Researchers enlist DNA to bring carbon nanotubes' promise closer to reality

A team of researchers from DuPont and Lehigh University has reported a breakthrough in the quest to produce carbon nanotubes (CNTs) that are suitable for use in electronics, medicine and other applications. In an article published in the July 9 issue of Nature , the group says it has developed...

Expanding Indiana's Breakthroughs in Health Information Technology (Exibhit Indiana): Initiative to Advance the State's Health IT National Leadership and Assets Launched to Bring More Awareness to Sector

INDIANAPOLIS, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- As the federal economic stimulus package moves to fund leading applications of health information technology (HIT), Indiana sits in the pole position. The Hoosier state boasts one of the strongest health IT sectors anywhere in the United States today with f...

BIO Visitors Bring Viral Preparedness to Atlanta

North Carolina giveaways show state's growing germ-fighting focus ATLANTA, May 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Representatives of the North Carolina contingent to this week's Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) conference in Atlanta are pressing a point as they press the flesh with tho...

Spectral signs exclusive license agreement to bring sepsis therapeutic to the U.S. market

TORONTO, March 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Spectral Diagnostics Inc. (TSX:SDI) today announced that it has signed a license agreement with Toray Industries, Inc. of Japan granting Spectral the exclusive development and commercial rights in the U.S. for Toraymyxin(TM), a therapeutic device for the t...

Seminar Will Bring ALS Researchers to Patient Groups

The Leading ALS Lab Presents on Therapy Development Strategy CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI) has announced the 2009 launch of its popular ALS Research 101 series. The two-hour, interactive seminar is designed to inform and ...

Smallest ever quantum dots bring real world applications closer

Single atom quantum dots created by researchers at Canada's National Institute for Nanotechnology and the University of Alberta make possible a new level of control over individual electrons, a development that suddenly brings quantum dot-based devices within reach. Composed of a single atom of s...

Alfred Mann Foundation for Biomedical Engineering Launches New Web Site Designed to Help University Researchers Bring Biomedical Advances to Market

VALENCIA, Calif., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Biomedical Engineering (AEMFBE), a philanthropic organization created by billionaire Alfred E. Mann to establish university-based commercialization- enablement institutes at elite universities, designed to facilitate biomed...

Spectral to bring anti-sepsis therapy to the U.S. market

TORONTO, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Spectral Diagnostics Inc. (TSX: SDI) today announced that it has agreed to key terms with Toray Industries Inc. of Japan to obtain the exclusive development and commercial rights in the U.S. for Toraymyxin(TM), a therapeutic for the treatment of sepsi...

Video: New Survey Shows Three in Four School Nurses Have Students at Risk for Severe Allergic Reactions Who Do Not Bring Auto-Injectable Epinephrine to School

Parents of students with known allergies are urged to put auto-injectable epinephrine at the top of the school supplies list SILVER SPRING, Md., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- A new survey conducted by the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) found that 72% of school nurses have stud...

Patients Who Bring Health Information from the Internet Get More Time with Doctor

94% of physicians report that patients bring health information from the Internet to discuss during office visits. The majority of physicians who have patients discussing information in the office report they spend more time with these patients as a result. New York, N...

Dow AgroSciences, Martek Biosciences Form Alliance to Bring Omega-3 Fatty Acids to Food Industry

COLUMBIA, Md. and INDIANAPOLIS, May 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dow AgroSciences LLC and Martek Biosciences Corporation today announced a collaborative agreement to jointly develop and commercialize a canola seed that produces the omega-3 fatty acid, DHA (docosahexaenoic acid). Under the te...

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

SAN DIEGO, May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Naviscan PET Systems, Inc., a privately held company that manufactures and develops high-resolution PET scanners, announced today the newest installation of the PEM Flex(TM) Solo II scanner at Rockville PET Imaging, P.C. in Rockville Centre, New York. This ins...

Researchers bring new meaning to the term 'computer bug'

US researchers have created living computers by genetically altering bacteria. The findings of the research, published in BioMed Centrals open access Journal of Biological Engineering, demonstrate that computing in living cells is feasible, opening the door to a number of applications including da...

Berkeley scientists bring MRI/NMR to microreactors

BERKELEY, CA -- In a significant step towards improving the design of future catalysts and catalytic reactors, especially for microfluidic lab-on-a-chip devices, researchers with the U.S. Department of Energys Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (...

Understanding of actuator properties of carbon nanotubes bring micro machines closer

Imagine machines smaller than microscopic in size working around us, in us and for us. Imagine them seeking out diseases, cleaning the environment and making the world a better place. Just as a car is a combination of a whole series of separate items, engine, suspension, wheels, electronics, cha...

One Year On, ALLERCA Hypoallergenic Cats Bring 'Sneeze Free' Companionship to Allergy and Asthma Sufferers

Since delivering the first hypoallergenic kittens to customers in 2006, ALLERCA's hypoallergenic cats have established a unique place in the pet world. WILMINGTON, Calif., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- ALLERCA, the company that developed the first scientifically tes...

Salugen Expands U.S. Distribution and Announces a Partnership with DNA Dimensions to Bring DNA Customized Nutritional Solutions to Metro Detroit Area

DNA Dimensions will market Salugen's DNA-customized nutritional solutions in southeast Michigan SAN DIEGO, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Salugen(R) ( http://www.salugen.com ), a leading personalized healthcare company, announces today a partnership with DNA Dimensions of South...

LEDS Bring Relief to Young Cancer Patients

First-round tests successful for Barneveld-made device BARNEVELD, WI. - A device using specialized light emitting diodes (LED), based on NASA technology for plant growth in space, is continuing to show promise as a treatment to aid healing of bone marrow transplant patients. Use of the LED app...

Capital Data to Bring Sun Microsystems Solutions to Wisconsin Market

MILWAUKEE -- Capital Data, Inc., a provider of business storage solutions and technology integration services, announced today that it is now a Sun Microsystems iForce Partner. Earning the Sun Enterprise certification is contingent on successful completion of advanced training in Sun technology b...

Biotech IPOs bring in encouraging sums

CHICAGO In last weeks column, I raised the premise that in the early years of biotech it wasnt about making money but about providing radically new solutions to health care. Theres a thread drawn to the early years of rock n roll where it was also not about making money but about expressing ...

Academic R&D helps bring federal bucks back to Wisconsin

For reasons that range from the culture of its people to the size of its congressional delegation, Wisconsin is not a magnet for federal dollars. The state ranks 40th among the 50 states in federal balance of payments, meaning Wisconsin taxpayers send far more money to Washington than they get ba...

Fusion 2005 symposium aims to bring CIOs to the boardroom

Madison, Wis. CIOs and other information-technology movers will get a crash course in getting their foot in the boardroom door at the Fusion 2005 CEO-CIO Symposium on March 2 in the Fluno Center. The event, presented by the Wisconsin IT Directors Council and produced in conjunction with W...

Palm TX could bring Palm faithful back

Poor Palm. As if its not already living in the long shadow of Apple, a company that long-ago abandoned the handheld market yet still manages to dance in the spotlight of the mobile device market, Palm picked Oct. 12 to announce what could well be its most significant product of the year. If you r...

AT&T tech rollout will bring 200 jobs to Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wis. - AT&T Wisconsin will create 200 new union jobs in Milwaukee to support the rollout of a new Internet-based video service that soon will be available in the Milwaukee area. In making the announcement, Scott T. VanderSanden, president of AT&T Wisconsin, and Seth Rosen, region...

Research consortium aims to bring security and defense contracts to Wisconsin

Madison, Wis. - Wisconsin ranks in the lower half of states in federal contracting dollars, but a new consortium is ready to help researchers and companies land more federal security contracts. The Wisconsin Security Research Consortium , funded by a grant from the U.S. Small Business Admini...

Purchase of Madison broadband network may bring improved service

Madison, Wis. - In a transaction that could mean network expansion and improved service, Madison's wireless Internet network has been purchased for an undisclosed price. Mad City Broadband was acquired by Louis Kek, the former CIO of Cellnet , according to a report in the Madison Capital T...

Curis and Debiopharm Sign an Exclusive License Agreement Covering the HSP90 Inhibitor CUDC-305

...eam has made us very confident that the partnership would soon prove successful for the two parties and open the door to an outstanding cooperation to bring new and effective therapies to patients." About Debiopharm Group Debiopharm Group is a Swiss-based global biopharmaceutical group of com...

UCLA welcomes startup to new incubator space at California NanoSystems Institute

... MediSens. "The collaborative and innovative environment within the CNSI facility is an important competitive advantage for MediSens in our mission to bring to market products that improve millions of lives." The UCLA on-campus Technology Incubation Program at the CNSI is an innovative resource with a ...

CapitalBio Corporation and VigeneTech Inc. Have Announced the Launch of a Fully Integrated Microarray Solution Platform

...xibility to meet the quality and performance demands of clinical and pre-clinical array applications. "The MicroVigene software from VigeneTech bring a new dimension to the analysis possibilities realizable with LuxScan microarray scanners, opening up a suite of advanced applications for protein ana...

Zeus Expands International Support With New Hires

...f our international partners," said Alan Andrews, Zeus Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing. "With David in this position, we expect to bring better customer support within France, Belgium, Spain and Portugal." Derek Ramsey, an Irish national, has assumed the position of European Sale...

W.M. Keck Foundation Awards $1 Million to Hutchinson Center Scholar to Study How Cells Go Awry

... and humanitarians work together to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer, HIV/AIDS and other diseases. Our researchers, including three Nobel laureates, bring a relentless pursuit and passion for health, knowledge and hope to their work and to the world. For more information, please visit fhcrc.org. ...

Jatropha Couple Oil Crop Cultivation Technology Commercially Released

... plantation and technologies in order to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, bring greater control and security of fuel supply and reduce dangerous climate ch... plantation and technologies in order to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, bring greater control and security of fuel supply and reduce dangerous climate ch...

Global Jatropha Hi-Tech Agricultural Training Programme (JWTP)

... plantation and technologies in order to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, bring greater control and security of fuel supply and reduce dangerous climate ch... plantation and technologies in order to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, bring greater control and security of fuel supply and reduce dangerous climate ch...

Terrosa Technologies Assigned as Exclusive Reseller for Inclinicalperform CTMS/SaaS Clinical Trials Collaboration Software

...reates software exclusively for clinical trial operations organizations. We bring process automation to clinical operations in the pharmaceutical, biotechnol... stakeholders to learn new programs was a large hurdle to overcome when you bring new systems online. We designed our software to be implemented quickly and ...

Cephalon Appoints Craig C. Phillips as Vice President and General Manager of Oncology Business Unit

...s ago, Craig has clearly demonstrated an ability to exceed expectations and bring value to our organization through his leadership," said Robert Roche, Execu...ynamic growth of the Cephalon Oncology business and allow us to continue to bring medicines that matter to the healthcare professionals and patients battling...

Transave Enters Into Cooperative Research Agreement With NIH To Study ARIKACE(TM) In Nontuberculous Mycobacteria

...lung diseases. The Transave team is dedicated to leveraging its development and commercialization expertise, along with its intellectual property, to bring life-extending and life-enhancing medicines to patients. For more information about Transave's technology and development programs, visit www.trans...

First U.K. Stem Cell Awareness Rally to Take Place in Manchester, England on August 9th, 2009

...had the required vision to pass the test. Mrs. Morse said, "Because of what stem cells have done for my daughter, I am now on a mission to help bring awareness to as many people as possible. It's time to empower the people to make informed choices based on what is really available out there." ...

FluMist(R) Begins Shipping for 2009-2010 Influenza Season

...s Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations, Corporate Development & Strategy. "We're proud to partner with the WPS in its inaugural season to bring this fun, educational and interactive campaign to the families across America." Important Safety and Eligibility information for FluMis...

Amgen to Collaborate With GlaxoSmithKline to Commercialize Denosumab in Europe for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis (PMO)

... patients worldwide who are afflicted by osteoporosis and other bone loss conditions. "Our collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline will help Amgen bring the promise of denosumab to patients in Europe and other parts of the world more effectively than if we commercialized the drug globally on our own," ...

Kansas Delegation Defends NBAF, Refutes Washington Post

...ld be a $451 million, 500,000 square foot building and will create as many as 500 high-paying, scientific federal jobs in the state of Kansas and will bring additional jobs in research partnerships to the state. Contacts: Brian Hart (Brownback) 202-228-3107 Sarah Little (Roberts) 202-224-4774 Moran...