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Scientists discover new way to prevent death of neurons during a stroke
February 24, 2016 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – The discovery of a new signalling pathway in neurons could help researchers understand how to protect the brain during a stroke. Scientists have long thought that a protein called the NMDA receptor was principally responsible for…
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Mining minerals research the focus of new collaboration
February 24, 2016 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – A Mining Materials Research Cluster is being formed in Saskatchewan, which will conduct research into the corrosion of materials used in the fabrication of mineral processing and mining equipment used in Saskatchewan’s potash industry. The cluster arises…
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Research commercialization centres receive $29M in funding
February 23, 2016 by Lab Canada Charlottetown, PEI – A total of $29 million in funding is being provided by the federal government to support research commercialization in cancer immunotherapies and natural products. In Montréal, the Centre for Commercialization of Cancer Immunotherapy (C3i) will receive…
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$619M in funding supports new and renewed Canadian research
February 23, 2016 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The federal government has appointed 305 new and renewed Canada research chairs at 53 postsecondary institutions across the country, and provided a total of $260 million in funding for them through the Canada Research Chairs Program. In…
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Herzberg Gold Medal awarded as Canada’s top researchers are honoured
February 23, 2016 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – McGill University astrophysicist Dr. Victoria M. Kaspi has won the Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering, awarded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Dr. Kaspi is one of the…
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$34M funding supports genomics research
February 10, 2016 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Cutting-edge health research projects at Genome BC are receiving a total of $34 million in government funding, which will support new and ongoing projects. Current research includes cancer projects in hereditary and childhood cancer, pharmacogenomics research into…
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Partnership to boost research in Quebec
February 9, 2016 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The Quebec Research Fund (NRF) and the National Fund for Scientific Research, the Federation Wallonia-Brussels (FWB) in Belgium, have signed an agreement that will promote scientific collaboration between researchers in Quebec and FWB, and in all fields of…
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Awards to bridge lab discovery and clinic in cancer research
February 9, 2016 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Two new BC Cancer Foundation Clinical Investigator Awards, with a total of $1.5 million in funding over five years, have been awarded to two BC cancer researchers. One recipient, Dr. Jessica McAlpine, will pursue work in endometrial…
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Friday is deadline for Pittcon 2016 discounts
February 8, 2016 by Lab Canada Pittsburgh, PA – This Friday, February 12, is the last day to register for Pittcon 2016 and receive a $150 discount. In addition, it’s also the deadline for discounts on Short Courses. Said to be the world’s largest annual conference…
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Nearly $12M funding launches brain cancer research team
February 8, 2016 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A team of top Canadian scientists in stem cell research is receiving $11.7 million over four years from Stand Up To Cancer Canada (SU2C), Genome Canada, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Cancer Stem Cell Consortium,…
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Funding competition launched for neurotech start-ups
February 8, 2016 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Ontario Brain Institute has announced a new round of funding from its entrepreneurs program, which offers up to 10 early stage entrepreneurs the opportunity to build a start-up company and develop a technology applicable to brain…
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Pioneering merger for Michener Institute and University Health Network
February 5, 2016 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The University Health Network (UHN) and The Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences have announced that they are merging, and say the move is Canada’s first-ever merger between a hospital and a post-secondary health education institution. The…
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Toxic effects of sugar stopped with novel enzyme
February 4, 2016 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Scientists at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) have discovered an enzyme that can stop the toxic effects of sugar in various organs of the body. This enzyme, named glycerol 3-phosphate phosphatase (G3PP), plays a…
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Alberta researcher receives prestigious award
February 3, 2016 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Former Alberta Agriculture and Forestry (AF) researcher Dr. Jim Helm has been awarded the prestigious American Society of Agronomy Distinguished Service Award. This award is given only to highly distinguished nominees that have made a transformational contribution…
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World wheat experts to meet in Saskatoon in 2019
February 2, 2016 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – A Saskatoon group has won the bid to host the 2019 International Wheat Congress, a first-of-its-kind event that will bring together more than 600 wheat scientists to discuss advances in wheat research and the future of wheat…
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Space research draws $1.4M in Canadian Space Agency funding
February 2, 2016 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – Space research is deepening our understanding of atmospheric phenomena like the space weather dynamics that create aurora borealis. This breathtaking light show belies the epic forces at the heart of space storms that send radiation, solar winds,…
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Partnership blends engineering, science and biomedical research
January 29, 2016 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – St. Michael’s Hospital and Ryerson University have entered into a 20-year partnership to research and develop innovative health-care solutions and to support start-up biomedical companies seeking to improve patient care. The partnership brings together Ryerson’s engineering…
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$1M for research into biological diagnostics for detection of mental illness
January 28, 2016 by Lab Canada Québec City, QC – The Fondation de l’Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Québec (FIUSMQ) has received a $1 million donation from Bell Let’s Talk in support of research to detect early signs of mental illness in youth from families…
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Mining research cluster launched with $1.2M funding
January 28, 2016 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Western Economic Diversification Canada and the International Minerals Innovation Institute (IMII) have announced that the IMII, on behalf of its potash industry and provincial government members, has entered into research funding agreements with the University of Regina…
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First chemical brain atlas to be developed
January 22, 2016 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital – The Neuro, at McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre, say they have received a significant donation from Montreal-based technology firm Vigilant Global that will enable the development of the world’s first chemical…
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Nobel Laureates to speak at Pittcon 2016
January 20, 2016 by Lab Canada Pittsburgh, PA – Two Nobel Laureates will be speaking at Pittcon 2016, which takes place from March 6 to 10 in Atlanta. W. E. Moerner, the Harry S. Mosher professor of chemistry and professor of applied physics at Stanford University,…
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Wealth of chemicals info in newly launched database
January 20, 2016 by Lab Canada Helsinki, Finland – ECHA, the European Chemicals Agency, has launched a new chemicals database on its website to make it easier to find information on a vast number of chemicals used in Europe (EU). Aimed at both professional and non-professional…
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$3M funding supports personalized onco-genomics research
January 20, 2016 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – BC’s provincial government is adding $3 million to the funding it is providing to the BC Cancer Foundation for the Personalized Onco-Genomics program and other high priority cancer projects. This announcement adds to the $2 million…
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Using light for targeted drug delivery could help fight tumours
January 20, 2016 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Some drug regimens, such as those designed to eliminate tumours, are notorious for nasty side effects. Unwanted symptoms are often the result of medicine going where it’s not needed and harming healthy cells. To minimize this risk,…
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Nanoparticle to be studied as vaccine adjuvant and drug delivery vehicle
January 20, 2016 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Guelph-based Glysantis Inc. and the National Research Council (NRC) are partnering to investigate the potential of Glysantis’ NanoGlys nanoparticle for biomedical applications. The partners are using NRC preclinical models to study how the nanoparticle could be used…
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$7M funding supports 40 crop research projects
January 19, 2016 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Saskatchewan’s provincial government is providing $7 million for crop-related research through the Saskatchewan Agriculture Development Fund (ADF). The funding extends to 40 research projects. The support for these crop-related projects is bolstered…
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Partnership boosts genomics research in plant protection and food safety
January 19, 2016 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the University of Guelph’s Biodiversity Institute of Ontario are forming a partnership to create tools to use genomics and DNA barcoding to improve species identification for early detection of plant…
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$40M funding launches new advanced therapeutic cell technologies centre
January 15, 2016 by Lab Canada Chalfont St. Giles, UK and Toronto, ON – GE Healthcare, the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), and the Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine (CCRM) are building a centre for advanced therapeutic cell technologies in Toronto…
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Researchers develop ‘printing press’ for nanoparticles
January 11, 2016 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Gold nanoparticles have unusual optical, electronic and chemical properties, which scientists are seeking to put to use in a range of new technologies, from nanoelectronics to cancer treatments. Some of the most interesting properties of nanoparticles emerge…
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Purdue Pharma Canada appoints new VP for R&D
January 11, 2016 by Lab Canada Pickering, ON – Purdue Pharma Canada has named Dr. Julie Ducharme as its new vice president, research and development. “Dr. Ducharme is a dynamic leader with a proven track record in clinical research, drug discovery and early drug development…
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$1.2M supports 5 oncology drug development teams
January 8, 2016 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Five oncology drug development projects are being provided with a total of $1.2 million in funding, plus expertise and in-kind support, from the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR). OICR’s Drug Discovery Team is made up…
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