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Ignite program fuels TRIUMF partnership with $300k award for advancement of zirconium-89 production

25 February 2021

Innovate BC has announced $300,000 in funding through the Ignite program for TRIUMF and ARTMS to further develop and validate the production of zirconium-89 (Zr-89) for use in PET imaging scans for cancer patients eligible for immuno-oncology (IO) therapies.

Dr. Nigel Smith appointed as next Director of TRIUMF

12 February 2021

Dr. Smith will begin his 5-year term as TRIUMF Director on May 17, 2021.

Hunting with the BeEST: PRL paper establishes new boundaries in search for sterile neutrinos

20 January 2021

An international team that includes researchers from TRIUMF has published new measurements for the exclusion limits for sterile neutrinos.

New paper provides novel predictions for nuclear driplines up to iron

13 January 2021

A new paper published by TRIUMF Theory Department scientist Jason Holt and colleagues from the University of Washington and Germany has provided first-principles predictions of which isotopes can and can’t exist for elements from helium to iron.

New Order of Canada appointments recognize TRIUMF BOM community members

12 January 2021

On December 30th, 2020, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada announced 114 new appointments to the Order of Canada, including the recognition of two distinguished individuals from TRIUMF's Board of Management community.

Initial beam through CANREB brings first glimpse of new era of TRIUMF science

18 December 2020

TRIUMF scientists and engineers achieved a major milestone for the Advanced Rare Isotope Laboratory (ARIEL), maneuvering for the first time a radioactive isotope beam through ARIEL's CANREB facility and into the ISAC-II experimental hall.

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