UC Davis is partner in new $125 million federal bioenergy research center
...ddition, the DOE JBEI will seek collaborationswith companies that have relevant scientific and market capabilitiesin energy, agribusiness, and biotechnology." The Joint BioEnergy Institute will feature four interdependentscience and technology divisions: Feedstocks, aimed at improving plants that serve ...ORNL-led team wins DOE bioenergy center
...tion, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and companies ArborGen in Summerville, S.C.; Diversa (now Verenium Corp.) in San Diego, Calif., and Mascoma in Cambridge, Mass. The team also includes seven individual researchers from across the country. ORNLs Martin Keller will serve as director for the center. ...UGA scientists receive $20M in federal bioenergy initiative
...tion, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and companies ArborGen in Summerville, S.C.; Diversa in San Diego, Calif., and Mascoma in Cambridge, Mass. The team also includes seven individual researchers from across the country. The Center will be based at ORNL in Oak Ridge, Tenn. UGA and its Complex Carb...American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- June 20, 2007
...ccur when dogs are left home alone. Just as drug companies are shifting some human health focus to geriatric medications, their animal health divisions are working on products to treat cancer, heart disease and other age-related conditions in companion animals. People also may benefit from the increase in r...Ground gas gizmo boosts brownfield building
...n network. Discolouration is a big issue for water companies and has traditionally proved difficult to monitor, due to water being inaccessible in buried pipes. In response, Salamander has developed a product that attaches to a fire hydrant point and fits in the hydrant chamber. Once it is attached, it can b...Paving the way toward a vaccine against Alzheimer's disease
...ouraging. In the second half of this year, the two companies will test a potential drug, called Bapineuzumab, on patients with mild to moderate Alzheimers symptoms. If successful, these trials could result in a new type of vaccine containing antibodies that would directly attack the amyloid beta protein clu...Researchers isolate new risk marker for overweight children
...equired," Proctor said, adding that pharmaceutical companies are currently on the cusp of producing new drugs that target the reduction of chylomicron cholesterol. "We already know that it's not simply how much you weigh that makes you susceptible to CVD. It's also how much fat you have and the type of fat ...ASM scores a hat-trick at the 2007 Hermes Creative Awards
...ising agencies, PR firms, design shops, production companies and freelancers. MicrobeWorld Radio is a public outreach initiative that revolves around a daily, 90-second audio podcast series and biweekly video series designed to increase understanding and appreciation of microbiology and the life sciences. M...UN issues analysis of global investors' sustainable energy 'gold rush'
...ld rush, which saw investors pour $71 billion into companies and new sector opportunities in 2006, a 43% jump f...raphically between United States and Europe. U.S. companies receive more technology and private investment (with high profile investment interest shown in biofu...Weizmann Institute scientists develop a general 'control switch' for protein activity
... drug. With their greater resources, biotechnology companies will be able to create much larger sets of engineered proteins in order to find one that best meets their needs. The method developed by the Weizmann Institute scientists is ready for immediate use, both in basic biomedical research and in the phar...A possible mechanistic link between stress and the development of Alzheimer tangles
...itors replicated the effect. Currently, several companies are actively pursuing small molecule drugs that bind CRF receptors and a few of them are already in stage 2 clinical trials for depression and other mood disorders. We may have discovered another application. Such drugs could have a prophylactic effe...Researchers examine carbon capture and storage to combat global warming
...ingly costly to be dirty. Thus the taxes encourage companies to be green. When a clean technology is expensive-incorporating carbon capture and storage into a power plant costs $30 to $70 per ton of carbon dioxide-taxes on emissions level the playing field and help make it viable. A policy framework, there...Satellite images show destroyed and threatened villages in Darfur
... for human rights education. Three satellite image companies -- DigitalGlobe in Longmont, Colorado, GeoEye in Dulles, Virginia and ImageSat in Netherlands Antilles -- have provided images at discounted prices. In addition to Zimbabwe and Darfur, the AAAS program also has done some work on Lebanon and will be t...Washington University in St. Louis to invest $55 million for renewable energy research
...ships will be developed with energy and technology companies and other corporate supporters, as well."I-CARES is the foundation on which we will build expanded funding for research on issues related to energy, environment and sustainability with both domestic and international partners," Wrighton said. "We are...Nexavar significantly extends overall survival by 44 percent in liver cancer patients
... reaction. Based on the strength of the data, the companies are now in the process of preparing applications to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European health authorities for a supplemental indication for Nexavar in treatment of patients with liver cancer. Although much progress has been ma...Researchers find 24 species believed new to science in Suriname rainforest
...onserve them. The study sponsored by two mineral companies BHP Billiton Maatschappij Suriname (BMS, a subsidiary of BHP Billiton) and Suriname Aluminium Company LLC (Suralco, a subsidiary of Alcoa Inc.) provides information for policymakers and other stakeholders in deciding how to balance development with...Scientists honored with 'Excellence in Clinical Research Award'
..., and has served as a consultant for biotechnology companies and investment firms. Dr. Cruz received his B.Sc. and Ph.D. in Chemistry and Biochemistry from the University of Toronto. Alex Rabinovitch, M.D., is Professor of Medicine and co-director of the Muttart Diabetes Research & Training Centre at the U...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- May 23, 2007
...s. These decisions will also affect U.S. recycling companies that reclaim mercury from waste such as discarded compact fluorescent light bulbs and thermostats, and that financially depend on selling that mercury on the world market. ARTICLE # 5 EMBARGOED FOR 9 A.M., EASTERN TIME, May 28, 2007 "Mercury in Agi...Research center unites biomedical competitors to fund medical technology development
...search center that will allow competing biomedical companies to pool their funding to develop new medical techn... focus on translational research that enables U.S. companies to bring the next generation of minimally invasive medical technologies to market. The centers in......nstraints that limit EPA's ability to require that companies collect and share necessary data and other information the agency needs to oversee nanotechnology. Davies discusses the importance of public participation and dialogue throughout this process. He also examines the role of state and local governmen...