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Chalk River nuclear science lab gets $55M upgrade
January 13, 2015 by Lab Canada Chalk River, ON – A $55-million upgrade in the nuclear science and technology capacity at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), a subsidiary of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, was recently completed. The project involved renovating and equipping the CNL’s Hydrogen Isotopes…
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New lab to research plant-based medicines
December 2, 2014 by Lab Canada Burnaby, BC – A new laboratory to research plant-based medicines such as ginseng, hawthorn and elderberry at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) was awarded provincial funding of $368,000. The research infrastructure project at BCIT was awarded the money…
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Biomedical research to grow with opening of $1.5M zebrafish lab
December 2, 2014 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – Dalhousie Medical School recently celebrated the opening of a new lab: the Zebrafish Core Facility. Housed in the university’s Life Sciences Research Institute (LSRI), the $1.5 million facility is one of the largest of its kind in…
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$20M helps Sunnybrook create integrated Brain Sciences Centre
October 20, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is creating a new facility that it says will revolutionize brain sciences treatment and research in Canada. The state-of-the-art Brain Sciences Centre, the first of its kind in Canada, is dues to a…
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$3.8M funding launches new multi-discipline innovation facility
October 15, 2014 by Lab Canada Kelowna, BC – The University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus is receiving $3.8M from Western Economic Diversification to open a research facility that will develop technologies for human protection, survivability and performance in extreme or remote conditions. At the new…
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Clinical research centre opens and $750,000 fund announced
October 15, 2014 by Lab Canada Laval, QC – Servier Canada has officially opened a new Clinical Development Centre in Montreal, and launched a new $750,000 research fund. The company says the new centre will focus on the design and development of Servier’s international clinical research.…
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New research complex is geoscience and photonics powerhouse
October 6, 2014 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The University of Ottawa celebrated the official opening of its new Advanced Research Complex (ARC) last week. The $70-million facility will bring together researchers, students and partners from various disciplines to foster greater scientific exchange. The complex…
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$308M bailout signed for MaRS Phase 2 building
September 23, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Ontario’s provincial government has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire an interest in the MaRS Phase 2 building in Toronto from its developer, Alexandria Real Estate (ARE). The government says the agreement, with a total value…
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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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Corrosion research the focus of $600K funding
June 5, 2014 by Lab Canada St John’s, NL – Newfoundland’s Research and Development Corporation says it is providing $598,000 to build research and development capacity and expertise in corrosion research, an area of significant interest for the oil and gas, marine shipping and other industries…
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New microscopes boost SFU lab’s capabilities
April 1, 2014 by Lab Canada Simon Fraser University’s multi-million-dollar Centre for Soft Materials, that opened earlier this year, says it now has the most advanced suite of microscopes in Western Canada with the recent installation of a suite of high-end electron microscopes. The systems installed…
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CHUS Research Centre inaugurates new wing
March 12, 2014 by Lab Canada Sherbrooke, QC – The new wing of the Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS)’s research centre celebrated its inauguration in late February. The expansion doubles the space dedicated to research at the institution. The new wing houses preclinical-imaging research, a…
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New molecular pathology facility opens in Montreal
November 25, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A new Molecular Pathology Centre at the Jewish General Hospital (JGH) celebrated its official opening today. The 12,000-sq-ft facility was entirely funded through private donations—notably, the Dubrovsky family, Banque Nationale and the Adelis Foundation—to enable the JGH…
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$376-million project focuses on aging research
November 18, 2013 by Lab Canada Waterloo, ON – Ground was broken last week for an innovation institute for aging at the University of Waterloo. The new development will bring long-term care, research, and teaching activities together on the campus. The $376-million project is the result…
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Mining research centre to open at Snolab with $750,000 funding
October 29, 2013 by Lab Canada Sudbury, ON – A new mining and exploration data centre is being created with $750,000 in funding from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) Through this support, the Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI) is establishing a Mining…
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CML Healthcare unveils automated systems at Mississauga lab
October 7, 2013 by Lab Canada Mississauga, ON – Laboratory services provider CML Healthcare says it has taken a significant step in increasing its throughput and automation by installing two BD Kiestra Total Laboratory Automation (TLA) systems. On September 19, the company held a ribbon-cutting ceremony…
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$4.5M funding creates new multidisciplinary research centre
October 1, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A new research centre that focuses on finding scientific methods to establish early childhood risk factors for mental illness is being launched in Montreal with a $4.5 million donation from the Irving Ludmer Family Foundation. The new…
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Clinical research centre to open in Laval
September 9, 2013 by Lab Canada Laval, QC – Servier Canada, the Canadian subsidiary of the Servier Research Group, the second largest French pharmaceutical company, has begun construction of a Centre of Excellence in Clinical Research at its Laval location. This new 30,000 square-foot complex represents…
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New life science development centre in cards for Montreal
September 9, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Following a US$30-million commitment to Sanderling Ventures, BDC Venture Capital and the Fonds de solidarité FTQ say Sanderling will create a permanent facility for the development of early-stage life science projects in Montreal. The funds committed by…
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Medical isotope production facility opens in Alberta
July 22, 2013 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – The University of Alberta’s new Medical Isotope and Cyclotron Facility has celebrated its grand opening. The facility is receiving funding of $7 million through the federal government’s Isotope Technology Acceleration Program (ITAP). The funding is being used…
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Sanofi opens new HQ in Laval
May 13, 2013 by Lab Canada Laval, QC – Pharmaceutical company Sanofi Canada has opened a new head office in Laval. “As part of Laval’s Biotech City, we remain committed to bringing innovative new medicines to Quebec and Canada, and hope to those living with diabetes,…
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Pilot plant to demo new bioproduct process
May 7, 2012 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – University of Alberta is establishing a pilot plant to demonstrate and refine a new process known as lipid to hydrocarbon (LTH) technology. The process converts agricultural waste materials into high-value commercial products. On Friday, Western Economic Diversification…
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$1M supports clinical research centre for dentistry
April 30, 2012 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The Faculty of Dentistry at the University of British Columbia has opened a clinical research centre focusing on best practices and evidence-based patient care thanks to a $1 million donation from Frontier Dental Laboratories. Named the Frontier…
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$1.6M grant for bio-processing facility
February 27, 2012 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Biotechnology company Ceapro says that Alberta Innovates Bio Solutions has provided it with a $1.6 million grant to establish a state-of-art commercial-scale bio-processing facility. The company says the new facility, which will cost over $4.5 million, will…
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High speed network link to boost environmental research
February 6, 2012 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – An extension of a ultra high-speed fibre optic network has been to the Waterloo Summit Centre for the Environment in Huntsville, ON. The extension was announced by CANARIE, Advanced Research and Innovation Network, and the University of…
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Brain bank receives $2M gift to upgrade and expand
February 1, 2012 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Bell Canada has provided a $2 million gift to the Douglas Mental Health University Institute, enabling the institute to improve the facilities of its brain bank while expanding its recruitment and research activities. Part of Bell’s “Let’s…
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Nanomaterial from wood fibre the focus of new demo plant
January 30, 2012 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – CelluForce has officially inaugurated a NanoCrystalline Cellulose (NCC) demonstration plant, at the Domtar pulp and paper mill site in Windsor, Quebec. The company says it is the world’s first NCC plant, and will focus on developing commercial…
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New dairy research facility to model sustainable animal agriculture
January 16, 2012 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON – A new livestock research centre intended to model sustainable animal agriculture systems is being planned by the University of Guelph (U of G), the Ontario government and the Ontario dairy industry. The Research and Innovation Centre, Dairy…
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Cyclotron delivered in Quebec
January 12, 2012 by Lab Canada Sherbrooke, QC – The Centre de recherche clinique Étienne – Le Bel at CHUS has received delivery of a cyclotron which it says is the first cyclotron TR24 in the world powerful enough to supply 50% of Quebec needs of…
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Plans unveiled for new complex chronic disease clinic
December 22, 2011 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre has announced it will be home to a new clinic that will address complex diseases including myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, Lyme disease and fibromyalgia. The new Complex Chronic Disease Clinic…
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R&D facility to be built as bio-energy demo plant
December 5, 2011 by Lab Canada Cornwall, PEI – Atlantec BioEnergy is creating a research and development demonstration facility in Prince Edward Island. The company was established to explore the feasibility of developing a commercially viable bio-refinery to produce advanced bio-energy from non- traditional feed stocks.…
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