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Profiling terpenes in cannabis: How Canadian laboratories are overcoming analytical challenges

July 19, 2019 Dr Jaclyn Thomson 0

The Canadian government’s decision to legalize the use of cannabis by adults for non-medicinal purposes in October 2018 presents an enormous opportunity for fully-licensed laboratories […]

Health Canada approves MedReleaf’s cannabis oil softgel capsules

February 6, 2018 Michelle Currie 0

MedReleaf Corp. announces that it has received a Health Canada approval for the sale of its cannabis oil softgel capsules, becoming the first licensed producer […]

Health Canada approves DermTech assay and biopsy kit for melanoma

January 5, 2018 Michelle Currie 0

DermTech announces that its licensee, DermTech Canada, has received approval to market the company’s pigmented lesions assay (PLA) and noninvasive biopsy kit for melanoma detection […]

Quebec company makes a breakthrough in food preparation

December 5, 2017 Michelle Currie 0

Reaping the fruit of the last fifteen years, a company out of Quebec develops the first Health Canada approved solution for Listeria monocytogenes (Listeria) to […]

Health Canada give green light to Sobi’s Orfadin

November 27, 2017 Nestor Arellano 0

Orfadin, an oral suspension which is meant to treat hereditary tyrosinemia type 1 (HT-1), has been approved by Health Canada.

CIHR invests $8-M in Indigenous health researchers

June 28, 2017 Nestor Arellano 0

Health was a key issue among the 94 calls to action issued by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. In particular, the TRC called […]

Caring for Canada’s Most Vulnerable Citizens through a National Plan for Rare Disorders

August 20, 2014 Durhane Wong-Rieger and Christine Beyaert 0

Every year, hundreds of Canadians with severe or lifethreatening disorders do not get access to the medicines they need. What do these patients have in […]

This chest X-ray shows the third subcutaneous implantable cardiac defibrillator (S-ICD) in Canada located under the skin of an 18-year-old patient with congenital heart disease. The electrode can be seen positioned near the heart, but unlike standard ICDs, no part of the device actually touches the heart (CNW Group/OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA)

Innovative defibrillator alternative for regulating heartbeat

October 17, 2012 Biotechnology Focus 0

              A new ground-breaking technology was recently used at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) where two cardiologists, […]

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