Laser spectrometer helps detect impurities in ground beef
Burger (and taco) lovers rejoice. Researchers at the University of British Columbia have found a more accurate way of determining the purity of ground beef.
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UHN scientists discover potential treatment for glaucoma
A Toronto-based research team has identified a new neuroprotective factor that has the potential to help people suffering from the common blinding disease glaucoma.
Health Canada give green light to Sobi’s Orfadin
Orfadin, an oral suspension which is meant to treat hereditary tyrosinemia type 1 (HT-1), has been approved by Health Canada.
Microbix bumps up bioreactor capacity by 500 per cent
Biological products and technologies developer Microbix Biosytstems Inc., today said that it has increased by 500 per cent the company’s capacity for antigen manufacturing following […]
Vertex cystic fibrosis drug Orkambi encounters hurdles
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., the maker of the cystic fibrosis medication Orkambi want to negotiate with Canadian provinces a bulk deal for its drug. The provinces, […]
Servier Canada, CQDM partner in diabetes research project
The International pharmaceutical company, Servier Canada is working with the Quebec-based industrial cluster CQDM to fund a research project aimed at preventing diabetes-related kidney diseases.
Crystal structure analysis from powder X-ray diffraction data using high-temperature attachment for capillaries
Contributed article Introduction The physical and chemical properties of a crystalline solid depend heavily on the conformations of the molecules and the arrangement of atoms […]
How to reduce the complexity of custom single-use assemblies
Contributed article If more than 85 per cent of your single-use assemblies is customized, you are likely over customizing at the expense of time, performance, […]
UCalgary engineering, science, medicine, arts professors bag Killam Awards
Each year, the Killam Annual Professorship awards are accorded to faculty members of the University of Calgary who have demonstrated a high quality of teaching, […]
Will carbon nanotubes be water filters of the future?
Enhanced single-walled carbon nanotubes have the potential to filter contaminants from water and clean-up toxic sludge, according to researchers at the Rochester Institute of Technology.