Science and Enterprise

Month: September 2010

  • Clinical Trial Completed for Psoriasis Antibody

    Biotie Therapies, a drug discovery and development company in Finland, completed a phase 1 clinical trial of its vascular adhesion protein 1 (VAP-1) monoclonal antibody BTT-1023 in patients with plaque psoriasis, the most prevalent type of this disease. Plaque psoriasis affects some 8 in 10 psoriasis sufferers. The clinical trial tested the safety, tolerability, and…

  • Patent Awarded for One-Step Diesel Fuel Process

    Joule Unlimited Inc., a biotech company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, said today it received a U.S. patent covering its process for converting sunlight and waste carbon dioxide (CO2) directly into liquid hydrocarbons that are fungible with conventional diesel fuel. Joule says it is the first to achieve and patent a direct, single-step, continuous process for the…

  • Intel Invests in Four U.S. Technology Companies

    Intel Capital, the investment arm of Intel Corporation in Santa Clara, California, today revealed four investments totaling more than $30 million to growing technology companies in the U.S. The four companies represent the clean technology, cloud computing, and semiconductor manufacturing sectors. – Adaptive Computing in Provo, Utah provides intelligent automation software for high- performance computing,…

  • Sanofi Aventis to Close Pennsylvania R&D Center

    The Pottstown Mercury reports today that pharmaceutical company Sanofi Aventis, based in France, will close its Great Valley, Pennsylvania research and development site by July 2011. The Mercury says Sanofi Aventis will keep clinical supply and related support activities at the Great Valley site. Elizabeth Baxter, a spokesperson for Sanofi Aventis, told the Mercury that…

  • iPhone App Reports Drug Safety, Adverse Events Info

    Researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston in Massachusetts and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed MedWatcher, a new iPhone application that tracks the latest drug safety updates and alerts from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the news media. It also lets users report information about drug side effects and view reports…

  • Marine Current Meter Helps Fishing Industry, Oceanographers

    A University of Rhode Island (URI) oceanographer in Narrangansett has developed an inexpensive meter for measuring currents near the bottom of bays, rivers and other shallow waters that is helping lobster and oyster producers, as well as other oceanographers, do their work. Vitalii Sheremet, associate marine research scientist at URI, used his expertise about currents,…

  • Energy Dept. Awards Wind Power R&D Grants

    The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) is awarding more than $5 million to support wind energy development in the U.S., specifically to develop better forecasting tools and improve wind turbine technology. About two-thirds of the $5 million awarded will go for two projects  to improve short-term wind forecasting, which can better integrate wind power into…

  • Water Purification Method Harnesses CO2 from Captured Carbon

    Krebs & Sisler LP, a Winnetka, Illinois energy research firm, unveiled a method of purifying water using carbon dioxide (CO2), which the company proposes as a way of using the large amounts of CO2 captured in new “clean coal” technologies. The method, says Krebs & Sisler, also rapidly grows algae, that can be used as…

  • AstraZeneca, University to Collaborate on Stem Cell Therapies

    AstraZeneca, a global pharmaceutical company, and University College London (UCL) today agreed to develop regenerative medicines for diabetic retinopathy (DR), enabled by stem cell research. Under the three-year agreement, AstraZeneca and scientists at the UCL’s Institute of Ophthalmology will collaborate to identify new therapeutic tools that take advantage of the regenerative capacity of stem cells.…

  • First Mobile Charging Station for Electric Cars Unveiled

    Nation-E AG, a Swiss developer of energy storage, smart metering, and power load management solutions, launched today what it says is the world’s first mobile charging station. Dubbed the Angel Car, the new vehicle provides the technology for charging batteries of stranded electric cars and trucks while on the road. The company says that while…