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Sigma-Aldrich and the Universite de Montreal have signed an agreement whereby the Institute's High Throughput Screening facility gains access to Sigma-Aldrich's RNAi intellectual property portfolio and its MISSION(R) shRNA library collection for both human and mouse genomes. This agreement marks the latest of a number of licensing and research collaborations the company has made as an ongoing commitment to bring cutting-edge technologies to researchers worldwide. By adopting the MISSION(R) shRNA library as their platform for RNAi screening, The University of Montreal will be utilizing the collective expertise of The RNAi Consortium (TRC), which consists of a partnership among the Broad Institute, MIT, Harvard, Dana Farber, Sigma- Aldrich as well as other research organizations and major pharmaceutical companies. In exchange, Sigma-Aldrich plans to utilize feedback from the collaboration to further its understanding of specific target function and to continue the development of tools for high throughput drug discovery.
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The Université du Québec à Montreal (UQAM) and the Université de Montréal cater mainly to Francophone students. The Université de Montréal is the second largest French-language university in the world, after the Sorbonne in Paris, and is one of the largest research institutions in Canada. The Université de Montréal has two affiliated schools, Polytechnique Montréal (engineering) and HEC Montréal (business school) that offer undergraduate and graduate studies.
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The Montreal business environment consists of many national and international leaders such as Bombardier, Securitas Canada, George Weston, Compagnies Loblaw, Onex, Electrolux, Alcan, Postes Canada, RBC Groupe financier, BCE (Bell Canada Entreprises) and Kimberly-Clark to name a few. Additionally, Montreal is home to the 2nd largest French University in the world outside of Paris, Universite de Montreal as well as McGill University.
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Montreal-based Air Canada provides scheduled and charter air transportation for passengers and cargo to more than 150 destinations on five continents. Canada's flag carrier is the 14th largest commercial airline in the world and serves 30 million customers annually with a fleet consisting of 335 aircraft. Air Canada is a founding member of Star Alliance, providing the world's most comprehensive air transportation network.
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MONTREAL, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Domtar Inc. announced today that it is joining with ten other stakeholders to create the Boreal Leadership Council. As a founding member, Domtar will contribute toward making Canada's boreal region the world's best-conserved forest ecosystem. This initiative will ... be beneficial for the communities and businesses that depend on its resources because it will advance the development of world-leading sustainable management practices.
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