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The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) has issued a call for proposals for the 2023 Major Science Initiatives fund competition.
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Genomic Applications Partnership Program funding opportunities
This program funds downstream R&D projects for implementing genomic innovations into the market for either commercialization or public-good purposes.
Read More »Dr. Lucy Gilbert
Named one of this year’s Top 25 Women of Influence, Dr. Lucy Gilbert wants to revolutionize women’s health – and there is a good chance she will.
Read More »New app aims to get COVID-19 shots into arms faster and more efficiently
Healthcare tech company, Pharmapod, has developed a new cloud-based app that supports a speedier global COVID-19 vaccination process.
Read More »New applied science hub opens for research at Concordia University
The Applied Science Hub will be a major nexus of transdisciplinary collaboration, where industry actors, start-ups and entrepreneurs partner with our graduate students and faculty on next-generation research.
Read More »Dr. Carolina Tropini is solving the gut issue
Dr. Carolina Tropini is helping unravel the mysterious world of bacterial communities in the intestines, leading her research team in a bid to seek a treatment, if not a cure, for IBD.
Read More »Volcanic glass spray shows promise in controlling mosquitoes
An indoor residual spray made by combining a type of volcanic glass with water showed effective control of mosquitoes that carry malaria, according to a new study published in the journal Insects. Annually, malaria kills some 400,000 people in Africa. The use of insecticide-treated bed nets and indoor residual sprays are the most common and effective methods of reducing mosquito …
Read More »New system developed to deliver vaccines without refrigeration
Currently, up to 50 percent of vaccine doses are discarded before use due to exposure to suboptimal temperatures.
Read More »Researchers develop 3D-printable material that mimics biological tissues
University of Colorado Denver researchers are the first to 3D print a complex, porous lattice structure using liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs), creating devices that can mimic cartilage and other biological tissues. Creating synthetic replacements which truly match the properties and behaviours of biological tissues hasn’t been easy. But University of Colorado Denver scientists, led by mechanical engineer professor Chris Yakacki, …
Read More »Exciting fossil discovery leads to new questions
The discovery of a tiny insect fossil in Western Canada is unearthing big questions about the global movement of animals across deep time. The fossil, estimated to be 50 million years old, is the latest in a pattern of discoveries that are leading experts to contemplate a Canada-Australia connection. Paleontologists Bruce Archibald of Simon Fraser University and the Royal British …
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