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Robots with Human-Level Intelligence: Could They Become Conscious Beings Like Us?
On 27 November The Institution of Engineering and Technology will host the "Robots Like Us" lecture at the Science Museum in south-west London to expand upon the current and future direction of advanced robotics and the existing technologies spearheading research and development. - November 03, 2013 - Institution of Engineering and Technology
Global Space Organization Begins Its First Crowd-Fund Campaign
GSO is producing "On the Fringe," a free-to-watch digital video media news talk show covering many of the modern privatized corporations driving our new global space industry. - November 02, 2013 - Global Space Organization
Founder of Optos to Provide Keynote Address at Annual Healthcare Technologies Awards and Lecture 2013
The Institution of Engineering and Technology are proud to announce that Douglas Anderson OBE, Founder and former CEO of Optos PLC, will be providing the keynote speech at the free to attend Annual Healthcare Technologies Awards and Lecture 2013. - November 02, 2013 - Institution of Engineering and Technology
North Jersey Rock Group, The Lappes Will Perform at 4th Annual NJ Walks for Tourette Syndrome at Mendham
The event, which will take place November 23, is the second this year for The Lappes in partnership with the NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome. They previously played at the NJ Walks for TS at Ramapo College even in April. - November 01, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
AveXis-BioLife Launch New Website
AveXis-BioLife is pleased to announce the launch of the company’s brand new website: www.avexisinc.com. The October 2013 unveiling of the website coincides with the company’s licensing of the gene therapy program from The Kaspar Laboratory for the treatment of Spinal Muscular Atrophy... - November 01, 2013 - AveXis Inc.
No Time for Complacency in Asia’s Food Security Challenge
Declining investments in agriculture and the effects of climate change has been the two major threats to food security. - November 01, 2013 - Asian Development Bank
RiceTec, Inc. Joins The Sustainability Consortium
RiceTec, Inc. is the newest member to The Sustainability Consortium's Food, Beverage, and Agriculture Working Group. - October 31, 2013 - The Sustainability Consortium
Danforth Center’s “Conversations” Series Continues
Harnessing advanced imaging to improve performance in farmer’s fields and on the baseball field - October 31, 2013 - Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
MOgene LC Announces the Addition of Illumina HiSeq
MOgene LC, a full service genomics service provider, announces the addition of Illumina HiSeq to further expand its offerings. “MOgene is continually striving to become a one stop shop for genomics services. Expanding our service offerings allows us to partner with our customers and provide... - October 30, 2013 - MOgene, LC
NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome Unveils Honorary Committee for 4th Annual NJ Walks for TS at Mendham
The event, which will take place Saturday, November 23, has drawn tremendous amounts of support from the sports world, medical and research fields, and the political arena. NJ Walks For TS' goal is to raise awareness and funds to educate students and teachers about Tourette Syndrome and bullying in schools across New Jersey. - October 30, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Kingfisher Biotech’s Mouse GM-CSF Protein Found to be 40% More Active Than Competitor’s Mouse GM-CSF Protein.
Independent testing laboratory verifies that Kingfisher Biotech's Mouse GM-CSF is 40% more active than another commercially available Mouse GM-CSF protein. These proteins are routinely used in cell culture. - October 28, 2013 - Kingfisher Biotech
Kingfisher Biotech Expands Its Portfolio of Mouse Proteins with 3 New Proteins
Mouse CCL4, CXCL9, and CXCL10 are important members of the chemokine family of proteins. The major role of chemokines is to act as a chemoattractant to guide the migration of cells. CCL4 (MIP-1 beta) attracts monocytes and macrophages primarily. CXCL9 (MIG) and CXCL10 (IP-10) are known to recruit... - October 25, 2013 - Kingfisher Biotech
Nigeria Adopts the Universal Address System
NAC Geographic Products Inc. announced that Polaris Digitech Limited - a pioneer geotechnology company of Nigeria has licensed the NAC Technology to develop a nation-wide NAC (i.e. Universal Address) database and its applications for Nigeria. With Universal Addresses, all mail pieces can be... - October 24, 2013 - NAC Geographic Products Inc.
F1000Prime Evolves: Self-Learning Homepage and Free One-Month Personal Trial
Faculty of 1000’s F1000Prime (http://f1000.com/prime) has launched a new personalized homepage and article alerting tool that learns from an individual’s research interests – and introduced a free one-month trial personal subscription for new and returning users. In response to... - October 24, 2013 - Faculty of 1000
Peer Advocates from NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome Deliver Rousing Medical Education Message to Yale University Doctors
Teenagers Grace Hawruk, Tommy Licato and Tess Kowalski were portraits of confidence as they discussed how their lives and those of their families have been affected by Tourette Syndrome. - October 22, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
AveXis-BioLife Licenses Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Patent Portfolio from Nationwide Children's Hospital and The Ohio State University
BioLife, a synthetic biology platform company soon to be renamed AveXis, has been granted exclusive rights to the spinal muscular atrophy gene therapy program developed at The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. The license... - October 21, 2013 - AveXis Inc.
Yale School of Medicine Faculty and Trainees Impressed by NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome's Patient-Centered Education Program
Many of the 120 physicians in attendance call for this one-of-a-kind program to be replicated locally, regionally and nationally with other medical conditions – not just Tourette Syndrome. - October 21, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Microfluidics Startup NanoCellect Adds Strategic Advisors and Nabs Another $700K from the NIH
NanoCellect, (previously called NanoSort) aims to facilitate breakthrough biomedical discoveries by making cell analysis and sorting technology more affordable and easier to use. Spunout from UCSD in late 2009, NanoCellect has now raised over $3.3M including a new $700K grant to continue developing... - October 19, 2013 - NanoCellect
NJCTS Parent Connection Bringing Tourette Syndrome Clinical and Genetics Research Workshop to Bergen and Passaic Counties in New Jersey
Dr. Robert King of the Yale University Child Study Center and Dr. Gary Heiman of the Human Genetics Institute at Rutgers University will discuss these important topics and much more on Sunday, November 10, at Hackensack University Medical Center - October 19, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
AveXis BioLife Announce The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital Received Fast Track Status for Spinal Muscular Atrophy Treatment
AveXis and BioLife, synthetic biology platform companies, today announced that The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital received Fast Track designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its scAAV9.CB.SMN gene therapy product for the treatment of spinal muscular... - October 18, 2013 - AveXis Inc.
Restoration of Modernist Gem by Pioneering Engineer Paul Weidlinger Inspires Kickstarter Campaign
The Weidlinger house in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, is the only structure by an engineer among a group of summer cottages designed by major 20th-century architects and artists for their own use. - October 17, 2013 - Weidlinger Associates, Inc.
i4cp Study: Leaders Are Defined by Influence, Not Role
70% of organizations considered effective at global leadership development define leaders by the role they play, rather than their job title. - October 17, 2013 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)
i4cp Named One of Washington State's Fastest-Growing Companies
The Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp) has been included on Puget Sound Business Journal's list of 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in Washington for a second consecutive year. The company was also ranked on the 2013 Inc. 500|5000 list of fastest-growing private companies nationwide... - October 17, 2013 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)
BlueTech Webinar: Smart Irrigation: Technical Assessment and Market Overview
Wednesday, October 30th, 11 – 12:30PM EST; 4:00 – 5:30PM BST. This webinar will provide an overview of the proven & innovative smart irrigation technologies used within this market. - October 17, 2013 - BlueTech Research
Synergistix Revitalizes Company Brand Strategy
New Corporate Logo, Website Reinforce Leadership in Life Sciences CRM - October 17, 2013 - Synergistix
Epitope Diagnostics Launches the Second Generation Immunoassay Kits Exclusively for the Quantitative Measurement of Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC) Levels
Epitope Diagnostics has recently launched second-generation ADC kits exclusively for the quantitative measurement of DM1-, MMAE-, and MMAF-ADC level. These kits measure both humanized monoclonal antibody based ADC and mouse monoclonal antibody based ADC. Additional benefits for testing PK samples from mice are utilized by these second generation kits. - October 12, 2013 - Epitope Diagnostics, Inc.
Noted TS Advocate and World Soccer Star Tim Howard Joins New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome Board of Directors
Howard, who grew up in North Brunswick, N.J., was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome 20 years ago but has gone on to become a world-class soccer goalkeeper with the United States Men's National Team, Major League Soccer and the English Premier. He has been a supporter of NJCTS for more than a decade. - October 12, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome to Present Webinars on Cyber Safety and the TS Program at Rutgers University
"Cyber Safety Guide for Parents and Educators" will be presented by Dr. Graham Hartke on October 16, while "The TS Program at Rutgers University: A Great Resource to the TS Community of New Jersey" will be presented by Dr. Shawn Ewbank on October 30. - October 11, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Dr. Marehalli Prasad to Deliver Prestigious Memorial Lecture at 2013 Acoustics Conference in India
Distinguished lecture to discuss the significance of acoustical design in religious spaces. - October 11, 2013 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Dr. Hongbin Li Awarded 2013 IEEE Jack Neubauer Award for Cognitive Radio Innovation
Groundbreaking cognitive radio research advances technology for wireless network access. - October 10, 2013 - Stevens Institute of Technology
American Clinical Solutions Has Unveiled a New Testing Service for Delta 9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in Oral Fluid
For patients with a history of chronic marijuana use, detection of urine THC-COOH might not be able to help physicians determine a patient’s current status of marijuana use. - October 10, 2013 - American Clinical Solutions
BlueTech® Research Launches BTR 6.0 Online Water Technology Intelligence Platform
BlueTech® Research, an independent water technology market intelligence firm, has launched BlueTech® 6.0, the company’s cornerstone online water technology intelligence platform. - October 09, 2013 - BlueTech Research
GIA White Paper Explains How to Turn Data Into Insight
Sixty-four percent of companies with world class market intelligence functions centralize their intelligence functions, compared to 57 percent in the average company, according to the 2013 Global Market Intelligence Survey. This requires sophisticated management of intelligence processes that... - October 05, 2013 - Global Intelligence Alliance Group
Q-Lab Announces Launch of Portuguese Language Website
Q-Lab, the worldwide leader in accelerated weathering test equipment and outdoor exposure test services, is pleased to announce the launch of a new Portuguese language website at www.q-lab.com/pt-br/. Portuguese-speaking customers can now visit and learn about weathering, research test equipment... - October 04, 2013 - Q-Lab Corporation
Dr. Darinka Dentcheva Awarded NSF Grant to Aid High-Stakes Decision Making
Mathematical models quantify risk over time as they predict future states of real-world systems. - October 04, 2013 - Stevens Institute of Technology
MD Stem Cells Indicates Government Shutdown Will Not Impact SCOTS Eye Stem Cell Treatment Study
MD Stem Cells sees no immediate effect on the SCOTS eye stem cell trial but is monitoring NIH throughout the government shutdown. - October 03, 2013 - MD Stem Cells
FoodQuestTQ Releases Food Fraudster
Today, 1 October 2013, FoodQuestTQ is proud to announce the release of Food Fraudster to the food industry. Food Fraudster is a powerful way to cut losses arising from food fraud across major food commodities. Food Fraudster is the only science and risk-based tool of its kind that recognizes both the role of the criminal enterprise and the petty scheister as the two criminal elements responsible for food fraud. - October 01, 2013 - FoodQuestTQ
Flexure Engineering Invites Scientific Community to 3rd International Workshop on LunarCubes
Flexure Engineering is inviting space scientists, engineers and researchers from around the world to present at and attend the 3rd International Workshop on LunarCubes (LCW 3) scheduled to be held November 13-15, 2013 in Palo Alto, California. - October 01, 2013 - Flexure Engineering
Play an Important Role in Advancing Research and Finding a Cure for Tourette Syndrome at Rutgers University
Individuals and families with Tourette Syndrome can participate in the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders' genetics sharing program by interviewing with Dr. Robert King on October 10 or 11 and November 8 at Rutgers. - September 29, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
East Brunswick Teenager Clearly Articulates Why the Entire Tourette Syndrome Community Must Get Behind Bill H.R. 146
National Youth Ambassador Amanda Silvers details how her letter to Congressman Rush Holt via the POPVOX website got the Congressman to sign on as a co-sponsor of this vital piece of TS legislation. Now, she's calling on everyone else to do the same with their Representatives. - September 28, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Weidlinger Project Takes Top Honor at 2013 NCSEA National Conference
Weidlinger designed the unique twin-peaked dome for La Plata Stadium, which was named NCSEA Outstanding Project. - September 27, 2013 - Weidlinger Associates, Inc.
Canadian Center of Science and Education: How to Get Your Journal Article Published
The Canadian Center of Science and Education offers tips and tools for anyone interested in getting a journal article published. - September 26, 2013 - The Canadian Center of Science and Education
First Congressional Tourette Syndrome Caucus a Success for Entire Nationwide TS Community
Bi-partisan effort spearheaded by the Tourette Syndrome Association featured the support of 13 Representatives and focused on knowledge, awareness, education and research. - September 26, 2013 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Impact of imaging and robotics on accelerating scientific discovery will be the focus of the Danforth Center’s Annual Fall Symposium
Special presentation by St. Louis Cardinals adds unique angle to scientific event. - September 25, 2013 - Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Dr. Len Imas Awarded ONR Grant to Investigate Applicability of Probabalistic Computational Fluid Dynamic Methods to Problems Involving Cavitation
Researcher develops more realistic simulation of flows around partially-cavitating hydrofoils - September 25, 2013 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevens Researcher Awarded ONR Grant to Advance Understanding of Planing Hull Hydrodynamics and Design
Dr. Len Imas applies computational modeling to investigate hydrodynamics of “ultra-deep vee” hulls. - September 25, 2013 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Rocky Mountain ADA Center Unveils Emergency Management Webpage During National Preparedness Month
The Emergency Management Page Offers Valuable Resources for Individuals with Disabilities Throughout the Six State Rocky Mountain Region. - September 25, 2013 - Rocky Mountain ADA Center
Dr. Pawel Woelke Attends Prestigious NAE Frontiers of Engineering Symposium
Eighty-one of the nation's brightest young engineers were chosen to attend this year’s National Academy of Engineering event. Woelke leads a Weidlinger team set to launch unprecedented fracture-quantification software. - September 21, 2013 - Weidlinger Associates, Inc.
Danforth Plant Science Center Adds $3.5 Million, One-of-a-Kind Plant Phenotyping Facility to Its Core Technologies
Advanced imaging and robotics will accelerate discovery. - September 20, 2013 - Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Dr. Eui-Hyeok Yang Commences Term as ASME MEMS Division Chair
MEMS expert recognized for commitment to innovation through collaboration and education. - September 18, 2013 - Stevens Institute of Technology