High-Tech 'Smart' Face Mask Helps Hong Kong Families Combat Swine Flu
HONG KONG, July 6 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Beginning today, Hong Kong people and their children will have direct access to Filligent's patented anti- microbial face mask, the BioMask(TM). The revolutionary mask, which traps and kills germs like H1N1 upon contact, was launched at Asia's leading dru...Australia: Face Mask That Kills Swine Flu Readied for Australian Pandemic Fight
HONG KONG, June 11 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- With a four-fold increase in swine flu cases within the last week, Filligent, the Australian-led biotech company, is mobilizing stocks of its anti-infective BioMask to help combat the spread of Influenza A (H1N1) across Australia. The BioMask is the firs...The Changing Face of Work (and Play)
A few weeks ago, I wrote that the proliferation of mobile phones, PDAs, BlackBerry devices, and the like was blurring the line between consumer and enterprise purchase and application of technology. After all, very few people have a mobile phone for home use and another for business use. A lot of f...Six Spam Fighters Face Off in Madison
Six Spam Fighters Face Off in Madison MADISON, WI- The University of Wisconsin System Administration and WiscNet were once again selected by eWeek, a weekly magazine for information technology executives, to serve as a real-world test and evaluation partner for enterprise computing solutions. ...Minority and inner-city entrepreneurs face challenges
MILWAUKEE Wisconsins inner-city and minority entrepreneurs face a unique set of challenges, and these obstacles as well as the resources designed to overcome them were the topic of a discussion Wednesday at the Entrepreneurs Conference in Milwaukee. A panel consisting of State Secretary of Comme...AD:TECH: Advertisers face harsh lessons at the hands of powerful consumers
CHICAGO People are more skeptical of advertising than ever before, experts at AD:TECH Chicago agreed, and the growing presence of the Internet allows them to quickly sink a product or company's reputation. The result? More power in the hands of customers, and a greater need for companies to w...Despite gains, women still face bias in science careers
Madison, Wis. -- Despite gains in the training of women scientists and the implementation of programs to help women overcome ingrained barriers, the career path of most women scientists at universities remains a difficult trek, fraught with roadblocks of bias, a sometimes chilly campus climate an...Consumer, business technologies face same challenges
From Chris Shipley's opening remarks at the DEMO conference, February 6-8: Each DEMO event captures a moment in the wild ride that is this personal technology industry. Indeed, over this conference's 16 years, we've seen ups and downs and more recently ups again. We've seen moments that hav...Credit unions face identity management issues
Madison, Wis. Credit unions could take better advantage of available technology for identity management, says a study released by the UW E-Business Consortium. According to the Federal Trade Commission, 27 million Americans have been victims of identity theft in the last five years 10 millio...Manufacturers face challenges of innovation
Milwaukee, Wis. - Technology executive and author Tom Kelley calls them devil's advocates. Guy Kawasaki, another notable executive author, calls them bozos. Whatever label or moniker one attaches to them, they are the people in business organizations who act as speed bumps or roadblocks to innova...New DMV tool never forgets a face
Madison, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Motor Vehicles has deployed a new facial recognition technology, and it's taking a bite out of crime. Preventing mischief in the issuance of driver's licenses and identification cards is the work of Phil Alioto, a fraud prevention specialist with the...KV Pharmaceutical Announces Stockholder Action to Amend By-Laws is Invalid
...osed Gestiva(TM) acquisition agreement; (20) the possibility that the auction rate securities held by the Company may not return to liquidity at their face value or at all; (21) the consent decree between the Company and the FDA and the Company's suspension of the production and shipment of substantially ...Sanofi-aventis Announces Second Quarter 2009 Results
...ents and announced last June its intent to donate 100 million doses of influenza vaccine to the World Health Organization to help developing countries face the influenza pandemic. Net sales of Menactra ((R)) (quadrivalent meningococcal meningitis vaccine) were up 2.5% at euro 110 million. Filin...Independent Study Confirms Superior Properties of ZPC(TM) Enhanced Calcium Composite Bone Grafts
...nce: Smeets et al. " A new biphasic osteoinductive calcium composite material with a negative Zeta potential for bone augmentation." Head & face Medicine 2009, 5:13 doi:10.1186/1746-160X-5-13. http://www.biocomposites.com ...Oprah, Luke Skywalker and Maradona -- new study investigates how our brains respond to them
...y to the pictures and the written and spoken name of the ex-football star "Diego Maradona", even to a picture of Maradona in the soccer field when his face was not visible but the patient still recognized as Maradona. They also found that such degree of abstraction in the sense that neurons fired the ...ChemOutsourcing Unveils 2009 Attendee List for September Show in New Jersey
...mical sourcing experiences and strategies. Given the small size of most of the firms, the 35 speakers provide a rare glimpse into the challenges they face to secure external suppliers to do their scale up manufacturing. The track may be viewed at http://www.chemoutsourcing.com/agenda.trackd.php ...Human Genome Sciences Announces New Order for Raxibacumab (ABthrax(TM)) from U.S. Government
...n, while the Company has completed shipment of the initial order of raxibacumab to the U.S. Strategic National Stockpile, the Company will continue to face risks related to FDA's approval of the Company's Biologics License Application for raxibacumab. If the Company is unable to meet requirements associat...Prof. Mario Tredici Shared Views on Algae Projects with Algae Business Players at Algae World!
... Algae-based energy and biofuels projects now face critical challenge of cutting costs. According to Top Phycologist Dr. Mario Tredici, technological and biological breakthroughs can offer Algae Biofue...Canadian researchers discover gene related to the appearance of aging
... aging. Researchers were investigating the genetic cause of a rare disorder known as cutis laxa type 2 (CL2), which causes skin on the hands, feet and face to be loose and older looking, as well as growth and developmental delays including effects on the brain. In the process, researchers found some inter...New Scientific Worldview 'Biocentrism' Featured in The Huffington Post - #1 Weblog in the World
...ruly understand the world will remain a road to nowhere." Click this link to read more: Link to Featured Post "Biocentrism, the new face of the cosmos." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-lanza/biocentrism-the-new-face_b_231622.html About Advanced Cell Technology,...GPhA Says BIO Cries Wolf on Senate Biogenerics Proposal
...ics amendments. "BIO's erroneous claims that anything less than an unprecedented 13 years of market exclusivity will harm innovation flies in the face of the recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report that such long periods of exclusivity are NOT needed to spark innovation. In fact, FTC suggested ...Bay Area Youth to Represent ALS Patients at Giants' and Angels' Baseball Games on July 4th
...ive disease of which he suffers and for which there is no known cause or cure. "My hope is that my presence at both games will help to put a new face on this disease by providing a personal connection to ALS," said Corey. "Although it is an orphan disease, I hope to bring larger public awareness and...Amgen to Participate in Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee Meeting in August
...scovery and development of new products. We believe that some of our newer products, product candidates or new indications for existing products, may face competition when and as they are approved and marketed. Our products may compete against products that have lower prices, established reimbursement, s...BD and FIND Achieve Milestone in Global Battle Against MDR-TB
...d Dr. Giorgio Roscigno, FIND Chief Executive Officer. "During a time of severe economic distress, resources are constrained and high-burden countries face intensified healthcare challenges. This agreement means that it will be possible to make this test more accessible and affordable to those who need it...Covance to Present at the Drug Information Association's 45th Annual Meeting
...N, RN, senior director, project management and clinical operations, clinical development services "Preserving Relationships in the face of Divergent Project Expansions" 8:30 a.m. | Speaker: Mike Hill, project manager, periapproval services "Preclini...Leading for Growth in the New Economic Reality Includes Vision and Innovation
...leadership principles have surfaced in our experience at DuPont and seem particularly appropriate to the dynamic and uncertain conditions we currently face today,” Kullman said. “At DuPont, change is in our DNA. The four leadership principles that have emerged are: focus on what you can contr...Novo Nordisk Convenes Policy and Clinical Experts at Diabetes Media Summit
... tend to focus on the 23.6 million people living with diabetes, but need to face the fact that there are an additional 57 million American adults with pre-d...d on these staggering statistics, experts agreed that policy-makers need to face diabetes head on, just as our nation has done with other diseases, includin...Colorado Stem Cell Awareness Rally to Take Place in Denver, Colorado on June 13th, 2009
...en an option with her current vision, not to mention the fact a vision teacher of hers had stated it was never going to be possible and we should just face reality. At that point I knew that it was my mission to let people know that they don't necessarily have to live with the diagnosis their local doctor...Gen-Probe to Webcast Two Upcoming Investor Presentations
... achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statement. For information about risks and uncertainties we face and a discussion of our financial statements and footnotes, see documents we have filed with the SEC, including the Form 10-Q for the period ended Mar...2009 Pharma ChemOutsourcing Show Attendance Up an Astounding 60% Despite Current Recession
...emical sourcing experiences and strategies. Given the small size of most of the firms, the 35 speakers provide a rare glimpse into the challenges they face to secure external suppliers to do their scale up manufacturing. The track may be viewed at http://www.chemoutsourcing.com/agenda.trackd.php ...Reorganizational Healing Provides Access to Greater Quality of Life, Reduced Stress
...change paradigm helps individuals cultivate greater wellness, make healthier lifestyle choices and enjoy increased, sustainable quality of life in the face of challenges. The approach, called Reorganizational Healing (ROH), helps people to better know how they create their life experiences and to fin...