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Buyers of Market Research Expect to Spend Nearly 10% Less in 2009
A 20 year trend of positive growth for the market research industry is likely coming to an end. - February 10, 2009 - MarketResearchCareers
YouTube Lists 'Body Oar' Prototype Video #1 in Over 40 Health/Fitness Categories
Lower Body Oars, (LOBOS) a bionic cardio fitness exercise device that power runs only body core muscles, by bypassing the legs, can massively strengthen almost any human body and heart, even those too Old, Obese, or Disabled to walk stand or swim, and YouTube noticed. - February 06, 2009 - High Efficiency Fitness Company
Diabetes Breakthrough May Lead to New Treatment for Children and Adults
A team of researchers from CureDM, Inc, in collaboration with the Lankenau Institute for Medical Research (LIMR) reported a ground breaking discovery with the potential to reverse type 1 and type 2 diabetes. In a paper published in Endocrine Practice, the leading peer-reviewed journal for... - February 05, 2009 - Lankenau Institute for Medical Research
New Software from Quantachrome for Pore Size and Surface Area Measurements
Quantachrome Instruments announces the release of the latest version of its AS1Win software, ver 2.01. The program is Windows Vista compliant and includes new functionality including the calculation of heats of adsorption - important for new environmental applications, and is also offered in parallel as a version developed to satisfy the additional special needs of the pharmaceutical industry. - February 04, 2009 - Quantachrome Instruments
GeneFluidics Inc. Proteus Robotic System Receives ALA New Product Award
GeneFluidics, Inc. is pleased to announce that their Proteus Robotic System has received the New Product Award from the Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA) at LabAutomation2009. The ALA is an international organization devoted to the study, development, and use of laboratory automation. - February 03, 2009 - GeneFluidics Inc.
BioInquire Releases Proteoiq Version 1.2: Easy Identification of Post-Translationally Modified Proteins
BioInquire releases a new version of the innovative software ProteoIQ with enhanced functionality for analyzing data from proteome wide studies. New enhancements make it easier to identify modified proteins. - February 03, 2009 - Bioinquire, LLC
Apex – Nano and Micro Indenter and Scratcher
Apex is the next generation nano-mechanical test instrument providing industry-leading sensitivity, control and unmatched performance. - January 29, 2009 - cetr
Dockstations and Docktops by VirtuaDrug
VirtuaDrug is offering an innovative and outstandingly practicable system to ensure speedy and simple molecular docking procedures. - January 28, 2009 - Virtua Drug
New Jersey Foreclosures Up Only .95% Over Q4 2007, and Down 34% from Q3 2008; Essex, Bergen, Union and Monmouth Counties Had the Most New Foreclosures in Q4 2008
PropertyShark.com released its quarterly report covering first-time residential foreclosures in New Jersey for Q4 2008. New Jersey Foreclosures were up only .95% over Q4 2007, and were down 34% from Q3 2008; Essex, Bergen, Union and Monmouth counties had the most new foreclosures in Q4 2008. Sussex, Union, and Passaic counties had the highest rate of foreclosures per household in Q4 2008. - January 27, 2009 - PropertyShark.com
Go iLawn Online Software Eliminates On-Site Quoting for Lawn and Landscape Companies
GIS Dynamics has recently launched a new product by the name of Go iLawn. The Go iLawn product is an online software designed to save lawn and landscape companies time and money, and assists them in becoming more green. Go iLawn is changing the way professionals quote by eliminating the need to travel to the home or business. Their product provides users with high resolution aerial photography, measurement tools and property information. The process is simple, fast, and extremely accurate. - January 27, 2009 - GIS Dynamics
IonSense Announces the Expansion of DART® Ion Source Product Line to Include TOF Mass Spectrometers
The Popular Direct Analysis Technique is Now Available for Time-of-Flight Instruments, Expanding the Range of Applications. - January 27, 2009 - IonSense, Inc.
PMI Unveils New Fuel Cell Porometer
The new porometer is designed with the manufacturers of fuel cell components in mind. - January 25, 2009 - Porous Materials, Inc.
Red Bridge Marketing Acquires LabRoots Account
Red Bridge Marketing announced today it will spearhead the marketing activities for the launch of LabRoots, a professional social networking site that facilitates communication between scientists. - January 25, 2009 - Red Bridge Marketing
Sawlog Prices Fell 5-12% Worldwide in the 3Q/08 as Lumber Markets Weakened, Reports WRQ
Reduced consumption of lumber in North America and Europe in the 3Q/08 resulted in lower demand for sawlogs and declining prices for softwood timber, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly (WRQ). Because wood costs account for 65-75% of the production costs when producing softwood lumber, they are the key factor determining a regions or company’s competitiveness. - January 23, 2009 - Wood Resources International LLC
Nanion Nominated for the German Industry’s Innovation Award
Nanion is again nominated for a prestigious innovation award, due its impressive product portfolio of automated patch clamp systems. More than 350 companies competed in this year’s Innovation Award and Nanion is finalist in the category “Start-Up Companies.” - January 23, 2009 - Nanion Technologies GmbH
FDA Advice for 2009 Published by Lean Compliance Expert and Cerulean Associates
2009 will be a year of transition for the FDA, with new leadership and renewed Congressional scrutiny, resulting in an agency eager to prove its mettle and toughness on the pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industries it regulates. - January 18, 2009 - Cerulean Associates LLC
LegalView Updates Mesothelioma Information Portal with News of Diagnostics Test Capable of Differentiating Between Lung Cancer Types
LegalView recently reported on a new test that was designed to accurately differentiate mesothelioma cancer from other types of lung cancers. The test is expected to improve the accuracy of identifying and treating the fatal condition. - January 16, 2009 - LegalView
New Report Describes How Life Science Companies Can Leverage Social Networking Sites
This whitepaper explores how life science companies can incorporate social media into their marketing activities. - January 16, 2009 - Red Bridge Marketing
I2R’s Researcher Selected by the Board of Nokia Foundation as One of Their `Nokia Visiting Professors' for 2009
Dr Li Haizhou is one of only two Nokia Visiting Professors for 2009. - January 13, 2009 - Institute for Infocomm Research
BioPortfolio’s Website Traffic Increases Over 500%
BioPortfolio, the leading careers, news and information resource for the life sciences and pharmaceutical industries, experienced dramatic growth in website traffic in 2008. According to Compete™ Inc., a website that offers competitive website traffic metrics, BioPorfolio’s traffic... - January 10, 2009 - BioPortfolio
A2 Technologies Announces Patent License Agreement with the Boeing Company
A2 Technologies today announced they have entered into a patent license with the Boeing Company allowing the use of Boeing patents in association with the development, manufacture and sale of A2 Technologies’ FTIR Spectrometers. The license will permit A2 Technologies to utilize the patents... - January 07, 2009 - A2 Technologies
Gregory A. Bonfiglio, Managing Partner at Proteus Venture Partners to Give Featured Presentation at 5th Stem Cell Research & Therapeutics Conference
Gregory A. Bonfiglio, Managing Partner at Proteus Venture Partners will give the featured presentation at GTCbio’s 5th Stem Cell Research & Therapeutics Conference on March 9-10, 2009 in Boston, MA. - December 31, 2008 - GTCbio
Integrated Clinical Trial Services Releases Podcast on Pre-Launch Education for Clinical Trials
Tom Sturgis, president of Integrated Clinical Trial Services (ICTS), a full-service patient enrollment firm that utilizes more than 300 contract employees internationally to provide clinical trial patient recruitment, enrollment, retention and adherence, has announced the release of a podcast... - December 24, 2008 - Integrated Clinical Trial Services
FUTEK Introduces S-Beam Load Cell with USB Option
FUTEK Advanced Sensor Technology, Inc. is pleased to present its LSB350 with a brand new USB Digital Interface. This improvement offers a USB type solution for Strain Gage Based Load Cells. FUTEK’s USB Sensor Solution provides an easy “Plug & Play” with basic software making the System Integration even simpler. - December 16, 2008 - FUTEK Advanced Sensor Technology, Inc.
LegalView Reports on Helmets as Traumatic Brain Injury Increases Among Soldiers in Iraq
LegalView recently reported of the disturbing results of a study that found helmets among U.S. soldiers may actually increase the severity of a traumatic brain injury caused by the shockwaves of an improvised explosive device (IED). The shockwaves penetrate the helmet and cause shockwaves both inside and outside of a helmet. - December 12, 2008 - LegalView
NuU Medspa Donate to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society® While Spreading Holiday Cheer in the Western Suburbs
NuU Medspa will help raise funds for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society® (LLS) at a local bar, America’s Bar & Grill, Thursday, December 11, 2008. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society fight blood related cancers by conducting research, education and patient services. The mission of... - December 11, 2008 - NuU Unlimited
Amid Gloom, Solar Power Finance a Ray of Sunshine
In the booming new market of solar power purchase agreements (PPAs), near-term growth shows modest gains and the long-term outlook is exponential. These are the findings of a new report from AltaTerra Research entitled, Financing Growth: Will Solar PPAs Shine in Dark Times? According to the... - December 11, 2008 - AltaTerra Ltd
Is Algae Oil Fuel or Nutrition?
New algae oil products are valuable as Omega-3 DHA Therapy™ [patent pending] for high triglycerides and serving diabetes. A recent international peer reviewed publication places a question mark on biodiesel from algae oil as a current business model for commercialization. The future remains to be seen. Now, in contrast, the report points to commercial viability instead in omega-3 nutritional oils. - December 10, 2008 - Source-Omega
NuU Medspa Makes a Difference in Their Hometown of Arizona, Donating to Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center
NuU Medspa support the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center, Scottsdale Healthcare Shea, by donating to the Scottsdale Healthcare Foundation’s annual Playing for T.I.ME. The proceeds from their 14th annual 2008, Playing for T.I.M.E (Technology/Imaging/Management/Education), event will support the... - December 10, 2008 - NuU Unlimited
OPT Announces a Special Sales Event to Honor the International Year of Astronomy’s Selection of the Celestron SkyScout as the Official Product of IYA2009
The International Year of Astronomy (IYA) organization has selected the Celestron SkyScout Personal Planetarium as the Official Product of the IYA2009. To celebrate this, OPT is offering a special sales event on the Celestron SkyScout. From now until December 31st 2008, OPT is offering the SkyScout for the special price of $179. - December 09, 2008 - OPT Telescopes
Arisdyne Systems, Inc. Welcomes New Team Members
New Engineers to Research and Design Biofuels Processing Systems and Processes. - December 06, 2008 - Arisdyne Systems
PMI Unveils New Capillary Condensation Flow Porometer
New instrument to help pharmaceutical, biotechnological & filtration companies in characterizing porous membranes without the harmful effects of high pressure or extreme temperatures. - December 04, 2008 - Porous Materials, Inc.
December 4th: Polar Day Focusing Above the Polar Regions
On December 4th, 2008, the International Polar Year 2007-8 (IPY) will launch its seventh ‘International Polar Day’ focusing on research Above the Polar Regions, including meteorology, atmospheric science, astronomy, and the view of the polar regions from space. This event coincides with... - December 04, 2008 - IPY
Universal Space Systems Continues "2008 Pre-Release Holiday Sale" of the Space Adventurer Assessment/Report
For only one more month, the only Space Tourism reference guide of its kind can be purchased at a guaranteed to never be lower pre-release price of only $1,000.00 (USD). This is $1,000 lower than the current lowest pre-release price, a 75% discount off the full price and you can take up to 1 year to pay with no payment due until July of next year. - December 01, 2008 - Universal Space Systems, LLC
Beijing NCG Information Technology Co., Ltd. (NCG) Partners with IVS 3D
Fledermaus Regional Support Extends to China - November 28, 2008 - IVS 3D
IVS 3D Partners with Escort Ltd. to Extend Regional Support in Poland
Fledermaus European Regional Client Support Continues Growth - November 28, 2008 - IVS 3D
IVS 3D Partners with Marine Data Consultants
Marine Surveying Company to Support Clients in South Africa Region - November 28, 2008 - IVS 3D
The New Integrated Paradigm That Psychologists Have Been Waiting for is Now Here
Miklos Fodor, the author of the book 'Self-expansion: a NEW! integrated paradigm for psychology', presents the new concept that might revolutionize the social sciences. - November 25, 2008 - Psychology 2.0
Digital Archiving Secures the Availability of Future Scholarly Research
The long-term availability of electronic publications is a major concern for librarians and publishers. Thieme Publishing Group, one of the leading scientific, medical, and academic publishing companies, has announced an agreement with Portico, to ensure their publications are permanently preserved. - November 24, 2008 - Thieme Publishers
A-Metrics to Represent British Technology Company in the U.S.
Theta Technologies Limited, a U.K. company recognized as an innovator in advanced non-destructive materials testing systems, has chosen A-Metrics, LLC to represent it in the U.S. market. Theta has developed a revolutionary means of using non-linear acoustics to detect micro-defects in composite... - November 19, 2008 - A-Metrics, LLC
Long Island Foreclosures Drop 8% from September 2008, But Up 41% from October 2007 Says PropertyShark.com
The number of new foreclosures in Long Island is 41% higher than in October 2007, however compared to September 2008, foreclosures dropped by 8%. Suffolk foreclosures were up 23% compared to October 2007, while Nassau foreclosures recorded a 51% increase over the same time period. - November 18, 2008 - PropertyShark.com
XTractor™ - a Powerful Scientific Literature Alert Service with Unlimited Free Access Creates a User Base of Over 900 Users from 150 Premier Organizations Worldwide
Molecular Connections announced today, that XTractor™ the first of its kind manually curated literature alert service has built a user base of over 900 from more than 150 premier organizations in less then 4 months from its launch. XTractor™ has been widely accepted and well received among the scientific fraternity both in the academia and the industry across the globe. - November 15, 2008 - Molecular Connections Pvt. Ltd.
Nextivity Selects JCM Consulting Technologies for Test Station Development and Integration
JCM Consulting Technologies, a developer of turnkey manufacturing test solutions, today announced that it was chosen by Nextivity Inc of San Diego, CA to provide a sophisticated 5.8GHz calibration test station for delivery in December 2008. The next-generation manufacturing test solution from JCM... - November 14, 2008 - JCM Consulting Technologies
R2 Solutions Creators of the R2 Fish School Kit are Searching for the Next Great, Trained Fish
The hobby of fish training is growing rapidly and R2 Solutions is looking for video of your trained fish in action. - November 14, 2008 - R2 Solutions
AltaTerra Sees Solar Employee Purchase Programs as Emerging Trend
Solar employee purchase programs are a trend to watch according to new research from AltaTerra Research in Palo Alto, California. Now available for sale on the AltaTerra website (www.AltaTerra.net), the new report titled Solar Employee Purchase Programs: Will Corporate Customers Take It Home? is... - November 13, 2008 - AltaTerra Ltd
Survey Shows 52% Average Annual Growth in US Solar PV Capacity to 2012
After the US Congress renewed the federal investment tax credit (ITC) for renewable energy projects, and in the midst of the worsening global credit crisis and Americans heading to the polls to elect a new president, EuPD Research surveyed the solar PV industry about their expectations for the... - November 13, 2008 - AltaTerra Ltd
Global Market for Chemical Mechanical Polishing (CMP) Technology is Poised to Reach $5.5 Billion in 2013
According to a new market research report available at Electronics.ca Publications, Chemical Mechanical Polishing Equipment and Materials, the global market for chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) technology is expected to be worth $2.8 billion in 2008. This will increase to $5.5 billion in 2013, a... - November 08, 2008 - Electronics.ca Publications
Aquatic Habitats Announces Release of Mass Embryo Production System
Aquatic Habitats (AHAB), a world leader in aquatic housing solutions for the biomedical research community, announced today the launch of their newest technology, the Mass Embryo Production System (MEPS). The repeated production of large numbers of embryos is essential to the success of any... - November 06, 2008 - Aquatic Eco-Systems, Inc
ESI Senior Engineer and Scientist Reveal Results of the “Next Generation Rail Tank Car” Project at U of I Railroad Conference
Philip J. Daum, P.E., ESI mechanical engineer and Senior Consultant, and Zdenek (Zed) Hejzlar, Ph.D., CSP, ESI environmental scientist and Senior Consultant, gave a poster presentation, “Preventing Release – Improved Puncture Resistance of Hazardous Materials Tank Cars,” at the 2008 Railroad Environmental Conference (RREC) at the University of Illinois campus. This is a summary of work from the recently concluded “Next Generation Rail Tank Car” project, of which Mr. Daum was an integral part. - November 05, 2008 - Engineering Systems Inc.
Datarecovery.com Predicts Widespread Voting Machine Failures
ESS Data Recovery (datarecovery.com), a St. Louis based firm, predicts widespread incidents of failure with Direct-Recording Electronic (DRE) voting machine systems today. “DRE’s depend on NAND flash memory chips, which we see in our lab on a routine basis,” explains Ben... - November 04, 2008 - Datarecovery.com, Inc.