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2013

January 30

Stem Cell Network (SCN)
Taking out the trash: Stem Cell Network researcher identifies a malaria drug that targets leukemia

Wavefront
BlackBerry 10: Vancouver’s Wavefront home to new BlackBerry Tech Centre (Excerpt via Vancouver Sun)

January 29

Graphics, Animation and New Media Canada (GRAND)
GRAND experts offer perspectives on social isolation in the networked society

January 24

MaRS Innovation (MI)
OCE invests $250,000 in ScarX Therapeutics’ revolutionary anti-scarring medication

January 23

MaRS Innovation (MI)
Globe and Mail and Global News Toronto cover early-stage Bio Printer technology

January 22

MiQro Innovation Collaborative Centre (C2MI)
Une alliance stratégique pour la haute-technologie nord-américaine (available in French only)

Wavefront
Wavefront and Anritsu Electronics Ltd. Forge Partnership to Offer the First LTE/WCDMA Pre-screen Testing Service in Canada

January 21

AUTO21 Network of Centres of Excellence
From Outer Space to Your Car's Tailpipe

Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD)
Alliance of Translational Research Centres Established to Accelerate Global Drug Development

MITACS-Accelerate
Building the knowledge economy through partnerships

January 18

Leading Operational Observations and Knowledge for the North (LOOKNorth)
Resource Development in the Canadian North: opportunities for remote sensing technologies to add value to the sector

MaRS Innovation (MI)
Xconomy names Xagenic to 2012′s Biotech Startup Class

MITACS-Accelerate
Mitacs-Accelerate intern partners with EcoPlan International to assist aboriginal communities

Mitacs-Accelerate interns improve production efficiency for automotive parts supplier

January 17

NeuroDevNet
Internship to examine attention and executive function training in children with autism

Wavefront
Wavefront enables Canadian businesses to access the best in mobile application testing and monitoring

January 15

Canadian Stroke Network (CSN)
CSN to invest $200K in Focus on Stroke training program

Lafferty and Campbell shift to CSR in April

Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine (CCRM)
New Collaboration Between CCRM and Nikon to Reap Benefits Outside the Lab.

January 14

Centre of Excellence for the Prevention of Organ Failure (PROOF Centre)
Working with AllerGen NCE to Speed Up Clinical Trials for Allergic Asthma

Wavefront
Epson partners with RewardLoop to offer plug-and-play mobile loyalty and rewards with its OmniLink Smart Solutions Family

January 11

Centre of Excellence for the Prevention of Organ Failure (PROOF Centre)
One Step Closer to the Clinic: PROOF Centre and HTG Molecular Diagnostics Partner to Commercialize COPD Test

Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRICoR)
The 2nd edition of the Intellectual Property workshop organized by IRICoR was a huge success

January 9

Graphics, Animation and New Media Canada (GRAND)
GRAND researchers unveil revolutionary 'paper tablet' at 2013 CES

Wavefront
Wavefront adds keynote speakers to 2013 Wireless Summits and provides instant business acceleration opportunities at unique Partner Summit

January 8

Allergy, Genes and Environment Network (AllerGen)
AllerGen Awards $250,000 Emerging Clinician-Scientist Research Fellowship Award

January 4

Centre of Excellence for the Prevention of Organ Failure (PROOF Centre)
Making excellent care for acute heart failure patients a priority through clinical innovation and research

January 2

Centre of Excellence for the Prevention of Organ Failure (PROOF Centre)
A More Promising Way to Diagnose Acute Rejection in Kidney Transplant Recipients

February 28

Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine (CCRM)
Sernova and Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine Partner to Treat Chronic Diseases

February 27

Canadian Stroke Network (CSN)
CSN-funded study finds Canadians dining out on sodium

Graphics, Animation and New Media Canada (GRAND)
Research Profiles: A Selection of Projects in GRAND

MaRS Innovation (MI)
OtoSim Night revolutionizes how students learn to identify ear pathologies

February 25

MaRS Innovation (MI)
Flybits founder Dr. Hossein Rahnama appointed to NSERC Council

February 22

Wavefront
Wireless connections open new era for pest control (via Vancouver Sun)

February 21

Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD)
CDRD Ventures Inc. Announces New Partnership with Pfizer

New flu drug stops virus in its tracks, according to study led by UBC researchers in collaboration with CDRD & CVI

MaRS Innovation (MI)
Flybits to exhibit at Mobile World Congress 2013, officially launch Flybits LITE

MITACS-Accelerate
Mitacs-Accelerate intern develops an intelligent wireless sensor system and lands his dream job

Mitacs-Accelerate intern kicks off her career by helping to commercialize a breast cancer treatment tool

February 20

Centre of Excellence in Energy Efficiency (C3E)
Noviflow veut révolutionner l'internet (available in French only)

GRAND, NeuroDevNet
Exer-game developed through GRAND-NeuroDevNet partnership offers effective therapy for children with cerebral palsy GRAND, NeuroDevNet

Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRICoR)
Création du partenariat pour la médecine personnalisée en cancer (PMPC) (available in French only)

MITACS-Accelerate
Saanich News - Prying doctors from their pagers

February 19

Canadian Stroke Network (CSN)
CSN researchers interviewed for CTV special report on stroke

Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine (CCRM)
CCRM Introduces CGP-led Ethics Unit to Promote Responsible Research

GreenCentre Canada (GCC)
Sigma-Aldrich and GreenCentre Canada Enter Into Distribution Agreement to Supply Novel Catalysts and Reagents to the Global Research Community

MaRS Innovation (MI)
FedDev Ontario awards Xagenic Inc. $990,000 through Investing in Business Innovation initiative

XLV Diagnostics Inc. awarded $500,000 to develop digital mammography technology

February 14

MiQro Innovation Collaborative Centre (C2MI)
Deux secteurs aux technologies novatrices convergent au C2MI (available in French only)

NeuroDevNet
Slower growth in preterm infants found to alter brain development

February 13

Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD)
The Centre for Drug Research and Development Expands Affiliate Network by Signing Agreement with Brock University

Quebec Consortium for Drug Discovery (CQDM)
CQDM receives funding of $ 11.7 M from the Federal Government

The Prostate Centre's Translational Research Initiative for Accelerated Discovery and Development (PC-TRIADD)
Dr. Martin Gleave Receives the Eugene Fuller Triennial Prostate Award

February 12

Canadian Digital Media Network (CDMN)
Canadian Digital Media Network Adds Five More Ontario Innovation Centres to its Cross-Canada Network

February 11

Allergy, Genes and Environment Network (AllerGen)
AllerGen researchers find infant gut bacteria is influenced by delivery and feeding methods and may have long-term health effects

Wavefront
Wavefront’s First Economic Impact Assessment Shows Almost Five-Fold Return for Canadians

February 10

Graphics, Animation and New Media Canada (GRAND)
GRAND-Funcom mentorship offers bona fide introduction to game development

February 8

Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD)
The Centre for Drug Research and Development Selected for Renewed Investment from Canada’s Networks of Centres of Excellence

MITACS-Accelerate
Edmonton-based phyto-pharmaceutical company benefits from a Mitacs-Accelerate investigation of calcium supplements

Collaboration between Mitacs-Accelerate intern and Kibooco Interactive results in launch of new publishing website for kids

Mitacs-Accelerate intern gives engineering firm competitive edge in industrial fire safety research

NeuroDevNet
Findings from baby sibs autism study could be "a game changer"

Wavefront
Wavefronts Wireless Summits Successfully Driving Productive Connections (via Techvibes)

February 7

Canadian Stroke Network (CSN)
Irregular heart rhythm a major clue to unexplained strokes, Canadian study finds

Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRICoR)
IRICoR and IRIC announce Major Investments and new Partnerships to accelerate Drug Discovery and Commercialization

February 6

Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine (CCRM)
Insception Biosciences Inc. Offers New Expertise to CCRM’s Industry Consortium

MaRS Innovation (MI)
MaRS Innovation awarded $15 million to further commercialize world-leading Canadian innovations

February 5

Canadian Digital Media Network (CDMN)
Canadian Digital Media Network Soft-Landing Program Expands Opportunities for Companies to Launch Outside Home Market

Graphics, Animation and New Media Canada (GRAND)
Unique pilot program to foster collaborations between artists and scientists

Stem Cell Network (SCN)
Fighting fat with fat: stem cell discovery identifies potential obesity treatment

The Prostate Centre's Translational Research Initiative for Accelerated Discovery and Development (PC-TRIADD)
PC-TRiADD receives an additional $11.3 million for CECR program

February 4

Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD)
CDRD Screening Division Co-Authors Notable Publication on Chromosome Instability

MaRS Innovation (MI)
DLVR: Using personalized medicine and nature’s cellular toolkit to target cancer tumours

Wavefront
Wavefront partners with Hewlett-Packard to offer enhanced mobile testing and monitoring services

Deutsche Telekom and Wavefront collaborate to boost M2M market in North America

February 1

Graphics, Animation and New Media Canada (GRAND)
Experimental eye tracking software used at Vancouver’s Global Game Jam

March 28

Canadian Digital Media Network (CDMN)
Realizing the Competitive Landscape: The Magnet Forensics Soft-Landing Success Story

Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD)
UBC and CDRD Ventures Inc. collaborate to design irreversible neuraminidase inhibtors as potential best-in-class flu therapies

Promoting Relationships and Eliminating Violence Network (PREVNet)
Beyond Bullying: Healthy Development Depends on Healthy Relationships

March 27