Merck promises large grant to university if Canada extends patent protection
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Merck Frosst Canada Inc, a subsidiary of the world's biggest pharmaceutical firm, has offered $12 million to establish Canada's first molecular medicine and therapeutics research center provided the Canadian parliament acts to preserve patent protection for new drugs. Parliament will probably pass the legislation before the end of 1992 to thank the pharmaceutical industry for doubling its investment in research and development since the last patent extension in 1987. The University of British Columbia will house the new center.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1992
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Canada's cod leaves science in hot water
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Canada's Grand Banks off the coast of Newfoundland was the location of the largest collapse of a cod fishery which was blamed on defective models and the reluctance of the government to set catch limits as recommended by scientists. Both the scientists and the fishermen set a total allowable catch per year based on fish stocks assessment however the two groups have different data before the collapse happened. Failure to perceive the variable mortality rates could have been another factor in the collapse.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1997
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Canada and France fall out over the risks of asbestos
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Canadian prime minister Jean Chretien believes that the results of a study done by the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) will convince France to rethink its ban on the importation of asbestos. A recent RSC report contradicts the findings of a French agency's study on the health risks posed by asbestos, an important Canadian export. However, the RSC is distancing itself from the political interpretation of its findings.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1997
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