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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.
HealthPartners Teams up with BioTalent Canada to Engage Employees with Health Charities
HealthPartners, a Canadian collaboration of 16 of Canada’s most trusted health charities, announced a new partnership with BioTalent Canada today to increase employee engagement options through workplace giving for Canadian biotechnology companies.
Farmers use drones and data to boost crop yields
The large corporate farm is here to stay and technology will increasingly be a driving force in terms of greater efficiency and production.
BOMImed Inc. Announces 30 year Anniversary
BOMImed Inc. is proud to announce that 2015 marks 30 years of business, providing Better Answers for Better Care.
Emergent BioSolutions (EBS) to Spin Biosciences Business Unit into Separate, Publicly-Traded Company
The spin-off is expected to create two independent public companies with distinct strategic plans, growth strategies, and operational and development priorities.
Sightline Innovation congratulates Canada's National Microbiology Lab on Ebola vaccine
Sightline Innovation Inc. wishes to congratulate Dr. Frank Plummer and the scientists that…
Kane Biotech and the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research Sign Cooperative Research and Development Agreement Extension
The objective of this collaboration is to develop an antibiofilm-antimicrobial wound gel formulation and test the said gel formulation to address the needs of the USADTRD programs
Ebola vaccine from Winnipeg gives local African community hope
'Winnipeg has been on the front-line fight against Ebola,' says African Communities of Manitoba Inc.
Miraculins Signs Letter of Intent With New Leaf Health
Intent to Distribute the Scout DS(R) Diabetes Screen in UK Workplace Wellness Market
Government of Canada Partners with Life Science Association of Manitoba to Promote Bioproduct Producers
Today, Joyce Bateman, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South Centre, on behalf of the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced support for the Life Science Association of Manitoba (LSAM) to pursue nati