2 Springer authors receive NWO/Spinoza Prize in the Netherlands

... has announced the winners of the NWO/Spinoza prize for 2009. Two of the three laureates of this year's prize are Springer authors, Marten Scheffer and Albert ... and inspiring research. Previously, the prize amount was EUR 1.5 million, but this year, each ...

Techne Corporation Board Member Recognized

... the 2009 recipients of the Albany Medical Center prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research for their ... have transformed the field of immunology." The prize is the largest award in medicine or science in ... Stockholm, Sweden. The laureates received their prize medals from the King of Sweden, Carl Gustav the ...

Big prize for 'small science' physicist

... and Applied Physics (IUPAP) 2009 Young Scientist prize in Computational Physics. The award ... later this year." The award of the IUPAP prize follows Dr Barnard receiving numerous Australian ... Dr Barnard will be presented with the IUPAP prize in mid-December this year at the 2009 Conference ...

Bio-IT World Announces the Winners of its 2009 Best Practices Awards Program

... its fifth Best Practices Awards program. Grand prize winners within eight life sciences awards ... its fifth Best Practices Awards program. Grand prize winners within eight life sciences awards ... clinical trials. The competition's first Judges' prize goes to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia ...

New Educational Website Celebrates the Accomplishments of Engineers

... that they are taken for granted. The Draper prize and its accompanying website celebrate the ... engineering achievement, The Charles Stark Draper prize was established by the NAE and endowed by Draper ... the well being and freedom of humanity. The prize recognizes achievement in all engineering ...

Heinlein Trust and SpaceX Announce Competition to Promote Research Innovation in Zero Gravity

... Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Heinlein prize Trust announces the Microgravity Research ... (SpaceX), the competition offers a $25,000 prize and transportation to and from Low Earth Orbit ... said Art Dula, Trustee of the Heinlein prize Trust. "Because of substantial recent funding by ...

Peter Zoller and Ignacio Cirac, awarded by the BBVA Foundation

... of the jury chaired by Theodor W. Hnsch, Nobel prize in Physics. Zoller and Cirac's research is ... and can be considered second only to the Nobel prize in their monetary amount, an annual 3.2 million ... (CSIC), take in eight categories carrying a cash prize of 400,000 euros each. The Basic Sciences award, ...

Zayed Future Energy Prize Recognizes Dipal C. Barua

... Inaugural prize awarded to Barua for bringing renewable energy to ... -- The first annual Zayed Future Energy prize was awarded on January 19 by His Highness General ... of Bangladesh. The Zayed Future Energy prize finalist, Dr. Martin Green, was also recognized ...

2010 Japan Prize to Honor Scientists and Researchers in Industrial Production/Production Technology and Biological Production/Environment Fields

... awards in science and technology. The 2010 Japan prize will recognize outstanding achievements in ... a specific field from which to award the Japan prize in each of the two areas of studies: I) ... biology, agriculture and medicine. The 2010 Japan prize will honor scientists and researchers, ...

It's a Bug's Life, as Flawless Photo of Wasp Wins Worldwide Olympus BioScapes Competition : Winning Sure Doesn't Sting - Olympus BioScapes 2008 Competition

... wings against a dark background took top prize in the 2008 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging ... and cell biology, including the Fourth prize image of zebrafish neurons captured by Albert Pan ... methodologies available today. (Last year's top prize winner was a Brainbow image captured by another ...

AstraZeneca Nobel Medicine Initiative to Increase Interest in the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

... interest about the achievements behind the Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine," said Alf A. ... Internet production per year called a Nobel prize Narrative which will reflect the Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine and will place a series ...

Humanitarian Offers $75 Million for Single Dose Sterilization of Cats and Dogs

... (ACC&D) announced the launch of The Michelson prize in Reproductive Biology at the SPAY/USA ... 16th, 2008 at 7pm. The Michelson prize in Reproductive Biology is an ... pet overpopulation. The goal of the Michelson prize in Reproductive Biology is to ...

Nanoscale carbon materials research wins the 2008 Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics

... were presented with the 2008 Julius Springer prize for Applied Physics on 27 September 2008 during a ... by luminaries of the field. The Julius Springer prize for Applied Physics recognizes researchers who ... For the past 10 years, the Julius Springer prize for Applied Physics has been awarded by the ...

Graphene pioneers follow in Nobel footsteps

... have been awarded the prestigious Europhysics prize for discovering graphene and also their ... physics. Presented since 1975, the Europhysics prize is one of the world's most prestigious awards for ... winners have subsequently been awarded the Nobel prize in recognition of their achievements, including ...

Inaugural Kavli Prize ceremony and symposia: Sept. 8-11 (Oslo, Norway)

... Overview: The inaugural year of The Kavli prize will be celebrated with a special ceremony that ... H.R.H. Crown Prince Haakon Magnus presenting the prize to the seven Kavli laureates. Acclaimed ... to the ceremony, to be attended by the Kavli prize Laureates and dignitaries. THE ...

March of Dimes Awards $250,000 Prize to Leaders in Understanding Embryonic Development

... been chosen to receive the 2008 March of Dimes prize in Developmental Biology. Philip A. Beachy, ... J. Tabin, PhD will share the 2008 March of Dimes prize for their pioneering work that has expanded ... of animal development. The March of Dimes prize is a $250,000 cash award and a silver medal ...

Leading Geneticist Francis Collins Named First Recipient of the Inamori Ethics Prize at Case Western Reserve University

... named recipient of the inaugural Inamori Ethics prize from the Inamori International Center for Ethics ... ) The Inamori Ethics prize honors outstanding international ethical leaders. ... the condition of humankind. The Inamori Ethics prize carries with it a $25,000 cash award, intended to ...

Baxter's Costa Rica Facility Recognized With Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing

... Baxter's Cartago Plant First to be Awarded Shingo prize Outside of North ... Rica has been recognized with the 2008 Shingo prize for Operational Excellence. The facility -- the first to be awarded the Shingo prize outside North America -- is being honored for its ...

Harborview Medical Center in Seattle Receives Prestigious $100,000 Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service

... access to healthcare. Each year, this $100,000 prize is presented to a healthcare organization that ... well being of the community. The Foster G. McGaw prize is sponsored by the American Hospital Association ... in Newport News, Va. "The Foster G. McGaw prize recognizes healthcare organizations that set a ...

Digital pioneer wins national physics prize

... of Physics (AIP) is awarding him the 2007-2008 prize for Industrial Applications of Physics. He ... Arts & Sciences for the same invention. The prize for Industrial Applications of Physics is given ... and General Motors. Dr. Hornbeck will receive the prize at an awards ceremony and reception beginning at ...

Catalyst Biosciences Expands Scientific Advisory Board With Leading Experts in Protease Therapeutic Discovery and Development

... of Arts and Sciences, and recipient of the E. Donnall Thomas Lecture and prize from the American Society of Hematology, the Basic Research prize from the American Heart Association, and the 2004 ASCI Award from the ...

MIT, BU team combats antibiotic resistance with engineered viruses

... completed his PhD at HST last year, won the $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Student prize and the grand prize in the National Collegiate Inventors Competition in 2008 for his work with ...

Winning University of Melbourne Ph.D. research boosts the search for sensitive sensors

... security sensors has won the University of Melbourne's Chancellor's prize for Excellence in PhD. Dr Daniel Gomez, who completed his thesis in the ... reputation of his supervisor Professor Paul Mulvaney. His Chancellor's prize for Science and Engineering will be presented at the University's Menzies ...

Connecticut Technology Council Honors UHY LLP Tech Top 40 Winners

... Clean Diesel Technologies, the "green company" winner, captured the prize in the Energy/Environmental Technologies category. In Life Sciences the ... technology category it was New London's JobTarget LLC capturing the prize for fastest revenue growth. JobTarget builds custom-built, private-label ...

Osage Bio Energy Kicks Off 'Barley Bin Builder' Yield Contest

... Barley Bin Builder Yield Contest. In addition to the $1,000 first-place prize for the top entry in each eligible state, the second-highest yield per acre entry will receive a $750 prize and the third-place entry will receive a $500 prize. "The Barley Bin ...

Collegiate Inventors Competition(R) Recognizes Top Student Inventors

... be awarded to the top undergraduate and graduate finalists, and the Grand prize winner will receive $25,000. The academic advisors for each winning team will receive a cash prize as well. Meet the 2008 finalists: Undergraduates Patrick Delaney, ...

MedImmune Expands R&D Capacity with New Research Facility in Cambridge, U.K.

... - Building Named After 1982 Nobel prize Winner for Chemistry, Sir Aaron Klug - ... facility in Cambridge, the United Kingdom. Named after the 1982 Nobel prize Winner for Chemistry, the Aaron Klug Building is a major expansion of ...

SENOMYX CO-FOUNDER AND SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER ROGER TSIEN, PH.D., AWARDED NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY

... for 2008 by The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Dr. Tsien shares the prize with two other scientists for their work on "the discovery and development ... and Chemistry/Biochemistry at UC San Diego, was selected by the Nobel prize Committee for his seminal contributions regarding understanding the ...

RainDance Dedicates New Headquarters, Manufacturing Facility

... 1000 instrument. Keynoting the event was Sir Richard Roberts, 2003 Nobel prize winner for physiology and medicine and Founder and Chief Scientific ... Scientific Advisory Board. RainDance advisers include three Nobel prize winners: Jean-Marie Lehn (Chemistry, 1987), Aaron Klug (Chemistry, 2002), ...

Johnson & Johnson Honors 2008 Recipients of The Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research

... in Beerse, Belgium tomorrow. Feldmann and Maini received the $100,000 prize for their role in the discovery of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) ... the Albert Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award in 2003 and the Crafoord prize of the Royal Swedish Academy in 2000, among others, for their work on ...

Silence Therapeutics Receives Allowance from United States Patent and Trademark Office for its Core RNAi Patent

... 'silence' genes linked to the onset of disease. RNAi is a Nobel prize winning technology and one of the most promising areas of drug discovery ... and is listed on AIM. About RNAi RNA interference (RNAi), is a Nobel prize winning technology and one of the most exciting areas of drug discovery ...

Silence Therapeutics Patent Update

... 'silence' genes linked to the onset of disease. RNAi is a Nobel prize winning technology and one of the most promising areas of drug discovery ... and is listed on AIM. About RNAi RNA interference (RNAi), is a Nobel prize winning technology and one of the most exciting areas of drug discovery ...

Silence Obtains Important Patent Protection for Lead Internal Development Compound, Atu027

... 'silence' genes linked to the onset of disease. RNAi is a Nobel prize winning technology and one of the most promising areas of drug discovery ... and is listed on AIM. About RNAi RNA interference (RNAi), is a Nobel prize winning technology and one of the most exciting areas of drug discovery ...

Organizational Changes at Silence Therapeutics

... 'silence' genes linked to the onset of disease. RNAi is a Nobel prize winning technology and one of the most promising areas of drug discovery ... and is listed on AIM. About RNAi RNA interference (RNAi), is a Nobel prize winning technology and one of the most exciting areas of drug discovery ...

Silence Therapeutics Announces Successful Opposition of Glover Patent

... 'silence' genes linked to the onset of disease. RNAi is a Nobel prize winning technology and one of the most promising areas of drug discovery ... and is listed on AIM. About RNAi RNA interference (RNAi) is a Nobel prize winning technology and one of the most exciting areas of drug discovery ...

Ferring Research Infertility and Gynaecology GrAnt (FRIGGA) 2008 Winners Announced

... for Human Reproduction & Embryology Congress. The two winners of this new prize are the University Medical Centre Utrecht, The Netherlands and the ... phase? Dr Christophe Blockeel, the principal applicant awarded the prize of 50,000 Euros, is a Fellow in Reproductive Medicine and Clinical Tutor ...

FDA Approves Quark IND for DGFi, an siRNA Therapeutic Based on Silence Therapeutics' Unique Proprietary Chemistry

... 'silence' genes linked to the onset of disease. RNAi is a Nobel prize winning technology and one of the most promising areas of drug discovery ... and is listed on AIM. About RNAi RNA interference (RNAi) is a Nobel prize winning technology and one of the most exciting areas of drug discovery ...

UCSB's Nakamura wins Prince of Asturias Award

... a 50,000 (US$77,000) stipend. The Technical and Scientific Research prize is given annually to "the individual, work group or institution whose ... prize, in 2006. (That was the second time the alternate-year Millennium prize was given; the first winner, Tim Berners-Lee, developer of the World-Wide ...

The NCIIA Recognizes Collegiate Biomedical Engineering Innovations

... and we are thrilled to support them as they move forward." The first prize -- a cash award of $10,000 -- was awarded to Rapid Suture from Stanford ... times, fewer surgical risks and faster patient recovery. The second cash prize of $2,500 was given to the KMC ApneAlert team from Northwestern ....

Genetic Breakthroughs Honored With New Scientific Award

... LOS ANGELES, May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- A new prize has been announced in an emerging scientific field called "epigenetics," ... drawn from the many scientific institutions now studying epigenetics. The prize aims to highlight the practical applications of epigenetics, rather than ...