island in Biological Technology

Enerkem announces first commercial-scale biofuels and biochemicals plant is entering start-up phase

... 2008. The conditioned synthesis gas ("syngas") island has been finalized and is in an advanced ... for its upcoming start-up. The premium syngas island serves as the chemical production platform, from ... feedstock. "The conditioned synthesis gas island is the core of our technology platform as it is ...

Hawaii LASIK Eye Surgery Expert Dr. John D. Olkowski Qualifies and Lists with Trusted LASIK Surgeons

... practice serves Hilo and Kailua-Kona on the Big island and Kahului in Maui. ... LASIK surgeon who travels to Maui and the Big island of Hawaii to see his patients. For more ... Lono Avenue Suite 260 Kahului, HI 96732 Big island Office c/o Dr. Inamine 47 Lanihuli St Hilo, ...

Neurotech Announces the Opening of Its GMP Manufacturing Facility in Cumberland, Rhode Island

... Rhode Island. With support from the Rhode island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC) and its financing programs, Rhode island Industrial Facilities Corporation (RIIFC) and Rhode island Industrial-Recreational Building Authority ...

Turtle Island Soup Gets 'Souped Up' with New Probiotic, GandenBC30

... McHENRY, Ill., May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Turtle island Soup has launched a new line of Souper Food soups ... online beginning in July. "Our goal at Turtle island is to make all-natural soups that not only taste ... important health benefits," explained Turtle island President, Jan Berger. "The concept behind ...

Cord Blood America Retires $2.53M Obligation

... in February and March of 2007 respectively, between CBAI and the Shelter island Opportunity Fund (SIOF), have been retired as of August 3, 2009. With ... said Matthew Schissler, Cord Blood America Founder and CEO. "Shelter island provided us with the capital to purchase CorCell, which is the first ...

BioNeutral Group's CEO, Stephen Browand and Chief Scientist, Dr. Andrew Kielbania to Appear on WVOX 1460 AM 'In Focus' Radio Show Hosted by Dr. Dan Miller

... County the Bronx, Queens and the North Shore or Long island . Emphasis on the heavily-populated cities of Westchester's Southern tier and affluent villages of Long island About BioNeutral Group, Inc. Headquartered at the New ...

Guam rhino beetles got rhythm

... In May 2008 the island of Guam became a living laboratory for scientists as they attached ... on acoustic detection of insects, to travel to Guam to collaborate with island scientists on the Guam Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Eradication Project. The ...

Elk Run Developers Announce Partnership with Leading Life Sciences Firm

... improvements already secured and support from the City of Pine island already established. State Representatives Tim Mahoney and Steve Murphy, ... Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Congressman Tim Walz (D-MN, First District), Pine island City Administrator Abraham Algadi, State Representatives Steve Drazkowski ...

GRRL Tech Participant Offered Full Tuition Four-Year Scholarship to Roger Williams University

... Atrion Networking Corporation, Epivax, Inc., Junior Achievement of Rhode island and the Governor's Workforce Board of RI. About RWU: Roger ... Laureate's Night. In promoting and developing a highly-skilled Rhode island workforce, Tech Collective drives technology-based education and training ...

Cord Blood America Restructures Debt; Projects to be Cash Flow Positive

... nationwide and internationally, today announced an agreement with Shelter island Opportunity Fund to restructure its current outstanding debt. "The ... acquisition, giving us consistent cash flow. The principals of Shelter island Opportunity Fund worked with us to restructure our debt, putting us in ...

Environmental Operating Solutions Completes Initial Tranche of $2.5 Million Institutional Financing

... action, particularly in coastal areas such as the Chesapeake Bay, Long island Sound, and Florida. EOS' line of MicroC(TM) products safely and ... the principal cause of water quality problems in the Chesapeake Bay, Long island Sound, and North Carolina estuaries, as well as the continuing expansion ...

FreshDirect's Fleet Goes Biodiesel

... Initiates Biodiesel Use in Delivery Fleet LONG island CITY, N.Y., Dec. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- FreshDirect, one of the nation's ... and value pricing from its state-of-the-art kitchen facility in Long island City. The company is expanding rapidly and currently serves most of ...

Novavax Announces Appointment of John J. Trizzino as Senior Vice President, International and Government Alliances

... to augment our existing management team to capitalize on the new opportunities available to the Company." Mr. Trizzino is a graduate of Long island University and received his master's degree in business administration from New York University's Stern School of Business. About Novavax ...

Essilor: Essilor Forges New Strategic Partnerships Around the World

... and laboratories. Essilor has joined with Vision Service Plan (VSP) to acquire McLeod Optical, a prescription laboratory based in Rhode island with 2008 revenue of $10 million. VSP is the largest not-for-profit vision benefits provider in the United States with 55 million members and a ...

Cord Blood America Continues International Expansion

... business center in Central America, with a fast growing economy and the highest per capita consumer spending in the region. Aruba, an affluent island in the southern Caribbean, is overseen by the Netherlands, while Bermuda, a British territory in the North Atlantic, has previously had the world's ...

DNA Diagnostics Center Offers Father's Day DNA Testing

... of years, and any man can find out where his paternal ancestors started--was it the foothills of the Himalayas, or Sub-Saharan Africa? The Emerald island of Ireland, or the Asian mainland? " Ancestry DNA testing is a great way to take a long look back at your family tree," said company ...

PTC Therapeutics Appoints Clare Kennedy as Vice President of Commercial Operations

... Ms. Kennedy started several small businesses involved in preventive health care and clinical research. She received an A.A.S. in Nursing from Long island College Hospital, a B.S. in Health Science from St. Francis College and a M.S. in Health Management from the American University School of ...

LASIK and Vision Correction Experts from Trusted LASIK Surgeons Directory Achieve Top Awards at ASCRS Meeting

... Center and Dr. Jack Holladay of the Holladay LASIK Institute, Dr. Eric Donnenfeld and Dr. Margueritte McDonald of Ophthalmic Consultants of Long island in New York, and Dr. Kerry Solomon and Dr. James Salz, who are featured below.     Since the laser eye surgeons listed in the ...

Medicago initiates work on Swine Flu strain

... (H2N2), Anhui (H5N1), Vietnam (H5N1), Hong Kong (H6N1 and H9N2), Equine/Prague (H7N7), and of the seasonal strains New Caledonia (H1N1), Solomon island (H1N1) and Brisbane (H1N1). Medicago is keeping health authorities informed on its work. Medicago's H5N1 pandemic VLP vaccine has shown to be ...

American Geographical Society awards honor Henson, Smith on April 15 at UD

... great-great grandniece, will accept the Cullum Medal on his behalf. Deirde C. Stam of the Palmer School of Library and Information Science, Long island University, will offer remarks about Henson's life and accomplishments. In February, Stam republished Henson's 1912 autobiographical account of his ...

Regional Biotech Association Warns Vermont Legislation Could Have Profound Negative Impact

... those states, including the Biotech Association of Maine, Connecticut United for Research Excellence (CURE), New Hampshire Bio/Medical Council, Rhode island BioGroup, Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, Massachusetts High Technology Council, and the Biotech Association of Vermont (in formation). ...

Venter Institute Launches the J. Robert Beyster and Life Technologies 2009-2010 Research Voyage of the Sorcerer II Expedition

... She and her crew circumnavigated the globe for more than two years, spanning nearly 32,000 nautical miles, visiting 23 different countries and island groups on four continents. Results from Circumnavigation : The JCVI team and collaborators analyzed 7.7 million DNA sequences (6.3 billion ...

'Enrichment of Genomic Loci for Targeted Sequencing Application' Is Focus of 2009 AGBT Conference Workshop

... Loci for Targeted Sequencing Applications " at the 2009 AGBT meeting on Friday, February 6th, at 2:00 p.m. in the Islands Ballroom at the Marco island Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa, Florida. The 2009 Advances in Genome Biology and Technology conference ( http://www.agbt.org/ ), a premier ...

Complete Genomics to Release Its DNA Sequencing Data for the First Time at Advances in Genome Biology and Technology Annual Meeting

... titled: "Complete Genomics: Revolutionizing Human Genome Sequencing" on Thursday, Feb. 5, at 9:10 p.m. in the Islands Ballroom at the Marco island Marriott Resort and Spa in Marco Island, Fla. About Complete Genomics Founded in 2006, Complete Genomics is a California company that has ...

A Scientific Milestone: Sex of Dolphin at SeaWorld San Diego Determined Prior to Conception

... Discovery Cove in Orlando; Sesame Place in Langhorne, Pa. near Philadelphia; Aquatica, SeaWorld's water park in Orlando; and water parks Adventure island in Tampa and Water Country USA in Williamsburg. Worlds of Discovery, based in Orlando, play host to more than 25 million visitors and employ more ...

MultiVu Video Feed: New Rapid Test to Diagnose Flu May Help With Upcoming Flu Season

... to perform and helps eliminate the potential for human error in misreading or misinterpreting the results. A recent study from North Shore-Long island Jewish Health System showed that the 3M(TM) Rapid Detection Flu A + B Test for influenza demonstrated better clinical and analytical sensitivity when ...

SenesTech, Inc. Initiates Research Field Trials for ContraPest(R) in Indonesia

... FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., Oct. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- SenesTech, Inc. has initiated field trials of its platform technology on the Indonesian island of Java in continuing research collaboration with international partners. After meeting with Dr. Grant Singleton of the International Rice Research ...

AHIC Successor, Inc. Announces Board of Directors

... privacy, and security for patients." The 15 members of AHIC Successor Board of Directors are: -- Laura Adams, President and CEO, Rhode island Quality Institute -- Simon Cohn, M.D., M.P.H., Associate Executive Director, Health Information Policy, Kaiser Permanente -- Janet Corrigan, ....

Berkley Life Sciences Introduces LS Prime: A Revolutionary New Primary Liability Policy for the Life Science Industry

... new insurance products and services to address those needs." LS Prime will be issued in 48 states through Gemini Insurance Company, and in Rhode island and Delaware through Nautilus Insurance Company. Both companies carry an A.M. Best Financial Strength Rating of A+ (Superior). For additional ...

Netsmart's Kevin Scalia Named Chair of the Software and Technology Vendors Association

... to the President George H.W. Bush, representing small business on issues related to defense transformation. Scalia is a founding member of the Long island Software and Technology Network and a member of the College of Engineering Advisory Board, State University of New York at Stony Brook. About ...

Cardium Launches New AWARE Clinical Study Website

... Oregon (Providence Heart & Vascular Institute, Portland); Pennsylvania (Geisinger Clinic, Danville; Heritage Cardiology Associates, Camp Hill); Rhode island (The Miriam Hospital, Providence); Tennessee (Meharry Medical College, Nashville; The Stern Cardiovascular Center, Germantown); Texas ...

Naviscan PET Systems and Rockville PET Imaging Partner to Bring a New Breast Imaging Technology to New York

... for oncology, neurology and cardiac studies as well as nuclear breast scanning using positron emission mammography (PEM), the only facility in Long island to have this technology available to its patients. Quick study turn-around, superior reading capability, a skilled, compassionate medical staff and ...

First electrophysical recording of sleep in a wild animal

... less than captive sloths did, reports an international team of researchers working on the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institutes Barro Colorado island in Panama. We are fascinated that some species sleep far longer than others. If we can determine the reasons for variations in sleep patterns, we ...

Genomic Health Announces First Quarter 2008 Financial Results and Business Progress

... North Dakota, established a policy covering approximately 2 million lives. -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in Kansas, Rhode island and Nebraska, as well as Health Alliance Plan of Michigan, established policies covering a total of approximately 2.7 million lives. ...

Pharmasset Appoints Herbert J. Conrad as a Director

... and graduate degrees in Pharmacy from the Brooklyn College of Pharmacy. He also has received a Doctorate in Humane Letters (Honorary) from Long island University. "Pharmasset is honored to welcome Herb Conrad to our Board of Directors," stated G. Steven Burrill, CEO of Burrill & Company ...

Physicists discover gold can be magnetic on the nanoscale

... shape of the gold nanocluster is no longer the energetically favored structure. Instead, the optimal structure becomes a flat planar 20-atom gold island spread on the MgO surface. Turning off the applied field or reversing its direction results in reverting the structure back to the pyramidal ...

Society for Biological Engineering Holds First International Conference on Stem Cell Engineering

... has organized the First International Conference on Stem Cell Engineering. The conference, which runs from January 20th to 23rd at the Coronado island Marriott Resort, Coronado Island, California, will focus on engineering designs for stem cell production, moving from the laboratory to bioprocesses ...

ALVESCO(R) Gains FDA Approval for the U.S. Market

... quality of life, and will be an important treatment option for physicians," said Myron Zitt, MD, chief of allergy and immunology at the Queens Long island Medical Group in Babylon, N.Y., and clinical associate professor of medicine at the State University of New York, Stony Brook, School of Medicine. ...

Artistic Magical Mystical Tours

... artist, Karen Sperling. The pens are based on Karen's series of Magical Mystical Tour abstracts, currently exhibited in the Digital Long island Festival National Juried Competition at Mills Pond House Gallery in St. James, NY, through January 11, 2008. "Karen Sperling's work takes the ...

800-Year-Old Mummies Aid Current Cold Cases:

... Coyle and her students, Amanda Gare is, from San Francisco, California, Rachel Lang, from Dallas, Texas, and Richard Auclair, from Woonsocket, Rhode island will present their findings at the annual meeting of the Northeastern Association of Forensic Scientists in Bolton Landing, New York in late October, ...