GreenHouse Energy, Governor Schwarzenegger Join in Driving the Future of Fueling in California

San Diego-based GreenHouse to distribute feedstock for E-Fuel MicroFueler™ Sacramento (Vocus) June 4, 2009 -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger joined San Diego-based GreenHouse on the steps of the State Capitol this morning as E-Fuel Corp. unveiled the fi...

Venture Capitalists to Invest in Promising PA Life Science Companies, Governor Rendell Says

Pittsburgh & Philadelphia Firms to Help Stimulate Biotech Sector HARRISBURG, Pa., May 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania is setting the stage for future opportunity and innovation while expanding its reputation as a leader in the life science industry, Governor Edward G...

The Biotechnology Industry Organization Honors Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue as Governor of the Year

Governor Perdue is recognized for his support of the biotechnology industry in Georgia ATLANTA, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) announced its selection of Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue as 2009 Governor of the Year in recognition of his leadership and su...

Rhode Island Governor Donald L. Carcieri and Dr. John C. Zolper, Vice President, Raytheon Company to Speak at IMAPS 2008

Prominent Speakers at IMAPS 2008 Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) July 28, 2008 -- The International Microelectronics and Packaging Society (IMAPS) is proud to announce that Governor Carcieri and Dr Zolper have agreed to be the Keynote Speakers at the 41st Annual International ...

Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Says State Number 1 in New Biotechnology Study

Magazine Ranks Pennsylvania Ahead of California, Massachusetts HARRISBURG, Pa., July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania's efforts to develop and diversify its biotechnology business sector have made it the number one state in the nation in the newest Business Facilities magazine stud...

Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Breaks Ground for Global Pharmaceutical Services Company's North American Headquarters

Montgomery County Facility To Create At Least 260 Jobs LOWER SALFORD TOWNSHIP, Pa., July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell helped to break ground today for the new North American headquarters of the Almac Group, a Northern Ireland-based provider of research, development...

Massachusetts Governor Deval L. Patrick Pays Visit to WuXi PharmaTech

SHANGHAI, China, Dec. 14 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- WuXi PharmaTech (NYSE: WX), China's premier provider of pharmaceutical R&D outsourcing services announced today that Governor Deval L. Patrick of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, accompanied by other members of Massachusetts China Partnership O...

WTN Interview with Governor Doyle

Editors Note: We recently had the opportunity to discuss the role of technology in state government to deliver more efficient information technology based services - internally and externally for constituents. The Governor also commented on programs to help entrepreneurs with investment funding ...

Florida: Investing Heavily in Biotechnology - Governor uses state funds to attract large biotech companies

Editors Note: Mike Rosen visited Florida in mid-October. Late in the month, Florida Governor Jeb Bush was able to convince the Florida legislature after closed-door negotiations to create and pass a bill creating a $369 Million fund to attract and build an East Coast Location for the Scripts Res...

GE Healthcare gets $7 million package from governor to stay in state

Waukesha, Wis. Supplemented by a $7 million incentive package announced today from the state of Wisconsin, GE Healthcare s information technology business unit announced that it will build a new $85 million headquarters in the Milwaukee County Research Park in Wauwatosa. Gov. Jim Doyles financial...

Wisconsins governor unveils $750 million investment for stem cell and health research

Madison, Wis. Governor Jim Doyle announced today on the University of Wisconsin campus a strategy for the state to maintain its leadership in the fields of biotechnology, health sciences, and stem cell research. The governor said that almost $750 million would be spent in the state over the next...

Wisconsin governor calls for $750 million investment in life sciences

Governor Jim Doyle announces a planned interdisciplinary research center. The facility would be built between University Avenue and Johnson Street on the UW-Madison campus. Madison, Wis. Wisconsin should hold on to its advantage in health and life-science research by drawing together $375 mi...

Online aid group taps former Wisconsin governor McCallum

Aidmatrix , a non-profit in Texas that helps match charitable corporate donations with organizations that need them, has named former Wisconsin governor Scott McCallum its president and CEO. The non-profit was begun in 2000 through a software donation from I2 Technologies , a supply-chain soft...

Electronic signatures bill sent to Governor

MADISON - A bill that will make signing on the virtual line the same as signing on paper, is on its way to Governor Doyles desk. The Wisconsin Legislature passed a measure that will help move our state toward a paperless society. Consumer advocacy groups, business groups and contract law attorney...

Broadband deployment measure goes to governor

Madison, Wis. Companion bills designed to stimulate broadband deployment and economic growth have passed the Wisconsin Legislature and now await the signature of governor Jim Doyle, who has expressed support for the legislation. The bills, Assembly Bill 892 and Senate Bill 483, are known as ...

Karl Strauss and GreenHouse Partner to Create Alternative Fuel from Beer Waste

... Brewing Company to convert spent beer yeast into ethanol fuel for California residents and businesses alike. Today’s news comes on the heels of governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s June 4 press conference, where he unveiled the final production model of the revolutionary E-Fuel MicroFuelerTM, a porta...

Accuri Cytometers Completes $4 Million Series D Financing

...e Series D financing at a higher valuation. We are especially pleased that the InvestMichigan! Program, co-managed by Credit Suisse and championed by governor Jennifer Granholm, became a significant new investor." Explicitly designed for routine use by biomedical researchers in their own labs, Accuri's ...

Celebrities to Gather to Support the Ninth Annual Starkey Hearing Foundation 'So the World May Hear' Awards Gala

...rn Methodist University head football coach June Jones; songwriter Paul Williams; comedian Norm Crosby; and many others. In addition, Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty, Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachman, Minnesota Senator Norm Coleman, arctic explorer Dan Buettner, Marilyn and Dr. Glen Nelson, Minn...

TechNet Urges Swift U.S. Senate Approval of FCC Nominees Julius Genachowski and Robert McDowell

...sel of America's Carriers Telecommunications Association (ACTA), which merged with COMPTEL at that time. He has also been appointed by former Virginia governor George Allen to the Governor's Advisory Board for a Safe and Drug-Free Virginia, and to the Virginia Board for Contractors. He was also a veteran of s...

Healthcare Leaders to Address Patient Safety and Reform at the National Patient Safety Foundation Congress, Washington, DC, May 20-22

...S. Treasury Health Policy Reform: The Unfinished Business of the Baby Boom Generation The Honorable John Kitzhaber, MD, governor of Oregon (1995-2003) will discuss the critical importance of shifting the national debate from how we pay for healthcare to what we are buying; how c...

Veteran-Owned Biotech Startup Company Charges Health Agency (NYSDOH) with Blackballing its Initiatives

...filed complaints with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and with NYS governor David A. Paterson, alleging discriminatory practices by the New York State ..." Ozonics is petitioning the Veterans Administration and NYS governor David A. Paterson for a cease and desist directive relative to the NYSDOH's...

ChanTest Awarded $4.8 Million Through the Ohio Third Frontier Research and Commercialization Program

...nding through Ohio's Third Frontier Research and Commercialization Program. governor Ted Strickland and Interim Director of the Ohio Department of Development a...ifying the economic reach of the Ohio Third Frontier," said Ohio Lieutenant governor Lee Fisher. "An innovator in drug safety, ChanTest has demonstrated robust ...

Elk Run Developers Announce Partnership with Leading Life Sciences Firm

...creasing initiatives at the state level, including governor Tim Pawlenty's establishment of the Minnesota Bios...wth of the bioscience industry in Minnesota," said governor Pawlenty. "Projects such as Elk Run capitalize on ...advancing bioscience initiatives across the State. governor Pawlenty, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Congr...

Dr. Peper, Dr. Freud and Arnold Schwarzenegger

...ologist trained at Harvard and now teaching in San Francisco would be the recipient of an award from an Austrian weight lifter that later became the governor of California. Even more surprising when you think that Dr. Peper's book 'Biofeedback Mastery' is the standard textbook for the course that will be t...

Bion Announces PENNVEST Board Approves $7.8 Million Financing for Kreider Farms Dairy Project

...w.biontech.com/news/pressreleases/release20080929.php ). Pennsylvania governor Edward G. Rendell announced on Monday a $94 million investment in water inf... limits for nitrogen and phosphorous." The complete press release issued by governor Rendell's office can be viewed on the web at http://www.ctbpls.com/www/PA/...

Governor Rendell Says Life Science Industry Will Fuel New Breakthroughs, Generate Jobs for Decades to Come

...t the stage for future opportunity and innovation, governor Edward G. Rendell said today. "In Pennsyl... engine of job creation and economic development," governor Rendell said today during a Best and Brightest for...s status as a global leader in this area. governor Rendell said Pennsylvania was the only state to de...

QIAGEN Welcomes 3,000th Employee in 20th year of U.S. Operations

...t. QIAGEN's commitment is further evidence of Maryland's position as one of the world's leading locations for biotechnology innovation. Under Maryland governor Martin O'Malley's BIO 2020 initiative, Maryland intends to invest another $1.3 billion in the state's bioscience industry -- the largest per capita in...

EcoSphere(R) Biolatex(TM) Secures Funding from Granholm and Invest Michigan!

...higan state pension fund. LANSING, Mich. (Business Wire EON) December 9, 2008 -- Invest Michigan!, a program announced by governor Jennifer Granholm earlier this year, selected EcoSynthetix as one of only two companies to receive capital in its first ever investment in high growth...

Atlantica Bioenergy Task Force hosts industry and government leaders

...play in that." Participants in the Leaders Forum included, New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham, Nova Scotia Environment Minister Mark Parent, Maine governor John Baldacci and Vice-President of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency's New Brunswick office, Hermel Vienneau. Each of the government partn...

Media Advisory - Atlantica BioEnergy Task Force Leaders' Roundtable

...o explore the future opportunities for the forestry sector in this region. Who: --- - New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham, Maine governor John Baldacci, Veterans Affairs Minister Greg Thompson Members of the Atlantica BioEnergy Task Force who represent: - AbitibiBowater ...

PharmAthene Signs Agreement with Medison Pharma Ltd. to Commercialize and Distribute Biodefense Medical Countermeasures in Israel

... PharmAthene will maintain all manufacturing responsibilities. Maryland governor Martin O'Malley, whose administration has played an integral role in suppor...ma as our commercialization partner in Israel and appreciate the efforts of governor O'Malley and his staff in supporting the expansion of PharmAthene's busines...

Campus Celebrates Historic Milestone

... Hayes, US Congressman J. Howard Coble, US Congressman Mel Watt, Lieutenant governor Beverly E. Perdue, NC Secretary of State Elaine Marshall, along with former...ill improve the health and well-being of people around the world," said Lt. governor Bev Perdue. "Biotechnology is the next frontier of health science and as ne...

RainDance Dedicates New Headquarters, Manufacturing Facility

...ghs in genomic research and fulfill the promise of personalized medicine." RainDance is among the first companies to relocate to Massachusetts under governor Deval Patrick's innovative Life Sciences Initiative. The company cited the initiative as a major factor in moving the company's operations from Connec...

RainDance Technologies to Dedicate New Headquarters, Manufacturing Facility in Lexington

... and administrative support -- and will employ nearly 100 within the year. Company officials made the decision to relocate to Massachusetts based on governor Deval Patrick's Life Sciences Initiative. RainDance will also announce a collaboration with a major pharmaceutical company to develop a new droplet-...

Industry Pioneer Joins Profectus BioSciences to Support Innovation in Therapeutic and Preventative Vaccines

...-chair of the President's Council of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a member of the Advisory Board of the Global Coalition on HIV/AIDS and he is a governor of the New York Academy of Science. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Brookings Institution, a member of the Council on Foreign Relatio...

Ohio Recognized as National Leader for Business Development and Job Creation

...ition highlights the continued collaborations with our partners across the state that help drive Ohio's economy and stimulate future growth," said Lt. governor Lee Fisher, who also serves as the Director of the Ohio Department of Development. "We had many important achievements in 2007 in the areas of busines...

Global Stem Cell Forum in China Showcases Cutting Edge Research, Focuses on New Findings for iPS Cells

...t for Science and Technology, and the Taizhou Government. The 2008 China Stem Cell Stem Cell Technology Forum was attended by MOST officials, the Vice governor of Jiangsu Province Mr. Zhang Taolin, and Taizhou Mayor Mr. Yao Jianhua. Dr. Sean Hu, the Chairman of Beike Biotech said, "Chinese science, and inde...

Abt Bio-Pharma Solutions, Inc. Names Nandini Hadker as Executive Director, Succeeding Susan Windham-Bannister

... qualified to guide the Center's implementation of governor Deval Patrick's plan to secure Massachusetts' posi...ace as a global leader in the life sciences," said governor Patrick. "There is no place in the world with as g...er, and expect her to make a great contribution to governor Patrick's initiative," said Steven Fosburg, Presid...

Governor Perdue Announces Georgia Selected as Home for New National Health Museum

... health SAN DIEGO, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- governor Sonny Perdue today announced that Georgia will be home to the new National ...a's position as the crossroads of global health in the 21st century." The governor spoke from the Georgia Pavilion at the 2008 BIO International Convention, t...

Highlights of Economic and Business Growth in the Tampa Bay Region

...ease the service frequency to monthly. (John Thorington, 813 905 5120, jtt@tampaport.com ) Renewable-Energy Project Launched in Tampa Bay Florida governor Charlie Crist and Jeff Lyash, president and chief executive officer of Progress Energy Florida, unveiled plans for Sustainable Electrical Energy Deliv...