This fall, the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) plans to launch a new online resource that will make it easier for businesses to connect with research facilities at universities, colleges...
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Halifax, June 5, 2013 – The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for Science and Technology, today announced a significant investment in cutting-edge research equipment, laboratories and...
Ottawa, June 5, 2013 – The Board of Directors of the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) has recently approved a motion to pay tribute to the outstanding contributions of Dr. John R. Evans, the...
Ottawa, June 5, 2013 – For the first time ever, ocean scientists can take their labs with them from campus, out to sea or to a remote island, and back again.
June 5, 2013 — If we’ve learned anything from this year’s NHL playoff season, it’s that getting your teeth knocked out is just a hazard of the business.
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Their love of wine brought them together: From the lab to the vineyard, Hennie van Vuuren, head of UBC’s Wine Research Centre, and master winemaker Howard Soon of Sandhill wines, have joined forces to help advance the wine industry in Canada. UBC’s DNA microarray facility is equipped with state-of-the-art technology that allows van Vuuren and his team to understand wine making on a molecular level. Van Vuuren has used these resources to study modified wine yeast cells to solve spoilage issues, eliminate the risk of allergic reactions and reduce time and money spent on the production process.
