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Agfa HealthCare breaks ground in Waterloo
February 25, 2010 by Lab Canada Waterloo, ON – Diagnostic imaging and healthcare IT solutions provider Agfa HealthCare says it is constructing a new global Agfa HealthCare Research & Development facility in the Research and Technology Park at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario. “The…
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$7M supports new agricultural research centre
January 25, 2010 by Lab Canada Truro, NS – A new Atlantic Centre for Agricultural Innovation at Nova Scotia Agricultural College will receive $7 million in funding from the federal and provincial governments. The federal government is providing $2 million from ACOA’s Community Adjustment Fund (CAF),…
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Northern research post to be upgraded and expanded in $11M project
December 21, 2009 by Lab Canada Resolute Bay, Nunavut – A contract valued at more than $10.9 million has been awarded to expand and modernize Natural Resources Canada’s Polar Continental Shelf Program (PCSP) facility at Resolute Bay, Nunavut. The project will upgrade and expand the facility,…
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NRC-Magna joint R&D centre to develop composite technology for autos
December 21, 2009 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Magna Exteriors and Interiors, an operating unit of Magna International, and National Research Council Canada (NRC) have formed a partnership to develop next-generation vehicles with lighter, more durable parts that are safer, affordable, environmentally friendly and fuel-efficient.…
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CARSLab microscopy lab officially opens
December 14, 2009 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – A new microscopy lab at NRC will give Canada’s biomedical science community unprecedented access to a state-of-the-art technique that is already advancing research into atherosclerosis, hepatitis C, spinal cord injuries and “demyelinating” diseases such as multiple sclerosis…
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$57M in financing for Hamilton-area R & D project
November 23, 2009 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) says it is providing $57 million in financing for McMaster Innovation Park’s new $69 million research complex. In collaboration with McMaster, the 37-acre complex is evolving into a number of…
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New medical school building celebrates groundbreaking
October 26, 2009 by Lab Canada Kingston, ON – Queen’s University School of Medicine celebrated the official groundbreaking ceremonies for its new $77-million building late last week. Senator Hugh Segal (who served as a fellow with the School of Policy Studies), MPP for Kingston and The…
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Perimeter Institute names expansion project after Stephen Hawking
October 19, 2009 by Lab Canada Waterloo, ON – As part of its 10th anniversary celebrations, the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (PI) has announced that it is naming its new 55,000-sq-ft addition for the renowned Professor Stephen Hawking. “We are delighted that Stephen has allowed…
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Green chemistry centre gets $13.6M funding
October 5, 2009 by Lab Canada Kingston, ON – Ontario’s provincial government is providing $13.6 million in funding for the GreenCentre Canada, located at Queen’s University in Kingston. The $71-million centre, which was established in February, is operated by PARTEQ Innovations, and will connect green chemistry…
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New lab to be Canada’s only ISO-certified electron microprobe facility
October 2, 2009 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – A new Advanced Microanalysis Centre at the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) in Saskatoon has been provided with $1.3 million start-up funding. The research scientists at the SRC Advanced Microanalysis Centre will use an electron microprobe that uses…
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Electron beam nanolithography facility opens at U of T
September 28, 2009 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A state-of-the-art nanotechnology research lab has opened at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering. The lab will allow scientists and engineers to create next-generation devices that could significantly impact health care, information technology,…
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State-of-art veterinary facility opens in Calgary
August 31, 2009 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – Alberta’s first facility dedicated to training veterinarians and the study of animal and public health is opening this September. The new state-of-art Clinical Skills Building at the University of Calgary will accommodate more than 120 students who…
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Knowledge infrastructure projects move forward at the University of Saskatchewan
August 14, 2009 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Federal and were provincial government officials were at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) earlier this week to discuss an update on the $22.9 million in funding going towards refurbishing a number of roofs and renovating…
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Mobile lab to unlock bone-health secrets
August 10, 2009 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – A mobile research lab, the first mobile lab of its kind in Canada, will travel to communities across British Columbia to visit senior, child, and adolescent health populations to collect information on mobility and bone health. The…
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New facilities to boost oil sands productivity
August 3, 2009 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – More than $1 million in funding is being provided to upgrade the Alberta Research Council’s Devon facility to create three new major research areas: a pilot-scale flow loop for simulating wear in oil sands pipelines; a high-productivity…
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$4.3M infrastructure funding for New Brunswick university
August 3, 2009 by Lab Canada Sackville, NB – Mount Allison University has received a total of $4.3 million in infrastructure funding from the federal and provincial governments. The funding will be used for improvements to the university’s Barclay Chemistry and Biochemistry Building’s teaching and research…
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$34M expansion at Montreal Heart Institute Research Centre gets green light
June 29, 2009 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) has been given the go-ahead to expand its Research Centre at a cost of $33.9 million. The project is being financed by the Quebec government ($21.8 million), the MHI Foundation ($10.1 million),…
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New research institute focuses on pediatric and maternal health
June 15, 2009 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – The Alberta Children’s Hospital and the University of Calgary (U of C) last week celebrated the launch of the new Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute for Child and Maternal Health. The institute was made possible by a…
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New energy and automobile research centres receive $73 million in funding
June 8, 2009 by Lab Canada Oshawa, ON – A total of $73 million in funding from the federal and Ontario’s provincial government is supporting construction of two new research centres at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT). The first to be announced, the…
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New lab focuses on indoor air research
June 4, 2009 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The National Research Council (NRC)’s Institute for Research in Construction has opened a new Indoor Air Research Laboratory. The lab includes a state-of-the-art testing facility for ventilation systems. Researchers will measure and evaluate the impact of various…
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Solar panel testing laboratory opens in Vancouver
June 1, 2009 by Lab Canada Cleveland, OH and Vancouver , BC – Testing and certification organization CSA International has opened a state-of-the-art laboratory for the testing and certification of solar panels and equipment used as an alternative energy source for homes and businesses worldwide. “This new…
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$350,000 upgrade at federal pesticide lab
May 22, 2009 by Lab Canada St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, QC – The pesticide testing laboratory at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Horticulture Research and Development Centre in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu has received $350,000 from the federal government to renovate and modernize its lab. The upgrade will enhance the capabilities of research…
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$750,000 NMR spectrometer for PEI lab
May 22, 2009 by Lab Canada Charlottetown, PEI – The federal government says it is providing $750,000 for the purchase of a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer the NMR spectrometry research headed by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada at the University of Prince Edward Island laboratory in…
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New centre will enable aerospace and icing technology research
April 27, 2009 by Lab Canada Thompson, MB – A new research centre for the aerospace industry, called the Canadian Environmental Test Research and Education Center (CanETREC), is being built in Thompson, MB. CanETREC will be a year-round research facility that specializes in supporting engine icing…
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$49.4M reno for BC university science centre; shellfish research centre for Vancouver Island
April 13, 2009 by Lab Canada Burnaby, BC – The federal and provincial governments are providing $49.4 million to renovate the chemistry building in the Shrum Science Centre at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, providing state-of-the-art facilities. This funding is part of the federal government’s two-year,…
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Materials lab receives federal funding for improvements
April 13, 2009 by Lab Canada Vancouvet, BC – Simon Fraser University has receive funding of nearly $900,000 from the federal government to strengthen its 4D Labs facility. The funding will complement leading-edge research, learning and development underway at 4D Labs, a materials science research centre…
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New health sciences building for healthcare-related training
April 13, 2009 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Vancouver Community College’s new $56.4 million health sciences building, with state-of-the-art classrooms, training labs for lab assistants, nursing, resident care attendant, and other health programs, has officially opened. The building is providing a cutting-edge facility to teach…
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New research facilities for Canadian Light Source
March 23, 2009 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – The federal government is providing $3.8 million to support the construction of two new research facilities at Canadian Light Source (CLS). The announcement “ensures our place among the world’s best synchrotrons, providing researchers from across this country…
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New research centre for Vancouver hospital
March 23, 2009 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – A new, state-of-the-art research centre is to be established at Vancouver General Hospital, housing three internationally recognized research programs and named after Robert H N Ho in honour of his $15-million donation. The seven-storey, 6,442 sq m…
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New centre to focus research on occupational cancers
March 6, 2009 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Canada’s first centre dedicated solely to research in occupational cancers has been established. Called the Occupational Cancer Research Centre, it will be charged with improving knowledge and evidence to help identify, prevent and ultimately eliminate exposures to…
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Green chemistry in spotlight as new centre of excellence launches
February 27, 2009 by Lab Canada Kingston, ON – PARTEQ Innovations, the technology commercialization office of Queen’s University at Kingston, Ontario, has been awarded $9.1 million from the federal government towards the establishment of a National Centre of Excellence for the development and commercialization of Green…
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