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Quote of the week
“The increasing popularity and diversity of Natural Health Products (NHP) on the market has resulted in more scrutiny and regulation of NHP’s by Health Canada.”
- As quoted in the November 2008 issue of Biotechnology Focus.
"NEW" FEATURE VIDEO OF THE WEEK
In part four of four, UTM professor Uli Krull continues to speak about the three keys to a sustainable life sciences industry, this time highlighting creativity.
Top Stories
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Vineland welcomes Dr. Isabelle Lesschaeve as Research Chair
Vineland Research and Innovation Centre announces the appointment of Dr. Isabelle Lesschaeve to the new role of Research Chair, Sensory and Consumer Sciences.
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Patheon establishes European headquarters in Switzerland
Patheon opens its new headquarters for its European operations in Zug, Switzerland, near Zurich. The new headquarters will manage the company's commercial and pharmaceutical development services sales, marketing and customer support activities in Europe.
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Viterra names new senior vice president
Viterra Inc. appoints W.D. (Bill) Mooney to senior vice president, Livestock and Feed Services. Mooney has been with the company for six years in progressively responsible roles, most recently serving as Viterra’s director, Terminals.
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Waterloo Region – a leader in R&D expenditures and patents granted
Data released on private and public R&D and on patents granted by the US Patent and Trademark office shows that the Waterloo Region is a world-class centre for innovation.
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BC Advantage Funds announces Advantage Growth Fund
BC Advantage Funds will change the name and investment focus of its Advantage Life Sciences Fund II to focus on investments in emerging BC-based growth companies. The name of the fund will change to the Advantage Growth Fund. Earlier stage, life science investments will continue to be made in the Advantage Venture Fund.
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Spotlight
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Natural Health Products: From Pitfalls To Profits
Natural Health Products (NHPs) are increasingly popular with Canadian consumers and significant opportunities exist to develop new products in this field.
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