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Current Species Loss 1000 Times Higher Than Normal, Say SavingSpecies Scientists
A new scientific study shows extinction rates are much higher than normal, but technology and innovation provide hope for conservation. - May 30, 2014 - SavingSpecies, Inc
Industry's First Fluorimetric Assay for Glutaminyl Cyclase
AnaSpec Launches Industry’s First Fluorimetric, 96-well format Assay for Measurement of Glutaminyl Cyclase (QC) Activity - the SensoLyte® Green Glutaminyl Cyclase Activity Assay Kit. - May 29, 2014 - AnaSpec, EGT Group
Viewpoints Industry TV to Highlight the Latest Big Archeological Find
Viewpoints Industry TV announces the discovery of the largest dinosaur ever discovered. - May 25, 2014 - Viewpoints Industry TV
Lucideon Has Extended Its Extensive Analysis Techniques Offerings and Invested in an Agilent 7900 Quadrapole ICP-MS
Lucideon, the international provider of materials development, testing and assurance, and formerly known as Ceram, is pleased to announce it has invested in the latest Agilent 7900 Quadrapole Inductively Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). The new ICP-MS identifies elements by their... - May 23, 2014 - Lucideon
Climate-KIC Commences Israel Tour for Cleantech Entrepreneurs
12 of Europe’s most promising cleantech start-ups to explore business opportunities in one of world’s biggest hotbeds for climate innovation. - May 22, 2014 - Climate-KIC
Viewpoints Industry TV to Offer a Segment on Scientists Who Are Turning Light Into Matter
Viewpoints Industry TV will present the work of UK scientists who are dissolving the barrier between light and matter. - May 21, 2014 - Viewpoints Industry TV
Over €100 Million for Climate Change Innovation Programmes Announced in Europe
Climate-KIC to unveil multimillion investment for long-term programmes at European Business Summit. - May 14, 2014 - Climate-KIC
Scientific Publishing Finally Joins the Internet Age
F1000Research publishes an attempted replication of a controversial finding highlighting the importance of publishing science in a completely open and transparent way. - May 10, 2014 - Faculty of 1000
MoBiTec GmbH to Attend the International Conference on Stem Cell and Tissue Formation in Dresden, Germany, from July 8-11, 2014
For the 5th time, Stem Cell researchers will convene for the International Conference on Stem Cell and Tissue Formation in Dresden, Germany. At MoBiTec's booth high quality products as well as cutting-edge technologies will be presented. - May 09, 2014 - MoBiTec GmbH
MoBiTec GmbH, Germany, Issues New Fluorescent Probes Brochure, Ready for Free Download as PDF
A brochure featuring Fluorescent Probes for Protein and Nucleic Acid Labeling provided by MoBiTec as Free PDF Download. - May 08, 2014 - MoBiTec GmbH
American Lawyer Media Engages Scope for Mining High Quality Market Data
Scope e-Knowledge Center (Scope), a leading provider of business process outsourcing services and a Quatrro Global Services company, has announced an ongoing engagement with American Lawyer Media (ALM). As a part of this engagement, Scope will support ALM’s platform RivalEdge, an online service for finding, filtering and delivering relevant news and information directly into the hands of legal professionals. - May 07, 2014 - SPi Global
Meteorite Expert Geoff Notkin Speaking at Two Major Space Conferences in May
California is home to two of the biggest and best space-themed conferences in the country, and world-renowned meteorite expert Geoff Notkin has been asked to speak at both of them this May. An author, adventurer, and award-winning television show host, Notkin is best known as star of the... - April 30, 2014 - Aerolite Meteorites, LLC
Elsevier Publishes a Textbook About New Mathematics Discovered in a Near-Death Experience from The Mereon Legacy
This new geometric structure matches the dynamics of living and life-like systems and has applications in general systems theory, universal systems modelling, human clinical molecular genetics modelling, medical informatics, astrobiology, education and other areas of study. - April 30, 2014 - The Mereon Legacy CIC
Jeffrey D. Littrell Recognized by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Jeffrey D. Littrell of Chatfield, Minnesota has been included in the Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of agriculture. About Jeffrey D. Littrell Mr. Littrell has over 30 years’ experience in the agriculture... - April 25, 2014 - Strathmore Worldwide
LDC Forms Early Drug Discovery Alliance with Daiichi Sankyo
Utilizing shared compound libraries for novel LDC targets. - April 19, 2014 - Lead Discovery Center GmbH
Major Efforts to Mitigate Climate Change Well Under Way in Europe
Responding to the UN report on climate change mitigation, European innovators working across a range of climate innovation disciplines are stressing that major efforts are well under way in Europe. - April 15, 2014 - Climate-KIC
Celestron Unveils Cutting-Edge Telescope and Astroimaging Technology at 2014 Northeast Astronomy Forum and Telescope Show
Experience the night sky in a new way with WiFi-enabled telescopes and sophisticated astroimaging technology from Celestron, the world’s #1 telescope maker. - April 12, 2014 - Celestron
Celestron® Launches New Responsive Company Website
New consumer-oriented, mobile-friendly site will inform users about astronomy, sport optics, and microscopes and drive them to dealers. - April 10, 2014 - Celestron
Season Three of "STEM Journals" TV Series, Starring Geoff Notkin, Starts Sunday, April 13
"STEM Journals," an award-winning educational TV series produced by Cox Creative Studios, is gearing up for the exciting launch of its third season this Sunday, April 13, 2014. The program airs each Sunday at 7 p.m. on Cox channels 7/1007 in Arizona and is streamed worldwide at http://www. - April 10, 2014 - Aerolite Meteorites, LLC
Announcing the First Ever Annual Lucid Dreaming Day – April 12
Lucid dreaming proponents around the world have united to celebrate the first ever annual Lucid Dreaming Day this Saturday, April 12. The day is established to raise public awareness of lucid dreaming's scientific foundation when it was first proven by Keith Hearne in a University of Hull lab on this historic date in 1975. - April 10, 2014 - World of Lucid Dreaming
Federal Labs & Industry Partners Aim to Accelerate Innovation for Economic Impact at the 2014 FLC National Meeting
This year's FLC national meeting, from April 21 - 23, in Rockville, Md., aims to accelerate innovation for economic impact. This year's agenda features: technology transfer training courses; a human element panel; over a dozen agency and industry exhibitors; accomplished keynote speakers; and various networking opportunities for industry and tech transfer professionals. - April 09, 2014 - Universal Technical Resource Services, Inc.
MOgene LC Announces Addition of Illumina NextSeq 500 Service
MOgene LC, an Illumina CSPro™ certified service provider, announced today that they have added Illumina NextSeq 500 to their list of services. Illumina NextSeq 500 performs whole-genome, exome, and transcriptome sequencing and is flexible, offering tunable read length and multiple output... - April 08, 2014 - MOgene, LC
AlgoTrades Launches Automated ETF Trading System for Individual Investors
AlgoTrades announces the launch of its new automated Exchange Traded Fund system on April 1st 2014. The company marked the launch with their April Fools Video, an engaging and humorous take on ETF. The AlgoTrades automated trading systems are designed to allow the ordinary investor to take... - April 08, 2014 - AlgoTrades.net
Bayramov's New Book Shows Red-Shift is Not Evidence for Expanding Univese
Author Dimiter Bayramov’s research in the flow nature of gravity shows that the cosmic red-shift effect is due to the asymmetric propagation of star-light in a star’s gravitational flow and is not evidence of Universe expansion. - April 07, 2014 - Dimiter Bayramov
Dr. Gilbert Gordon Selected as Global Industry Achiever by Strathmore’s Who’s Who
Dr. Gilbert Gordon, of Oxford, Ohio, has been selected as a Global Industry Achiever by Strathmore’s Who’s Who. This honor has been bestowed in recognition of his outstanding achievements and contributions to Higher Education, Water Research and Inorganic Chemistry. - April 05, 2014 - Strathmore Who's Who
Strathmore’s Who’s Who Honors Belinda Tsao-Nivaggioli
Belinda Tsao-Nivaggioli, of Atherton, California, has recently been recognized as a Professional of the Year by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Registry for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of Bio-Organic Chemistry. - April 05, 2014 - Strathmore Who's Who
Researchers of Tomsk State University Have Developed a Material Absorbing Electromagnetic Emission
“Radiozashchita-T” LLC (a small innovation enterprise in Tomsk State University) registered in December 2013 has developed a compound material absorbing and reflecting electromagnetic emission. - April 05, 2014 - Tomsk State University
ALPCO Expands EuroFlow™ Product Offering with the Addition of Plasma Cell Dyscrasias Screening Tube
ALPCO has expanded EuroFlow™ product offering with addition of the Plasma Cell Screening Tube from Cytognos S.L. - April 03, 2014 - ALPCO
Hawk Trade Secures Funding and Development Capital for Nanotec Industries
Nanotec Industries successfully negotiates funding for development of nano-sized treatment and imaging delivery device facility through Hawk Trade. - April 02, 2014 - Hawk Trade
Strathmore’s Who’s Who Names Gilbert Gordon a Professional of the Year
Gilbert Gordon, of Oxford, Ohio, has recently been named a Strathmore’s Who’s Who Professional of the Year for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of Water Research. - April 01, 2014 - Strathmore Who's Who
Biopreservation Market Estimated to Reach USD 5.69 Billion by 2019: Transparency Market Research
Transparency Market Research has announced the addition of market research report on the Biopreservation Market titled “Biopreservation Market (Product Types - Equipment, LIMS, and Media; Applications - Regenerative Medicine, Biobanking, and Drug Discovery) - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2013 - 2019”. According to the report, the global biopreservation market, which was valued at about 1.95 billion in 2012, is estimated to reach a value of USD 5.69 billion. - March 30, 2014 - Transparency Market Research
MoBiTec GmbH Offers MagSi-NGS/PREP Kit for Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Library Clean-Up
Magnetic bead-based MagSi-NGS/PREP kit constitutes an efficient solution for clean-up and size selection in library preparation of NGS sequencing reactions. The simple, flexible protocol can be adjusted to any specific application and NGS platform. - March 27, 2014 - MoBiTec GmbH
Pioneers in Adult Stem Cell Therapy Honored
The Alliance for the Advancement of Adult Stem Cell Therapy and Research hosted an awards luncheon for doctors and patients from around the world to recognize and honor their outstanding contributions and achievements in adult stem cell therapy. The Stem Cell Alliance event celebrated the revolutionary strides in the field of adult stem cell treatments for cardiac, pulmonary, neurological, spinal cord injuries and vascular diseases. - March 26, 2014 - Regenocyte Worldwide
Skateboarder to Ride 8,000 Miles, 35 States, in 100 Days for Cancer
Mark Williams, a skate instructor for Goskate.com, is riding 8,000 miles on his skateboard to raise money for breast cancer. His journey starts in Vermont and goes on to California before returning to Maryland. - March 25, 2014 - Goskate.com
Shoulder Options Receives 510(k) Clearance for Its Proprietary Fracture Plate, the GTFx
Shoulder Options Inc. announced today that it has received FDA clearance for another novel shoulder device, the Greater Tuberosity Fracture Plate (i.e. GTFx). Developed in collaboration with T. Bradley Edwards, MD, John Costouros, MD and Rhett Hobgood, MD, The patent pending GTFx plate is a... - March 14, 2014 - Shoulder Options, Inc.
Strathmore’s Who’s Who Honors Gonzalo Goicochea as a Professional of the Year
Gonzalo Goicochea, of Miami, Florida, has recently been recognized as a Professional of the Year by Strathmore’s Who’s for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of Biometrics. - March 13, 2014 - Strathmore Who's Who
Québec-Based Startup Wins Distinguished SXSW ® Accelerator Award
Planet Québec announces that Québec-based startup Synbiota has received the highly-coveted 2014 SXSW Accelerator award in the Innovative World Technologies category. - March 10, 2014 - Planet Québec
The Faram Research Foundation Discovers a 26,000+ Year Old Science Which is Destined to Change History
Touted to change world history forever, the ancient science named "Geoglyphology", by The Faram Research Foundation, will revolutionize Archaeology. - March 07, 2014 - The Faram Foundation
Inxites Acquires Easy95 and Strengthens Its Position as European Market Leader in SAP-Based Manufacturing and Traceability Software
Today Inxites SA signed an agreement for the acquisition of Ninety-Five. Ninety-Five is the company who developed Easy95, a software platform based on the ISA-95 standard. Easy95 offers support to the implementation of manufacturing, serialization and traceability projects. - March 05, 2014 - Inxites
8th Annual Postdoc Conference and Career Fair Connects Nation's Brightest STEM Talent with Local Companies
The annually held Postdoc Conference and Career Fair will be held on April 24, 2014, at the Bethesda North Marriott Conference Center in Rockville, Maryland. The Postdoc Conference and Career Fair will offer upwards of 500 postdoctoral fellows in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields the opportunity to meet with STEM talent-seeking companies in the Greater D.C. Metro area. - March 04, 2014 - Universal Technical Resource Services, Inc.
New Cis-Ocimenone Chemotype of Green Mint Discovered from Western Ghats, India
New finding revealed that the leaves of Mentha viridis produced cis-ocimenone chemotypes form Western Ghats of North West Karnataka, India. The paper was published in the recent issue of Plant Science Today. - March 03, 2014 - Horizon e-Publishing Group
Androklis Polymenis Donates 1 Million NXT Coins to Brain Preservation Foundation
The Brain Preservation Foundation (BPF) has received a one million NXT coin ($43,000) donation from the digital currency entrepreneur Androklis Polymenis. The donation goes toward supporting its research into the development of a scientifically-proven medical procedure capable of preserving a... - February 28, 2014 - Brain Preservation Foundation
STRATXX Airship Successfully Broadcasts Digital TV Radio Over a Large Area
Stratxx Holding AG, STAX has recently announced that it has launched a new tethered Airship the “X Tower.” The airship is designed to carry telecommunications and broadcast payloads. The team recently carried out a successful longevity test on its unique X-Tower communications airship... - February 27, 2014 - Stratxx Holding Ag
Conservation Failing in Battle to Save World's Most Dangerous Bird
Veteran conservationist and cassowary expert unveils failures and lost opportunities to protect earth's third largest remaining rainforest. - February 21, 2014 - Cassowary Conservation and Publishing
New in Situ Integrating Cavity Absorption Meter (ICAM)
Turner Designs’ new in situ absorption meter, ICAM, measures UV absorption and requires little or no correction for scattering. - February 21, 2014 - Turner Designs, Inc.
Gilbert Gordon Has Been Named to the Strathmore’s Who’s Who Round Table
Gilbert Gordon, of Oxford, Ohio, has recently been recognized as a Round Table member by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Registry for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of Education and Research. - February 20, 2014 - Strathmore Who's Who
New Age Hygienic Systems, Inc. Offers Solution to California's Mega Drought and Water Shortage Crises
"The water shortage compounded by the mega drought in California could have been avoidable if the State officials would have supported my revolutionary super low flow toilet. My inventive nano technology toilet flushes with about one quart of water. Since 2007 had California had adopted my inventive toilet it could have saved annually about 1/3 of California's clean water supply and no shortage would have been today," says Dan Andreiu, the President and Founder of New Age Hygienic Systems, Inc. - February 18, 2014 - New Age Hygienic Systems, Inc.
GenapSys Inc. Opens Early Access Registration for the World's First Pure Electronic DNA Sequencer - The GENIUS 110™
Extending the success of previous successful DNA sequencing systems, the GenapSys's GENIUS system will accelerate the use of DNA sequencing for Healthcare, Forensics, Agriculture and Education. - February 18, 2014 - Genapsys Inc.
ALPCO Releases STELLUX™ Chemiluminescent Human Intact Proinsulin ELISA
ALPCO has launched their new STELLUX™ Chemi Human Intact Proinsulin ELISA, the latest addition to their chemiluminescent product line. - February 18, 2014 - ALPCO
IonSense Introduces Rugged Direct Sample Analysis by Mass Spectrometry with the DART®-QS Source
Rapid analysis with the Direct Analysis in Real Time technology provides near-instantaneous detection of drugs of abuse and contaminants. To be exhibited at the 66th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS), Seattle, WA, February 17-22, 2014, Booth 310. - February 14, 2014 - IonSense, Inc.