Tag: manufacturing
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FDA – New Processes, Incentives Needed for Drug Shortages
A report from the Food and Drug Administration identifies the causes of recent shortages of some drugs, and calls for new processes and incentives to prevent future shortages.
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High-Speed Industrial 3-D Printing Demonstrated
An engineering team developed a high-speed three-dimensional printing process that can produce large, detailed items of various materials on demand.
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Chip Device Simulates Islet Cell Functions
A new device testing the functions of insulin-producing islet cells in the pancreas is designed on a plastic chip made with common materials and manufacturing methods.
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Infographic – U.S. Mfring Shrinks, First Time Since 2009
Manufacturing activity in the U.S. contracted for the first time since 2009, at the end of the great recession, another sign of a slowing economy.
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Immunotherapy Biotech Gains $325M in Venture Funds
A biotechnology enterprise developing personalized treatments for cancer and infectious diseases is raising $325 million in its second venture funding round.
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Infographic – Robotics Effects on Job Markets
Statista published a chart this week reporting on expectations of major companies on job markets, this weekend’s infographic on Science & Enterprise.
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Stem Cell Start-Up Raises $250M in Venture Funds
A company begun last year to create cancer therapies from banked, off-the-shelf stem cells is raising $250 million in its first round of venture financing.
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Infographic – Technology Transforms Manufacturing
CB Insights issued a report that pulls together developments on the remaking of manufacturing with advanced technologies, the source of this weekend’s infographic.
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Efficient Carbon Capture Membranes Being Developed
University engineers and chemists are creating a more efficient material for separating carbon dioxide from emissions in power and industrial plants.
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Strep A Vaccine Project Launched
An international initiative is underway to begin work on a vaccine against group A streptococcus infections becoming resistant to today’s antibiotics.