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New Brunswick Innovation Foundation Awards $630,000 to Fund 70 Student Research Assistants; Approximately 31 of these in the Bio-Sciences
April 22, 2010: Fredericton, NB - The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF) announced that it is awarding $630,000 to fund 70 student research assistant positions at the province's post-secondary institutions. The funding will enable some of New Brunswick's most vibrant researchers to hire exceptional students to work with them in the lab.

Soricimed BioPharma Inc. Launches New Corporate Identity, Announces Management Changes after Annual General Meeting
April 21, 2010: Moncton, NB - An early-stage drug company formed in 2005 from a scientific discovery made a decade ago in Sackville has changed its name, as it focuses on commercialization of its product portfolio.

New Brunswick Seedlings Sent to International Space Station
April 20, 2010: Sussex, NB - New Brunswick seedlings are part of a 30-day space experiment that will allow scientists to gain valuable insights. The 18 white spruce tree seedlings were grown at the J.D. Irving, Limited, tree nursery in Sussex, and provided to Natural Resources Canada, the organization leading the study along with the Canadian Space Agency.

Research on blue-green algae and waste carbon dioxide earns Southern Victoria High School students top prize in the 2010 Sanofi-Aventis BioTalent Challenge (SABC) for New Brunswick
April 9, 2010: Fredericton, NB - Research by Sarah Sullivan and Elleas (Lee) Nicholas of Southern Victoria High School, examined the effects of waste carbon dioxide (CO₂) from potato storage on the growth of algae, earning the team first place prize in the 2010 sanofi-aventis BioTalent Challenge (SABC) for New Brunswick.

New Brunswick Innovation Foundation honours 3 bio-science researchers at its 2010 R3 Gala; $5M in new support by Province of NB
March 19, 2010: Fredericton, NB - Nearly four hundred persons were in attendance at the high-energy R3 Gala hosted by the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF) and its partners. The Gala paid tribute to three New Brunswick researchers who are working on innovative technologies, and included remarks from New Brunswick premier Shawn Graham, and an animated presentation by the renowned Californian entrepreneur Guy Kawasaki.

Federal Budget Cracks Open the Door on Innovation
March 16, 2010: The recently launched federal budget casts some new light on innovation. As one of the most research intensive sectors in Canada, the success of the biosciences is heavily influenced by public policy and government attention.

New Brunswick Launches Its First Biogas Endeavour
March 8, 2010: Grand Falls, NB - Several partners have lined up to launch New Brunswick's first substantial biogas endeavour. The plant will produce low carbon electricity and liquid fertilizer from organic waste, and is a partnership between several parties, notably Laforge Holstein Ltd., of St. André, NB and researchers at the Bio-energy and Bio-products Applied Research Lab in Grand Falls. The research team will be figuring out the mix of organic waste that produces the best quality output.

Over $10 Million awarded by NSERC in UNB-led Strategic Networks in Aquaculture and Wood Products/Building Materials
February 15, 2010: Fredericton, NB - Dr. Thierry Chopin from the University of New Brunswick in Saint John and Dr. Ying-Hei Chui from UNB Fredericton are two of only 11 Canadian researchers who will be leading Strategic Research Networks recently awarded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).

New Research Scientist Joins the Atlantic Cancer Research Institute
February 8, 2010: Moncton, NB - The Atlantic Cancer Research Institute (ACRI) has recently recruited Dr. Anirban Ghosh, a research scientist whose focus is on finding abnormal molecular events happening in patients and examining how these events contribute to cancer progression, relapse and resistance to treatment.

ACOA's Atlantic Innovation Fund continues to build biosciences sector in New Brunswick and Atlantic Canada; $19.6 million in all for New Brunswick projects
February 1, 2010: Fredericton, NB - Last week's announcements of projects supported under the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)'s Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF) continues to add strength to New Brunswick and Atlantic Canada's biosciences sector.

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