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ALPCO Expands Product Offering with Addition of Flow Cytometry Reagents
After over twenty years of providing immunoassay kits worldwide, ALPCO has added flow cyometry reagents to their product offering. - March 25, 2013 - ALPCO
National Academy of Physicians and Medical Scientists Sponsors 2014 Congress of Future Medical Leaders for Top High School Students
The Congress of Future Medical Leaders, sponsored by the National Academy of Physicians and Medical Scientists, will be held in Washington, DC in February of 2014. The conference seeks to equip and support the nation’s top achieving high school students in their pursuit of a career in the STEM subjects. The three-day conference will provide students with access to representatives of elite colleges, demonstrations of future medical technology, and even an opportunity to witness surgery. - March 21, 2013 - The National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists
SEDS One of Twenty Winners in Microsoft and GOOD Maker Challenge
Last month social empowerment community GOOD teamed up with Microsoft’s Give For Youth, a program that helps nonprofits crowd fund their youth-focused projects in partnership with GlobalGiving, in the GOOD Maker Challenge for Inspiring Youth-Focused Nonprofits. For two weeks the public voted... - March 20, 2013 - Students for the Exploration and Development of Space, USA
New NEMA 17 Frame High Speed Brushless Motor/Encoders from Servo2Go.com
ElectroCraft RapidPower high-speed brushless servo motors feature ball-bearing construction, dynamically balanced rotors, and low audible and magnetic noise. They are compatible with all three-phase brushless DC motor amplifiers and have optional 500 or 1000cpr encoders. - March 19, 2013 - Servo2Go.com Ltd.
Center for Excellence in Education’s RSI Alumni Take First and Second Place at the Intel Science Talent Search Competition
The Center for Excellence in Education's (CEE) Research Science Institute (RSI) Alumni Sara Volz was awarded $100,000 and Jonah Kallenbach received $75,000 from the Intel Foundation. - March 16, 2013 - Center for Excellence in Education (CEE)
SEDS Pushes for Further Space Exploration After Curiosity Discovery
On February 8, 2013, the Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity collected its first rock sample of the Martian soil - the first time in history that a man-made robot to drilled into the surface of another planet. Chemical analysis of the rock powder seems to provide an answer to the fundamental... - March 15, 2013 - Students for the Exploration and Development of Space, USA
Procurement Transplant Coordinators Report Difficulty Learning Fundamentals of Their Jobs and Studying for the CPTC Exam: Feeling Disconnected with the Transplant Field
New book published by Brooke Hubbard BSN, CCRN, TNCC, CPTC, CPTC Exam Review and Handbook for the Organ Procurement Coordinator - March 08, 2013 - Nurse Brooke CPTC LLC
GoldBio Launches New Product Line: Growth Factors and Stem Cell Reagents
Today in an email to customers, Bart Saracino, Marketing Director, announced the newest line of research products from Gold Biotechnology, Inc.: Growth Factors and Stem Cell Reagents. - March 07, 2013 - Gold Biotechnology, Inc
GenWay Biotech Names Dr. Ruben Flores-Saaib Vice President of Custom and Catalog Services
GenWay Biotech announces Ruben Flores-Saaib, PhD as Vice President of Custom and Catalog Services assuming responsibilities for the Company's custom services and catalog business operating activities. - March 06, 2013 - GenWay Biotech
Winners of the 2012 F1000Prime Faculty Member of the Year Awards
To celebrate the dedication of the F1000Prime Faculty in recommending papers of special importance across biology and medicine, Faculty of 1000 is delighted to announce the winners of the 2012 Faculty Member of the Year Awards. - March 06, 2013 - Faculty of 1000
OSEI Blames EPA for Costing the Gulf States & Expresses Dissatisfaction of EPA's Handling of the Gulf Oil Spill, on Fox Business Network, March 3
OSE II is a safe, non-toxic, effective oil spill clean up product that removes oil from the environment permanently by converting it to a safe end point of CO2 and water. OSE II has been used on over 23,000 spills globally since 1989. "It is time the EPA allowed US oil spill response to catch up to other countries," says Steven Pedigo. - March 01, 2013 - OSEI Corporation
Ohio State and Biosortia Pharmaceuticals to Join Forces to Discover Anti-Cancer Compounds
The Ohio State University has signed an agreement with Biosortia Pharmaceuticals of Dublin, Ohio to discover new biologically active natural products with potential anti-cancer activity. Potential candidate compounds discovered during the Biosortia-sponsored research project will primarily be tested against human colon cancer assays. The ultimate goal is to obtain lead compounds that can be licensed to and developed by pharmaceutical companies through Biosortia’s pharmaceutical relationships. - February 28, 2013 - Biosortia Pharmaceuticals
Rhode Island Bioscience Award Winners Announced
In state’s first industry-specific awards program, five awards honor six Bioscience Champions in research, quality, and education. - February 27, 2013 - Tech Collective
It's 60 Years Since the Discovery of the Structure of DNA
What better way to mark the occasion than to watch Noble prize-winning biologists Crick and Watson recount their memories of this groundbreaking work in a series of compelling recordings on the Web of Stories website. - February 27, 2013 - Web of Stories Ltd
Fracking Correlated with Higher Crude Death Rate in North Dakota
Analysis of annual data clearly reveals higher crude death rates in North Dakota since the development of horizontal slickwater fracturing for shale gas extraction in 1998. - February 26, 2013 - Optimal Data Analysis LLC
Antimicrobial Coatings Market Research Report 2018
Transparency Market Research Add New “Antimicrobial Coatings Market” Market Research Report to It’s Database. - February 25, 2013 - Transparency Market Research
SEDS Calls for Action After Chelyabinsk Impact Event
On the morning of Friday, February 15th, the planet Earth was once again reminded of its vulnerability to the dangers of the universe. An estimated 10,000-ton meteor exploded over the skies of the southern Russian city of Chelyabinsk, releasing nearly 500 kilotons of energy from its entry into... - February 25, 2013 - Students for the Exploration and Development of Space, USA
The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences Announces Partnership with QPS Holdings, LLC
Global CRO Establishes New Research Triangle Park, North Carolina Based Operation and Research Center - February 23, 2013 - The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences
BlueTech Forum 2013 to Offer Insight Into Water Industry and Markets
The 4th Annual BlueTech Forum on May 14th, 2013 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, will feature panels covering a range of water industry topics, bringing moderators and speakers from reputable organizations together for discussion. - February 23, 2013 - BlueTech Research
Science Comedian, Brian Malow, to Open Bioscience Awards Night
Malow will mesh acclaimed wit, humor, and science at Tech Collective’s Rhode Island Bioscience Awards celebration. - February 20, 2013 - Tech Collective
GenTech Scientific, Inc. Announces New Product Line for Custom Applications
Maintaining its trusted, “value-added,” service to the global scientific community, GenTech Scientific proudly introduces its new GenTech Solutions line, the answer for all applications. - February 20, 2013 - GenTech Scientific, Inc.
SEDS Launches Third Annual High Power Rocketry Challenge
Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) is now accepting registration for teams in the third annual SEDS High Power Rocketry Challenge. This competition is open for participation at no cost to SEDS chapters and SEDS members. Universities not currently affiliated with SEDS are... - February 20, 2013 - Students for the Exploration and Development of Space, USA
Bio-Synthesis Inc. Announces a Superior IQ4 Qencher for Dual Labeled Oligonucleotides
Instant Quenchers prove to be a better alternative to BHQ quenchers. - February 17, 2013 - Bio-Synthesis Inc.
FixLogix Introduces New Modular Fixture System for Shop Floor Robotic Measuring Machines
FixLogix LLC introduces a new modular fixture system for staging parts on kinematic robotic measuring machines. These flexible robotic measuring machines improve productivity on the shop floor. The FixLogix t-slot style fixture plates have (3) spherical locators on the base, allowing the plate to... - February 16, 2013 - FixLogix LLC
Asteroid 2012 DA14 Imaged by IMMI Technology
Asteroid 2012 DA14 has been imaged by IMMI (Infinite Microscopic Macroscopic Imaging) Technology, a revolutionary astronomical imaging technology that can show incredible surface detail on astronomical objects. - February 16, 2013 - Stewart Research
Weidlinger-Engineered MIT Media Lab Awarded Boston Society of Architects’ Most Prestigious Honor
The MIT Media Lab extension, designed by Maki and Associates with Leers Weinzapfel Associates, received the Harleston Parker Medal, which acknowledges Boston’s “most beautiful piece of architecture, building, monument or structure.” - February 14, 2013 - Weidlinger Associates, Inc.
IonSense to Present Direct Analysis in Real Time (DART®) Analysis for Rapid Drug Screening at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) 65th Annual Meeting
IonSense will present its DART-MS technology for rapid screening of urine samples using solid phase microfiber probes, enabling sample inspection for drugs of abuse in minutes. This is the first time IonSense will exhibit at the AAFS meeting, February 18-23, 2013 in Washington, D.C., Booth 405. - February 14, 2013 - IonSense, Inc.
New Innovative Nano Sized Metallic Semi-Conductor
Indian researchers have explored the semiconducting nature of lead nanopowder. Indian researchers have developed a new metallic semiconductor. The group, based at Centre for Research and Post Graduate Department of Physics, Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College comments: “To our best knowledge,... - February 13, 2013 - Theivasanthi
Will Social Media Become the Next Einstein?
Artist Gary Fenske tests the growing power of social networks. - February 09, 2013 - Fenske Art
MoBiTec GmbH, Germany, is Offering Glycan Arrays for Multiple Analysis of Glycan-Related Interactions
MoBiTec Germany, in cooperation with the Japanese company Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd., is offering to its European customers Glycan Arrays that are useful for studies on the interaction of microorganisms, analysis of glycan-binding proteins, autoantibodies and more. - February 09, 2013 - MoBiTec GmbH
Workshop to Assist SA Researchers to Identify Commercial IP Potential
The National Intellectual Property Management Office (NIPMO) will host an intellectual property (IP) commercialisation workshop in Pretoria next month, in a bid to uncover new innovations in engineering for mining and agriculture. The goal of the workshop, themed "Engineering for Mining and... - February 06, 2013 - WaikatoLink
Defying the Laws of Mendelian Inheritance
Two articles published in F1000Research support controversial claims that could redefine what we know about Mendelian inheritance in single Arabidopsis thaliana plants. - February 06, 2013 - Faculty of 1000
SMI Reveals First 3D Glasses with Full Eye Tracking Capability
SMI 3D Eye Tracking by SensoMotoric Instruments (SMI) gives insights into realistic 3D user experience and allows for real-time gaze interaction in virtual environments. - February 06, 2013 - SensoMotoric Instruments GmbH
Tongue Cover Introduces a New Way to Take the Bitterness Out of Medicine
A revolutionary new product that shields the tongue from harsh flavors is on its way courtesy of crowd-funding. - February 05, 2013 - Tongue Cover
Woonsocket High School Biotech Students Tour Bard’s Davol Facility
24 students garner insight and hands-on exploration of concept and design, testing, advanced quality engineering, and manufacturing aspects of the medical device industry. - February 05, 2013 - Tech Collective
The New Science of "Gut Psychology" Explored in Research and Clinical Studies Are Explained in Groundbreaking Book
A new science of "Gut Psychology" explains what your gut feelings are actually capable of telling you about your inner instinctive needs and about gut brain intelligence. The groundbreaking book, "What's Behind Your Belly Button? A Psychological Perspective of the Intelligence of Human Nature and Gut Instinct" is now available on Amazon in both US and UK and explores clinical studies and research in the field of Gut Psychology. Written for general public as well as professionals in psychology. - February 01, 2013 - Martha Char Love
TechNavio Announces the Publication of Its Research Report - Global Data Center Server Market 2012-2016
TechNavio's report, the Global Data Center Server Market 2012-2016, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. It covers the Global Data Center Server market landscape and its growth prospects in the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market. - January 31, 2013 - TechNavio
TechNavio Announces the Publication of Its Research Report - Global Water Treatment Products Market 2012-2016
TechNavio's report, the Global Water Treatment Products Market 2012-2016, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the Americas, and the EMEA and APAC regions; it also covers the Global Water Treatment Products market landscape and its growth prospects in the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market. - January 30, 2013 - TechNavio
MOgene Announces Partnership with Intuitive Genomics to Expand Bioinformatics Capabilities
MOgene LC, a full service genomics service provider based in Saint Louis, MO announces a partnership with Intuitive Genomics, Inc. to further expand its bioinformatics capabilities. This decision follows several years of successfully working with Intuitive Genomics to deliver some very promising... - January 28, 2013 - MOgene, LC
IonSense Awarded Massachusetts Workforce Training Grant. Adds New Sales Management.
IonSense, Inc. announced that they are a recipient of one of the 87 Workforce Training Grants awarded by the state of Massachusetts. This grant will enable the company to provide training to a number of employees in the areas of software development and engineering. “We are growing our... - January 25, 2013 - IonSense, Inc.
Wildcat Discovery Technologies and 3M to Work Together on New Battery Materials Project
Wildcat Discovery Technologies, a technology company that uses proprietary high throughput methods to rapidly develop new battery materials, announced today that it has started work on a new battery materials research contract with 3M, a global leader in bringing innovative new technologies to... - January 23, 2013 - Wildcat Discovery Technologies
F1000Research Articles Will be Listed in PubMed, and Deposited in PubMed Central
F1000Research (http://f1000research.com/), the first Open Science publisher, announces that articles published in its innovative publishing system will be listed in PubMed, the world's largest and most-used biomedical literature database. - January 16, 2013 - Faculty of 1000
Protein Recognition and Disorder: A Debate
Two articles published today in F1000 Biology Reports (http://f1000.com/prime/reports/biology) debate whether protein recognition can occur in the absence of stable structure. - January 13, 2013 - Faculty of 1000
Cannabis Use and the Increased Risk of Psychosis: The Debate Continues
Two articles published today in F1000 Medicine Reports (http://f1000.com/prime/reports/medicine) take a collaborative approach to argue the case for and against the link between cannabis use and psychotic illness. - January 13, 2013 - Faculty of 1000
New York Microscope Company to Offer Seiler Line of Microscopes to Its Worldwide Client Base
New York Microscope Company, an international provider of sales and service of digital and standard microscopes, has announced the addition of the Seiler line of microscopes to its product inventory, furthering its commitment to provide affordable quality microscopes to its clients in the medical, educational, government and private sectors. - January 12, 2013 - New York Microscope
F1000Research, the First Open Science Publisher, Launches Following a Successful Beta Testing Phase
F1000Research comes out of beta today, launching on a new publishing platform. - January 10, 2013 - Faculty of 1000
UTRS Announces New Branding and Website for RKR Hess Associates Division
Universal Technical Resource Services, Inc. (UTRS), a leading provider of engineering, information technology and communications services, today announced the release of new branding and a website for the RKR Hess Associates division it acquired in September 2012. UTRS Chief Operating Officer (COO)... - January 08, 2013 - Universal Technical Resource Services, Inc.
BioInvaders Incorporated Announces Plan to Make $500 Million in 5 Years
BioInvaders Incorporated is accelerating the pace of its invasive species specimen business with the unveiling of the $500 million marketing and jobs plan. The plan calls for sales of up to 360 exotic specimens to each of 50,000 educational customers within a five year time frame. The invasive species teaching specimens will be priced at an average of $30 apiece. This coupled with use of the firms services will add up to over $500 million in revenue per year for BioInvaders. - January 08, 2013 - BioInvaders
Bell Geospace Contracted by USGS for Important Iowa and Minnesota Survey
Bell Geospace, the World leaders in Gravity Gradiometry, has been contracted by the United States Geological Survey to assist in a comprehensive, high-resolution airborne survey to study the rock layers in northeastern Iowa and southeastern Minnesota. The project, running through January 2013, will... - January 03, 2013 - Bell Geospace
MoBiTec GmbH, Germany, is Offering TurboLigation™ Kit, Enabling Quick Ligation of DNA Molecules in Just 5 Minutes at a Bargain Price
Combining heterologous DNA molecules is a key process in most traditional molecular cloning experiments. This process, facilitated by the enzyme DNA ligase, usually takes about 16 hours. With the TurboLigation™ Kit the reaction time is greatly reduced down to just 5 minutes without compromising the efficiency. - December 22, 2012 - MoBiTec GmbH