November 7, 2011

 
Member & Local News

 

More 'incubators' growing tech firms 

Marshall Ring, CEO of BCC, says there is a real "subculture of commercialization" growing in the city.

  

Pfizer may bring over-the-counter Lipitor to market 

Pfizer will try to introduce a nonprescription form of its top-seller Lipitor to help cushion tumbling sales of the cholesterol pill as generic versions reach the market.

 

New heating unit at Providence University College will reduce greenhouse-gas emissions: Lemieux 

The province invested $84,000 through the Community Led Emissions Reduction (CLER) Initiative's competitive fund for the installation of a new biomass heating unit for buildings on the Providence University College campus.

 

 

 

Life Science in the News 


Report says innovation key to health reform  

Innovative approaches can bring down costs in health care and improve access and quality of care, says a report released last Friday by the University of Toronto's Mowat Centre for public policy research.   

 

Biotech sector wants to coexist with conventional, organic growers 

Massive growth in the genetically modified food industry has given rise to a complex and messy global trade environment and created points of friction from the farmer's field to the highest courts.

 

Canadian firms slash R & D spending again 

Canadian corporations cut spending on research and development for the fifth year in a row, despite increasing revenues.

 

The US Food and Drug Administration says it has approved 35 new medicines over the past year, and claims that it is getting drugs to patients faster than its counterparts around the world.

 

Blood component used in medicine can be grown in rice

You can't get blood from a stone, but apparently you can get it from ... rice? 

     

 

 

Pen and keyboard   

Sharpening Your Communication Skills-Technical Writing 

 

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Writing is one of the most crucial skills we can learn and the ability to be clear, concise and complete is essential.  

    

Date: November 21-22 

Time: 8:00am - 4:30pm 

Location: 1000 Waverley

 

 

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Issue: 45 of 2011
 

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