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Synthesizing insulin in Canada
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This article is from the July 2017 issue of Canadian Innovation News. You can read the full issue here. Some of the world’s 415 million diabetics could not take Drs. Frederick Banting and Charles Best’s animal-derived insulin. Another version was essential. By Jassi Bedi Synthesized insulin is a hormone used by 300 million people around…
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This article is from the July 2017 issue of Canadian Innovation News. You can read the full issue here. By Debbie Lawes No doubt, many of us would have read about Drs. Frederick Banting and Charles Best’s discovery of insulin nearly a century ago. But did you know that lamivudine, also known as 3TC, was…
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It’s been a busy few weeks for Canadian research and innovation. Not only did the federal Budget serve up a slew of new initiatives but the Quebec government has tabled a varied yet cohesive series of measures to stimulate both research and business innovation.
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The Univ of Quebec at Montreal’s School of Management has launched MT Lab, North America’s first incubator dedicated to the tourism, transport, festival, culture, hotel, restaurant and entertainment sectors. Established in conjunction with the City of Montreal and Tourisme Montréal, MT Lab is supported by a $200,000 grant from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and…
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The Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) is launching Ontario’s Solutions 2030 Challenge, a global competition to help solve industry challenges related to greenhouse gas emissions. The three-part competition is offering up to $7 million to support technology demonstration with the winning team eligible for up to $3 million. Assessment criteria include: transformative technology capable of…
Read MoreUNB entrepreneurs win big in Breakthru Competition
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The New Brunswick Foundation’s Breakthru Competition has awarded its top prize of nearly $375,000 to Pfera, a rapid birth prediction management tool for pregnant mares. The technology can be used through a smartphone and can determine when a mare will go into labour down to the hour. The technology was developed by Lisa Pfister, a…
Read MoreCDRD, MNI and Merck join forces to develop new therapeutics
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Two research institutes and a multinational pharmaceutical firm are partnering to launch NeuroCDRD, a novel drug development platform that aims to accelerate the development of therapeutics for debilitating neurological diseases such as Parkinson’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD) will contribute its translational expertise while the Montreal Neurological…
Read MoreSDTC investing $43 million in a range of pre-commercial clean technology projects
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Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) is investing $43 million in several clean technology projects of which $20 million will be matched by the Province of British Columbia. The investments include $10 million in the Automotive Fuel Cell Corp — a joint venture with Daimler AG and Ford Motor Co to develop new fuel cell modules.…
Read MoreUrtheCast taps SADI to develop 16- radar and optical satellite constellation
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Vancouver’s UrtheCast Corp has received $17.6 million from the Strategic Aerospace & Defence Initiative (SADI) to further develop its planned constellation of earth observation satellites. The 16-satellite constellation will consist of eight synthetic aperture radar satellites and eight high-resolution optical satellites. SADI will support the project through its four-year pre-commercial design and development phase and…
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