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ALPCO Diagnostics Prepares for Launch of Unique Immunoassays
ALPCO Diagnostics announces the recent hiring of Leon F. Hebert Jr., Ph.D. As ALPCO’s new Diabetes and Obesity Product Manager, Dr. Hebert will be charged with overseeing the launch of several new ELISA research tools, including: Mouse Proinsulin ELISA, Rat Proinsulin ELISA, Mouse C-peptide... - June 09, 2010 - ALPCO
PMI Announces Dates for October 2010 Short Course
PMI Offers Businesses, Universities and Organizations a Chance to Catch Up on the Latest Trends in Pore Structure Characterization and More - June 09, 2010 - Porous Materials, Inc.
Application of Flow Cell to Continuous Processing Technology Webinar
METTLER TOLEDO announced that the webinar – The Application of the ReactIR Flow Cell to Continuous Process Technology - is now available on-demand. Presented by Professor Steven Ley of the University of Cambridge, METTLER TOLEDO is proud to offer this free online seminar that discusses the application of the ReactIR Flow Cell inline using various meso and micro scale flow chemistry equipment. - June 05, 2010 - METTLER TOLEDO
Reaction Progress Kinetic Analysis to Study Organic Reactions Webinar
METTLER TOLEDO announced that the webinar - Reaction Progress Kinetic Analysis: A Powerful Methodology for Streamlining the Study of Complex Organic Reactions – presented by Donna Blackmond, of The Scripps Research Institute, is now available on-demand. METTLER TOLEDO is proud to offer this free online seminar that discusses how Reaction Progress Kinetic Analysis (RPKA) simplifies kinetic studies of organic reactions. - June 02, 2010 - METTLER TOLEDO
AAPS Highlights Use of Process Analytical Technology (PAT)
METTLER TOLEDO will attend the 2010 American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Annual Meeting to discuss collaborative research carried out with pharmaceutical scientists. In advance of the conference, a list of previous American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) presentations highlighting how pharmaceutical scientists use Process Analytical Technology (PAT) to further their research and optimize manufacturing processes using the principals of Quality by Design (QbD) - June 02, 2010 - METTLER TOLEDO
20 Years of Reaction Calorimetry at Johnson and Johnson
METTLER TOLEDO announced the webinar – 20 Years of Reaction Calorimetry at Johnson and Johnson: Developing Improved and Safer Processes – presented by Stephen M. Stefanick, of Johnson and Johnson, is now available on-demand. - June 02, 2010 - METTLER TOLEDO
How to Compare Lab Scale Mixing with Full Scale Process Vessel Performance Webinar
METTLER TOLEDO announced the webinar – The Importance of Mixing: How to Compare Lab Scale Mixing with Full Scale Process Vessel Performance – is now available on-demand. METTLER TOLEDO is proud to offer this free online seminar where presenter Ray Machado compares lab mixing and large scale mixing, while featuring two short courses he has given: Fundamentals of Scale-up and iControl Mixing Guidelines. - June 02, 2010 - METTLER TOLEDO
The Tenth Winner of the Thieme-IUPAC Prize
Thieme Publishing Group is pleased to announce that Professor Phil S. Baran of the Scripps Research Institute in California has won the Thieme-IUPAC Prize 2010. Presented every two years, this award is given to a scientist under the age of 40 whose research has had a major impact on the field of... - June 01, 2010 - Thieme Publishers
BIOMIN Takes a Lead at Poultry Conference
As the main (Diamond) sponsor of the upcoming 13th European Poultry Conference in August, BIOMIN showcases its commitment to advancing poultry science and nutrition. - May 29, 2010 - BIOMIN Holding GmbH
Process Development Chemistry Services Expertise Elevates Onyx Scientific to Position of Preferred GMP Custom Synthesis Provider
Whether developing a new process or improving an existing synthetic route, Onyx Scientific will develop a process that is entirely practical with reduced synthetic steps and costs. - May 29, 2010 - Onyx Scientific Ltd
Near-Death Experience Research Debate with Dr. Steven Novella and Skeptiko Host
Yale University Neurologist skeptical of near-death experience research claims. - May 28, 2010 - Skeptiko
Governor Bill Ritter Jr. Signs Executive Orders Initiated by Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) to Ensure Continued Investment in Life Sciences
Governor Bill Ritter Jr. signed two executive orders initiated by the Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) today, calling for an online “Investment Opportunity Index” to classify opportunities for capital investment within the bioscience and cleantech industries, as well as a quarterly Roundtable on Venture Capital with the Governor – focusing on bioscience, renewable energy and aerospace. - May 28, 2010 - Colorado BioScience Association
National Institute of Statistical Sciences Awarded Grant for Postdoctoral Research in Support of Science Resource Statistics (SRS)
The National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) has been awarded a $750,209 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a postdoctoral research program in collaboration with NSF’s Division of Science Resource Statistics (SRS). - May 26, 2010 - National Institute of Statistical Sciences
Open Minds Production Presents “Dawn of a New Age,” – the Philip Corso Manuscript Unedited for the First Time in the U.S.
Open Minds Production, a leading company in UFO research has recently been granted permission to publish the Colonel Philip Corso manuscript “Dawn of a New Age,” in its original, uncut and unedited English-language version for the first time ever in the U.S. Colonel Philip James Corso... - May 23, 2010 - Open Minds Production
IonSense Issued Three Patents Related to Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry
Supports Current Products and Applications in Food Safety, Pharmaceutical Development, and Forensics - May 20, 2010 - IonSense, Inc.
VIRUN® to Premiere OmegaH2O® Through WEDAR at CPhI and HI/NI in Shanghai, China
Virun to premiere water soluble and shelf stable OmegaH2O® in China through WEDAR Biotechnology Co. Ltd. OmegaH2O® is patents pending. - May 18, 2010 - VIRUN
Are We Shameless or Harmless Flirts? Queendom Releases Results of Their Flirting Study
Queendom.com demurely uncovers juicy tidbits about men and women's flirting style. The results of a scientific study show gender differences in flirting techniques and attitudes. - May 17, 2010 - PsychTests AIM Inc.
Independent Hair Fibres Comparison Rates Nanogen’s Nanofibres as the Best Hair Camouflage
Independent test shows Nanogen’s Nanofibres may be up to 400% more charged than competitor products, providing far superior camouflage for thinning hair. - May 08, 2010 - Nanogen
RayBiotech Announces Biomarker Grant Awardees
RayBiotech, Inc., the Protein Array Pioneer Company, has announced the winners of its Biomarker Discovery Pilot Grant program. In total, 18 award recipients were chosen for grants of up to $20,000 each, redeemable for RayBiotech products and services. "By offering these grants," states Dr. - May 06, 2010 - RayBiotech, Inc
SkinDNA™ Scientists Uncover the Secrets to Great Skin, Within Your DNA
Today heralds a new era in personalized skin care with the launch of the SkinDNA™ Test – the world’s first comprehensive genetic skin profile test. According to Advanced Dermatology’s Dr Sarah Freilich, "SkinDNA is one of the most exciting, eyebrow-raising developments... - May 05, 2010 - SkinDNA
Recent Study Reports Long Term Survival Improved Using Brain Monitor - Dementia After Anesthesia Now More Likely Avoidable Claims Goldilocks Anesthesia Foundation
Fewer strokes after anesthesia using brain monitor reported. "Going under anesthesia for surgery without a brain monitor demonstrates a flagrant disregard for the value one’s own brain," says Dr. Barry Friedberg, founder of the non-profit Goldilocks Anesthesia Foundation. "Demanding a brain monitor is a no-brainer." - May 04, 2010 - Goldilocks Anesthesia Foundation
Parkinson's Patient to Donate Book Proceeds to PD Research
Bill Schmalfeldt was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease at age 45 in 2000. In 2007 he underwent experimental brain surgery as part of a clinical trial at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He wrote a book about the experience and will donate the author's proceeds to PD research efforts. - April 28, 2010 - My Parkinson's Diary
Dynaflow Introduces New Model of Award Winning Acoustic Bubble Spectrometer® (ABS)
Dynaflow, Inc.®, a leader in research and development services and products in fluid dynamics, today introduced the ABS USB, the newest model of its award winning Acoustic Bubble Spectrometer® (ABS) – a system used to measure and monitor the distribution of bubble sizes and void... - April 26, 2010 - Dynaflow, Inc
Open Access Therapeutic Drug Targets Database Launched
A comprehensive database of therapeutic drug targets extracted from patents or patent applications - April 26, 2010 - Sciclips
Iceland's Volcanoes Monitored Wirelessly
Induo delivers GPRS routers to seismological stations to be deployed to monitor the volcanoes of Iceland. GPRS / EDGE routers are used for transmission from the measurement points to a central data center and has been commissioned by the Department of Earth Sciences at Uppsala University, Sweden. - April 25, 2010 - Induo AB
Rentricity to Support Pennsylvania-Based Water Utility Clean Energy Initiative
Rentricity Inc., a New York City based renewable energy company, is completing a feasibility assessment of an energy recovery installation at several North Wales Water Authority sites in Pennsylvania. Rentricity’s Flow-to-Wire systems transform excess energy contained in high pressure zones into a new source of "green" electricity. - April 22, 2010 - Rentricity Inc.
HomeownersInsurance.org's Danger Zones - Worldwide Deaths from Natural Disasters (Infographic)
HomeownersInsurance.org has released an infographic displaying the past 30 years of worldwide deaths from natural disasters, sorted by continent. - April 22, 2010 - Homeowners Insurance
PsychTests Releases Results of a Gender Roles Study: Some Old Ways Die Hard
PsychTests AIM Inc., one of the web's foremost source of personality assessments, released their Gender Roles Test in February 2010, with a separate version for men and women. According to their statistical results, while people are slowly adopting more modern views as to men and women's place in... - April 21, 2010 - PsychTests AIM Inc.
MEGAJOULE Inovação Presents Windie™ at EWEC 2010
MEGAJOULE Inovação officially launches Windie™, the latest tool for wind simulation flow over complex terrain. As a product of intense work and the result of a scientific cooperation with the Institute of Engineering of Oporto (ISEP), MEGAJOULE Inovação presents Windie™ at the European Wind Energy Exhibition and Conference (EWEC) 2010 in Poland. - April 21, 2010 - MEGAJOULE
Pyxle Develops a Dynamic Web Solution for Sri Lanka's First Nanotechnology Institute
The Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology Pvt. Ltd (SLINTEC) recently announced the launch of a highly informative website - the first Sri Lankan nano-based information portal. Developed by Pyxle, it is an interactive web portal that acts as an information hub for nanotechnology research in Sri... - April 19, 2010 - Pyxle Private Limited
American Scientist and Theoretical Chemist, Todd Gooch, Challenges the Russian Claim to Element 118
American Scientist and theoretical chemist, Todd Gooch, challenges the Russian claim to element 118, "I had already named element 118 Goochium, by convention for discerning its correct electronic structure first in March 2006, when I heard about the Russians making it in the lab in October... - April 18, 2010 - Todd Gooch
SW Missouri's First FAA-Approved Flight Training Device
Springfield Flight Simulator announces the areas first FAA-Approved Flight Training Device. This simulator will be installed the week of April 12th and will be available for a free Open House event most of the week. Special media times are available. - April 11, 2010 - Springfield Flight Simulator
Dr. Garret Moddel Brings Psi Research to University of Colorado Classroom -- Skeptiko.com Interview
Professor at University of Colorado’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering guides students through experiments demonstrating unexplainable psychic phenomena. - April 10, 2010 - Skeptiko
Onyx Scientific Grows API GMP Synthesis Contract Chemistry Services
Expert in development stage API production, outsourcing chemistry services organisation Onyx Scientific manufactures high value intermediates and APIs to GMP-compliant standards for both phase I and phase II clinical studies. Their breath of services include: GMP synthesis and scale up, solid-form polymorph investigation, salt selection, custom synthesis, process development and lead optimization. - April 10, 2010 - Onyx Scientific Ltd
FutureCarbon Showing for the First Time at JEC Composites 2010 in Paris
A heated coating as easily applied to a whole variety of surfaces of any geometry as standard acrylic paint. And a granulate of carbon nanotubes that disperses as simply in fluids as soluble coffee powder in hot water. These are among the innovative products that FutureCarbon is exhibiting at JEC Composites 2010 in Paris from April 13 through 15. - April 08, 2010 - FutureCarbon GmbH
Early Human Embryos Make "Mistakes" as a Matter of Survival, Could be Key to Understanding Stem Cell Development
Early human embryos may be naturally prone to making mistakes in chromosome allocation to new cells, according to a report by Bedford Stem Cell Research Foundation scientists. Their new findings indicate rapid increases in total genetic information may be more important to embryo survival than... - April 07, 2010 - Bedford Stem Cell Research Foundation
Dynaflow Gas-Liquid Separation Technology Selected for International Space Station Trial
Dynaflow, Inc.®, a leader in research and development services and products in fluid dynamics, today announced that its DynaSwirl® gas – liquid separator has been selected for trial and experimentation on the International Space Station (ISS). The selection builds upon the success of... - April 07, 2010 - Dynaflow, Inc
Biologists in Argentina to Study Penguins Using Revolutionary Geospatial Software from Mobile Epiphany
Biologists from the University of Washington are among the first scientists to adopt a new application for data collection that combines geospatial intelligence with multimedia capabilities. - April 07, 2010 - Mobile Epiphany
Comfort Zone Labs Introduces a New Therapeutic Device That Kisses Good-Bye Dry-Eye Syndrome
When a doctor examines a patient for dry eyes, it has been statistically tabulated that 70% of patients with dry eye symptoms have signs of meibomian gland diseases, for which finding relief is much more difficult. - April 03, 2010 - Comfort Zone Labs
Singapore Research Institute in International Research Consortium
A*STAR’s ICES is one of the key players in the international scientific community to work on a new and exciting area of research known as formulation science. - April 02, 2010 - Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences
“The Global Learning Series” to Feature HP and MSI in “Understanding Scientific Research” Program
National Television Education Series to Highlight Scientific Research and Supercomputing. - April 01, 2010 - GTS Education, Inc.
Radio Frequency (RF) Exposure is Primary Reason for Sleep Quality Decline
Attributing poor sleep quality to 24/7 internet access or stress due to economic woes is a huge misinterpretation of facts. A little known company has built a decade long reputation providing clients the best sleep they’ve had in years despite good or bad economic conditions and regardless of the primary cause for declining sleep quality; uncontrolled proliferation of radiofrequency (RF) emitting wireless and cellular devices at home, school, work and in the environment. - March 25, 2010 - EarthPulse Tech, LLC
BESI Offers Training Seminar for Defective Drywall in Coral Springs, Florida
BESI will present its fifth certification class for Defective Drywall Inspection and Remediation on May 3-4, 2010 at the Courtyard Fort Lauderdale Coral Springs located at 620 N. University Drive, Coral Springs, Florida. - March 24, 2010 - Building Envelope Science Institute
U.S. Patent Granted for the Multimeric Adiponectin ELISA
A United States patent has been granted to Sekisui Medical Corp. (Tokyo, Japan), the inventors of the Multimeric Adiponectin ELISA. The Multimeric Adiponectin ELISA is distributed in the U.S. and Canada exclusively by ALPCO Diagnostics. - March 23, 2010 - ALPCO
Consultant Directory Meets Crowdsourcing Tool Meets Business Network: Zintro.com Passes 7,000 Expert/700 Client Milestone
Zintro.com, a business network connecting professionals with subject matter experts, specialists and consultants, recently added its 7,000th expert and 700th client. - March 22, 2010 - Zintro, Inc.
Online Psychic Study Now Accepting Subjects
Metaphysicist Dr. Theresa M. Kelly of QPPResearch Inc. will be conducting an international psychical study concerning Psychical Profiling beginning in mid 2010. Dr. Kelly is now seeking volunteers for this study. - March 22, 2010 - Dr. Theresa M. Kelly
Near-Death Experience Skeptic, Dr. G.M. Woerlee Takes Aim at Dr. Jeffrey Long’s, Evidence of the Afterlife
Anesthesiologist Dr. G.M. Woerlee believes NDEs are in our body and our brain – not in the afterlife. - March 19, 2010 - Skeptiko
Affinity Life Science and JSW Life Sciences Ink Strategic Partnership
Affinity Life Sciences, Inc. and JSW Life Sciences have agreed to a Strategic Partnership designed to expand their capabilities and enhance their service offerings. - March 18, 2010 - Affinity Life Sciences
WLAN in Healthcare Industry 2008-2012 Reports Now Available on ReportsandReports
A Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) is a flexible data communication system that substitutes or extends a Wired Local Area Network (WAN). WLANs use transreceivers (a transmitter/receiver) that are linked to 'access points', and are integrated with the local wired LAN. - March 13, 2010 - marketsandmarkets
Rentricity to Present Its Clean Energy Solutions at Green California Summit & Exposition 2010
What’s New in Renewables: Costs are Down, Technology Options Up - March 12, 2010 - Rentricity Inc.