based gene transfer…
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Agricultural research gets $2 million boost in Saskatchewan
February 17, 2003 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK — February 17, 2003 — University of Saskatchewan researchers have been awarded nearly C$2 million by the Saskatchewan Agriculture Development Fund (ADF) for new agricultural research. Eighteen wide-ranging projects have been funded, including developing an anti-pneumonia vaccine for…
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Accord to boost genomic and biomedical initiatives in Quebec
February 14, 2003 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC — February 14, 2003 — The Government of Quebec and the Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean region yesterday signed a "Platform" agreement, which is intended to create innovation in genomic and biomedical research at the Universit de Montral’s Centre for…
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C$5.5 allocated for osteoarthritis research
February 13, 2003 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB — February 13, 2003 — The federal government has earmarked C$5.5 million for osteoarthritis research, with the aim of supporting a number of new research teams. Anne McLellan, the federal minister of health and the Allan Rock, the…
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Scientists spend today bringing their research to educators at special forum
February 13, 2003 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC — February 13, 2003 — The Network of Research and Development Organizations in Quebec is hosting an information day today at the Montral Science Centre. More than 60 researchers and technology experts are presenting their most recent discoveries,…
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Collaboration in GI cancers to enhance antibody generation capabilities
February 12, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON — February 12, 2003 The GI Research Unit and St Michael’s Hospital (SMH) and Arius Research have announced they are collaborating to study antibodies and targets from colorectal tumors donated by patients. St Michael’s Hospital is located in…
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7th Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge champions announced
February 12, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON — February 12, 2003 — Six students earned top honours and 19 students were provincial champions in the 7th Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge. The Challenge is organized and administered by the Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) in collaboration with…
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Canadian researcher wins international award for work in rheumatology
February 11, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON — February 11, 2003 — Dr Robin Poole, scientific director of the Canadian Arthritis Network, is the co-winner of the Carol Nachman Prize for 2003 for outstanding research in rheumatology. The award was announced today by Chris Nelson,…
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Study to evaluate flesh quality in farmed and wild BC salmon
February 11, 2003 by Lab Canada St. John’s, NL — February 11, 2003 — A multidisciplinary team of researchers has been awarded a grant from AquaNet — the Network of Centres of Excellence for Aquaculture in Canada — to contribute to a study on the flesh…
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New dean appointed to Universit de Montral Faculty of Medicine
February 11, 2003 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC — February 11, 2003 — Dr Jean L Rouleau, cardiologist, professor and internationally renowned researcher, will succeed Dr Patrick Vinay at the helm of the U of M Faculty of Medicine on June 1. Dr Rouleau is currently…
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Nanotechnology gets boost at University of Alberta
February 10, 2003 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB — February 10, 2003 — The Faculty of Engineering at the University of Alberta (U of A) is collaborating with Sun Microsystems and the Government of Alberta to establish a Centre of Excellence in Integrated NanoTools. Creation of…
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Ontario Science Centre transformation fuelled by C$32 million gifts
February 6, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON — February 6, 2003 — Private-sector support of C$17 million has been added to the C$15 million already committed by the Ontario government for a major renewal of the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto. The renewal program, called…
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Canadian clinical trial underway to study colorectal cancer therapeutic vaccine
February 6, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON — February 6, 2003 A clinical trial to evaluate the use of a therapeutic cancer vaccine in patients with Stage III colorectal cancer is now underway across Canada, according to study sponsor Aventis Pasteur. This trial complements another…
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New head of worldwide development for GlaxoSmithKline
February 6, 2003 by Lab Canada London, UK — February 6, 2003 — GlaxoSmithKline announced the appointment of Ronald Krall, MD, as senior vice president, Worldwide Development, Research & Development, effective February 19. Krall will have global responsibility at GSK for clinical development, medical affairs and…
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Panel of advisors to guide Agilent on life sciences strategies
February 5, 2003 by Lab Canada Palo Alto, CA — February 5, 2003 — Agilent Technologies has formed a Life Sciences Strategy Advisory Board to provide strategic advice about industry partnering and investment opportunities, emerging technologies, trends and business models. The first four members of the…
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Satellite mission planned to monitor Canadian resources and environment
February 5, 2003 by Lab Canada Richmond, BC — February 5, 2003 — MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates has been chosen by the Canadian Space Agency to design an Earth observation satellite mission that will use hyperspectral technology. The new mission will use special cameras to measure…
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Biotechs combine expertise to develop non-viral gene therapies
February 5, 2003 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC/Rockville, MD — February 5, 2003 — Pulmonary disease treatment is the target of a new collaborative and licensing agreement between biotech firms Northern Therapeutics and MaxCyte. Northern Therapeutics has developed a cell-based gene therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension…
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Biopharm company to collaborate with proteomics research lab
February 4, 2003 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB — February 4, 2003 — Biopharmaceutical company, Miraculins Inc, has signed a research agreement with the University of Manitoba to use its internationally recognized time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometry laboratory. The work will be conducted under the direction of…
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Acquisition to further research in bioactive devices and implants
February 4, 2003 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC — February 4, 2003 — Angiotech Pharmaceuticals announced yesterday that it has completed its acquisition of Cohesion Technologies, a biomaterial and biosurgical company. “The Cohesion acquisition builds out our internal capabilities handsomely by bringing in several polymers with…
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