University of Alberta life sciences research gets a $100 Million lift
On Mar. 4, 2025, the Government of Alberta announced it had contributed $100 million in capital funding to…
Alberta researchers genetically engineer yeast to produce healthy fatty acid
On Jan. 21, 2025, researchers from the University of Alberta announced they have come up with a way…
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Alberta researchers revealed full structure of ‘ancient genetic parasite’ implicated in human diseases
On Dec. 14, 2023, the University of Alberta announced that a study published in Nature sheds light on…
Federal investment to increase Canada’s capacity to develop and manufacture critical medicines
On Mar. 17, 2023, PrairiesCan announced $80,514,000 over five years to support the Canadian Critical Drug Initiative and…
Highly pathogenic avian influenza reported in Alberta
On Apr. 12, 2022, the Province of Alberta poultry reported that farms had tested positive for highly pathogenic…
Virologist Michael Houghton awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus
On Dec. 8, 2020, University of Alberta virologist Michael Houghton was awarded a share of the 2020 Nobel…
Alberta Enterprise Corporation invested additional $5 million to benefit Alberta startups
On Oct. 19, 2020, Alberta Enterprise announced that it had invested an additional $5 million into its third…
Province of Alberta made 20 million masks available free of charge
On Jul. 13, 2020, 20 million masks were made available at more than 700 partner restaurant locations, including…
Unique biorepository stores samples from Alberta COVID-19 patients for future research
On Jun. 5, 2020, the Alberta Precision Laboratories (APL) COVID-19 Biorepository was announced to ensure researchers have the…
University of Alberta researchers launched a joint effort with US-based Tonix Pharma to develop and test a vaccine against COVID-19
On May 13, 2020, University of Alberta (UA) researchers launched a joint effort with U.S.-based Tonix Pharmaceuticals to…
U of Alberta pharmaceutical institute leads effort to fill looming hospital drug shortage during fight against COVID-19
On May 11, 2020, a University of Alberta-initiated institute leads province wide effort to fill the looming shortage…
Alberta Hope COVID-19 study tested early treatment option
On Apr. 13, 2020, a province wide trial was announced by Alberta Hope that will investigate the effectiveness…
$100 million investment helped hospitals across Alberta upgrade operating rooms
On Mar. 5, 2020, a $100 million government investment was announced that helped hospitals across the province upgrade…
University of Alberta researchers discovered the protein PEX3 in the cells of deadly parasite trypanosome
On Aug. 26, 2019, University of Alberta researcher Rick Rachubinski and colleagues announced they had discovered the protein…
Government of Canada and partners invested $18 million in crucial microbiome research
On Jan. 30, 2019, the Government of Canada announced an investment of $18 million over five years in…
Alberta Life Science Genealogy, 2018
Alberta Life Science Genealogy illustrates life science companies and non-profit research organizations in the Province of Alberta by…
The Calgary Cancer Centre broke ground
On Nov. 3, 2017, construction started on the Calgary Cancer Centre located at the northeast corner of the…
University of Alberta researchers announced they had discovered the protein Rab32 in the brains of MS patients.
On Mar. 25, 2017, University of Alberta researchers announced they had discovered the protein Rab32 in the brains…
Canada Foundation awarded $6 million for Innovation Metabolomics Innovation Centre at the University of Alberta
On Jan. 9, 2017, the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) awarded $6 million for Canada’s national metabolomics laboratory,…
UAlberta received $82.5 million research infrastructure boost from federal government and province
On Sept. 8, 2016, the University of Alberta received $82.5 million in infrastructure funding from the federal and…
UAlberta scientists announced first whole genome sequence of bighorn sheep
On Jun. 15, 2015, UAlberta scientists announced first whole genome sequence of bighorn sheep. With advances in DNA…
Alberta Bio Evolution, 2008
Alberta Life Science Genealogy illustrates life science companies and non-profit research organizations in the Province of Alberta by…
Raymond U Lemieux established a research program at the University of Alberta
In 1961, Raymond U. Lemieux established a research program at the University of Alberta (UA). UA researchers in…
The University of Alberta opened it doors
In 1908, the University of Alberta in Edmonton opened it doors. The University was founded in 1906 with…