Biotechnology - Press Releases | Science and Technology
UPEI Celebrates Progress on New School of Business
University of Prince Edward Island | November 17, 2006
Today the School of Business at the University of Prince Edward Island celebrated the progress made on its new state-of-the-art facility that has been under construction since early October....[continue]
Zachary Douglas starts new role as MIP president
McMaster University | November 15, 2006
It's been the talk of the town for some time now....[continue]
York University professor wins Canada’s highest honour for chemistry research
York University | November 15, 2006
York University professor Diethard K. Bohme has won Canada’s most prestigious chemistry prize for his ground-breaking work in ion chemistry and mass spectrometry....[continue]
UW launches geomatics program, analyzes environment with computing tools
University of Waterloo | November 14, 2006
What are the forces driving land use change in the Amazon? Where is the best location for a business looking to expand? What areas of a city have higher rates of childhood asthma? How far back from a river does the risk of flooding and property damage extend?...[continue]
The faculty of science signs second sequential degree agreement with Chinese university
Wilfrid Laurier University | November 6, 2006
The Faculty of Science at Wilfrid Laurier University continues to forge new links with top Chinese universities. On September 19, 2006, the Faculty of Science signed its second Sequential Degree in just over 5 months with another top Engineering school in China: Jiangsu University in Zhenjjiang, Jiangsu Province....[continue]
Brock's graduate students step onto world stage of research
Brock University | October 18, 2006
At Brock University's Fall Convocation, 147 students will receive master's and doctoral degrees during the Oct. 20 ceremony, a reflection of the institution's development and growth in post- graduate education....[continue]
CLINICAL TRIALS NEXT FOR HIV/AIDS VACCINE; KOREAN BIOTECH COMPANY MAKING IT HAPPEN
University of Western Ontario | October 17, 2006
An HIV/AIDS vaccine developed by Dr. Yong Kang, a virology professor at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at The University of Western Ontario is being readied for clinical trial. Kang's vaccine could be available for therapeutic use within three years and for use as a preventive vaccine within the next six years....[continue]
EMERITUS APPOINTMENTS TO OUTSTANDING LAWYER, BIOTECHNOLOGIST AND ARCHITECT
University of Manitoba | October 16, 2006
The title Professor Emeritus is an honour that is conferred by the Board of Governors after retirement on individuals who have rendered distinguished service to the university and who have significant records in teaching, research, and scholarship....[continue]
New facility boosts biomedical research
Simon Fraser University | October 12, 2006
Mario Pinto, Vice-President, Research: vpres@sfu.ca, 604.291.4152SFU Public Affairs & Media Relations: 604.291.3210...[continue]
Federal Agriculture Researchers Join UPEI and NRC in Unique Bioresources Research
University of Prince Edward Island | October 11, 2006
The Government of Canada today announced $2 million in funding as a capital contribution toward the development of the National Research Council Institute for Nutrisciences and Health (NRC-INH) on the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) campus....[continue]
Media Spotlight Shines on U of G
University of Guelph | September 29, 2006
The media spotlight is set to shine on the University of Guelph in the coming days....[continue]
McGill tops Canadian universities in biotech patents
McGill University | September 22, 2006
A report by the Milken Institute indicates that McGill University ranked 14th in the world – ahead of all other Canadian universities as well as Yale and UCLA – in translating its biotech research into patents....[continue]
UBC Research Garners High Scores in Latest International Surveys
University of British Columbia | September 21, 2006
In the last month, the University of British Columbia has scored eighth, 27th and 36th in surveys that compare the world’s best research universities....[continue]
Dalhousie and NRC-IRAP Working Together on Small Business Projects
Dalhousie University | September 12, 2006
Dalhousie University is pleased to announce that the Industry Liaison and Innovation (ILI) office is, for a third consecutive year, working with the National Research Council Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) on a key industry related research and development program....[continue]
McMaster-Mohawk technology program receives award
McMaster University | September 7, 2006
A program developed by McMaster University and Mohawk College offering students a combined college and university education in technology has been recognized by The Yves Landry Foundation....[continue]
Dalhousie Receives Intellectual Property Funding
Dalhousie University | August 4, 2006
Dalhousie University is pleased to announce that the Industry Liaison and Innovation (ILI) office has been awarded a grant of $200,000 from NSERC (Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada) to promote the development of intellectual property at the university....[continue]
Dalhousie Receives Intellectual Property Funding
Dalhousie University | August 4, 2006
Dalhousie University is pleased to announce that the Industry Liaison and Innovation (ILI) office has been awarded a grant of $200,000 from NSERC (Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada) to promote the development of intellectual property at the university. The funding was part of a $1.5 million award to Atlantic Universities....[continue]
Diethard Bohme wins prestigious prize
York University | July 31, 2006
York's Canada Research Chair in Chemical Mass Spectrometry, Diethard Bohme, has received the Gerhard Herzberg Award this year for outstanding achievement in the science of spectroscopy....[continue]
Haskayne student chosen as junior ambassador to China
University of Calgary | July 25, 2006
Emil Dulguerov, Haskayne student and member of Junior Team Canada (JTC), will embark on an economic mission to Hong Kong and mainland China to explore business opportunities on behalf of Canadian corporations....[continue]
Queen's attracts new Canada Research Chair from France
Queen's University | July 19, 2006
Queen's newest Canada Research Chair comes to the university from the Université d'Angers in France....[continue]
Diploma in Ag Communications Launched
University of Guelph | July 13, 2006
The University of Guelph today officially established North America’s first distance learning agricultural communications diploma program. The initial cohort of students will begin studies in September....[continue]
New Studies Target Global Workforce, Interest Rate Perceptions
Simon Fraser University | June 29, 2006
A string of SFU Business research projects – targeting global employment, public innovations, interest rates and new industry creation — will receive nearly $327,000 in standard research grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)....[continue]
The CFI Awards $144,352 to Biological Sciences Researcher
University of Lethbridge | June 21, 2006
University of Lethbridge virologist Dr. Oliver Lung (Biological Sciences) has been awarded $144,352 from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to establish the University’s first tissue culture and molecular virology laboratory....[continue]
CFI Invests $1.3 Million in U of G Research
University of Guelph | June 21, 2006
The University of Guelph will soon be home to some research "firsts" in Ontario and Canada, thanks to more than $1.3 million in funding announced today by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)....[continue]
CFI to fund new McGill research on aging, infectious diseases, reproduction and muscle cells
McGill University | June 21, 2006
Four exceptional McGill researchers from Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Kinesiology and Physical Education, and the Institute of Parasitology have been awarded a total of $709,796 from the Canada Foundation for Innovation for projects that will enhance the understanding and diagnosis of diseases and conditions from muscular degeneration to African sleeping disease....[continue]
McGill-based Green Crop Network to tackle global warming
McGill University | June 13, 2006
Canada's top plant researchers are joining forces with the federal government and industry partners to come up with new ways to use crops to reduce greenhouse gases, provide alternative energy sources and mitigate climate change....[continue]
McGill pain researcher awarded NSERC prize
McGill University | June 12, 2006
McGill researcher Jeffrey Coull, whose exploration of the mechanisms that cause chronic neuropathic pain has helped enormously in the search for new analgesic drugs, has been awarded Canada's top prize for doctoral research in science and engineering from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)....[continue]
Dalhousie researcher’s Alzheimer’s technology licensed to Q-RNA Inc.
Dalhousie University | June 8, 2006
A library of chemical compounds targeting Alzheimer’s disease developed by a Dalhousie University researcher has been licensed to Q-RNA Inc., a New York biotechnology company specializing in protein-misfolding diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease....[continue]
UVic to Present Academic Medals at Convocation
University of Victoria | May 30, 2006
The University of Victoria will recognize its highest achieving students among the Class of 2006—in subjects from genetics to intellectual property law—during Spring Convocation ceremonies June 6-9....[continue]
University of Ottawa continues to expand
University of Ottawa | May 26, 2006
The University of Ottawa has today signed an agreement with Ottawa Biotechnical Properties Inc. to purchase two buildings and adjoining land in the Ottawa Life Sciences Technology Park, near uOttawa’s Roger Guindon campus (Smyth Road)....[continue]
University of Ottawa continues to expand
University of Ottawa | May 26, 2006
The University of Ottawa has today signed an agreement with Ottawa Biotechnical Properties Inc. to purchase two buildings and adjoining land in the Ottawa Life Sciences Technology Park, near uOttawa’s Roger Guindon campus (Smyth Road)....[continue]
U of S Spring Convocation Ceremonies Held May 23 - 25
University of Saskatchewan | May 18, 2006
The University of Saskatchewan will honour its graduates and confer 2,800 degrees, diplomas and certificates at the annual Spring Convocation May 23-25 at TCU Place (formerly the Centennial Auditorium) in Saskatoon....[continue]
Queen's geographer seeks explanation for "dynamic cities"
Queen's University | May 17, 2006
What makes some Canadian cities more dynamic and innovative than others?...[continue]
Lakehead U Researchers Launch Community-Based Food Security Research and Service Exchange Network
Lakehead University | May 17, 2006
A new initiative at Lakehead University has students and researchers focusing on food security....[continue]
Breast cancer research advanced by bioengineering
University of Calgary | May 15, 2006
The search for a cure for breast cancer is about to take a big step forward thanks to researchers in the University of Calgary’s Schulich School of Engineering who will begin supplying scientists with enough breast cancer stem cells for large-scale experiments in the very near future....[continue]
Honorary Degree Recipients Named
University of King's College | May 12, 2006
The University of King's College will present honorary degrees to five outstanding citizens at its Encaenia (convocation) Ceremonies on Thursday May 18, 2006 at All Saint's Anglican Cathedral....[continue]
U of S Scientists Win Innovation Award for Calf Disease Prevention Research
University of Saskatchewan | May 10, 2006
Two University of Saskatchewan researchers have won the fifth annual Innovation Place-Industry Liaison Office Award of Innovation for their development of a unique way to protect newborn calves against disease....[continue]
CBU Convocation 2006: More than 700 To Graduate
University College of Cape Breton | May 10, 2006
Convocation 2006 is well underway with a bevy of graduate activities that will culminate later this week....[continue]
Memorial University awarded five Canada Research Chairs
Memorial University of Newfoundland | May 3, 2006
The health of cultured and wild marine animals, local dialects and languages and the challenges coastal communities face are just some of the areas of study that Memorial University’s newest Canada Research Chairs will be exploring....[continue]
Rendez-vous Biosciences 2006 features top-notch researchers in Moncton, May 9-11
Mount Allison University | May 2, 2006
The Rendez-vous Biosciences 2006 conference, hosted in part by Mount Allison University’s research development office will take place at the Delta Beauséjour in downtown Moncton, May 9 - 11....[continue]
