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CFI Awards over $17.7M to Canadian researchers
March 4, 2003 by Lab Canada Halifax, NS March 4, 2003 Today, Carmen Charette, senior vice-president of the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) was joined by Minister of Industry, Allan Rock, to announce over C$17.7 million in New Opportunities awards to 97 of the nation’s emerging…
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First year report looks good for Quebec’s Biotech City
March 4, 2003 by Lab Canada Laval, QC March 4, 2003 Biotech City in Laval, QC, has received its first annual report card. President and CEO of the Biotech City, Pierre Blanger, last week disclosed the Biotech City’s report following its first full year in operation.…
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Canadian Institute of Energy R&D award goes to BC’s QuestAir Technologies
March 4, 2003 by Lab Canada Burnaby, BC March 4, 2003 QuestAir Technologies has been awarded the 2002 Energy Research and Development Award by the Canadian Institute of Energy (BC). The Energy Research and Development Award recognizes the efforts of BC-based firms that are conducting leading-edge…
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$2.4M in funding to help scientists examine effects of cancer drugs on male reproduction
March 4, 2003 by Lab Canada Montreal,QC – March 4, 2003 – Aided by a $2.4 million, five-year grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, researchers from McGill University’s Faculty of Medicine, the McGill University Health Centre, the Sir B Mortimer Jewish General Hospital, in…
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Baxter awarded major blood product contracts with Canadian Blood Services & Hma-Qubec
March 3, 2003 by Lab Canada Mississauga, ON — March 3, 2003 — Baxter Corporation (Canada) has been awarded a multi-year purchase agreement to be a major supplier to Canadian Blood Services (CBS) and Hma-Qubec (HQ), the two agencies that manage Canada’s blood and blood product…
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Canada gets favourable national report card on antibiotic resistance
February 28, 2003 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC February 28, 2003 As the world celebrates the 75th anniversary of the discovery of penicillin, Canada is holding its own with respect to some rates of antibiotic resistance, according to the National Information Program on Antibiotics (NIPA). The…
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Canadian Blood Services names new board chair
February 28, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON February 28, 2003 – Canadian Blood Services has appointed Dr Verna M Skanes of St John’s as Chair of the Board of Directors until its next annual general meeting. Dr Skanes assumed her new role on February 14,…
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US Army funds “innovative concept” to boost effect of chemotherapy
February 28, 2003 by Lab Canada Kingston, ON February 28, 2003 A Queen’s University research team that recently discovered a way to make breast cancer cells more responsive to chemotherapy is now investigating whether a similar procedure can effectively treat prostate cancer the second leading cause…
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McLaughlin Centre for Molecular Medicine announces first director
February 27, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON February 27, 2003 The inaugural director of the McLaughlin Centre for Molecular Medicine, wants to bridge the gap between research advances in the basic sciences and clinical practice. Dr Keith Stewart has been named director of the MacLaughlin…
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Nominations called for Ontario Professional Engineers awards
February 27, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON February 27, 2003 The Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) and the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) are seeking nominations of outstanding professional engineers for the Ontario Professional Engineers Awards, which are sponsored annually by PEO and OSPE. The…
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Population genetics company secures C$7.7M investment and equipment financing
February 25, 2003 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC February 25, 2003 Population genetics company, Galileo Genomics, has closed two financings totaling C$7.7 million, including equity financing worth $4.7 million and capital equipment-based financing for up to $3 million. Galileo’s platform is designed for the identification of…
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Sensing technology for large animal breeding enters test phase
February 25, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON — February 25, 2003 — Biotech company Pheromone Sciences says it is commencing advanced testing of its sensing technology for large animal breeding at the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, under the direction of Dr Walter Johnson.…
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Affinium Pharmaceuticals announces senior appointments
February 25, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON — February 25, 2003 — Guided drug discovery company, Affinium Pharmaceuticals, has appointed new senior directors in chemistry and structural biology, and new roles for existing senior executives. Dr Klaus Fiebig is appointed senior director, structural biology, with…
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Diabetes research at McMaster University gets C$20 million boost
February 24, 2003 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON — February 24, 2003 — A professor with McMaster University’s Faculty of Health Sciences in Hamilton is the lead investigator for the $20 million Canadian portion of a major study of adults with Type 2 diabetes. Hertzel Gerstein,…
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Leading Canadian bio-ethicists unite to urge regulation, not ban, of therapeutic cloning
February 24, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON — February 24, 2003 — Several of Canada’s top bio-ethicists, along with a research funding organization, have come together to urge Canada’s Parliament to regulate “therapeutic” cloning, but not to prohibit it. Bill C-13, an Act Respecting Assisted…
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More health research grants result from new federal budget
February 24, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON — February 24, 2003 — In the wake of a C$55 million increase to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)’s annual funding announced in last week’s federal budget, the institute’s Governing Council has decided to increase the…
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Canada remains a world leader in the fight against antibiotic resistance
February 21, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON — February 21, 2003 — As the world celebrates the 75th anniversary of the discovery of penicillin, Canada is holding its own with respect to some rates of antibiotic resistance, according to the National Information Program on Antibiotics…
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Genotyping solution to help Genome Quebec achieve HapMap research goals
February 20, 2003 by Lab Canada Montral, QC, — February 20, 2003 To support its contribution to the International HapMap Project as well as other genotyping projects, Gnome Qubec has announced it is purchasing Illumina’s SNP genotyping solution. The purchase includes all aspects of a production-scale…
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Research funding receives boost in new federal budget
February 19, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON — February 19, 2003 — Research funding in Canada received welcome support in the federal government’s new budget, released yesterday, and research-related organizations have joined in praise for the government’s funding initiatives. A total of C$1.7 billion in…
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Canadian Blood Services to maintain production facilities in Saint John and Halifax
February 18, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON — February 18, 2003 — Canadian Blood Services has made the decision to maintain its production facilities in Saint John, NB and Halifax, NS instead of moving them to a new location in Moncton, NB as previously announced.…
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Investment to boost development of high-value traits in crops
February 17, 2003 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK — February 17, 2003 — Ag-West Biotech has invested $200,000 over two years to help Agrisoma Biosciences establish a presence in Saskatchewan. A spin-off of Burnaby, BC-based Chromos Molecular Systems, Agrisoma Biosciences is developing a chromosome-based gene transfer…
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Agricultural research gets $2 million boost in Saskatchewan
February 17, 2003 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK — February 17, 2003 — University of Saskatchewan researchers have been awarded nearly C$2 million by the Saskatchewan Agriculture Development Fund (ADF) for new agricultural research. Eighteen wide-ranging projects have been funded, including developing an anti-pneumonia vaccine for…
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Accord to boost genomic and biomedical initiatives in Quebec
February 14, 2003 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC — February 14, 2003 — The Government of Quebec and the Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean region yesterday signed a "Platform" agreement, which is intended to create innovation in genomic and biomedical research at the Universit de Montral’s Centre for…
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C$5.5 allocated for osteoarthritis research
February 13, 2003 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB — February 13, 2003 — The federal government has earmarked C$5.5 million for osteoarthritis research, with the aim of supporting a number of new research teams. Anne McLellan, the federal minister of health and the Allan Rock, the…
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Scientists spend today bringing their research to educators at special forum
February 13, 2003 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC — February 13, 2003 — The Network of Research and Development Organizations in Quebec is hosting an information day today at the Montral Science Centre. More than 60 researchers and technology experts are presenting their most recent discoveries,…
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Collaboration in GI cancers to enhance antibody generation capabilities
February 12, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON — February 12, 2003 The GI Research Unit and St Michael’s Hospital (SMH) and Arius Research have announced they are collaborating to study antibodies and targets from colorectal tumors donated by patients. St Michael’s Hospital is located in…
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7th Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge champions announced
February 12, 2003 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON — February 12, 2003 — Six students earned top honours and 19 students were provincial champions in the 7th Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge. The Challenge is organized and administered by the Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) in collaboration with…
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Canadian researcher wins international award for work in rheumatology
February 11, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON — February 11, 2003 — Dr Robin Poole, scientific director of the Canadian Arthritis Network, is the co-winner of the Carol Nachman Prize for 2003 for outstanding research in rheumatology. The award was announced today by Chris Nelson,…
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Study to evaluate flesh quality in farmed and wild BC salmon
February 11, 2003 by Lab Canada St. John’s, NL — February 11, 2003 — A multidisciplinary team of researchers has been awarded a grant from AquaNet — the Network of Centres of Excellence for Aquaculture in Canada — to contribute to a study on the flesh…
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New dean appointed to Universit de Montral Faculty of Medicine
February 11, 2003 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC — February 11, 2003 — Dr Jean L Rouleau, cardiologist, professor and internationally renowned researcher, will succeed Dr Patrick Vinay at the helm of the U of M Faculty of Medicine on June 1. Dr Rouleau is currently…
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Nanotechnology gets boost at University of Alberta
February 10, 2003 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB — February 10, 2003 — The Faculty of Engineering at the University of Alberta (U of A) is collaborating with Sun Microsystems and the Government of Alberta to establish a Centre of Excellence in Integrated NanoTools. Creation of…
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