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Two different organizations have ranked Hamilton Health Sciences as one of Canada’s and the world’s leading research hospitals.
SCImago, a European company that develops scientific information analysis and evaluation tools, has issued the third edition of its Worldwide Ranking of Research Institutions. Using large, scientific databases, SCImago analyzes quantitative indicators including output of scientific papers (particularly [...]

A transformative gift from Hong Kong entrepreneur and philanthropist Li Ka-shing has created a world-class institute at St Michael’s Hospital that will benefit people around the world by combining groundbreaking medical research, education and patient care.
The Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, established with a generous donation of $25 million by the Li Ka Shing (Canada) [...]

Canada’s scientists got a show of support from the federal government yesterday with a $182-million investment over the next two years to fund research infrastructure and attract top scientists to Canadian universities. Gary Goodyear, minister of state for science and technology, announced the funding yesterday at the broadband communications lab at McGill University. The money [...]

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Biotechnology
Canada Ahead of the Curve
Canada’s position as a biotechnology leader-one of the top five countries in the world-is a reflection of the country’s world-class credentials.
The biotech industry also benefits from powerful partnerships that strengthen government research dollars through collaboration with universities and industry, as well as progressive financing and venture capital programs for Canadian biotech [...]

Applications to full-time fall programs at Ontario’s colleges have increased 14 per cent this year, significantly higher than the 2.7 per cent increase reported by universities.
“Increasing numbers of people are seeing the strong, direct link between a college education and a meaningful career,” said Linda Franklin, president and CEO of Colleges Ontario. “People understand the [...]

Health Canada Addresses Concerns in Trial Application Guidance
14 May 2009
Clinical Trials Advisor
Sponsors should submit increasingly detailed information as their clinical trials move through the various phases, according to Health Canada’s final guidance on preparing clinical trial applications (CTAs).
The new guidance addresses both chemistry and manufacturing technical requirements for Phase I, II and III clinical trials. [...]

Outsourced side effects; Perils of foreign clinical trials
By Tom Blackwell
3 June 2009
National Post
Canadian researchers studying the effects of a heart drug two years ago tried to expedite the experiment by farming out much of their clinical-trial work to developing countries, where suitable human subjects are easy to find and costs rock-bottom low.
But when they looked [...]

1 June 2009
eSource Canada Business News Network
Pfizer Canada recently announced it is providing $1.25 million to support the establishment of the Quebec - Clinical Research Organization in Cancer (Q-CROC) network. Made in partnership with the Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec (FRSQ) and its Cancer Research Network, the funding will lay the groundwork [...]

Although the Canadian Federal government has made cuts to research funding in a number of areas, the latest annual budget has again increased the dollars spent on clinical research.  According to a letter from Alain Beaudet, President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the CIHR’s budget for 2009-10 will increase by $12.5M, bringing our total [...]

Shedding some light on innovation - Council to turn ideas into reality
By Martin Cash
Winnipeg Free Press, April 9, 2009
A multimillion-dollar construction project is underway at the I.H. Asper Clinical Research Institute. Tucked in behind St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre, the 100,000-square-foot building is more visible from the other side of the Red River, as [...]