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Reinnervate expands distribution network for alvetex
October 17, 2011 5:00 am | News | CommentsReinnervate has announced that it has signed agreements with seven new European distributors for the non-exclusive distribution of alvetex, its breakthrough 3D cell culture technology, which won a 2011 R&D 100 award.
How foreign insects, diseases get into the United States
October 10, 2011 12:42 pm | by Tracie Cone, Associated Press | News | CommentsDozens of foreign insects and plant diseases slipped undetected into the United States in the years after 9/11, when authorities were so focused on preventing another attack that they overlooked a pest explosion that threatened the quality of the nation's food supply.
NIH acquires LLNL's bioAMS instrument
October 6, 2011 6:25 am | News | CommentsResearchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory recently received $3 million from the National Institutes of Health to acquire a new biomedical accelerator mass spectrometry (bioAMS) instrument. The instrument will provide faster analysis for medical and other biological research.
Non-compete agreements create ‘career detours’
October 5, 2011 1:55 pm | by Peter Dizikes, MIT News Office | News | CommentsTechnology firms frequently require workers to sign non-compete agreements, which typically bar their employees from joining rival companies for one to two years. A new study of more than 1,000 engineers, conducted by an MIT professor, shows that these agreements come with a high cost for employees.
Dow, Argonne National Laboratory collaborate on new battery materials
October 5, 2011 6:36 am | News | CommentsThe Dow Chemical Company and Argonne National Laboratory announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for a multi-year research collaboration to jointly develop the next generation of materials for advanced battery technologies.
Planview, Kalypso partner to drive innovation
September 27, 2011 9:50 am | News | CommentsPlanview, a portfolio management company, and Kalypso, an innovation consulting firm, are bringing cutting-edge practices in innovation management to product-driven organizations. Planview has integrated Kalypso's Nova, a practical, results-oriented model for driving improved product development performance, into its acclaimed portfolio management (PPM) solution.
Spin overtaking facts in Marcellus Shale debate
September 27, 2011 8:44 am | by Kevin Begos, Associated Press | News | CommentsFor some, Marcellus Shale natural gas represents a economic boon for America. For others, it’s an ongoing ecological disaster. Scientists worry that as advocates on both sides spin every shred of research to fit their own views, they will ignore the bigger picture.
PerkinElmer launches compliance service for regulated laboratories
September 23, 2011 11:54 am | News | CommentsPerkinElmer Inc. announced the addition of its new Universal Operational Qualification (UOQ) offering, as part of its growing suite of compliance services for pharmaceutical, biotech, and other regulated laboratory environments.
Partnership looks to industrialize spider silk production
September 15, 2011 8:42 am | News | CommentsAMSilk and the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research have joined forces in the current development of a novel spin process for making high-performance fibers from AMSilk's spider silk proteins.
Bruker announces agreement to acquire CETR
September 13, 2011 6:29 am | News | CommentsBruker Corporation announced the signing of a purchase agreement to acquire Center for Tribology Inc. (CETR) for an undisclosed amount. The transaction is expected to close at the end of the third quarter of 2011, subject to customary closing conditions.
Ziptronix, Sony sign licensing agreement
September 6, 2011 5:25 am | News | CommentsZiptronix Inc. has signed a licensing agreement with Sony Corporation for the use of Ziptronix's patents regarding oxide bonding technology for backside illumination imaging sensors.
Louisiana Tech, NASA partner to conduct zero-gravity experiments
September 2, 2011 7:26 am | News | CommentsResearchers from Louisiana Tech University will be floating high above the Gulf of Mexico this month to conduct zero-gravity testing of an experimental DNA analysis instrument developed at Tech that could benefit future NASA astronauts.
SwRI, Motoman Robotics sign collaboration agreement
September 2, 2011 3:42 am | News | CommentsSouthwest Research Institute (SwRI) and the Motoman Robotics Division of Yaskawa America Inc. have entered into a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on integrating Motoman Robotics' line of industrial robots with the open-source ROS (Robot Operating System) software.
Dow Kokam, ORNL sign agreement to boost battery performance
August 25, 2011 7:47 am | News | CommentsDow Kokam and the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are working together to enhance the Michigan-based company's capabilities to develop and commercialize advanced lithium ion batteries.
Cresset, Redx Pharma announce drug discovery collaboration
August 24, 2011 7:50 am | News | CommentsCresset and Redx Pharma announced that they have signed a major drug discovery collaboration, which gives Redx Pharma access to Cresset's computational chemistry technologies for use on their portfolio of drug discovery programs.
Agilent, Lockheed Martin team on metrology services
August 24, 2011 7:40 am | News | CommentsAgilent Technologies Inc. announced it has teamed with Lockheed Martin to provide customers calibration service of their test and measurement equipment in the United States.
New data spill shows risk of online health records
August 22, 2011 6:48 am | by Jordan Robertson, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsUntil recently, medical files belonging to nearly 300,000 Californians sat unsecured on the Internet for the entire world to see. The leak was not brought about by a hacker, however, just a company’s neglect. Experts worry that such mistakes could hinder the transition of medical records to digital form.
GE Healthcare, AB SCIEX expand multi-vendor service support
August 11, 2011 9:41 am | News | CommentsGE Healthcare and AB SCIEX announced a collaboration agreement to provide GE Healthcare's Smart Asset Management Services (SAMS) customers throughout North America with the option for full on-site service and maintenance support of AB SCIEX mass spectrometry systems.
EPA, USDA create partnership to improve drinking water systems
August 8, 2011 8:12 am | News | CommentsThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a national partnership to protect Americans' health by improving rural drinking water and wastewater systems. The agreement will send federal resources to support communities that need assistance and promote job training, while addressing the growing workforce shortage in the water industry.
Report: Global cyberattack under way for five years
August 4, 2011 4:27 am | by Barbara Ortutay, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsComputer security firm McAfee Inc. issued a report Wednesday reporting the the targets of a concerted wave of cyberattacks totaling more than 70 entities, mostly in the U.S. The attacks, the company reports, are likely originating from a nation state.
Federal court upholds patenting on human genes
August 3, 2011 5:24 am | by Marley Seaman, AP Health Writer | News | CommentsA federal court said Friday that human genes can be patented, reversing a lower court's ruling that involved a test for breast cancer but which could have had big implications for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.
ORNL's LandScan population dataset licensed to EVC
July 29, 2011 5:27 am | News | CommentsUT-Battelle has entered into an exclusive distributorship license with East View Cartographic (EVC) for a population distribution database. The LandScan High Resolution Global Population DataSet, developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has already seen success in a number of research, educational, humanitarian, and corporate applications.
Siemens, JEOL partner to develop clinical chemistry platforms
July 28, 2011 8:13 am | News | CommentsSiemens Healthcare Diagnostics and JEOL have signed a strategic partnership for the design, manufacture, and distribution of advanced clinical chemistry platforms for the global clinical laboratory market, which experienced an estimated 5% growth in 2010 and is expected to climb in the future.
Thermo acquires TREK Diagnostic Systems
July 22, 2011 6:53 am | News | CommentsThermo Fisher Scientific announced that it has acquired TREK Diagnostic Systems, a global provider of microbiology solutions. The addition to VersaTREK platforms to its microbiology portfolio allows Thermo to offer automated systems for blood culture and the detection of mycobacteria for the first time.
Quanterix and Sony to develop smart consumables for life science applications
July 20, 2011 8:26 am | News | CommentsQuanterix Corporation and Sony DADC Austria AG announced that they have entered into a collaboration for the development and manufacture of "smart consumables" for use in the life science and in vitro diagnostic (IVD) markets.
