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Buckyballs could keep water systems flowing

DURHAM, N.C. Microscopic particles of carbon known as buckyballs may be able to keep the nation's water pipes clear in the same way clot-busting drugs prevent arteries from clogging up. Engineers at Duke University have found that buckyballs hinder the ability of bacteria and other microorgani...

Web-based Audio Interviews Keep Environment of Care Managers Up-to-Date on Key EC Compliance Issues

NEEDHAM, Mass., Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Environment of Care managers can now quickly and easily access practical tips to better achieve and maintain their organization's environment of care (EC) compliance with the launch of a new series of brief, web-based audio interviews with EC experts cal...

Patent Technologies Keep CGMT in a Leading Position in the Industry

HARBIN, China, Oct. 27 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Recently, China Green Material Technologies, Inc. (CGMT) has applied to State Intellectual Property Office for two patents for Industrialized Production Method of Fully Biodegradable Food Packaging Materials and Industrialized Production Method of ...

International Diabetes Federation Calls for Global Action to Keep All Children With Diabetes Alive

No Child Should Die of Diabetes BRUSSELS, October 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) announced today that it is bringing together key opinion leaders to push for action to secure care for the thousands of children with diabetes in developing coun...

Explosion Proof Fluorescent Lights Keep Paint Spray Booths and Oil Rig Workers Safe

OSHA requirements mandate that workers exposed to flammable vapors or dusts be protected by UL certified lights that have an explosion proof class rating, and Magnalight.com now has a significant offering of these lights available for oil rig workers and paint spray booth operators. ...

DNA Heritage Success in Patent Battle Helps Keep Genealogy DNA Test Prices Low

RICHMOND, Texas, July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- DNA Heritage has recently overcome patent claims held by a competitor which would have severely restricted the use of DNA testing and databases that allow families around the world to match and connect up through their DNA. The patent covers the use of ...

It takes nerves for flies to keep a level head

The nerve connections that keep a fly's gaze stable during complex aerial manoeuvres, enabling it to respond quickly to obstacles in its flight path, are revealed in new detail in research published today (22 July 2008). Scientists from Imperial College London have described the connections be...

Agent in red wine found to keep hearts young

MADISON - How, scientists wonder, do the French get away with a clean bill of heart health despite a diet loaded with saturated fats? The answer to the so-called "French paradox" may be found in red wine. More specifically, it may reside in small doses of resveratrol, a natural constituent of g...

Fiserv Credit Processing Selects System To Keep Transactions Quick

Brookfield, Wis.-- Fiserv Credit Processing Services selected BMC Software 's MAINVIEW systems management solutions to help ensure response time of its credit card and credit application processing needs. Fiserv Credit Processing Services provides outsourced credit receivables management servic...

In 2004, Can Wisconsins Economy Keep Pace with the National Recovery?

FITCHBURG -- The rule of thumb about Wisconsins economic boom-and-bust cycle has always been that the booms werent as high as the nation as a whole and the busts werent as low. The recession that began in 2003 proved half of that equation wrong. Wisconsin suffered every bit as much as the rest o...

GM Choice is Great News, But Wisconsins Economy Must Keep on Truckin to Prosper in a New Era

MADISON It was all cheers and high-fives in Janesville last week as General Motors announced it will continue to roll trucks off the citys GM assembly line, a decision that will keep high-wage manufacturing jobs in southern Wisconsin. The news that GM will invest $175 million in the Janesville ...

How to keep young talent working for you

Many companies are their own worst enemies when it comes to retaining young talent. Ive lost count of the number of managers Ive met that have given up on this task. Many seem to believe that young people have some form of career ADD or commitment phobia that prevents them from staying in any one c...

New WARF investment director plans to keep steady course

Madison, Wis. The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has hired a new director of investment, who has worked with the organization since December 1 and was officially announced Wednesday. WARF licenses the patents generated by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers to companies in Mad...

Can you keep ahead of progress? An exclusive interview with Rick Smith of iNoc

Rick Smith, the VP of engineering and services at iNoc , doesnt have to worry about getting invited into the boardroom. As one of the companys founders, his participation in setting company direction is a given. While that might not be a strategy for every CIO or IT leader, Ricks situation represe...

Interview: New commerce secretary wants to keep momentum on jobs and business programs

Burke Stevens Point, Wis. I sat down recently in Stevens Point with new Wisconsin Secretary of Commerce Mary P. Burke during her third full day on the job to talk about the foremost issues at hand for Commerce, Governor Jim Doyles budget proposals and Wisconsins business scene. WTN: What ...

Wisconsin aims to keep up in changing stem-cell world

Madison, Wis. Recent developments in Washington and Korea could have a lasting impact on Wisconsin's stem cell community, putting more roadblocks in scientists' search for funding. Following a successful effort by South Korean scientists to create "patient-specific" embryonic-stem-cell lines ...

CIOs could keep companies out of hot water in court

Madison, Wis. CIOs need to check whether they're adequately handling security and regulatory challenges far beyond passwords and firewalls including insider theft, lost data, and poor document retention, said panelists at the Fusion2006 CEO-CIO Symposium on Thursday. Morgan Stanley's $1.4 ...

State should keep open mind on nuclear power

Madison, Wis. - In the fossil fuels economy, Wisconsin is a donor state. There's no oil, natural gas, or coal under the state's rolling terrain, so millions of dollars leave Wisconsin every day to buy energy from the many "beneficiary" states and nations of our fossil fuel age. Wisconsin's d...

Craigslist exec strives to keep the Internet neutral

Jim Buckmaster would not appear to have too many worries right now. As the CEO of Craigslist , the network of online communities that dominates classified advertising, he leads a company that continues to extend its service worldwide. And since the dismissal of a housing discrimination lawsuit f...

Delaware company will keep NameProtect here

Madison, Wis. - An executive of the Delaware-based company that has acquired NameProtect says the brand-protection business will remain in Madison. Mark Calandra, vice president of Corporation Service Co. , said the Wilmington company is absolutely committed to keeping NameProtect in Madi...

SmartGene's Services for Faster, More Precise Identification of Bacteria and Fungi to be Used by The Johns Hopkins Hospital

...ased analysis for a variety of clinical, medical research, and veterinary applications. Constant updates to reference data and interpretive algorithms keep SmartGene's customers in step with evolving science and improve the accuracy of sequence interpretation. SmartGene's integrated services increase the ...

FlowCardia, Inc. Appoints Chris Barys to Chief Operating Officer

...ty," said Mr. Barys. "FlowCardia is in the midst of rapid growth and I look forward to working with the management team and accelerating operations to keep pace with the unmet clinical need of thousands of patients with CTO's." About the CROSSER CTO Recanalization Catheter The CROSSER...

The MedZilla Report: June 2009 Employment Outlook for Biotech/Pharma/Health

...ent care suffers not from a lack of doctors and nurses but the inability to keep track of what's going on. "Companies continue to downsize even after s...s layoff announcement last month also came with a caveat -- that they would keep their products on the market but discontinue direct-sales efforts -- which ...

GPhA Calls Senate HELP Committee Action Disappointing for Countless Patients

...maceuticals. Over the last two years, we have dispelled the myths on the safety and efficacy of biogenerics that brand PhRMA and BIO tried to make to keep biogenerics from getting to consumers. It is now time to dispel the myth that double-digit years of exclusivity are needed to spark innovation. The ...

Researchers unite to distribute quantum keys

...lves are used to distribute cryptographic key to access encrypted information, such as a highly sensitive transaction file that, say, a bank wishes to keep completely confidential, which can be sent along practical communication lines, made of fibre optics. Quantum indeterminacy, the quantum mechanics dic...

RainEarth (RNER) Continues to Expand its Marketing Force in China

...eijing Plasma Science & Technology Studio. Well known experts and an experienced care team from these partners will also assist China RainEarth to keep up with the state of the art technology and distributing the dialysis equipment across the nation. As Zhu, Yong Fu, CEO of the Company states, ...

MEDS World, LLC Provides Multiple Environments with Designed Solutions - Wherever People Congregate, MEDS Odor Elimination Solutions Offer Eco-Friendly, Odor-Free Air

...istered active-oxidant eliminates the bacterial source of odors. NSF Certified, for use in restaurants, MEDS solutions offer clean air in walk-ins and keep refrigeration units odor free. BLAST, FIBER FRESH and MAINTENANCE odor elimination systems are NOT a mask and provide permanent solutions to odors cau...

BIO Ventures for Global Health Announces Management Changes

...ard to continued success through Melinda's knowledge of BVGH and depth of experience in forging partnerships between the private and public sectors to keep BVGH operating at a high level." About BIO Ventures for Global Health BIO Ventures for Global Health (BVGH), a non-profit organization, is harn...

The MedZilla Report: May 2009 Employment Outlook for Biotech/Pharma/Health

...irt on applicants. "Once something is on the internet, it's there forever, even if you think you deleted it," said Hopps. "It's hard to keep social networks professional -- especially when you use them to share photos and news with your friends -- but mistakes, especially now, can be very c...

I Walk Because Program Gives Consumers a Voice

...e a personal profile which allows them to upload and share their own walk experience, including photos and thoughts for others in the MS community. To keep the site active, registered users also receive a series of emails inviting them back to the site to view content from other walk participants and make...

Matthew Lehman of SPRI Clinical Trials Speaks On Designing Trials For Success At The Trout Group Investor Relations Seminar

...ake programs off track. Management and shareholders need to be aware of this "program drift" and plan accordingly, Lehman said. "Management must keep the program on track by getting to the meaningful proof of the concept quickly, killing losers swiftly and honestly, and investing in the planning of ...

Life Science Leaders Discuss Strategies for Surviving the Financial Crisis at Yankee Public Relations Symposium

...e lesson we have learned is never give up because the world keeps changing. keep going forward on all fronts and never give up because everything is dynamic right now. keep raising awareness about your company and building networks and getting well...

Pharmaceutical Institute Launches New E-Course Focused on Health Policy

...e and small," says Garry O'Grady, Senior Vice President of the Pharmaceutical Institute. "It is important for pharmaceutical and biotech companies to keep their teams abreast of these potential policy changes and to understand the possible implications to their business." The Introduction to Health...

Video: Varicose Veins, Much More Than a Cosmetic Issue, Can Prove a Health Risk

...ms, Vein Clinics of America is encouraging women to listen to their legs to keep varicose veins from affecting their everyday routine. To view the Mult...ht me to look for signs from my body, and in the bodies of patients, and to keep special track of the hereditary diseases such as varicose veins," said Ilia...

New MedPredict Report Reveals Top Alzheimer's Experts' Insights on Diagnostics and Treatments in Development Pipeline

...0 global physician thought leaders. Based on primary interviews with these thought leaders, MedPredict publishes periodic therapeutic area reports to keep clients up-to-date on emerging trends and competitive activity. The reports include thought leader reactions to recent publications and presentations...

Hill-Rom Innovative Envision(R) E700 Wound Surface Receives Gold Medical Device Excellence Award

...cognized with this award. The Envision E700 Wound Surface is a therapy system that not only reduces shear, friction and pressure, but also helps keep a patient cool, dry and mobile. Designed specifically to address the needs of patients who are at risk for skin break down, the Envision E700 Wound Su...

Next Stage Solutions Announces Three New Financial Services For Emerging Business

...d CFO, who will communicate with you through weekly status reports. As an emerging business ourselves, we understand how difficult it can be to simply keep track of today's financial headaches, let alone tomorrow's. NSS believes that outsourcing the CFO function is not only efficient in terms of cash an...

A billion-year ultra-dense memory chip

...The ever-growing demand for digital storage of videos, images, music and text calls for storage media that pack increasingly more data onto chips that keep shrinking in size. However, this demand runs in sharp contrast to the history of data storage. Compare the stone carvings in the Egyptian temple of Ka...

Icahn Indicates That Biogen Board Refuses To Close Polls

...counted. They are doing so in order to attempt to keep two of the Icahn nominees from winning seats on th...nt theme of this Board. Do everything possible to keep shareholders from entering into the Board's privat...eason to adjourn the meeting for hours in order to keep the polls open. Do not let them get away with hij...

New and Expanded Free Tutorials on UCSC Genome Browser Now Available

...al suites to learn how to use new or unfamiliar genomics resources they need as their work progresses. Faculty and Staff use the tutorial suites to keep abreast of resources and technology, using the resource as an excellent staff training and career development tool. Faculty uses the tutorial suite...