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Three U.S. Corporations Start Energy Technology Fund
Three American energy corporations –- General Electric Co. (GE), NRG Energy Inc., and ConocoPhillips -– have begun a joint venture that aims to fund emerging energy technology companies. The companies have committed $300 million to the collaboration, called Energy Technology Ventures, with plans to support some 30 venture- and growth-stage companies over the next four…
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Cancer Drug Aids Regeneration of Spinal Cord Nerve Cells
A team of German, Dutch, and American researchers have found the cancer drug Taxol has properties that can help treat spinal cord injuries. The scientists reported their findings online this week in Science Express on the journal Science Web site. Two key factors impeding the regeneration of nerve cells after a spinal cord injury are…
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Endo Pharma, Orion Corp. to Advance Cancer Drugs
Endo Pharmaceuticals in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania and Orion Corporation in Espoo, Finland said today they have a collaboration agreement for drug research and development in oncology. The partnership aims to advance eight discovery-phase cancer drug candidates by combining their relevant R&D programs. The collaboration also gives each company exclusive licensing rights to the other’s development-ready…
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Genetic Researchers Identify Enzymes for Biofuels
Researchers have used large-scale DNA sequencing to characterize the genes and genomes of plant-digesting microbes isolated from the rumen — pre-stomach — of a cow, and identify the most promising enzymes for breaking down cellulose in the biofuel switchgrass. The team from the Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute, several universities and national labs, and…
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German Institute, BASF to Collaborate on Batteries
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Karlsruhe, Germany and the chemical company BASF in Ludwigshafen will develop advanced battery materials at a new KIT lab. The new lab, called BELLA — for Batteries and Electrochemistry Laboratory — is expected to accelerate the implementation of research results in products for high-energy battery systems. KIT and BASF…
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Singapore Univ., U.S. Company Partner on Vaccines
Inviragen Inc. in Fort Collins, Colorado and the Duke-National University of Singapore Graduate Medical School (Duke-NUS) announced a partnership to research the transmission and prevention of infectious diseases. Their first project will involve research and development of vaccines against diseases such as dengue fever, hand, foot and mouth disease, and chikungunya. Dengue infection is a…
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Nature’s Fury Unleashed
In Washington, D.C. yesterday, we got walloped first with thundersleet, then thundersnow, that made a mess of traffic and downed power lines. Our power lines were among the casualties, but fortunately we got our juice restored this morning and we’re back in business. Thank you for your patience. * * *
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Collaboration Tracks Solar Streams Disrupting Communications
A university-government partnership is making operational a prediction model designed for weather forecasting, and put into use to track solar activity that disrupts communications. The Center for Integrated Space Weather Modeling (CISM) at Boston University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center reported the news of the collaboration today at…
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Pathology Lab, Institute Partner on Cancer Drug Services
Flagship Biosciences, a pathology lab in Flagstaff, Arizona and TGen Drug Development (TD2), in Scottsdale, Arizona, have teamed up to provide drug discovery and development services to cancer researchers. Flagship Biosciences is a pharmaceutical services company that offers digital pathology to test diseased tissue samples for biotech, pharmaceutical, and medical device customers. TD2 is a…
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Paper Strip Technique Devised for Complex Diagnostics
Researchers at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana have developed a technique using inexpensive paper to make test strips for more complex medical diagnostics and chemical analysis. The team from Purdue’s engineering school published their findings online this week in the journal Lab on a Chip (paid subscription required). The researchers say this innovation provides…