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Biofuels research project being led by Pratt & Whitney Canada
July 14, 2008 by Lab Canada Farnborough Air Show, UK – Pratt & Whitney Canada says it is leading an aerospace industry-university research effort to investigate the potential use of biofuels for small- and medium-sized engine applications. The project will evaluate the feasibility of using second-generation…
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Search for next generation of biofuels gets $7.5m funding support
July 7, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A total of $7.5 million in funding is being provided by the Ontario government to help move two biofuel projects to the global marketplace. In the first project, $5 million of the funding will go towards the…
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Performance Plants establishes US biofuels facility
June 23, 2008 by Lab Canada Kingston, ON – Biotech company Performance Plants (PPI) says it has established a research centre in the US to develop specialized non-food crops for industries seeking renewable feedstocks for liquid transportation fuels, biochemicals and coal replacement. The facility, called the…
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Canadian auto research supported with $20M in funding
June 9, 2008 by Lab Canada London, ON – Auto research projects are receiving $9.5 million in funding over two years from the federal government through the Networks of Centres of Excellence program. An additional $10.5 million is being provided by 240 private and public sector…
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New centre to focus on forest economy bioproducts in Ontario’s north
May 26, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Ontario’s provincial government is providing $25 million for a new Centre for Research and Innovation in the Bio-Economy (CRIBE) in Thunder Bay. The Centre for Research and Innovation in the Bio-Economy (CRIBE) in Thunder Bay will create…
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$4M joint program funds 13 BC-China projects
May 26, 2008 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Thirteen collaborative projects have been chosen to receive support under the Innovation and Commercialization Strategic Development (ICSD) program. The program is a $4 million joint program developed by the British Columbia Innovation Council (BCIC) and the People’s…
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DNA sequencing and nano-fabrication receive equipment funding support
May 12, 2008 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Development and commercialization of new technologies in the fields of DNA sequencing and nano-fabrication is receiving a boost from Western Economic Diversification Canada, which is providing $750,000 toward the purchase of state-of-the-art equipment and the building of…
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Five nanotechnology research projects share $15M funding
April 28, 2008 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The winners of a special $15-million nanotechnology research funding competition have been named. Five projects will be funded over three years, and each will receive $3 million in funding, with financial support shared by the National Research…
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Carbon recycling system closer to reality for industry to soak up greenhouse gases
April 28, 2008 by Lab Canada Quebec City, QC – A network of research and technology organizations says it is getting closer to piecing together a system that would fast-track a natural greenhouse gas recycling process in large volumes. Scientists through Innoventures Canada (I-CAN) are working…
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Food centre to explore commercialization opportunities for new food products
April 28, 2008 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – The Saskatchewan Food Centre is examining commercialization opportunities for new food products with the help of federal government funding of nearly $800,000. The funding will support the purchase of a new extruder for research purposes. The funding…
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$3M grant for development of new technology to reduce tailing ponds’ environmental impact
April 13, 2008 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – A $3-million grant to the University of Alberta’s School of Energy and the Environment (SEE) from Alberta’s provincial government is aimed at improving tailings pond reclamation in Alberta’s oil sands region. “Creating new technology to reclaim land…
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Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding to collaborate in microchip-based DNA program
April 13, 2008 by Lab Canada Dublin, CA – Microchip Biotechnologies (MBI) says that the Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding (CCDB), at the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, will be the first participant to join MBI’s early access program for the Apollo 100 STAR…
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Funding opportunities for clean energy technology research
April 13, 2008 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – The federal government has announced two new funds devoted to supporting research in the area of clean energy. One is a a $125-million fund to advance carbon capture and storage technologies that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions…
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Diagnostic kit for dairy products gets $1M development funding
April 3, 2008 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – SciMed Technologies is receiving $1 million from the federal government to help it with commercializing and marketing of new diagnostic kits that test Vitamin A and D in milk and dairy-based foods. The kits speed up the…
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Project to capture minerals from oil sands tailings
March 31, 2008 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – A $3.5-million grant from Alberta Energy to technology development company Titanium Corporation will support research into producing a variety of manufactured products from minerals extracted from oil sands tailings. Project researchers will study the value-added opportunities and…
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Clean air research fund established with $600,000 funding
March 24, 2008 by Lab Canada Victoria, BC – British Columbia’s provincial government is providing $600,000 over three years to advance air quality research through the new BC Clean Air Research (CLEAR) Fund. The fund will support research to address the challenges of air quality protection…
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Mirarco, Canadian Light Source agreement focuses on greener mining
March 17, 2008 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Canadian Light Source (CLS) and Mirarco Mining Innovation’s Centre for Environmental Monitoring have formed an agreement to develop collaborative research projects with partners from the minerals industry. The agreement focuses on using synchrotron-based X-ray analytical techniques to…
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Project enables nerve cells on computer chip to heal, regrow damaged nerves
March 17, 2008 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – Neuroscientists, brain surgeons, graduate students, rehabilitation specialists and neurologists are joining forces to develop new technology aimed at repairing and regenerating peripheral nerves that connect the brain, spinal cord, and the body. The Western Canada Regeneration Initiative,…
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Barcode of life project receives $5M funding
February 21, 2008 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON – A research initiative called the International Barcode of Life Project is receiving $5 million in funding from Ontario’s provincial government. The funding will enable researchers at the University of Guelph to work with over 100 researchers from…
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Partnership will enhance global scientific collaboration
February 21, 2008 by Lab Canada Melbourne, Australia – A new scientific collaboration partnership between McMaster University and Monash University in Melbourne, Australia will be strengthened with $150,000 in funding from the Ontario government. Researchers from both universities will share knowledge, ideas and resources including McMaster’s…
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Medica announces dates of 2008 show
February 21, 2008 by Lab Canada Dusseldorf, Germany – Medical technology trade show Medica will take place from November 19-22 at the Messe Dusseldorf fairgrounds in Dusseldorf, show organizers recently announced. The 2007 show closed with what the organizers say were the best-ever results in the…
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Research centre to develop supermaterials for the aerospace industry
February 17, 2008 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The McGill Aerospace Materials and Alloy Development Centre at the NRC Industrial Materials Institute in Boucherville was opened on Friday. A collaborative initiative between National Research Council (NRC) and McGill University, the centre was created to develop…
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$28M injected into breakthrough clean energy technologies
February 11, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) and its industry and academic partners today announced funding of $28 million in the research and development of six groundbreaking clean energy projects. Today’s announcement of $13 million from OCE and…
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$3.4M supports petroleum research into cleaner fuel
February 11, 2008 by Lab Canada Fredericton, NB – Researchers at the University of New Brunswick will receive up to $3.4 million over the next five years from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency to develop methods to better analyze petroleum samples for oil producers to develop…
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Largest renewable diesel demonstration gets revved up
January 22, 2008 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Canada’s largest cold-weather, on-road demonstration of renewable diesel officially launched today. The Alberta Renewable Diesel Demonstration, managed by Climate Change Central, comes after months of laboratory testing of various fuel feedstocks and production processes. Over 60 trucks…
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Partnership to develop pipe-corrosion solution for oil sands
January 21, 2008 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – The Alberta Research Council (ARC), 3M Canada and Alberta Advanced Education and Technology (AET) are teaming up in an $800,000 project to develop pipe liners that will prevent corrosion and erosion and prolong pipeline life. “ARC is…
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$600,000 study looks at turning plant waste into biofuels
January 14, 2008 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON – The growing demand for ethanol has Canadian farmers harvesting corn kernels at a rapid pace, but the rest of the plant has been going to waste, until now. Three scientists from the University of Guelph have teamed…
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Acoustic imaging research centre receives $5M funding
January 7, 2008 by Lab Canada Windsor, ON – A new centre devoted to acoustical imaging, called the Institute for Diagnostic Imaging Research, is to be established at the University of Windsor. The institute received $5 million in funding from Ontario’s government today. The institute will…
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$118M supports public-private science and technology partnerships
January 7, 2008 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – The federal government is providing $118 million in funding over three years in six National Research Council (NRC) technology cluster initiatives. As part of this announcement, the NRC National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT) will receive $36 million…
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Virtual reality lab at receives $3.4M from IBM
December 10, 2007 by Lab Canada Ottawa, On – The University of Ottawa and IBM have formed a partnership to further pursue research in collaborative tele-presence at the university’s Discover lab, with IBM providing $3.4 million in funding. The main objective of collaborative tele-presence is to…
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New research centre will further environmental goals in Nova Scotia
November 26, 2007 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS – A new research centre focussed on environmental engineering is being built at Dalhousie University. The facility, the Nova Scotia Environmental Engineering Research Centre (NSEERC) laboratory will be built at the university’s Faculty of Engineering. The centre is…
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