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Kanata teen's cancer research places fifth

A Kanata teen whose research uncovered some of the inner-workings of a cancer-fighting drug finished fifth out of 13 high school students competing at a national biotechnology competition in Ottawa today. More »Kanata teen's cancer research places fifth

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ProMetic UK subsidiary signs deal with European biotech manufacturing company The Canadian Press - The Canadian Press - Tue, 24 Apr, 2012
LAVAL, Que. - ProMetic Life Sciences Inc. says it will receive $1.4 million in "initial revenues" after its UK subsidiary signed a deal to help a European biotechnology manufacturing company develop generic drugs.
George Rathmann, who turned Amgen into biotech giant, dies at 84 The Associated Press - The Canadian Press - Tue, 24 Apr, 2012
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - George Rathmann, who as founding CEO took Amgen Inc. from a small company with an unclear mission in a strange new field and helped turn it into the world's largest biotech drugmaker, has died at age 84.
Canadian firm wants to grow medical marijuana in old Michigan mine The Associated Press - The Canadian Press - Mon, 23 Apr, 2012
WHITE PINE, Mich. - A Canadian biotechnology company wants to cultivate medical marijuana in a former copper mine in Michigan's Upper Peninsula where it has been growing plants for more than a decade.
Cangene CFO exits as company moves ahead with organizational changes The Canadian Press - The Canadian Press - Wed, 11 Apr, 2012
WINNIPEG - Biotechnology firm Cangene Corp. (TSX:CNJ) says its chief financial officer is leaving the company as it moves ahead with planned organizational changes.
'Spider goats' display angers Ottawa professor CBC - Thu, 29 Mar, 2012
An exhibit of two goats implanted with a spider gene has raised the ire of an anthropology professor in Ottawa, two years after the animals were first shown to the public.
It's Magic: Johnson-Kasten-Walter group agrees to buy Dodgers for record $2 billion Ronald Blum, The Associated Press - The Canadian Press - Wed, 28 Mar, 2012
NEW YORK, N.Y. - One Los Angeles institution is buying another.
Group that includes Magic Johnson and Stan Kasten agrees to buy Dodgers for record $2 billion Ronald Blum, The Associated Press - The Canadian Press - Wed, 28 Mar, 2012
NEW YORK, N.Y. - A group that includes former Lakers star Magic Johnson and longtime baseball executive Stan Kasten agreed Tuesday night to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers from Frank McCourt for a record $2 billion.
Scientists in Indian Kashmir clone rare Himalayan goat to increase cashmere wool production Aijaz Hussain, The Associated Press - The Canadian Press - Thu, 15 Mar, 2012
SRINAGAR, India - Scientists said Thursday they have cloned a rare Himalayan goat in Indian-controlled Kashmir, hoping to help increase the number of animals famed for their silky soft undercoats used to make pashmina wool, or cashmere.
Cangene posts Q2 2012 loss of US$3.9M; quarterly revenue falls to US$33.6M The Canadian Press - The Canadian Press - Wed, 14 Mar, 2012
WINNIPEG - Cangene Corp. (TSX:CNJ) dipped into the red in its fiscal 2012 second quarter as the biotechnology company reported lower revenues and increased research and development costs.
Apple's ambitions to dominate 'post-PC' era may attract more antitrust attention Michael Liedtke, The Associated Press - The Canadian Press - Mon, 12 Mar, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO - In everything it does, from product design to business deals, Apple strives for as much control as possible.
Most actively traded companies on the TSX, TSX Venture Exchange markets The Canadian Press - The Canadian Press - Tue, 6 Mar, 2012
TORONTO - Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange:
National Research Council to 'refocus' to serve business CBC - Tue, 6 Mar, 2012
Canada's national government research and development agency is being transformed and "refocused" into a service that provides solutions for businesses, Canada's Minister of State for Science and Technology says.
Official: Taiwanese biotech industry has a new rival: South Korea's Samsung The Associated Press - The Canadian Press - Fri, 2 Mar, 2012
TAIPEI, Taiwan - The head of Taiwan's top research group says the island's budding biotechnology industry is facing a tough new rival — Samsung Electronics Co.
Biotech recruiter targets unemployed workers CBC - Wed, 8 Feb, 2012
BioTalent Canada has launched an online tool to match unemployed Ontario manufacturing workers in cities such as Cornwall and Waterloo to deal with a nationwide skills shortage.
Bird flu research censorship backed by U.S. panel CBC - Tue, 31 Jan, 2012
Details of experiments to create a potentially more dangerous version of the H5N1 bird flu virus should be censored, a U.S. science advisory board says.
Salmon virus testing ban suggested CBC - Tue, 20 Dec, 2011
A federal manager suggested a ban on testing for an infectious salmon virus by independent Canadian labs after the virus was detected in wild B.C. sockeye salmon by a P.E.I. lab, a public inquiry heard Monday.
Where Research Ethics Meet Profit Margins Françoise Baylis - The Mark News - Fri, 25 Nov, 2011
Geron is a pioneering biotechnology company in the field of human embryonic stem-cell (hESC) research. It funded the first successful derivation of hESCs, announced in 1998. It also funded the first human safety study of hES-derived cells, which has been underway since 2010. A few days ago, to the surprise and consternation …