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New lab to test for invasive fish species
July 17, 2014 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – A new Asian carp science lab recently celebrated its opening in Burlington, ON. Rather than shipping samples of the invasive species for analysis outside of the country, the new lab will allow Fisheries and Oceans Canada scientists…
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$418M in NSERC funding for 3,700 researchers
July 16, 2014 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) has announced the recipients of its 2014 Discovery Grants, Discovery Accelerator Supplements, Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarships, Postgraduate Scholarships, and Postdoctoral Fellowships. In total 3,796 recipients – scientists,…
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$99.5M renews funding for genome institute
July 15, 2014 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) has renewed the Genomics Research and Development Initiative (GRDI) with $99.5 million over the next five years. GRDI coordinates eight federal science departments and agencies in the field of genomics…
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$43M supports research projects in Atlantic Canada
July 15, 2014 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency is awarding a total of $43 million to ten research and development projects across Atlantic Canada through its Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF). The projects receiving funding are highly diverse and range from technology to improve the…
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BC researchers receive Scholars Awards
July 15, 2014 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Thirty-two BC health researchers have been named recipients of Scholar awards through MSFHR’s 2014 Scholar Program funding competition. The award recipients, selected from a highly competitive pool of more than 120 applicants, are working on projects that…
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$2.5M funding to study genetic link among three chronic diseases
July 15, 2014 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – A team of researchers affiliated with the University of Ottawa Brain and Mind Research Institute (uOBMRI) has been awarded a five-year, $2.5 million grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to explore a possible genetic link…
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Microbe sniffer could point the way to next-gen bio-refining
July 15, 2014 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – A new biosensor invented at the University of British Columbia (UBC) could help optimize bio-refining processes that produce fuels, fine chemicals and advanced materials by sniffing out naturally occurring bacterial networks that are genetically wired to break…
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$5M awarded to prostate cancer research team
July 15, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Dr. John Bartlett of the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (principal investigator) and his team of 14 co-investigators from several provinces have been awarded the $5 million 2014 Movember Team Grant. Their research is entitled ‘The prostate…
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Carbon dioxide-consuming fuel cell project wins development grant
July 14, 2014 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Can a fuel cell consume rather than produce carbon dioxide to create energy? That’s the $35-million question a University of Alberta Faculty of Engineering-led team is looking to answer as one of the 24 challengers moving onto…
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Fast, portable device provides lab-quality cocaine testing
July 14, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Testing for cocaine and other drugs usually involves two steps: a quick on-site prescreen and then a more accurate confirmatory test at a laboratory. This process can often take days or weeks — far too long in…
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Prostate cancer researcher lands major research award
July 10, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Dr. Mads Daugaard, a senior research scientist with the Vancouver Prostate Centre, has won the Safeway Rising Star in Prostate Cancer Research Award. A $450,000 research grant provided by Prostate Cancer Canada, the award acknowledges emerging leaders…
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Innovative technologies to shine at energy supply chain forum
July 8, 2014 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – Global competition on all fronts is fierce – an efficient, well-oiled supply chain directly affects business, and an optimized energy supply chain requires healthy collaboration and continuous innovation. This is what will ensure that production runs smoothly…
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Battery materials R&D the focus of new collaboration
July 8, 2014 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Hydro-Québec and the Regional Council of Aquitaine (France) have signed an agreement signalling their interest in collaborating in the field of advanced battery materials for transportation electrification. For several years, Hydro-Québec’s Research Institute has explored various technologies…
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New infectious diseases society has multidisciplinary approach
July 8, 2014 by Lab Canada Milan, Italy – A new International Scientific Society called WAIDID (World Association for Infectious Diseases and Immunological Disorders) was announced this week at the Infectious Diseases World Summit in Shanghai, China. Presided over by Prof. Susanna Esposito, WAIDID has the…
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Ontario researchers hampered by lack of advanced computing resources
July 8, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A new report issued by ORION cautions that Ontario researchers don’t have the advanced computing resources they need, hindering their productivity and ability to compete internationally. ORION, an ultra-fast fibre optic network enabling research and innovation across…
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Planning underway for world’s largest medical trade show
July 7, 2014 by Lab Canada Düsseldorf, Germany – Planning for the world’s largest medical trade show, MEDICA 2014 (November 12-15), is already running at full steam ahead. More than 4,500 exhibitors from around 65 nations are expected to participate. COMPAMED – a sister show covering…
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SP Industries acquires Bel-Art products
July 2, 2014 by Lab Canada Warminster, PA – SP Industries – designer and manufacturer of laboratory equipment, biological drug manufacturing solutions, and specialty glassware – has acquired Bel-Art Products. Headquartered in Wayne, NJ, Bel-Art serves the scientific, industrial, and healthcare end markets with over 3,500…
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Nanoparticle research in focus at Pittcon 2015 keynote lecture
June 27, 2014 by Lab Canada Pittsburgh, PA – The Pittcon Program Committee has announced its 2015 Wallace H. Coulter Lecture, “Plasmonics: Shedding Light on Cross-cutting Science and Technologies,” which will be presented by Naomi J. Halas, Stanley C. Moore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering.…
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Canadian researcher develops strategy to protect sawfish from extinction
June 27, 2014 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Nicholas Dulvy, Canada Research Chair in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation at Simon Fraser University, is leading a global strategy to prevent extinction and promote recovery of sawfish, which now face risk of extinction due to overfishing and…
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Dalhousie neuroscientists receive $1.7M from CIHR
June 27, 2014 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – Two neuroscientists at Dalhousie Medical School have received $1.7 million from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to answer key questions about how circuits in the spinal cord allow us to move in coordinated, rhythmic ways,…
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Joint venture to commercialize cellulose filaments
June 25, 2014 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC and Montreal, QC – A new joint venture company – Performance BioFilaments – has been set up by Mercer International and Resolute Forest Products to develop commercial applications for cellulose filaments, a new biomaterial. Cellulose filaments have special…
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Agreement expands availability of Goodfellow products in Canada
June 24, 2014 by Lab Canada Huntingdon, UK – Goodfellow, a supplier of metals and materials for research and industry, earlier this year signed an agreement with life science and high-technology company Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, to market and distribute Goodfellow’s portfolio of materials worldwide. This agreement has…
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PANalytical parent acquires Canadian sample prep company
June 20, 2014 by Lab Canada Almelo, the Netherlands – Instrumentation and controls company Spectris – parent company of PANalytical – says it has acquired Quebec-based La Corporation Scientifique Claisse, which produces sample preparation for atomic spectroscopy (including X-ray) analysis. Claisse designs, manufactures and sells consumables…
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Will the chemical sector REACH the 2018 regulatory deadlines?
June 19, 2014 by Lab Canada Helsinki, Finland – Each year since it was established the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has held a Stakeholders’ Day. Andrew Cox describes the latest in the series of these one-day events – which bring together representatives of the chemical industry…
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$5.7M supports research on breast cancer in young women
June 18, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A pan-Canadian research team investigating breast cancer in young women is being supported with $5.7 million in funding from the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation and Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Institute of Cancer Research. The program…
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CQDM and Sanofi Canada partner to accelerate drug discovery
June 18, 2014 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Drug discovery research in Canada is receiving a boost with an announcement that CQDM and Sanofi Canada have formed a partnership to support highly innovative research. Sanofi Canada will be contributing up to $500,000 over a period…
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Meeting explores barriers to accelerating HIV vaccine discovery
June 18, 2014 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MB – Twelve national and international experts in HIV and non-HIV vaccine discovery and development exchanged information from the perspectives of basic science, regulatory affairs and industry at the Canadian HIV Vaccine Initiative (CHVI) Research and Development Alliance Coordinating…
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Neuromuscular disease network to enhance research, clinical care
June 18, 2014 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – The Canadian Neuromuscular Disease Network was launched last week by the University of Calgary’s Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), and Muscular Dystrophy Canada. “Neuromuscular diseases are individually rare but as a group…
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Canada, Australia to collaborate in stem cell research
June 17, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON and Melbourne, Australia – Canada’s Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine (CCRM) and the Stem Cells Australia consortium have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together to increase the translation of stem cell research in…
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$1.4M funding supports clean air research projects
June 12, 2014 by Lab Canada Gatineau, QC – More than $1.4 million in funding is being provided by Environment Canada for science initiatives under the Clean Air Regulatory Agenda. In all, seven universities will receive funding for 13 projects that will contribute to the body…
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CLS partnership with Mitacs to foster access to synchrotron research
June 12, 2014 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – The Canadian Light Source synchrotron has signed a memorandum of understanding with Mitacs, a national, not-for-profit organization that brings together academia, industry and the public sector, to develop cutting edge tools and technologies vital to Canada’s knowledge-based…
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