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Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, MU to Hire Four Joint Researchers
Collaboration will strengthen plant and crop research, provide opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. - November 20, 2014 - Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Revolutionary New Drug Detection Field Test, Instantly Detects All Illicit Drugs Using Amphetamines
Drug Lab 118 Ltd, has launched a unique and patented drug test which can instantly detect the presence of all amphetamines used in the production most illicit substances and designer drugs where an amine is present. - November 18, 2014 - DRUG LAB 118
US-China Climate Change Deal: EU Initiative Calls on Innovators to Exceed Targets
Bertrand van Ee, CEO of Climate-KIC, the EU’s largest public-private innovation partnership focused on mitigating and adapting to climate change, has called on innovators and entrepreneurs to step up their “open innovation” efforts to bring down CO2 emission levels, boost the... - November 17, 2014 - Climate-KIC
Gilbert Gordon, Ph.D., Inorganic Chemistry Recognized by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Gilbert Gordon, Ph.D., Inorganic Chemistry of Oxford, Ohio has been honored with the Global Achievement Award from Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the fields of education and chemistry. About Gilbert Gordon, Ph.D.,... - November 14, 2014 - Strathmore Worldwide
MoBiTec GmbH, Germany, Offers New Bacillus Megaterium Strain for Gene Expression and Protein Production - YYBm1
MoBiTec GmbH expands its product line of tools for gene expression in Bacillus megaterium with the new expression host YYBm1. Strain YYBm1 is unable to utilize the expression system's inductor molecule xylose as carbon source. - November 13, 2014 - MoBiTec GmbH
MoBiTec GmbH's Supplier Peninsula Laboratories, USA, with New Corporate Website
Peninsula Laboratories International, Inc, USA, a leading supplier of superior immunology products, proudly announces its own corporate website www.penlabs.com. Formerly, PenLabs was integral part of Bachem's internet presence. - November 11, 2014 - MoBiTec GmbH
VMRD’s Q Fever FA Substrate Slide Now Available
VMRD announced today the availability of a substrate slide that can be used for the detection of antibody to Coxiella burnetii (Q fever). The slide can detect antibody to phases I & II of Q fever. - November 05, 2014 - VMRD, Inc.
ABR Launches New Mycoplasma Testing Services
ABR (now a VMRD division) announced today the availability of new testing services that can detect the presence of mycoplasma in animal origin products, master virus seeds, and other sample types. The new services satisfy various regulatory standards including US Pharmacopoeia (USP), European... - November 04, 2014 - VMRD, Inc.
Breakthrough in Taking Water Out of Air for Drinking Water from A.S.R. Inc.
Drinking water out of air - November 03, 2014 - A.S.R. Inc.
Response to IPCC Synthesis Report: CEO of Climate-KIC Calls for Collective Action to Promote Jobs, Skills Required for New Low Carbon Economy
Bertrand van Ee, CEO of Climate-KIC, Europe’s largest public-private innovation partnership focused on mitigating and adapting to climate change, says we can promote the high-level skills needed for the world’s next, low carbon, economy and create jobs for generations to come. - November 02, 2014 - Climate-KIC
U.S. DOE Launches $1 Million H2 Refuel H-Prize Competition for Small-Scale Hydrogen Refueling System
America's entrepreneurs and innovators invited to compete in designing clean transportation infrastructure. - October 30, 2014 - Hydrogen Education Foundation
Editage Adds Altmetrics to Intelligent CV
Editage adds Altmetrics to Intelligent CV to let researchers view comprehensive, updated alternative metrics data related to their publications. - October 28, 2014 - Editage
Gamry Instruments to Sponsor an International Conference on Electrochemical Energy Science and Technology
Gamry will be a sponsor of EEST2014 International Conference being held October 31st – November 4th at Donghua University in Shanghai, China. - October 26, 2014 - Gamry Instruments
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center Welcomes New Principal Investigator
New hire brings significant expertise in inflorescence evolution and development to the region. - October 23, 2014 - Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
AM Technical Solutions Acquires Dallas Based Cleanroom Construction Company
AMTS, an Austin-based specialty engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) firm today announced its completion of acquiring Dallas based L&L Maintenance Company and L&L Cleanroom Construction. L&L was founded in 1981 and had a large base of business in the Southwest... - October 22, 2014 - AM Technical Solutions
MoBiTec, Germany, and Amoy Diagnostics, China, Sign Distribution Agreement for the German Market
MoBiTec GmbH, Germany, focused on selling products for life science and IVD research, has entered into a distribution agreement with Amoy Diagnostics, China. Together with AmoyDx, MoBiTec will continue to expand its portfolio of premier brands. - October 19, 2014 - MoBiTec GmbH
North Carolina Leaders to Launch New Economic Development Platform Promoting State's Global Leadership in Ag Biotech
North Carolina's Secretary of Commerce Sharon Allred Decker and Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler to unveil state's new name for ag biotechnology at press conference and launch event, Wednesday, November 5. - October 17, 2014 - North Carolina Biotechnology Center
LDC and The Arctic University of Norway Collaborate to Discover New Medicines from the Arctic Ocean
The Lead Discovery Center GmbH (LDC), a renowned translational research organization, and UiT The Arctic University of Norway (UiT) have teamed up to discover new medicines from the marine arctic environment. - October 13, 2014 - Lead Discovery Center GmbH
R20 in Paris: Climate-KIC CEO Calls on Climate Change Leaders to Focus Their Efforts on Creating Sustainable Cities
At the R20 World Summit of Regions for Climate in Paris on 10-11 October, CEO Bertrand van Ee of the EU's main climate innovation initiative Climate-KIC will call for more cross-sector initiatives to enable integrated climate change innovation focused on meeting the environmental challenges faced by our urban areas. - October 10, 2014 - Climate-KIC
Plant Scientist Discovers Basis of Evolution in Violins
Studies of plant leaf shape relevant to musical instruments. - October 10, 2014 - Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
"Biohacking" Coming to "The Secret City"
Biodidact is a new DIY Biolab planning to open its doors to the public in Los Alamos, New Mexico, this coming Spring. Its founder has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, to enable the lab to open its doors to amateur scientists. - October 09, 2014 - Biodidact
AABC-The American Association of Bariatric Counselors Receives Accreditation
AABC, Providers of Bariatric Education and Certification for Licensed/Certified Health & Education Professionals, Receives Accreditation from The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. - October 08, 2014 - American Association of Bariatric Counselors
Inaugural Sea, Earth, and Space Summit Announced
The Sea, Earth, and Space (SES) Summit is pleased to announce the world’s newest human performance and exploration conference taking place May 1-3, 2015, at the South Shore Harbour Resort & Conference Center in League City, TX (just minutes from the NASA Johnson Space Center). SES Summit... - October 08, 2014 - Sea, Earth, and Space Summit
Climate-KIC Launches New Online CO2 Meter to Indicate Carbon Emissions Threat Level
A new online meter combines a live data feed drawing on European data, updated regularly to show the precise level of CO2 in the earth’s atmosphere today, and comparison tools to show how CO2 levels have changed over time. - October 06, 2014 - Climate-KIC
Gamry Instruments to Sponsor the EIS Fall 2014 Short Course
Gamry will be a sponsor of the 26th Annual Short Course of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy. - October 04, 2014 - Gamry Instruments
Unbound Medicine Launches Major Upgrade to uPub™ Publishing Platform - Powerful, Cost-Effective Content Management and Online Authoring
Unbound Medicine, a leader in knowledge management solutions for health care, announces a major upgrade to uPub™, the digital content management and authoring module of the Unbound™ Platform. With this software release, Unbound Medicine adds a host of new features and tools to its... - October 02, 2014 - Unbound Medicine
MoBiTec GmbH: PDE Inhibitors Show Sonic Effects on Prostate Cancer
In 2009, Phosphodiesterase 4D (PDE4D) was identified as a novel proliferation-promoting factor in prostate cancer. Now, the effects of two selective PDE4D inhibitors, NVP-ABE171 and cilomilast, as anti-prostate cancer therapies were examined. - October 02, 2014 - MoBiTec GmbH
Gamry Instruments to Exhibit at ECS
Gamry Instruments is proud to be an exhibitor at the 226th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, a major international conference. - September 27, 2014 - Gamry Instruments
Research at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center Featured in National Geographic Series, the Future of Food
Research to improve agriculture productivity using cutting-edge technology at the Danforth Center is featured in the October issue of National Geographic. - September 27, 2014 - Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Innovation of Low-Cost Graphene and Amaranthus Superparamagnetic Materials - Theivasanthi
Breakthrough nanoparticles discovery towards Nobel Prize by Indian researcher - September 27, 2014 - Theivasanthi
Medic West Africa Offers a Rich Conference Programme for Professionals in Healthcare
Innovative products, services, and networking opportunities are the highlight of this year’s event. - September 26, 2014 - Informa Life Sciences
Medic West Africa Exhibition & Congress Enjoys Further Expansion in 2014
The 3rd edition of Medic West Africa Exhibition and Congress (MWA) will take place on 15-17 October 2014 at the Eko International Convention & Exhibition Center, Lagos, Nigeria. MWA will cover over 7,000 square meters of exhibition space to showcase over 1000 products from 350 exhibitors. - September 25, 2014 - Informa Life Sciences
GenapSys Announces Key Hire to Senior Management Team
Addition of Vice President Strengthens Application and Product Development of the GENIUS(tm) 110 DNA Sequencing system. - September 25, 2014 - Genapsys Inc.
Strathmore’s Who’s Who Honors Gilbert Gordon as 2014 Biography of the Year
Gilbert Gordon has been honored by Strathmore’s Who’s Who as the 2014 Biography of the Year. This honor has been bestowed in recognition of his stellar achievements in Education, Water Research and Inorganic Chemistry. - September 25, 2014 - Strathmore Who's Who
A New Publication “Combined EQCM and Probe Beam Deflection in Deep Eutectic Solvents” Available for Download
Gamry Instruments is pleased to announce the publication of a manuscript highlighting the capabilities of the Gamry eQCM 10M. - September 19, 2014 - Gamry Instruments
Newsletter XVII is Available from MoBiTec GmbH, Germany
MoBiTec's periodical Newsletter, issued several times a year, informs about new, exciting products in the categoríes vector systems and gene expression, genomics, proteomics, fluorescence applications, cell biology, labware, and more. - September 19, 2014 - MoBiTec GmbH
Massive Prehistoric Skull on Display at Rare Fossils and Minerals Show in Toronto Area
A monstrous 4.5-foot Mosasaur skull highlights the many prehistoric treasures at Fossil Realm’s September show on Sept. 27-28 just north of Toronto. The show boasts a staggering array of one-of-a-kind pieces from around the world. The highly anticipated Mosasaur skull just arrived from a laboratory in Utah where it was assembled into a 3D skull. It dates back 70 million years and is valued at $120,000. - September 17, 2014 - Fossil Realm
All-New Episodes of “STEM Journals” with Host Geoff Notkin Airing Now
Television series just nominated for two Emmy Awards - September 16, 2014 - Aerolite Meteorites, LLC
Gamry Instruments to Attend Electrochemistry 2014
Gamry Instruments is proud to be an exhibitor at Electrochemistry 2014, Basic Science and Key Technology for Future Applications - September 14, 2014 - Gamry Instruments
Relecura Presents Key Findings on Tesla Motors' Patent Portfolio
INDUS TechInnovations releases an IP intelligence report that does a deep-dive analysis into the patent portfolio of Tesla Motors using its flagship product Relecura. The report assesses the significance of Tesla's portfolio within the overall electric vehicle intellectual property landscape. Various facets of Tesla's portfolio are studied and compared to the other major players in the electric vehicle industry in the report. - September 13, 2014 - INDUS Techinnovations
VIRUN® NutraBIOsciences™ Granted Patent 261124 in India, Redesigns Website, Omega-3 Summit at Supply Side West and CEO is Again Scheduled to Speak at Cal Poly Pomona
VIRUN has been granted patent number 261124 titled, Compositions Comprising a Mucoadhesive Protein and an Active Principle for Mucosal Delivery of Said Agents. Also, VIRUN has re-designed their website to include brands, a product description page, video as well as a news and PR page. Included in the newly renovated website is an events page; with the growing interest in VIRUN, such as scheduled forums, lectures, expos and webinars, it was imperative this new website share these experiences. - September 11, 2014 - VIRUN
F2G Limited, the UK-Based Antifungal Drug Discovery and Development Company, Announces a Major Funding Award from the Technology Strategy Board’s Biomedical Catalyst
F2G Limited, the UK-based antifungal drug discovery and development company, today announced a major funding award from the Technology Strategy Board’s Biomedical Catalyst. - September 11, 2014 - F2G Ltd
Climate-KIC’s US Start-Up Tour Gives Europe’s Brightest Cleantech Start-Ups a Crash Course in Entrepreneurship
The Start-up Tour to Silicon Valley and the Boston area plays a crucial role in the growth of a global community of cleantech entrepreneurs and innovators and coincides with the release of Climate-KIC’s "Future of Cleantech" report which highlights new opportunities for investors and calls for greater cross border collaboration and "co-opetition" to help climate innovators and entrepreneurs reach their potential. - September 08, 2014 - Climate-KIC
Bioo Scientific Features Sensitive Food Safety Solutions for Aflatoxin M1 Analysis at AOAC 2014
At the 128th AOAC Annual Meeting, Bioo Scientific will showcase its sensitive solutions for aflatoxin M1 analysis: the MaxSignal® Aflatoxin M1 ELISA Kit, the AuroFlow™ Aflatoxin M1 Strip Test Kit and the AflaPure™ Aflatoxin M1 Column Kit, at booth #117. The 128th AOAC Annual Meeting will be held September 7-10 in Boca Raton, Florida. - September 07, 2014 - Bioo Scientific
F2G Ltd, the UK Antifungal Drug Discovery & Development Company, Today Announces Commencement of a Phase 1 Single Ascending Dose Study of a Novel Antifungal Agent
F2G Limited, the antifungal research and development company today announced a major milestone in the development of its novel IV/oral systemic antifungal (F901318) with the commencement of a Phase I clinical study. This study initiates the IV Phase I clinical development of F901318 with the oral... - September 04, 2014 - F2G Ltd
MoBiTec to Attend the 4. Joint Conference of the VAAM and DGHM in Dresden, Germany, Oct. 5-8, 2014
This year the DGHM (Society of Hygiene and Microbiology) and the VAAM (Association for General and Applied Microbiology), the biggest German societies in the area of microbiology, hold their annual conference as a joint conference in Dresden. - September 04, 2014 - MoBiTec GmbH
MoBiTec, Germany, Offers Clickable Isoprenoids Manufactured by Echelon Biosciences, USA, Representing Exclusive Valuable Tools for Isoprenoid and Cancer Research
Isoprenoids are organic compounds composed of two or more units of hydrocarbons, with each unit consisting of five carbon atoms arranged in a specific pattern. Isoprenoids play widely varying roles in physiological processes of plants and animals. - August 31, 2014 - MoBiTec GmbH
Gamry Instruments to Exhibit at EUROCORR 2014
Gamry Instruments is proud to be an exhibitor at EUROCORR 2014, the annual event of the European Federation of Corrosion. - August 30, 2014 - Gamry Instruments
Inspiring Fundraiser Originates on Geoff Notkin’s “Club Space Rock” Forum
Money will send one forum member on meteorite hunt of a lifetime. - August 29, 2014 - Aerolite Meteorites, LLC
Gamry Instruments Launches New Non-Commercialized Website
Gamry has launched a new informative website, Electrochemistry Resources, a portal for all electrochemistry information. The new ElectrochemistryResources.com website is a non-commercial site offering information, tips and application notes on electrochemical instruments and processes. - August 28, 2014 - Gamry Instruments