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Business Development Opportunity at World Congress
February 1, 2011: The World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology & Bioprocessing (Toronto, Canada: May 8-11, 2011) will host sessions for company CEOs or COOs to make formal 25-minute presentations on their technology development and business models to an elite audience of investors and analysts.

UNB Forestry Professor Awarded Strategic NSERC Grant
January 29, 2011: A team of UNB researchers, led by Dr. Leblon (with Drs Balcom, LaRocque and McMillan) from UNB Fredericton was awarded a Strategic Grant by the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). The NSERC award, in the amount of $540,056, will allow for continued work on developing sensors used to analyze the properties of wood - in real-time, a process that will lead to dramatic efficiencies in the forestry industry.

Genetic Testing Kits Available Online
January 29, 2011: Fredericton based Research and Productivity Council (RPC) is now offering genetic testing kits online. RPC's new web site went live late January (www.rpcgenetics.com) allowing people to order a genetic test kit online.

New Brunswick Academic Institutions Among CFI Leaders Opportunity Fund Recipients
January 26, 2011: A number of New Brunswick researchers from local academic institutions received Leaders Opportunity Fund grants from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) for infrastructure associated with a Canada Research Chair or infrastructure alone. To date, CFI has funded 144 projects worth over $24 million in New Brunswick alone.

Summer Aquaculture Research Positions
January 25, 2011: Funding is available for qualified M.Sc. and summer students to undertake research on a new innovative approach to aquaculture. The successful candidates will be part of the NSERC-Canadian Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture Network (CIMTAN), which provides national networking and research exchange opportunities. Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) is an approach to aquaculture that promotes sustainability by using the organic and inorganic waste from a fed trophic level (e.g. salmon, sablefish), to support the growth of commercially valuable invertebrates and seaweeds, respectively.

UNB Biology Professor Awarded Strategic NSERC Grant
January 20, 2011: Kelly Munkittrick, Canada Research Chair in Ecosystem Health Assessment and professor of biology at UNB Saint John, recently received a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada's (NSERC) Strategic Project Grants worth $591,500 to look at the recovery of fish populations near pulp and paper mills.

Official Opening of the Biorefinery Technology Scale-Up Research Centre
January 14, 2011: Students, politicians, researchers and industry recently gathered at the New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) Edmundston Campus for the official opening and open house of its Biorefinery Technology Scale-Up Research Centre in Grand Falls New Brunswick.

New College-Industry Innovation Fund Launched
January 1, 2011: The Canadian Foundation for Innovation launched a new college-industry fund late December 2010. This fund supports the federal government's science and technology strategy and is aimed at enhancing the capacity of colleges to support business innovation in Canada by providing them with state-of-the-art, industry-relevant research infrastructure to foster partnerships with the private sector in a specific area of strategic priority to the institution.

The Government of Canada Is Investing $313,000 to Create New Opportunities for New Brunswick Dairy Farmers
December 1, 2010: The Government of Canada is investing $313,000 in New Brunswick dairy farmers to create new opportunities including the potential for producing new specialty (artisanal) cheeses in the province. This investment is made possible by the Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program (CAAP), a $163-million initiative that aims to help the Canadian agricultural sector adapt and remain competitive.

ACRI Cancer Research Patent Promising New Prostate Cancer Test
November 22, 2010: The Atlantic Cancer Research Institute, in collaboration with the National Research Council, has played a pivotal role in a major breakthrough that could lead to more reliable and less invasive tests for prostate and colon cancer.

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