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Compendium of Veterinary
Products
Ministers
Announce New Vision For Canada's Ag Sector
June 29, 2007 | Whistler, British Columbia
Ministers of Agriculture from across the country have come to
an agreement in
principle on Growing Forward, a bold market-driven vision for
Canada's
agriculture, agri-food and agri-based products industry in
every region of the
country. They also announced agreement on a new suite of
programs to help
producers manage the risks of doing business.
View
complete news
release here.
PrioNet
Canada
Announces Open Call for Project Proposals with $3 million
Available Funding
August
1, 2007 (
Vancouver
,
BC
) – PrioNet
Canada
announced today its second Open Call for Project Proposals.
Approximately $3 million is available and applicants are
requested to submit project budgets in the range of $50,000 to
$250,000 per annum. Projects will be funded for three fiscal
year years. Applicants will be expected to submit proposals
that contribute to one or more of the five Themes that
constitute PrioNet’s research program.
Term
for Projects: April 1, 2008, to March 31, 2011
Important
Dates:
August
1, 2007
Announcement of PrioNet
Canada
Open Call
August
30, 2007
Deadline for submission of Letters of Intent
September
28, 2007 Invitation to
submit Full Proposals
November
16, 2007 Deadline
for submission of Full Proposals
March
31, 2008
Awards announcement
Please
refer to PrioNet
Canada
’s web site at http://www.prionetcanada.ca
for full program and application details.
About
PrioNet
Canada:
PrioNet
Canada
is a Network of Centres of Excellence for research on prion
diseases. Prion diseases are fatal, transmissible diseases of
both humans and animals associated with a spongiform
degeneration of brain tissue. PrioNet capitalizes on strengths
in basic, applied, and social research to help solve the
problems associated with prion illnesses such as bovine
spongiform encephalopathy, commonly known as mad cow disease,
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans, and chronic wasting
disease in deer and elk. PrioNet's current network includes
over 60 diverse scientific members, students, young
professionals as well as government, NGOs, and industry
partners. PrioNet funds multidisciplinary research, provides
training and network opportunities, facilitates knowledge
transfer, and disseminates prion information to the public.
PrioNet is hosted by the
University
of
British Columbia
and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute based in
Vancouver
,
British Columbia
. For more information on PrioNet’s innovative programs and
services, please contact PrioNet.
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