Human Pathogens and Toxins Act (HPTA)
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Cubresa: Local financing and tech support boost fortune of imaging firm
Cubresa Inc., which has a device ready to go to market, just closed a $3.5-million financing deal and hired a Boston-based CEO who's plugged into Cubresa's specialty market.
XiteBio® SoyRhizo® for Soybean: Expanded usage approval received from CFIA
XiteBio Technologies Inc. is pleased to announce that it has received the approval for expanded use of XiteBio® SoyRhizo® in the Canadian market from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).
BioTalent Canada: New Project Helps Canadians with Disabilities Land a Job in Biotechnology
BioTalent Canada's new program will provide over $1 million in wage subsidies to assist 90 Canadians with disabilities land a job in the country’s biotechnology industry.
News Release - Manitoba Introduces Comprehensive Plan to Address Climate Change, Create Green Jobs
A comprehensive plan to fight climate change and protect the environment, while creating green jobs and building a sustainable economy was released today by Premier Greg Selinger.
Rural Innovation in Manitoba research project will provide tools to strengthen agri-food industry
A new research project at Brandon University (BU) will help rural Manitobans get their good ideas to market.
One of Canada’s most powerful women
Sabine Mai has been chosen as a 2015 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winner. The Top 100 Awards recognize Canada’s strong, fearless female leaders who have become agents of change in reshaping Canadian organizations at the highest levels.
Startups at Science Center’s Port Business Incubator Tackling Scientific and Technological Challenges
The two newest residents of the University City Science Center’s Port business incubator are taking on oral pain management and developing next-generation oncology therapeutics.
Crik Nutrition makes CNBC's list of top 20 start-ups in 2015
Crik Nutrition was highlighted by CNBC in its list of 20 of the World's Hottest Startups extracted from the GEW 50.
Students become scientists to celebrate science in Manitoba
LSAM is hosting interactive student tours of Manitoba’s major biotech facilities.
St-Boniface improves rank among Canada’s top research hospitals
For the 4th year in a row, St-Boniface Hospital has made the list of top research hospitals in Canada, according to Research Infosource, which ranks Canadian hospitals on their success in attracting support for health research.
Bladder cancer biotech Viventia Bio files for an $86 million IPO
Viventia Bio, filed on Wednesday with the SEC to raise up to $86 million in an initial public offering.
North America to Lead the Global Respiratory Devices Market
3M, Airsep Corporation, AstraZeneca, BOMImed Inc. Among the Major Market Players
3D Signatures and CIMTEC to develop automated software for prognostic medical tests
3D Signatures Inc. (3D Signatures) and the Centre for Imaging Technology Commercialization (CIMTEC) have entered into an agreement to develop software to automate the analysis of three-dimensional telomere organization as part of 3D Signatures' genomic-ba
PROVINCE ANNOUNCES NEW LOCAL FOOD ENTREPRENEURS RECEIVE FUNDING AT GREAT MANITOBA FOOD FIGHT
Competition Jump-starts Commercial Success: Minister Kostyshyn
Manitoba Harvest sales approaching $100m in 2015 as hemp food market heats up
OK, so the Declaration of Independence was not, as urban myth would have it, written on hemp (the said document was written on parchment).
It’s still brain surgery, but it’s been made slightly easier.
Made-in-Manitoba technology gives surgeons non-invasive access to the inner parts of the brain, saving lives and transforming the hospitals of the future.
Food and Body Care Hemp Sales on Fire amid Farming Experiments
Sales of hemp foods and beauty products in North America have skyrocketed since the 1990s, and the market shows no signs of slowing down as farmers experiment with growing hemp in the United States for the first time in decades.
Medicure Announces Filing of sNDA for New AGGRASTAT® Indication
Medicure Inc. is pleased to announce that it has submitted a supplemental New Drug Application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expand the label for AGGRASTAT.
$30M in new specialized medical equipment to be installed across Manitoba
Patients across Manitoba will receive even better services and treatment with the purchase of more than $30 million of new health-care equipment, Health Minister Sharon Blady announced today.
PROVINCE ANNOUNCES MORE MONEY FOR DEMENTIA RESEARCH IN MANITOBA: MINISTER CHIEF
More investments for research into dementia are being made through Research Manitoba and in partnership with the Alzheimer Society of Manitoba.