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$8M program for brain repair research
November 20, 2003 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC November 20, 2003 NeuroScience Canada, a non-profit organization that promotes the advancement of brain research, says it is launching an $8 million brain repair program. The funding will be formally announced by former federal finance minister, Michael H…
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Life sciences news briefs (November 20, 2003)
November 20, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – November 20, 2003 – The following Life Sciences news briefs were published by Industry Canada this week: 1) Pharmaceuticals Update Vasogen announces new class of pharmaceuticals Vasogen (Mississauga), which develops immune modulation therapies for treating cardiovascular disease…
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Report shows how Canada’s most innovative firms put their research into action
November 17, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON November 17, 2003 Canada’s most innovative companies import ideas from anywhere in the world and break down barriers between researchers and users to commercialize those ideas, according to The Conference Board of Canada’s fifth Annual Innovation Report: Trading…
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$4.4M awarded for arthritis research
November 17, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON November 17, 2003 – Three osteoarthritis (OA) research projects have received funding of C$4.4 million. The award was announced today by Dr Robin Poole and Dr Jane Aubin, scientific co-directors of the Canadian Arthritis Network, and Dr Cyril…
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Life sciences news briefs (November 14, 2003)
November 14, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON November 14, 2003 The following life sciences news briefs were published this week by Industry Canada. 1) Pharmaceuticals Update Biotech Holdings receives Mexico regulatory approval for Sucanon Robert Rieveley, president of Biotech Holdings (Vancouver) reported that the company…
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Scientist the first Canadian to win top German medical prize
November 12, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON November 12, 2003 Dr Tak Mak, a senior scientist at Princess Margaret Hospital’s Ontario Cancer Institute for the past 25 years and founding director of the Advanced Medical Discovery Institute, has been selected to receive Germany’s most distinguished…
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Alberta scientists receive leadership awards
November 12, 2003 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB November 12, 2003 A 24-year-old graduate student and a professor in electrical and computer engineering at University of Alberta, received a total of $20,000 at the Alberta Science and Technology (ASTech) Awards. The ASTech Awards recognize and honour…
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Diabetes research in Canada to receive a major boost
November 11, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON November 11, 2003 The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), in partnership with Ford Motor Company of Canada, says it has raised more than $800,000 on Saturday night at its Honouree of the Year Dinner. Proceeds from the fund…
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$1M for new NSERC chair in extreme-environment design
November 7, 2003 by Lab Canada Montral, QC November 7, 2003 The Government of Canada is funding a new NSERC chair in design for extreme environments at McGill University. The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) is providing C$1 million over five years, with McGill…
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Advanced foods and materials research gets boost
November 5, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON November 5, 2003 A new Network of Centres of Excellence – the Advanced Foods and Materials Network (AFMNet) is being established with funding of $22.2 million from the federal government. The new centre involves a multi-disciplinary teams with…
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Canadian researcher halts, reverses growth of breast cancer in mice
November 5, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON November 5, 2003 Canadian microbiologist and CBCRA-funded researcher, Dr William J Muller, has presented pivotal research which demonstrates that it is possible to block genetic switches in mice that turn cancer on and off thereby preventing and even…
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Life sciences news briefs (November 05, 2003)
November 5, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON November 5, 2003 The following life sciences news briefs were published this week by Industry Canada. 1) Pharmaceuticals Update ConjuChem initiates enrolment in Phase II trial for DAC(TM): GLP-1 ConjuChem (Montreal) announced it has begun European enrolment in…
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$250K to improve participation of women in science and engineering
November 4, 2003 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON November 5, 2003 The first of four new regional chairs to increase the participation of women in science and engineering has been launched at the University of Guelph. The effort is being supported by Canada’s Natural Sciences and…
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Food protection association issues call for abstracts
November 4, 2003 by Lab Canada Des Moines, Iowa November 4, 2003 The International Association for Food Protection is accepting abstracts for IAFP 2004, being held in Phoenix, AZ, on August 8-11, 2004. The deadline for submissions is January 5, 2004. The abstracts must report the…
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Program to drive space telerobotics and telemedicine research
November 3, 2003 by Lab Canada St-Hubert, QC November 3, 2003 The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems (IRIS) today announced the creation of a new program that will fund Canadian University space researchers and encourage them to build industry…
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Resource giants band together to build $5.3M mining chair
November 3, 2003 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB November 3, 2003 Eleven corporations in the resource sector have come together to create the Alberta Chamber of Resources Industry Chair in Mining Engineering. Combined contributions from Albian Sands, BHP Diamonds, Diavik Diamonds Mines, Finning, Elk Valley Coal,…
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Researchers produce pioneering superfluidity results
November 3, 2003 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB November 3, 2003 Researchers in the University of Alberta department of chemistry have combined homemade equipment and a lot of brainpower to arrive at and extend the frontiers of knowledge in the field of superfluidity. Dr Wolfgang Jaeger…
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50 patents earn scientists elite status during Xerox’s 50th year in Canada
October 30, 2003 by Lab Canada Mississauga, ON October 30, 2003 This year, Xerox is celebrating 50 years in Canada. At the same time, researchers and scientists at the Xerox Research Centre of Canada are marking another milestone. They are celebrating the fact that 50 US…
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House of Commons passes human reproduction bill
October 29, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON October 29, 2003 Canada’s House of Commons yesterday voted in favour of Bill C-13, An Act respecting assisted human reproduction and related research. The bill will now be sent to the Senate for review. “Bill C-13 will fill…
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Innovation awards salute university-industry collaborations
October 28, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON October 28, 2003 The winners of the 2003 NSERC Synergy Awards for Innovation have been announced by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council. The awards are given to outstanding university-industry R&D partnerships. Seven partnerships were singled out…
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Grand-scale smallpox research grid delivers results
October 27, 2003 by Lab Canada Markham, ON October 27, 2003 IBM, along with the University of Western Ontario’s Robarts Research Institute and several other technology and research organizations have completed the important first step in finding a treatment for smallpox. They dramatically reduced the number…
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Ottawa heart institute creates new hypertension research chair
October 27, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON October 27, 2003 (October 10, 2003) The University of Ottawa Heart Institute has created the Pfizer Chair in Hypertension Research. It says the five-year agreement will advance the groundbreaking work of the Institute’s Hypertension Research Group in new…
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Life sciences news briefs (October 27, 2003)
October 27, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON — October 27, 2003 — The following life sciences news briefs were published recently by Industry Canada: 1) Pharmaceuticals Update Altachem Achieves milestone with potential anti-cancer compound Mr Warren Jackson, president and CEO of Altachem Pharma (Edmonton) announced…
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New round of Canada research chairs announced
October 23, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON October 23, 2003 Allan Rock, minister of industry, praised the work of university researchers today as he announced funding for 118 new Canada research chairs. A special ceremony took place at the University of Toronto to mark the…
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$3M added to oil and gas research resources
October 22, 2003 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS October 22, 2003 Petroleum Research Atlantic Canada (PRAC) a 38-member public-private partnership and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) are teaming up to provide an additional $3 million for new oil and gas research projects at…
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PEI bio-projects selected in second round of Atlantic Innovation Fund projects
October 22, 2003 by Lab Canada Charlottetown, PEI October 22, 2003 Up to C$16.8 million in total funding is being awarded to five research and development projects in Prince Edward Island under the Atlantic Innovation Fund. The following projects have been approved for funding: ChitoXanSys is…
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Nobel laureates among Pittcon speakers in 2004
October 20, 2003 by Lab Canada Pittsburgh, PA October 20, 2003 The Pittsburgh Conference announced today that Koichi Tanaka and Professor Kurt Wnthrich, 2002 Nobel laureates, will present separate plenary lectures describing their work at the 2004 Pittsburgh Conference at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. Both…
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NSERC to set up office in Atlantic region
October 20, 2003 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS October 20, 2003 The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) plans to open an office in Atlantic Canada in 2004. “Every year NSERC invests more than $700 million in university research across Canada, yet up to now…
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Qubec biotechnology incubator inaugurates new facilities in Laval
October 20, 2003 by Lab Canada Laval, QC October 20, 2003 Incubator Qubec Biotechnology Innovation Centre (QBIC) officially inaugurated its new Phase 3 facilities at Biotech City of Greater Montreal today. The new facilities will occupy 28,000 sq ft and are located in the Laval Biotechnology…
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Plans unveiled for developing lower-cost, low-field MRI
October 17, 2003 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB October 17, 2003 A joint federal-provincial initiative is expected to make magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology more accessible and affordable, as well as develop commercial opportunities for a made-in-Canada MRI. A joint $1.23 million federal-provincial contribution has been…
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Energy research helping to reduce carbon dioxide emissions
October 17, 2003 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB October 17, 2003 A heavy oil extraction test facility was recently opened near Fort McMurray in order to explore a technology that could reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 85%. Last year, the Alberta government announced it was joining…
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