Category: Finance
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Grant to Fund R&D on Oil-Producing Plants for Biofuels
A research team at University of Illinois, with other academic and national lab colleagues, has received a $3.2 million grant to study bioengineering sugar cane and sorghum to produce oil for biofuels. The Department of Energy funding for this project also supports researchers at University of Florida, University of Nebraska, and the Brookhaven National Laboratory,…
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Maryland Universities to Partner on Biotech, Tech Transfer
University of Maryland campuses in Baltimore (UMB) and College Park (UMCP) have agreed on a plan to collaborate on new or combined biotechnology, public health, and commercialization programs, as well as encourage joint research, faculty appointments, and grant submissions. The state’s university board of regents today approved the partnership called University of Maryland: MPowering the…
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Intel to Invest $100M in Automotive Electronics R&D
Intel Capital, the venture capital arm of semiconductor maker Intel Corporation in Santa Clara, California has established a $100 million fund for investments in equipment, software, and service developers in the automotive industry. The new fund was one of several programs in the automotive sector announced by Intel, including an automotive innovation/product development center, expanded…
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NIH Grant to Fund R&D on Pain Meds With Fewer Side Effects
Scripps Research Institute in Jupiter, Florida has received a grant from National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of National Institutes of Health (NIH), for research on compounds that lead to new pain medications without the side effects of opiate drugs. The five-year, $3.1 million award will support a Scripps team led by neuroscientist Laura Bohn…
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Challenge Seeks Molecular Composition Tool for Electronics
A new challenge from InnoCentive calls for a technology to determine the chemical composition of everyday electronic devices. This “ideation” challenge — one looking for a breakthrough idea — has a total prize fund of $8,000 and a deadline of 20 March 2012 for submissions. InnoCentive in Waltham, Massachusetts is a company the conducts open-innovation,…
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ARPA-E to Fund $44M for Natural Gas, Algae Biofuels R&D
The Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E) will devote $44 million to fund new research in natural gas for transportation and biofuels from algae. The new programs were announced by President Obama yesterday in a speech at University of Miami in Florida. Some $30 million of the ARPA-E funds will support research on innovations…
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No-Engine Commercial Aircraft Taxiing Deemed Feasible
Research conducted at University of Lincoln in the U.K. indicates airliners can power their taxiing after landing by harnessing energy in the wheel rotation of their landing gear to generate electricity. The study was funded by a grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the U.K. government’s main funding agency for studies…
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GE, Carbon Trust to Partner on Clean Tech Start-Up Support
General Electric and the U.K. environmental organization Carbon Trust will collaborate on backing start-up companies in Europe focusing on clean technologies. The partnership comes as the share of European investment in clean energy has declined over the past five years. During the first 18 months of the partnership, the Carbon Trust and GE will identify…
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J&J, University to Partner on Spider Venom Therapy for Pain
Researchers at University of Queensland in Australia are collaborating with the U.S. pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson to develop components of spider venom as a potential treatment for pain. Johnson & Johnson’s Corporate Office of Science and Technology (COSAT) and other company units will provide funding to the university’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience for the…
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ARPA-E Grant Funding Plant Hydrocarbon Feedstock Research
The Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E, part of the U.S. Department of Energy) has awarded a $1.8 million grant to Texas AgriLife Research in College Station to study the potential of tobacco as a direct source of fuel. The grant can also provide Texas AgriLife plant pathologist Joshua Yuan (pictured left) with another…