Science and Enterprise

Category: Joint ventures/collaborations

  • Clearing the Air with Nanotech Concrete

    Germany’s Fraunhofer-Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology (IME) in Munich, together with the German city of Fulda, and pavement manufacturer F. C. Nüdling Basaltwerke GmbH, also in Fulda, have tested a new paving material that reduces the amount of nitrogen oxide pollutants in the air. High levels of nitrogen oxide in urban areas are…

  • Air Force Contract Awarded for Micro Vehicle Battery Research

    ADA Technologies Inc. in Littleton, Colorado received a $100,000 contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory for research on powering micro air vehicles (MAVs) — unmanned aerial vehicles that can be as small as six inches in size and allow remote observation in areas that are inaccessible to ground vehicles. ADA’s research is aimed at…

  • Ambient Car Lighting Aids Driver Perceptions, Functions

    Engineers at BMW in Munich, Germany and researchers from the Lighting Engineering Group at Ilmenau University of Technology in Ilmenau, Germany found ambient, rather than direct, lighting improved drivers’ perceptions of their cars’ interiors. The study, published online today in the journal, Lighting Research and Technology, found that ambient lighting has several significant positive influences…

  • Texas City, University Get Grant for Sci/Tech Incubator

    A partnership between Texas State University-San Marcos and the city of San Marcos has landed a $1.85 million award from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to build a new Science, Technology, and Advanced Research (STAR) building. The university says the new building will be used as a location for start-up and early-stage businesses, and provide…

  • Study to Determine Genetic Risks of Gum Disease

    The University of Michigan School of Dentistry in Ann Arbor and Interleukin Genetics Inc. in Waltham, Massachusetts have agreed to conduct a large-scale clinical study using genetic testing to assess the risk for gum disease, specifically factors that predict periodontal disease progression to tooth loss. This study will determine if dental patients can be categorized…

  • Fluor Corporation to Help Cobalt Technologies Produce Biofuels

    Cobalt Technologies, a developer of the renewable fuel biobutanol, in Mountain View, California, has signed an agreement with Fluor Corporation, a global engineering and project management company. Fluor will provide engineering, procurement, construction, and maintenance services to help Cobalt gear up for commercializing its biobutanol production technology, as well as for Cobalt’s demonstration and commercial-scale…

  • Alectos Therapeutics, Merck Collaborate on Alzheimer’s Drug

    Alectos Therapeutics Inc. in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada will collaborate with global pharmaceutical company Merck & Co. to identify and develop compounds that modulate O-linked N-acetylglucosaminidase (O-GlcNAcase) an enzyme believed to be involved in the development of Alzheimer’s disease and other disorders. The agreement provides Merck with a worldwide, exclusive license to research, develop, and…

  • Sanofi-aventis, Scripps to Partner on Personalized Medicines

    Sanofi-aventis (U.S.) in Bridgewater, New Jersey and Scripps Genomic Medicine in San Diego, California announced today an alliance to advance research initiatives in individualized medicine. Sanofi-aventis is a French pharmaceutical company, but with a U.S. subsidiary. Scripps Genomic Medicine is a division of Scripps Health, a private not-for-profit community health system in San Diego. In…

  • Nanomaterial Can Turn Ordinary Window Glass into Solar Power

    EnSol AS, a company in Bergen, Norway, working with the University of Leicester (U.K.) Department of Physics and Astronomy has developed and patented a thin film solar technology that can generate electric power when applied to common glass windows. The material developed by EnSol is composed of metal nanoparticles embedded in a transparent composite matrix.…

  • Energy Dept. Scales Back FutureGen CO2 Capture Project

    The St. Louis Business Journal reports today that the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) has backed away from its original plan to build a new carbon sequestration facility in southern Illinois, choosing instead to retrofit an existing power plant in the same region. The new design, funded by a $1 billion Recovery Act grant, is…