Science and Enterprise

Category: Joint ventures/collaborations

  • Company, Institute Partner on Cancer Drug Candidate Catalog

    Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia and Reaction Biology Corporation in Malvern, Pennsylvania have compiled an index of 178 candidate drugs capable of blocking the activity of one or more of 300 enzymes, including enzymes involved with cancer. Their findings appear online in the journal Nature Biotechnology, and are also scheduled for publication…

  • U.S. Agencies Directed to Speed Science to Marketplace

    President Obama today directed federal research agencies to take additional steps to transfer discoveries from their labs into the hands of businesses. The actions outlined by the White House also require agencies to develop five-year plans with goals and measures of progress. The president’s memorandum aims to cut in half the time it takes to…

  • European Project to Advance Organic Solar Cells

    The Belgian research institute Imec will lead a consortium of 17 European organizations and companies to develop a more commercially-viable organic photovoltaic technology. The X10D project, funded by the European Commission, aims to improve the efficiency of organic solar cells while retaining their low manufacturing costs. Organic solar cells are made from low-cost polymers that…

  • EADS to Share Nanotech Patents with Russian Agency

    The European aerospace consortium EADS and the Russian nanotechnology corporation RUSNANO have agreed to collaborate on research and development of nanotechnology-related products.  The first stage of the partnership is to identify relevant patents in the EADS portfolio suited for new development by Russian industry. The EADS Group includes the Airbus, Astrium, Cassidian, and Eurocopter organizations,…

  • Gates Foundation, China to Partner on Health, Agriculture

    The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and China’s Ministry of Science and Technology announced a partnership to support research and development and manufacturing of new products to improve global health and agriculture. Bill Gates and vice-minister Zhang Laiwu signed an agreement that they say affirms their focus on meeting the needs of developing countries and…

  • Utah Engineering Program Develops Paraglider for Disabled

    The University of Utah’s Ergonomics and Safety Program is partnering with an organization for paragliding and hang-gliding by the disabled to develop a paraglider that paraplegics can fly on their own. The program, part of the university’s engineering department, produced the Phoenix — that had its maiden flight this summer — with the organization Able…

  • FDA Grant Funds Georgetown University Regulatory Center [Updated]

    Update, 26 October 2011:  A similar center of excellence will be established at University of Maryland in College Park, also funded by a $1 million  FDA grant. Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. will establish a Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSI), with initial funding from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The…

  • Private-Public Consortium to Share IP on Tropical Diseases

    The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has formed a partnership with pharmaceutical companies and BIO Ventures for Global Health (BVGH) to share intellectual property and expertise to develop treatments for neglected tropical diseases, malaria, and tuberculosis. The partnership includes international and national research and public health agencies, as well as research universities and non-government organizations.…

  • Genomic Sequencing Precisely Targets Food Pathogens

    A collaboration of academic, industry, and government researchers have harnessed genomic sequencing to more precisely identify food pathogens. Their findings appeared online earlier this month in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology (paid subscription required). To identify the source of outbreaks of food-borne illnesses, such as salmonella, public health authorities have up to now analyzed…

  • Dana-Farber, Brigham and Women’s Establish Genomic Database

    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital — both in Boston — have launched a new research project to scan tumor tissue from adult cancer patients for hundreds of gene mutations linked to cancer. The program, called Profile, aims to speed the development of cancer treatments that target the genetic weaknesses in each patient’s…