BOSTON, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –The Metropolitan Beaches Commission (MBC) recently completed two public hearings on Beacon Hill to assess the state of the Boston Harbor region’s public beaches and announced that they will hold a series of 9 public hearings in the region’s beachfront communities this summer. Continue reading
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Economic Action Plan 2013 – Benefits Quebec Aerospace Industry
MONTREAL, March 22, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ – Aro Montral, Quebec’s aerospace cluster, is pleased with the industry-specific measures announced yesterday in Canada’s Economic Action Plan 2013. “The measures announced are a positive response to the recommendations issued in the Aerospace Review report tabled last November Continue reading
Federal government, foreign competitor interest signals significance of aerospace to international trade
OTTAWA, Dec. 6, 2012 /CNW/ – The importance of aerospace trade was highlighted at today’s conclusion of the Canadian Aerospace Summit, an event that drew a record-breaking attendance that included an A-list of aerospace industry executives, as well as foreign diplomats and senior Canadian federal officials Continue reading
Liberty Silver Announces Annual Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on December 21, 2012 and Board and Management Changes
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Nov 28, 2012) – Liberty Silver Corp. (LSL.TO) (“Liberty Silver” or the “Company”) announces an annual meeting of shareholders to be held on Friday, December 21, 2012 (the “Meeting”).Shareholders of record as at 5:00 pm (Toronto time) on November 7, 2012 are entitled to vote at the Meeting.The Meeting will be held at Toronto Board of Trade, 3rd Floor, 1 First Canadian Place (77 Adelaide Street West Entrance), Toronto, Ontario M5X 1C1 at 9:30 a.m. (Toronto time).The items of business for the Meeting are summarized below, the full details of which are disclosed in an information circular dated November 27, 2012, which will be mailed to shareholders and is available from the Company and on www.sedar.com: The Corporate Governance Committee of the Company comprised of Timothy Unwin (chair), Paul Haggis and W. Continue reading
CAW Welcomes Aerospace Review, Urges Federal Government to Implement Recommendations
OTTAWA, Nov. 29, 2012 /CNW/ – CAW President Ken Lewenza is lauding the report of the Review of Aerospace and Space Programs and Policies, released today in Ottawa Continue reading
Aerospace Industries Association of Canada welcomes Aerospace Review findings
OTTAWA, Nov. 29, 2012 /CNW/ – Strong recommendations for industry and government contained in an independently conducted review of Canada’s aerospace industry and factors influencing its future competitiveness have garnered support from the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada. Produced by the Honourable David Emerson, the recently completed report “Beyond the Horizon: Canada’s Interest and Future in Aerospace” is the product of an official Aerospace Review mandated by the Government of Canada in February 2012. Continue reading
Err towards press freedom – Hague
25 November 2012 Last updated at 14:40 ET Foreign Secretary William Hague says the government should “err on the side of freedom” when considering plans for press regulation. Lord Justice Leveson, who has been inquiring into press standards, will make his recommendations on Thursday. Continue reading
Report: Canadian Health Care System "Unsustainable" As Is
CALGARY, Oct. 17, 2012 /CNW/ – In a report released today by The School of Public Policy, authors Herb Emery, David Still and Tom Cottrell show that even with modest increases in health spending due to population aging, Canadian Medicare under the current pay-as-you-go funding model for Canadian is unsustainable. This model sees government allocate current tax revenues to cover current health costs, with nothing put aside for projected rising health-care costs arising from the aging baby boom generation. Continue reading
Delphi Genetics Grants Merck License for the Use of the StabyExpress™ System
BRUSSELS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Delphi Genetics SA (Delphi) has announced today a broad licensing agreement with a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, for the use of the StabyExpress technology, which allows high yield, cost effective protein expression without the use of antibiotics. Under the agreement, Merck receives a non-exclusive license to use the StabyExpress technology for protein expression in research and product development. In exchange, Delphi is eligible to receive milestone payments associated with the development of Merck product candidates that utilize the StabyExpress technology, as well as royalties on sales of such products Continue reading
Which telescopes could lose out in astronomy's big budget crunch?
Federal budget pressures in the US could force the organization that runs publicly funded observatories to divest itself of six telescopes. The list points to new priorities in astronomy. For astronomers in the United States it’s dj vu with a wrenching twist the possible closure of some of the most heavily used observatories the federal government funds Continue reading
Harvard pledges changes at primate research center
BOSTONHarvard Medical School says it plans to follow the recommendations of an independent panel of scientists and veterinarians that reviewed the university’s troubled primate research facility in Southborough. Continue reading
Independent committee recommends changes at Harvard’s New England Primate Research Center
By Carolyn Y. Johnson, Globe Staff An independent panel of scientists and veterinarians enlisted by Harvard Medical School to review its troubled primate research facility in Southborough is recommending that new leadership positions be created and a committee be formed to assure animal safety and foster closer ties with the main medical school. The two-page executive summary of the report, released to the Globe by Deborah Kochevar, dean of the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University and the chairwoman of the committee, calls for establishing a new veterinarian position and appointing a biosafety officer specifically dedicated to the New England Primate Research Center Continue reading
No medical school for Brandon: report
Brandon Sun – ONLINE EDITION By: Staff Writer 25/07/2012 1:58 PM | Comments: 1 Brandon University will not get a stand-alone medical school, although a satellite campus could set up shop here sometime in the future. Continue reading
European Agency Recommends Gene Therapy Approval
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports Your Universe Online A European Union agency for the evaluation of medicinal products is recommending the approval of a gene therapy treatment for a rare disease, which would be the first time a treatment of this kind has received the regulatory go-ahead for use in the West, according to various reports published Friday. A statement released by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) officially recommended the authorization of Glybera (alipogene tiparvovec) for use throughout all EU member states. Glybera, which is manufactured by the Dutch firm uniQure, is used to treat lipoprotein lipase deficiency (LPLD), an extremely rare disorder that prevents people from digesting fat. Continue reading
First ever gene therapy treatment recommended by European regulator
The European Medicines Agency is recommending the first-ever approval of a gene therapy treatment in the EU, in a significant move for a type of treatment that has so far failed to deliver on its promise to cure diseases. In a statement on Friday, the EMA said Glybera, made by Dutch company uniQure, should be approved across Europe for the treatment of an extremely rare disorder that leaves people unable to digest fat. Continue reading
European regulator: Gene therapy treatment OK
LONDON (AP) — The European Medicines Agency is recommending the first-ever approval of a gene therapy treatment in the EU, in a significant move for a type of treatment that has so far failed to deliver on its promise to cure diseases. In a statement on Friday, the EMA said Glybera, made by Dutch company uniQure, should be approved across Europe for the treatment of an extremely rare disorder that leaves people unable to digest fat. The treatment consists of a gene that makes a protein to break down fat Continue reading
Canada's Aerospace Industry Set to Stall Without Strengthened Federal Government Action, CAW says
TORONTO, June 28, 2012 /CNW/ – The CAW is warning that without renewed federal government leadership Canada’s aerospace industry is heading for a stall and a vastly diminished role in this high-tech, global industry. “This technology-intensive, export-oriented industry makes a unique contribution to a better role for Canada in the world economy,” said CAW President Ken Lewenza in a submission released today to the federal government’s Aerospace Review. “We can’t take this sector for granted,” Lewenza said Continue reading
The American Society for Microbiology honors Myron M. Levine
Public release date: 6-Jun-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Garth Hogan ghogan@asmusa.org American Society for Microbiology Washington, DCJune 6, 2012 Myron M. Continue reading
American Liberty Petroleum Corp. Provides Progress Update for Nevada-Based Cortez Operation
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– American Liberty Petroleum Corp. (OTCBB: OREO) (herein after “American Liberty” and/or “the Company”) is pleased to provide a summary of the Company’s recent progress on the Cortez Operation. Continue reading
Nasa Frames Guidelines for Guarding Historic Sites on Moon
Nasa has framed new guidelines for safeguarding the many historic sites on the surface of the moon. On 24 May, 2012, Nasa and the X Prize Foundation of Playa Vista, California, released new guidelines to protect historic lunar sites and preserve ongoing and future science on the moon. Continue reading