Obama administration announces more than $327 million in Recovery Act funding for science research

Washington, D.C. U.S Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that more than $327 million in new funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will go toward scientific research, instrumentation, and laboratory infrastructure projects. Ten of DOE's national laboratories...

delSECUR CORPORATION Announces Agreement to Purchase the Intellectual Property Assets of the Corporation

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- delSECUR CORPORATION, a Nevada Corporation, (Pink Sheets: DLSC) announced today that its Board of Directors has accepted, subject to the approval of the majority of the shareholders entitled to vote, an agreement to purchase the Intellec...

SRI announces selection by the National Cancer Institute as a Chemical Biology Consortium center

Menlo Park, Calif.July 22 , 2009SRI International, an independent nonprofit research and development organization, announced today that SRI's Center for Cancer Research was selected by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for a leading role in the newly-formed "Chemical Biology Consortium" (CBC), a...

IOS Press announces launch of Journal of Berry Research

Amsterdam, July 22, 2009 Berry research is currently attracting significant applied, commercial and biological interest. Reflecting increasing recognition of the need for a rigorously peer-reviewed publication in this area, IOS Press has announced the spring 2010 launch of the Journal of Berry R...

Aware, Inc. Announces Q2'09 Earnings Conference Call

BEDFORD, Mass., July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aware, Inc. (Nasdaq: AWRE ), a leading supplier of broadband technology and biometrics software, has scheduled a conference call to discuss the company's operating results for the second quarter 2009 on Thursday, July 30, 2009, at 5:0...

Supply-Chain Council Announces New Board of Directors and Officers

WASHINGTON, July 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Eight supply chain professionals were elected in June by the membership of the Supply-Chain Council to the organization's Board of Directors, joining the seven existing members of SCC's board. Newly elected board members, whose terms run from July 1...

Ecological Society of America announces 2009 award recipients

The Ecological Society of America (ESA) will present societal awards to five distinguished ecologists at its 94rd Annual Meeting on Monday, August 3, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. More than 3,500 attendees are expected at this year's meeting. Eminent Ecologist Award: Steven Hubbell Steven Hubb...

Elsevier announces 2008 journal impact factor highlights

Amsterdam, 29 June 2009 Elsevier, the leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced the highlights of its journal impact factor performance in 2008. Elsevier overall saw 75% of its journal impact factors (IF) increase from 2007 to 2008. ...

delSECUR CORPORATION Announces Appointment of the Company's President & CEO

S. BURLINGTON, Vt., June 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- delSECUR Corporation (PINK SHEETS: DLSC) announces the appointment of Randall McCormick as President & CEO. Mr. McCormick replaces outgoing President Mr. Berge Heede who resigned for personal reasons on June 8th. Mr. Heede states...

Government of Canada announces funding for research on the H1N1 flu virus

This release is available in French . Toronto (June 5, 2009) - The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, is pleased to announce another measure to address the H1N1 flu virus. The Government of Canada will fund a national influenza research network focused on pandemic vaccine evalu...

SRI International announces findings from new upper atmospheric radar system for scientific research

MENLO PARK, Calif. June 2 , 2009 SRI International, an independent nonprofit research institute, announced today that early scientific results are now available from the Advanced Modular Incoherent Scatter Radar (AMISR), a modular, transportable radar system funded by the National Science Foundat...

International Serious Adverse Events Consortium announces initial study results in its global research collaboration to identify genetic markers related to drug induced liver injury

Chicago (June 1, 2009) The International Serious Adverse Events Consortium (SAEC) announced today initial results from its research designed to discover genetic markers that may predict individuals at risk for serious drug induced liver injury (DILI). The SAEC is a nonprofit research corporation...

NSF announces funding for Alaska Region Research Vessel

Fairbanks, AlaskaThe National Science Foundation has announced that the Alaska Region Research Vessel will be the first project funded from NSF's portion of the nation's economic stimulus funds, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The research vessel is a 242-foot, ice-capable vessel to...

NIH announces new program to develop therapeutics for rare and neglected diseases

The National Institutes of Health is launching the first integrated, drug development pipeline to produce new treatments for rare and neglected diseases. The $24 million program jumpstarts a trans-NIH initiative called the Therapeutics for Rare and Neglected Diseases Program, or TRND. The progr...

Supply-Chain Council Announces Winners of 2009 Supply Chain Excellence Awards

ATLANTA, May 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United States Transportation Command, SRA International Inc., United States Army CECOM LCML, and Intelligroup Inc. are the winners of the 2009 Supply Chain Excellence Awards, announced here today at the SCOR Seminar - Focus on Defense and IT Industries. ...

ChloroFilms announces video contest winners

Chlorofilms announced May 15th the winners of its competition for new plant biology videos on YouTube. Over $8,000 in cash prizes were awarded in this first competition, which promotes the creation of fresh, attention-getting and informative videos about plant life. Grand prize winner (with ...

BIO-key(R) Announces First Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call Schedule

WALL, N.J., April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BIO-key International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BKYI) today announced plans to release first quarter 2009 financial results on Wednesday, May 6, 2009 before the market opens. In conjunction with the release, BIO-key has scheduled a conference call, ...

Aware, Inc. Announces Final Results of Dutch Auction Tender Offer

BEDFORD, Mass., April 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aware, Inc. (Nasdaq: AWRE ), a leading supplier of broadband technology and biometrics software, today announced the final results of its modified Dutch Auction tender offer, which expired at 5 p.m., New York City time, on Friday, April 17, 2009...

Aware, Inc. Announces Q1 '09 Earnings Conference Call

BEDFORD, Mass., April 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aware, Inc. (Nasdaq: AWRE ), a leading supplier of broadband technology and biometrics software, has scheduled a conference call to discuss the company's operating results for the first quarter 2009 on Tuesday, May 5, 2009, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern ...

Aware, Inc. Announces Preliminary Results of Dutch Auction Tender Offer

BEDFORD, Mass., April 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aware, Inc. (Nasdaq: AWRE ), a leading supplier of broadband technology and biometrics software, today announced the preliminary results of its modified Dutch Auction tender offer, which expired at 5 p.m., New York City time, on Friday, April 17...

ONR announces 2009 Young Investigator Award recipients

ARLINGTON, VA. The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has announced 15 aspiring researchers as award recipients of the U.S. Navy's 2009 Young Investigator Program (YIP). "We serve our Fleet best by tapping the brightest young minds in science, technology, engineering and mathematics," says Chief ...

InVitria Announces Launch of Recombinant Albumin for Diagnostics

Fort Collins, CO, April 17, 2009 / b3c newswire / - Addressing significant product safety and consistency issues in the human diagnostics market, InVitria has announced the commercial launch of two protease-free recombinant albumin products. InVitria’s Recombinant Albumin-DX and Re...

UniPixel Announces Availability of Opcuity(TM) Finger Print Resistant Film Test Samples

Opcuity FPR Prevents Finger Prints on Touch Displays, Without Sacrificing Display Viewing Quality THE WOODLANDS, Texas, March 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Uni-Pixel, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: UNXL), the developer of a unique new thin film called Opcuity(TM) FPR (Finger Print Resistant), today...

Explorations Group Announces Letter of Intent to Acquire Specialty Lighting Company

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., March 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Explorations Group Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: EXGI), announced today that it has signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire Daniel R. Smith & Associates, Inc. ("DRSA"), a South Florida-based specialty lighting company for a total ...

Explorations Group Announces Letter of Intent to Acquire Specialty Lighting Company

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., March 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Explorations Group Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: EXGI), announced today that it has signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire Daniel R. Smith & Associates, Inc. ("DRSA"), a South Florida-based specialty lighting company for a total ...

American Institute of Physics announces awards for best science writing

College Park, MD, February 24, 2009 -- The American Institute of Physics (AIP) announced the winners of its 2008 Science Writing Awards today. The winners -- two scientists, a journalist, a children's book author, and a public television producer -- will receive four prizes of $3,000, engraved Win...

BIO-key(R) Announces Conference Schedule

WALL, N.J., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BIO-key International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BKYI), a leader in finger-based biometric identification and wireless public safety solutions, announced today that it will participate in Imperial Capital's Homeland Security Investor Conference to ...

LocatePLUS Announces Election of Independent Board

BEVERLY, Mass., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LocatePLUS Holdings Corporation (Pink Sheets: LPHC), a business-to-business and business-to-government provider of investigative, identity validation, and homeland security solutions announced today the January 26, 2009 election of an entirely inde...

BIO-key(R) Announces Fourth Quarter and 2008 Year-End Earnings Release and Conference Call Schedule

WALL, N.J., Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BIO-key International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BKYI) today announced plans to release fourth quarter 2008 financial results on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 before the market opens. In conjunction with the release, BIO-key has scheduled a conference ca...

Entrust Announces Financial Results for Fourth-Quarter and Fiscal 2008

DALLAS, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Entrust, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENTU ), a world leader in securing digital identities and information, today announced financial results for its fiscal quarter and year ended December 31, 2008. Fourth-Quarter 2008 Total revenues of $24.9 m...

Aware Announces Q4 and FY2008 Earnings Conference Call

BEDFORD, Mass., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aware, Inc. (Nasdaq: AWRE ), a leading supplier of broadband technology and biometrics software, has scheduled a conference call to discuss the company's operating results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2008 on Wednesday, February 11, 200...

WCC Announces Version 6 of its ELISE Smart Search and Match Platform for Employment and Biometric Matching

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, December 15 /PRNewswire/ -- WCC Services, the leading provider of smart search and match technologies, today announced that version 6 of its flagship product, ELISE, is now available. In today's challenging economic times, companies may receive hundreds of applicants for ...

VUANCE Announces Crime Scene Security and Evidentiary Tracking Development Project

FRANKLIN, Wis., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VUANCE, Ltd. (Nasdaq: VUNC ), a leading provider of innovative Radio Frequency Verification Solutions, including active RFID, electronic access control, credentialing, accountability and incident response management, today announced that it has be...

Elsevier announces winners of 3rd Annual Scopus Young Indian Scientist Award

NEW DELHI, December 5, 2008 Elsevier, the world's leading publisher of scientific information, announced today the winners of the third annual Scopus Young Indian Scientist Award. Prof. J J Theo Groothuizen, S&T Counsellor, Embassy of Netherlands, presided over the award ceremony, held at Le Mer...

NAS announces initiative to connect entertainment industry with top experts

LOS ANGELES -- The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) announced today the creation of "The Science and Entertainment Exchange," an initiative designed to connect entertainment industry professionals with top scientists and engineers to help the creators of television shows, films, video games, and...

Jefferson Department of Surgery announces new pancreas tumor registry

PHILADELPHIA Charles J. Yeo, M.D., Samuel D. Gross Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, announces the establishment of the new Jefferson Pancreas Tumor Registry (JPTR). "The purpose of the registry is to further study whether p...

Parkinson's Disease Foundation announces award of $150,000

(October 23, 2008, New York, NY) The Parkinson's Disease Foundation (PDF) is pleased to announce an award of $150,000 toward investigations studying the potential of individualized stem cell therapy to treat Parkinson's disease (PD). The grant will support the research of Marina Emborg, M.D., P...

NARSAD announces 2008 Prizes for Outstanding Achievement in Research on Mental Health Disorders

(New York, Oct. 16, 2008) NARSAD, the world's leading charity dedicated to mental health research, will award its annual prizes tomorrow -- among the most coveted in psychiatry and neuroscience to six prominent scientists whose research in the areas of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depres...

BIO-key(R) Announces Additional $245,000 in Third Quarter Public Safety Orders

Company Also Releases Latest Generation of Mobile Data Software WALL, N.J., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BIO-key International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BKYI), a leader in finger-based biometric identification and wireless public safety, announced today $245,000 in additional new pub...

Governor Doyle announces historic genomic research collaboration

MARSHFIELD, MILWAUKEE, MADISON Governor Jim Doyle today announced a historic collaboration between four Wisconsin research institutions to advance personalized health care leading to health care that proactively addresses diseases. The Wisconsin Genomics Initiative is a collaborative research eff...