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Enabling Not Aiding: a Solution to the Non-Profit Brain Drain
PATHFINDER is a new social enterprise developed by co-founders, Shivani Singh and Jessica van Thiel of India and Canada, respectively. PATHFINDER intends to create sustainable, positive impact by enabling promising local social entrepreneurs with the critical resources and support they need to realize innovative solutions to some of the world’s biggest problems. - August 16, 2015 - PATHFINDER
Motorsports Market Into a $5 Billion Market-IndustryARC
The Motorsports report covers the market analysis of F1 and its feeder series. Revenue generation for these events is analyzed by type of revenue channel such as sponsorship/advertising, race hosting fees, broadcasting, ticketing and merchandising. - August 14, 2015 - IndustryARC
ide Group Expands Expertise to Discover New Opportunities Across US Markets
ide Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Marek Swoboda as part of ide’s continued commitment to developing new opportunities and realizing value across US markets. Marek has been appointed to the role of Product Development Manager and joins ide’s US based team in... - August 13, 2015 - IDE Group
Vitamin Weed: Get Healthy, Not High: Big Brother Star Launches Crowdfunding Campaign for Cannabis Book
Dr. Michele Noonan Ross plans to educate both patients and doctors with her new book Vitamin Weed: Get Healthy, Not High, a revolutionary 4-step plan to reversing endocannabinoid deficiency and restoring balance to your body. Launching July 22nd on the Publishizer crowdfunding platform, 10% of book sales will be donated to the Endocannabinoid Deficiency Foundation to directly fund cannabinoid research. - August 06, 2015 - GreenStone Labs
Motorcyclists in Three States Help Children with Brain Tumors
Ride for Kids motorcyclists gathered in three states over the weekend and raised $103,927 for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. The events in Michigan, New York and Pennsylvania honored 25 local brain tumor survivors on Aug. 2: Andrea, Andrew, Angel, Annabelle, Bo, Catie, Gianna, James, Jon,... - August 05, 2015 - Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
Weidlinger Mourns Civil Engineer Herbert Rothman
Retired Principal Herbert Rothman, who launched and headed Weidlinger’s Transportation Group, was a foremost expert on suspension bridges. - August 04, 2015 - Weidlinger Associates, Inc.
Q-Lab Corporation Celebrates Milestones in China
Q-Lab China office marks 10 years and becoming a Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise in China. - August 02, 2015 - Q-Lab Corporation
Riders in Midwest, South Raise Funds for the PBTF
From the southern hills to the Midwestern plains, Ride for Kids motorcyclists combined to raise more than $90,000 for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation on July 26. More than 300 participants attended the East Tennessee and Kansas City Ride for Kids events to honor their local brain tumor... - July 29, 2015 - Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
Fannin Innovation Studio Expands Team as Life Science Portfolio Grows
Dr. Michael Heffernan to lead R&D of novel biomedical technologies. - July 29, 2015 - Fannin Partners, LLC
Empirical Foresights is Building Data-Driven Models for Global Value Chains
With the global economy still operating below its pre-2008 growth potential, the clear understanding of various economic & financial market mechanisms is crucial. One of the major issues facing the policy-makers as well as the decision-makers at big corporations is how to make sense of the... - July 29, 2015 - Empirical Foresights
Famous Billy Meier UFO Contact Case to be Presented in Kansas City August 14
Michael Horn will present the famous The Billy Meier UFO Case about the long-running Billy Meier extraterrestrial contact case which started in 1942 and continues to this day. The event is hosted by Un-X News Magazine and will be held at Unity Temple on the Plaza, 707W 47th St. Kansas City, Missouri on August 14, 2015 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. - July 27, 2015 - Missouri MUFON/ UnX Media
Fannin Innovation Studio and University of Houston Announce the Formation of GuidaBot, LLC
Technology enables interventions using real-time MRI guidance. - July 25, 2015 - Fannin Partners, LLC
Assemblyman Troy Singleton to Chair NJ Walks for TS Honorary Committee
First South Jersey walk to support the Tourette Syndrome community. - July 25, 2015 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Bioo Scientific Increases Multiplexing Capabilities for Illumina Sequencing with >2000 Single-Index Barcodes
Bioo Scientific has released NEXTflex-HT™ Barcodes, single-index barcodes for Illumina sequencing, significantly increasing throughput capacity for next generation sequencing. The NEXTflex-HT Barcodes permit dual error correction to preventing ambiguity in sample differentiation due to PCR errors or sequencing instrument miscalling. Each pair of consecutive barcodes is fully color balanced and suitable for low level multiplexing. - July 24, 2015 - Bioo Scientific
Data-Driven Care Transition Management Delivers Action Plans for High-Risk Patients
A new Healthcare Intelligence Network report documents development of data tools by a San Francisco Task Force that streamlines care transitions for safety net patients. - July 22, 2015 - Healthcare Intelligence Network
Ride for Kids Crosses Borders to Raise Funds for PBTF
Ride for Kids motorcyclists rode in three states to raise $392,428 for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation over the weekend. Riders in Minnesota, New York and Wisconsin honored 27 brain tumor survivors on July 19: Alyona, Amanda, April, Beckett, Carra, Catrina, Connor, Dominic, Emily, Hunter,... - July 22, 2015 - Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
Accountable Care Evolution from 2011-2015: 8 Year-Over-Year Trends
Today's ACOs are larger, busier and better staffed than they were four years ago, according to a year-over-year analysis contained in a new report, 2015 Healthcare Benchmarks: Accountable Care Organizations. - July 21, 2015 - Healthcare Intelligence Network
Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care in 2015: One-Third Achieve Close Collaboration On-Site
Sixty-two percent of healthcare organizations have achieved some level of behavioral health and primary care integration, according to new market metrics from the Healthcare Intelligence Network. - July 20, 2015 - Healthcare Intelligence Network
Register Today for South Jersey's First NJ Walks for Tourette Syndrome Event on Sept. 20
5k walk and family fun run in Medford Lakes will benefit NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome. - July 18, 2015 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
The Institute for Life Sciences Collaboration Assumes Management of the Small World Initiative as of July 1st, 2015
As of July 1st, the Institute for Life Sciences Collaboration (ILSC) will manage and further develop the Small World Initiative (SWI). Conceived at Yale University in 2012, SWI is an innovative program that encourages students to pursue careers in science while addressing a worldwide health threat – the diminishing supply of effective antibiotics. To date, over 4,000 students have participated. - July 17, 2015 - Institute for Life Sciences Collaboration
Mobile App Helping Crow Wing County Social Workers Spend Time with Families
A mobile software application is helping Crow Wing County Community Services social workers improve interaction with families, according to a new case study released today by Northwoods. The agency is using Northwoods’ mobile document management solution, Compass®CoPilot, to achieve... - July 16, 2015 - Northwoods
Weidlinger’s Mohammed Ettouney to Chair EMI Objective Resilience Committee
Ettouney founded the committee of the ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute with the goal of encouraging research, amassing data, and disseminating information with respect to the burgeoning field of infrastructure resilience. - July 15, 2015 - Weidlinger Associates, Inc.
Ohio Motorcyclists Raise Funds for the PBTF
Motorcyclists from the Buckeye State banded together for children fighting brain tumors at the 24th Marysville Ride for Kids over the weekend. The July 11 event, which benefited the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, honored local brain tumor survivors Erin, Jared, Naomi and Seth as Ride for Kids... - July 15, 2015 - Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
Bioo Scientific Releases Enzyme Assay for Sulfite Detection in Food and Beverage Samples
Bioo Scientific’s MaxSignal® Sulfite Assay Kit, is a convenient and robust system optimized for the screening of the preservative sulfite that is highly prevalent in food and beverage samples. This enzyme assay uses a rapid aqueous extraction, and an enzymatic reaction that requires only 20 minutes. The kit can detect as little as 0.5 ppm of sulfite in aqueous extractions, and incorporates an innovative new format which offers more accurate results when testing “high-creep" samples. - July 10, 2015 - Bioo Scientific
Source Molecular Blitzes Through Conferences in Georgia and Florida
Source Molecular Corporation attended two back-to-back conferences in Atlanta, Georgia and Ft. Myers, Florida last month to bring microbial source tracking – a set of techniques used to determine the sources of fecal indicator bacteria in the environment – closer to water... - July 09, 2015 - Source Molecular Corporation
Spaulding Clinical Research, LLC Expands Clinical Pharmacology Capabilities
CRO Completes 65-Bed Expansion to Increase Capacity to 200-Beds - July 05, 2015 - Spaulding Clinical Research, LLC
Northern Indiana Motorcyclists Unite for Kids
Motorcyclists showed their support for children with brain tumors by raising $53,920 for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation on June 28. More than 200 participants gathered for the Northern Indiana Ride for Kids in South Bend to honor brain tumor survivors Adler, Daniel, Hannah, Jayden, Jennifer... - July 01, 2015 - Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
July 22, 2015 Webinar: Early Adopter of Post-Acute Care Bundled Payments to Share 4 Success Domains
Brooks Rehabilitation will share four success strategies learned from participation in Models 2 and 3 of CMS's BPCI initiative during a July 22, 2015 webinar sponsored by the Healthcare Intelligence Network. - June 30, 2015 - Healthcare Intelligence Network
Q-Lab Named a Top Workplace Again for 2015
Q-Lab Corporation was named a top workplace in northeast Ohio for 2015. - June 24, 2015 - Q-Lab Corporation
Institute for Corporate Productivity and AMA Issue Global Leadership Development Report
American Management Association (AMA) and the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp) have issued their sixth annual global leadership study: “Developing Global-Minded Leaders to Drive High-Performance.” Conducted in collaboration with Training magazine (Training Magazine), the... - June 23, 2015 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)
ASCE Webinar Series to Highlight Importance of Source Identification
Source identification plays a crucial role in stormwater management and this will be one of the topics for discussion in a four-part webinar series. - June 21, 2015 - Source Molecular Corporation
Centurion Alliance Inc Makes a Difference from Fort Campbell to Nepal
Centurion Alliance Inc., born out of a desire to help military members find order in the realm of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), continues making progress with boots on the ground in Nepal following the earthquake disaster. Centurion also introduced the “MoralKevlar” program, copyright R.T. Rodriguez 2015, to its offering. - June 21, 2015 - Centurion Alliance Inc
F1000Research and INCF Join Forces to Create Digital, Open Access Community Journal
INCF Community Journal will host wealth of research in one digital domain. Open science publishing platform F1000Research is working in partnership with the International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility (INCF) to create a dedicated, digital, open publishing solution for INCF’s members... - June 20, 2015 - Faculty of 1000
New Scoliosis Treatment in Kansas City - Non-Bracing, Non-Surgical
Kansas City has a new treatment for the reduction and stabilization of Scoliosis, that doesn't require hard-bracing or surgical-fusion. There is now hope for children and adults who have struggled with the pain and disability caused by Scoliosis. For many, bracing and surgery were the only treatment options available, despite controversy regarding their overall effectiveness. Visit www.ScoliosisKC.com to see if this exercise-based treatment option is right for you. - June 19, 2015 - ScoliosisKC
Spaulding Clinical Research Adopts the Revolutionary ClinSpark™ eSource System
Spaulding Clinical Research, LLC, a full-service CRO headquartered in Southeastern Wisconsin announced today that they have completed the upgrade of their eSource platform and future capabilities to use Foundry Health, LLC’s ClinSpark™ system, the world’s only CDISC ODM certified... - June 19, 2015 - Spaulding Clinical Research, LLC
Systems Biology Infrastructure Industry Survey Results Published
On 2nd June 2015, the Infrastructure for Systems Biology Europe (ISBE), a European research infrastructure, presented the results from an "Industry Survey" undertaken by ISC – Intelligence in Science at the company’s Brussels offices. - June 19, 2015 - ISC - Intelligence In Science
Bioo Scientific Launches One-component, Ready-to-Use TMB to Simplify ELISA Kits and Improve Their Stability
Bioo Scientific has released the new MaxSignal® TMB (3,3’,5,5’ – tetramethylbenzidine) Microwell Substrate Solution, a stable, one-component, ready-to-use TMB formulation which simplifies ELISAs, increasing accuracy by reducing potential errors. - June 17, 2015 - Bioo Scientific
Motorcyclists in Colorado, Ohio Rally for Kids with Brain Tumors
From the Rocky Mountains to the Buckeye State, motorcyclists hit the road to raise funds for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation at Ride for Kids events on June 14. More than 300 participants gathered in Golden, Colo., and Independence, Ohio, to honor brain tumor survivors Amie, Ashley, Becca,... - June 17, 2015 - Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
Tim Howard Kicks-off Year Long Awareness and Fundraising Campaign at Team Up with Tim Howard Event
Hundreds of fans joined the NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome (NJCTS) and Rutgers Men's Soccer in welcoming home world renowned goalkeeper and New Jersey native Tim Howard at the Team Up with Tim Howard event on June 4 at Rutgers University. For many Team Up with Tim Howard was a chance to meet a... - June 14, 2015 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Healthcare Publisher Tracks Progress Toward Integrated Healthcare
The latest Healthcare Intelligence Network benchmarks survey tracks trends in integration of behavioral health and primary care. - June 12, 2015 - Healthcare Intelligence Network
Bioo Scientific Releases Automated NEXTflex Protocols for the Sciclone NGS Workstation
Bioo Scientific has developed and optimized automation protocols for its line of NEXTflex™ library preparation kits on the Sciclone® NGS and NGSx Workstations, including the NEXTflex™ Rapid Directional qRNA-Seq Kit, the NEXTflex™ Rapid Directional RNA-Seq Kit, the NEXTflex™ Rapid RNA-Seq Kit and the NEXTflex™ Rapid DNA-Seq Kit, delivering higher throughput and consistent results. - June 12, 2015 - Bioo Scientific
World Record Festival 2015 Invites Dr. T. Theivasanthi
Dr. T. Theivasanthi - inventor of Santhi Particles – a research faculty from International Research Centre of Kalasalingam University has been invited for the World Record Festival 2015 at Chennai. - June 12, 2015 - Theivasanthi
Georgia, Virginia Motorcyclists Ride for Kids with Brain Tumors
Motorcyclists in Georgia and Virginia contributed $170,290 in donations to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation at Ride for Kids events on June 7. Nearly 1,000 participants gathered to help cure the kids in Cumming, Ga., and Mechanicsville, Va. The events honored brain tumor survivors Addison,... - June 10, 2015 - Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
2015 Accountable Care Organization Metrics: One-Fifth Primed for "Next Generation ACO" Participation
Twenty percent of healthcare organizations expect to participate in CMS's new "Next Generation" ACO model in the coming year, according to 2015 metrics compiled by the Healthcare Intelligence Network (HIN). - June 08, 2015 - Healthcare Intelligence Network
2015 Care Transitions Management Benchmarks: Post-Discharge Clinics Emerge as Key Tool
Almost one-quarter of healthcare organizations operate post-discharge clinics for recently hospitalized patients, according to new benchmarks from the Healthcare Intelligence Network. - June 08, 2015 - Healthcare Intelligence Network
Douglas M. Crumb Appointed President of Xhale, Inc.
Xhale, Inc. has appointed Douglas M. Crumb as President. - June 05, 2015 - Xhale Inc
Non-Bracing & Non-Surgical Treatment for Scoliosis Now Here in Kansas City
Kansas City has a new treatment for the reduction and stabilization of Scoliosis, that doesn't require hard-bracing or surgical-fusion. There is now hope for children and adults who have struggled with the pain and disability caused by Scoliosis. For many, bracing and surgery were the only treatment options available, despite controversy regarding their overall effectiveness. Visit www.ScoliosisKC.com to see if this exercise-based treatment option is right for you. - June 03, 2015 - ScoliosisKC
June 24, 2015 Webinar: 3 Medicare Pioneer ACO Success Drivers from Steward Health Care Network
A top-performing Medicare Pioneer ACO will share three key performance drivers behind its accountable care success during a June 24, 2015 webinar sponsored by the Healthcare Intelligence Network. - June 02, 2015 - Healthcare Intelligence Network
Leading Plant Science Society Recognizes Two Danforth Center Scientists
Andrea Eveland, Ph.D. and Daniel Chitwood, Ph.D. assistant members and principal investigators at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center received prestigious awards from the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB), a professional society devoted to the advancement of the plant... - May 31, 2015 - Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Bioo Scientific Recognized with 2015 Tibbetts Award
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will present Bioo Scientific with the 2015 Tibbetts Awards in the Medical and Life Sciences category at a White House ceremony on June 15. The 2015 Tibbetts Awards are granted to small businesses for excellence through Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Bioo Scientific's award winning technology includes new methods for in vivo delivery of siRNA, miRNA, long dsRNA and other RNAi agents. - May 30, 2015 - Bioo Scientific