Science and Enterprise

Month: May 2012

  • MIT, Intel Corp. to Collaborate on Big Data Research

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology will host a new Intel Corporation research center that studies techniques for organizing and making sense of the huge amounts of information generated by Web users and networked sensors. Intel selected MIT from 157 proposals submitted by 55 institutions. The challenge of big data, as this field is often called, has…

  • Company, University Lab Design Thermal Solar Collector

    An engineering company in Madrid, Spain, working with a research group at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), has designed a new central receiver for a solar thermal energy plant recently installed in Spain. Sun to Market is an engineering and IT services company in the solar energy sector that collaborated with UC3M’s Energy Systems…

  • Biotech, Genome Companies Partner on Microbe Outbreaks

    Life Technologies Corp. in Carlsbad, California and OpGen Inc. in Gaithersburg, Maryland have agreed to develop systems, technologies, and applications for the management and surveillance of microbial outbreaks in the public health and infectious disease markets. Life Technologies is a biotechnology company developing diagnostic systems, and OpGen provides genomic and DNA analysis systems and services.…

  • Medical Device Company Lands $30M for Clinical Trials

    Kona Medical Inc., a medical device developer in Bellevue, Washington, has secured $30 million in series C venture funds, the third financing cycle after initial start-up. The round was led by an undisclosed large-cap medical technology company, and joined by existing investors Essex Woodlands, Domain Associates, Morgenthaler Ventures, and BioStar Ventures. Kona Medical, founded in…

  • Light-Triggered Anti-Bacterial Technology Developed

    Researchers at University of California-Santa Cruz have developed a method for eradicating drug-resistant bacteria from wounds and skin infections, using light to trigger the release of the chemical nitric oxide. The team led by biochemistry professor Pradip Mascharak published its findings online in the Journal of the American Chemical Society (paid subscription required). The UC…

  • Synthetic Platelets Developed for Therapies, Diagnostics

    Chemical engineers at University of California-Santa Barbara, with colleagues at Scripps Research Institute and Sanford-Burnham Institute in La Jolla, California, have developed synthetic blood platelets for therapeutic and diagnostic uses. Their findings appear online in the journal Advanced Materials (paid subscription required). The team led by research scientist Nishit Doshi (pictured right), now with a…

  • Challenge Seeks Regional Advanced Manufacturing Solutions

    Six U.S. federal agencies, including National Science Foundation, are funding a new challenge that seeks ways of building a region’s manufacturing capabilities. In addition to NSF, the Advanced Manufacturing Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge — the third of these competitions — is supported by Economic Development Administration and National Institute of Standards and Technology in…

  • Canadian Universities Get $22M for Automotive Research

    The AUTO21 Network of Centres of Excellence, a Canadian auto industry research program, will get an infusion of $22 million to fund a series of new projects at Canadian universities for the next two years. The Canadian government will contribute $10 million to the fund, with manufacturers, parts makers, and materials suppliers proving the remainder.…

  • Bristol-Myers Squibb Sponsoring Cancer Research Network

    Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., a pharmaceutical company in Princeton, New Jersey, has a new collaboration with academic researchers that aims to better understand the science of immuno-oncology, the harnessing of the body’s immune system to fight cancer. The network includes researchers from 10 universities and research institutes in the U.S. and Europe. The company says its…

  • Lean Management Helps Improve Surgery Efficiency, Morale

    Researchers and clinicians from University of Michigan medical school and health system in Ann Arbor adapted lean management concepts from industry to one hospital operating room and found improved efficiency and morale, with implications for increasing hospital capacity and revenues. The results of the study appear online in the Journal of the American College of…