Innovation Anthology

Feds Top Up Alberta Pfizer Collaboration Fund

01/20/2012: $2.5 million initiative between industry and government boosts commercialization efforts for new drug therapies and health products

Federal Government Announces Funding for Suicide Prevention

01/10/2012: Of particular interest to Aboriginal communities, initiative will utilize CIHR Evidence on Tap program,to review global suicide prevention information

Order of Canada for scientist from Duchess, AB

01/04/2012: Professor Cheryl Bartlett honoured for helping to develop a new approach to integrating Aboriginal learning traditions into post-secondary science education

New biofilm shows promise in detoxifying oil sands tailings

01/04/2012: Alberta researchers isolate biofilms indigenous to oil sands environments

Nitrogen ‘double whammy’ could alter lakes

12/22/2011: University of Washington study indicates more than 75% of lakes show a distinctive signal of nitrogen released from human activities before the start of the 20th century

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When you get an implant like a hip replacement or you need a catheter, there’s always the chance you’ll contract an infection that’s resistant to antibiotics. Most of the infections are caused by bacterial biofilms. According to research associate Dr. Patricia Nadworny, Innovotech is applying its new silver technology to combat these infections from medical devices. (Alberta Innovates Technology Futures)