Secrecy In Science Focus Of AAAS-MIT Colloquium
...sharing of research data when intellectualproperty rights are taken into consideration. What tensions regarding secrecy exist between federal agencies and the researchcommunity? Susan Lederer, from Penn State Medical School, served on the U.S.Department of Energy panel that looked at releasing documents re...The Commons: Not Always A Tragedy
...sers, rules that limitaccess and define duties and rights of participants, and methods for monitoringand enforcement. The research found that the most successful resource management tends to occurin relatively small groups and that government involvement is no guarantee ofsuccess. For example, in the case o......n biotechnology and theUnesco declaration on human rights and biomedicine, EGF and EMBO have called aGenetics Open Day to discuss the media coverage of social, ethical and legalissues raised by the patenting of human DNA sequences in public and privateresearch and to promote the public understanding of gene...Experimental Staph Vaccine Broadly Protective In Animal Studies
...ars away. They currently are negotiating licensing rights for the vaccine. Other Ongoing NIAID S. Aureus Research NIAID recently awarded a seven-year contract to MRL Pharmaceutical Services ofHerndon, Va., to establish a network for tracking antibiotic resistance in S.aureus. The Network on Antimicrobial...Report in Science on x-ray crystal structure of matrix Metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2)
... evaluation. BioStratum owns intellectualproperty rights to this technology and to new and improved MMP-2 inhibitors thatmay be identified. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are involved in tissue growth and wound repair. MMPs work by degrading substances in the extracellular matrix (the area outsideof cell...Report in PNAS on role of nephrin, the kidney filter protein
...r proteins. BioStratum owns intellectual property rights to nephrin andnew treatments based on modulating nephrin function. An electron micrograph of a longitudinal section of the slit membrane which shows a zipper-like appearance. To the left of the micrograph is the originally proposed model of th...CWRU physicists invent "supershielding" for MRI devices
... disbelief. Upon patent approval, Picker will have rights to the medical diagnostics, while CWRU will have the rights to use theshielding concept in all other applications, such as electronic microscopes or microelectr...New electrical transformers will improve power quality
....S. Naval Academy. Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. owns all rights to the transformer patent. A paper about the work was presented recently during a utility conference sponsored by the company. The paper was written by Sudhoff, Edward R. Ronan Jr., an engineer at the University of Missouri, Purdue engineer Steven F....Nearly half of Earth's land has been transformed by humans; 50 'dead zones' found in oceans
...o said. "Scarceresources such as water or fishing rights lead to battles between states andnations. Environmental degradation resulting in food shortages lead to civilunrest and migration into neighboring countries," Lubchenco explained. Increasing economic inequities in the world raise a host of new issu......has donated patent and other intellectual property rights for its aramidcut resistant fiber technology to Cl...of manmade fibers and films. The patent and other rights donatedto Clemson relate specifically to cut resistant applications with aramidpolymers. (Aramids a...Knowledge-centered awards jump start NSF focus on I.T. for the 21st century
...om the standpoint of economic, legal, technicaland rights management perspectives. The Department of Commerce's National Institute for Standards andTechnology (NIST) received the only grant in this group not awarded to auniversity. At NIST, scientists will develop a digital library of mathematica...Media Advisory: The Geological Society of America 1999 Annual Meeting
...evelopment, consumption and distribution; property rights conflicts;disproportionate environmental impacts on minorities and the poor; and the needfor collaboration between scientists and communities of faith. GEOSCIENCE AND PUBLIC POLICY "COASTAL GEOLOGIC RISK: MAPPING THE HAZARDS AND INFLUENCING PUB...What Paul and Pamela don't know: Medical breakthroughs at risk
...terinarians on the panel will illustrate howanimal rights groups use Paul and Pamela, as well as other celeb...country has been harmed bythe opposition of animal rights groups. Celebrities--and the public--will be urged to make the connection between animalresearch a...Jefferson scientists show drug is effective against a Hepatitis C Virus model in the laboratory
...ord University previously licensed drugdevelopment rights to Monsanto-Searle, which in turn created Synergy. "HCV represents an important unmet medical need," Dr. Block says. In earlier work, and Dr. Block and his colleagues at severalinstitutions found that N-nonyl-DNJ interfered with a spe...Threats to scientists condemned by research support organization
...upport of biomedical research, condemns the animal rights group "The Justice Department" for sending threate...cans for Medical Progress has been tracking animal rights campaigns against medical research for nearly a decade. "Threats and violence have absolutely no pla...Clemson forum may help decide design of future space suits
...esearcher. Another factor that won Clemson hosting rights was its expertise in materials and fabrication technologies through Clemson Apparel Research Center and the university1s School of Textiles, Fiber and Polymer Science. Projects with potential aeronautic applications include a custom garment-fitting ...Better "bugs" lead to cheaper ethanol from biomass
...to. The licensing agreement will give Arkenol rights to use the NREL-developed microorganisms at its Sacramento facility. The CRADA is cost-shared, with Arkenol contributing approximately 20 percent of the $400,000 cost of the research.......y's ability to protect its patents and proprietary rights and uncertainties relating to commercialization rights. Statements made in this press release about Abgenix's XenoMouse technology, product development activities and corporate partnerships other than statements of historical fact, are forward look...Abgenix to become sole owner of Xenomouse fully human antibody technology
...Inc. (JT) to relinquish certain option and license rights it is currently entitled to. The acquisition, expected to close by year-end, is contingent upon approval under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. "Abgenix's acquisition of Japan Tobacco's share of the Xenotech partnership refl...... Medical Center licensed its intellectual property rights in canstatin and four other angiogenic inhibitors derived from vascular basement membrane to ILEX Oncology, a publicly traded drug development company in San Antonio. Kalluri, Sukhatme and BIDMC all own equity in ILEX, which is developing canstatin a...