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Analyzer measures FOG from 1 PPM to 10%
December 31, 2014 Laboratory Product News Industrial and food processing plants that have high levels of fats, oil, and grease (FOG) in their effluents face strict wastewater regulations. The Wilks InfraCal 2 Analyzers provide accurate, easy, on-site analysis to help both regulators and industry comply with…
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Low-noise digitizer converts biological signals
December 31, 2014 Laboratory Product News Available with HumSilencer noise-cancelling technology, the Digidata 1550A Low-Noise Data Acquisition System provides analog-to-digital conversion of biological signals measured in electrophysiology experiments. The built-in adaptive noise cancellation technology provides single-click elimination of the 50 and 60 Hz line-frequency noise that…
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$60M national initiative for innovative cancer treatments
December 30, 2014 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The BC Cancer Agency researchers will play a key role in the first Network of Centres of Excellence (NCE) devoted to cancer research, announced this month with a $25 million commitment from the federal government and an…
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Canadians lead international team developing novel vaccines
December 30, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Dalton Pharma Services, a privately owned pharmaceutical services provider, says it has been awarded funding from ISTPCanada as part of an international vaccine development project under the 2013 Canada-China Joint Initiative on Human Vaccine Research and Development program.…
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$1.5B research fund launches inaugural competition
December 30, 2014 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The federal government has officially launched the inaugural competition of the new Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF). Announced as part of the government’s budget this year, the fund will provide $1.5 billion over 10 years to…
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New scientific director general appointed to National Public Health Laboratories
December 30, 2014 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON -The Public Health Agency of Canada has appointed Dr. Matthew Gilmour as the new scientific director general of the National Public Health Laboratories. He succeeds Dr. Frank Plummer, who retired earlier this year. Dr. Gilmour will be responsible…
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Handheld Bluetooth transmitter measures multiple inputs
December 30, 2014 Laboratory Product News The UWBT Bluetooth wireless transmitter turns smart phones and tablets into data logging and monitoring devices. The transmitter measures different sensor inputs such as thermocouple, RTD, temperature/relative humidity and pH and transmit the data via Bluetooth wireless technology to a…
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Fluid direction changes made easy
December 15, 2014 Laboratory Product News Stopcocks are designed with low torque, easy-to-turn handles, allowing for smooth movement to change fluid direction. Available in 1-, 2-, 3-, and 4-way fluid direction and 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 gang manifolds. Connections include male luer slip, male…
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Arthur Slutsky awarded researcher of year by CIHR
December 12, 2014 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Dr. Arthur S. Slutsky, vice-president of research at the St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, has received the 2014 Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Health Researcher of the Year award for his outstanding efforts to advance pulmonary…
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High-throughput ChIP platform facilitates epigenetic research
December 12, 2014 Laboratory Product News Epigenetics is a fast-growing research area with wide applications, including disease mechanism profiling and personalized medicine strategies. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) is crucial to epigenetic research. Porvair Sciences, in conjunction with researchers at Swansea University (UK), have written a new technical…
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Novel evaporation technology produces reproducibly large crystals
December 12, 2014 Laboratory Product News A non-destructive evaporation technology called eXalt has been used by several research groups to produce larger crystals than was previously possible using traditional methods. Crystallization is a critical step in the development of many compounds, it can form part of…
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Two thousand technical presentations coming to Pittcon
December 11, 2014 by Lab Canada Pittsburgh, PA – Over 2,000 technical presentations are scheduled at Pittcon 2015, covering a wide range of applications such as biotechnology, biomedical, drug discovery, environmental, food science, fuels/energy, genomics, lab management, materials science, nanotechnology, polymers/plastics, proteomics and water/wastewater. Attendees can…
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Worlds fastest scanning electron microscope
December 10, 2014 Laboratory Product News Zeiss recently unveiled what it says is the world’s fastest scanning electron microscope (SEM), offering the highest speed suitable for brain research. The MultiSEM 505 features 61 beams working in parallel, and a capture speed of 1220 megapixels per second…
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Assay detects RNA, protein simultaneously
December 10, 2014 Laboratory Product News Flow cytometry assay is capable of simultaneous detection of RNA and protein within millions of cells at single-cell resolution. Current flow cytometry applications are limited to antibody-based interrogation of cell surface and intracellular proteins. With the novel PrimeFlow RNA Assay…
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Compact reactor for early research
December 10, 2014 Laboratory Product News High pressure reactor is specifically designed for small batch reaction chemistry. Intended for early, exploratory research, the HPR-Micro Reactor is especially well suited for research, process development, and screening applications when reagents, catalysts, or other essential materials are expensive or…
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Sensor improves colour detection, inspection
December 10, 2014 Laboratory Product News Baumer’s VeriSens XC series vision sensor portfolio now includes models capable of colour identification and inspection. Setup is simple and reliable with the new Color FEX assistant. The new VGA and 1.2 megapixel models are suited for automation tasks in…
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Lab bioreactor is for process development
December 10, 2014 Laboratory Product News Designed for the cultivation of microorganisms and cell cultures, the BIOSTAT Cplus stainless steel fermenter/bioreactor has a modular design that allows for individual system configuration in order to meet the user’s application-specific requirements. Typical fields of application include process development…
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Major private-academic partnership in biotech venture
December 10, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A new biotech company, Northern Biologics, has been officially unveiled by biotechnology incubator Blueline Bioscience in partnership with the University of Toronto (U of T) and University Health Network’s Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (UHN). The company will…
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Suppressing hormone could help reduce obesity
December 9, 2014 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – Researchers from McMaster have identified an important hormone that is elevated in obese people and contributes to obesity and diabetes by inhibiting brown fat activity. Brown adipose tissue — widely known as ‘brown fat’ — is located…
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Researchers identify protein that controls the genome ‘guardian’
December 9, 2014 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A new study published in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) sheds new light on a well-known mechanism required for the immune response. Researchers at the…
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Obesity may shorten life expectancy up to 8 years
December 9, 2014 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A new study led by investigators at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and McGill University. The researchers examined the relationship between body weight and life expectancy. Their findings show that overweight and…
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Handheld thermometer helps keep food safe
December 9, 2014 Laboratory Product News Wireless RTR-601 handheld thermometer and core temperature recorder measures the internal temperature of food items and liquids using an insertion probe. A single press of the REC button allows the user to record not only the temperature, but also the…
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New institute to study regenerative medicine
December 3, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A new institute has been set up in Ontario to study the diseases of aging, and at the same time the first three awards being funded under the new institute have been announced, with a total of…
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$50M partnership to strengthen health research in Newfoundland and Labrador
December 3, 2014 by Lab Canada St John’s, NL – Memorial University will receive $50 million over the next five years to support a wide-ranging health-care initiative that will provide enhanced, personalized patient care through collaborative, multidisciplinary research. Less than 20 percent of applied medical research…
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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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Internationally significant discovery maps evolution of breast cancer
December 2, 2014 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – A paper in the journal Nature highlights how researchers at the BC Cancer Agency are using human breast cancer ‘avatars’ – models of human breast cancers – to measure how complex cancers develop and change over time.…
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Cutting-edge severe weather forecasting technology to be developed
December 2, 2014 by Lab Canada Québec City, QC – The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the National Optics Institute (INO) have formed a partnership to improve forecasting of severe weather events. As part of the partnership, the CSA is awarding a contract worth $650,000 to…
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Advanced research in Northern Ontario gets funding boost
December 2, 2014 by Lab Canada Thunder Bay, ON – Two research institutes in Thunder Bay are receiving a total of $900,000 in funding from the province’s Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC). The projects will allow the institutes to purchase equipment and hire extra staff…
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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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Ductless fume hood is flexible, convenient
November 28, 2014 Laboratory Product News Most laboratories follow good practice guidelines and staff are encouraged to use safety hoods for the handling of chemicals and powders that might become airborne and potentially contaminate the working environment. Occasionally, however, it may not be convenient or possible…
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