October 24, 2011

 
Member & Local News

Reinvented Medicure Returns

Once the darling of Manitoba's biotech sector, Medicure is returning from the wilderness, partly with the help of a controversial loan from the province. On Monday, the company's shares will be listed on the TSX Venture Exchange.

 

Harper Government Investing in New Market Opportunities for Flax and Hemp Farmers 
Member of Parliament Rod Bruinooge announced an investment of more than $100,000 for the Composites Innovation Centre to study flax and hemp fibres with the goal of eventually making composites that perform better than plastics and fibreglass.

   

Valeant Takes Control of Afexa, Extends Bid  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International announced it has acquired nearly 81 million shares of Cold-FX maker Afexa Life Sciences Inc. under a friendly takeover offer.   

 

Life Science in the News 

    

R&D Tax Scheme Too Rich: Federal Panel

Ottawa needs to overhaul its flagship research and development program because it spends too much money and fails to show any increase in innovation among Canadian companies, says a federally appointed panel of experts.

Click here to view the Jenkins R&D Report and Recommendations  

 

Amgen to Lay Off 380 R&D Workers 

Amgen Inc., the world's largest biotechnology company, is laying off 380 research and development employees, mostly in the U.S., or about 2 percent of the company's total workforce.

  

India's Biotech Sector to Grow 20% in Foreseeable Future 

India's biotech sector is expected to grow, given the growing demand for biopharmaceuticals, biosimilars and vaccines, says a veteran in the field.

 

DuPont™ Sorona® Receives Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 Certification 

DuPont Industrial Biosciences announced that DuPont™ Sorona® has received Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 Class 1 Certification from Oeko-Tex® and the Hohenstein Textile Testing Institute.

 

 

Sharpening Your Communication Skills-Technical Writing

Never underestimate the power of a well-written document. Writing is one of the most crucial skills we can learn and the ability to be clear, concise and complete is essential.    

 

You will learn techniques that apply to writing technical letters, reports, emails, and proposals.  

 

Date: November 21-22, 2011 

Time: 8:00am - 4:30pm
Location: 1000 Waverley   

 

Click here to learn how to become a more effective communicator.

 

Issue: 43 of 2011
 

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Canadian Gene Cure Foundation 

 

2011 Gene Researcher for a Week Program

 

The Foundation selects motivated and ambitious students in grades 11 and 12 who have an innate curiosity for science, human genetics, and human genetics research.  

     

November 1, 2011  through December 31, 2011   

 

Click here for more information 

  

 

 Doing business in India for the medical device and human & animal heath sectors

   

December 14, 2011 

1000 Waverley St.

 

Watch for more details in an upcoming newsletter

 

 Automated Part Scanning

 

This presentation will highlight the use of white light scanning systems for automated part scanning, with examples of industrial applications. Also presented will be use of the scanned data in manufacturing and reverse engineering applications.

    

October 25, 2011 

9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

 

Industrial Technology Centre
200-78 Innovation Drive
There is no cost for this session
to register

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Life Science Association of Manitoba
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