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NCSJP Co-Sponsors Great Schools in Wake County Education Forum
March 20th Event to Feature National Experts and Foster Community Engagement - March 13, 2010 - North Carolina Social Justice Project
Queerbook.com Takes GLBT Networking by Storm Hundreds Sign Up at New Advocacy, Education and Community Building Site
Queerbook.com Takes Off After Texas Research and Investment Study Shows the Way to America's Fastest Growing GLBT Community Site. Queerbook.com is focused on advocacy, education and community. - March 11, 2010 - Advocate USA LLC
Agile Leaders Generate Greater Corporate Performance
New i4cp study shows correlation between leaders in high-performance organizations and agility, but fewer than half claim to be good at it - March 11, 2010 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)
ITCES to Conduct Study of Weight Loss Drug Product, Obestrin®
ITCES Corporation has been contracted to perform both recruitment and subsequent statistical meta-analysis in a study of the weight loss drug product, Obestrin®. Obestrin® is the commercial name for the combination drug product formerly designated, AVT-12. Obestrin® functions in part... - March 10, 2010 - ITCES Corporation
Mum’s the Word at ZSL London and Whipsnade Zoos This Sunday
Half price entry for mum this Mother’s Day. Treat your mum to a wild Mother’s Day this Sunday with half price entry to ZSL London Or Whipsnade Zoo. - March 10, 2010 - ZSL London Zoo
The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery Names New Editor and New CEO
The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, Inc. announces two new executive appointments. Mr. Kent Anderson was appointed CEO/Publisher on January 4, 2010 and Vernon T. Tolo, M.D. will take office as Editor-in-Chief on April 1, 2010. Mr. Anderson and Dr. Tolo replace James D. Heckman, M.D. who is... - March 09, 2010 - The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
Bio-Synthesis Awarded NIH Grant to Develop Synergistic Adjuvants that Stimulate both Innate and Adaptive Immunities
BioSynthesis announces the award of a two-year phase I SBIR grant by NIH to further its development program of immune agonists. These new agents have in their chemical structure different determinants that stimulate both innate and acquired immunity, leading to synergistic effects on the immune response. These new immune agonists could be useful in the development of difficult vaccines such as HIV-1 and cancer vaccines. - March 09, 2010 - Bio-Synthesis Inc.
ITCES Renames AVT-12 Weight Loss Combination Drug Product, Obestrin®
After a successful performance in the recently concluded year-long efficacy controlled trial, AVT-12, a combination drug product intended for weight loss, has been redesignated Obestrin® in preparation for the marketplace. The name Obestrin® is particularly appropriate, given the new... - March 07, 2010 - ITCES Corporation
ITCES Corporation Releases Results of Year-Long AVT-12 Weight Loss Controlled Trial
One-year Findings from Controlled Trial of AVT-12 Combination Drug Product on Weight Loss and Various Metabolic Risk Factors - March 06, 2010 - ITCES Corporation
AVT-12 Weight Loss Drug Product Study Concludes
The weight loss combination drug product, AVT-12 has most recently been the subject of a year-long phase III randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled efficacy trial, conducted by ITCES Corporation. - March 05, 2010 - ITCES Corporation
Dynamic Pressure Sensors Made Using Piezoresistive E-Fabrics
Eeonyx Corporation announces the development and availability of specialty engineered conductive fabrics with pressure sensing (piezoresistive) properties for commercial and industrial markets. Previous Eeonyx developments include engineered, electrically conductive fabrics (E-Fabrics), sold under... - March 04, 2010 - Eeonyx Corporation
Congenix Adds Russian Presence to Health Decisions’ Agile Clinical Network
CRO based in Moscow joins Health Decisions’ worldwide network of research organizations dedicated to maximizing the efficiency of global trials - March 04, 2010 - Health Decisions
ITCES Innovator of the Year Award Presented
The ITCES Innovator of the Year Award 2009 has been presented to Dr. David Klein for his recent work in unified algorithmic theory. ITCES Director, Thomas Schwartz made the award presentation. “It is my honor to present the 2009 ITCES Innovator of the Year Award to Dr. David Klein. Our... - March 03, 2010 - ITCES Corporation
Sepideh Asefnia Appointed to North Carolina Department of Commerce Economic Development Board
Sepideh Asefnia, president of SEPI Engineering & Construction (www.sepiengineering.com), has been appointed by Gov. Bev Perdue to the 2010 North Carolina Department of Commerce Economic Development Board. The North Carolina Economic Development Board oversees state economic development research... - March 03, 2010 - SEPI Engineering Group
AMI International Teams with Jacob Fleming Conferences as Market Information Partner for International OPV 2010
AMI International announced today it has joined Jacob Fleming Conferences as the official Market Information Partner for the International Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) conference to be held 19-21 May in Brussels. As the first ever dedicated market information partner for this conference, AMI will... - March 02, 2010 - AMI International
Stevens Institute of Technology Students are Finalists in CIMIT Competition
A multi-disciplinary team of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering seniors at Stevens Institute of Technology are finalists in the 2010 CIMIT Prize for Primary Healthcare Competition. Pete Backeris, dual major and team member, coordinated the BME and ECE teams to submit a proposal for the Digital Triage Assistant (DTA) project to the Center for Integration of Medicine & Innovative Technology (CIMIT) prize competition. - March 01, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Translational Regenerative Medicine Event to Feature Venture Forum
A spray-on skin product and an injectable cell therapy for heart attack patients are among 17 regenerative medicine technologies that will be showcased during the Translational Regenerative Medicine Forum, set for April 6-8 in Winston-Salem, N.C. Representatives from 17 startup biotech companies... - March 01, 2010 - Regenerative Medicine Foundation
New Male Gorilla at ZSL London Zoo
Photocall date: Monday 01st March. Time: 10.15am (for 10.30am photocall). Meet: The East Service Gate, ZSL London Zoo. - February 28, 2010 - ZSL London Zoo
Family Dynamics- Parenting a Child with TS and Associated Disorders
New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome presents no-cost webinar to families on March 3rd - February 27, 2010 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Dr. Yingying Chen Receives Prestigious NSF CAREER Award
Dr. Yingying Chen of the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology was recently given The National Science Foundation’s highly competitive peer accolade, the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award for her research, “Enhancing the Security of Pervasive Wireless Networks by Exploiting Location.” This funding is part of a continuing grant which goes into effect on March 1st, 2010. - February 26, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Paragon Innovations Presents First Place Award at Texas A&M MBA Tech Transfer Challenge
Paragon Innovations continues its first place sponsorship Challenge by presenting $3,000 to the winning team of the MBA Tech Transfer of Texas A&M Mays Business School’s Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship. - February 25, 2010 - Paragon Innovations, Inc.
Eeonyx Corporation Breakthroughs in Static Free Anti-Bacterial Fabric
Eeonyx Corporation today announced the development and availability of specialty engineered conductive fabrics with anti-bacterial properties for commercial and industrial markets. Previous Eeonyx developments include engineered conductive fabrics, sold under the EeonTex™ name, for... - February 25, 2010 - Eeonyx Corporation
The DSM: Grassroots Campaign for Recognition of SPD Underway
SPD is one of twelve diagnoses submitted by "outside sources" still being considered by the APA for inclusion in the DSM-5. One of 12 from almost certainly hundreds of submissions. The SPD Foundation has been working for over 10 years trying to gain recognition by conducting some pretty amazing research into the disorder with groups from MIT, Yale and Duke. The Foundation is stepping up their advocacy campaign through some old fashioned grassroots organizing in order to support SPD. - February 24, 2010 - Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation
New White Paper Reports the Five Essentials for Minimizing Clinical Development Risk
CRO Health Decisions explains how a systematic risk mitigation system can prevent undue FDA rejection - February 20, 2010 - Health Decisions
Dr. Alan Blumberg Featured on National Geographic February 18, 10PM
This Thursday, February 18th at 10PM EST, Dr. Alan Blumberg of Stevens Institute of Technology will participate in the National Geographic Channel Program entitled “Naked Science.” The program chronicles scientific investigations into several of the biggest mysteries of our time. It is... - February 18, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
UXalliance Speakers to Headline User Experience Masterclass in Auckland
User Experience Alliance (UXalliance) partners, Optimal Usability, have invited an international panel of speakers for a one-day User eXperience Masterclass. - February 18, 2010 - User Experience Alliance
WDT Brings New Live Video Streaming Opportunities to Storm Chasers and Broadcast Markets
Streaming tornado, hurricane, severe storm and archive footage distribution at no cost to news organizations. - February 14, 2010 - Weather Decision Technologies
SeQual Technologies Donates $50,000 in Oxygen Supplies for Haiti Disaster Relief
SeQual, a San Diego-based medical equipment manufacturer which develops oxygen systems known worldwide for their reliability, quality, and revolutionary design, is honored to support relief efforts in Haiti in conjunction with Operation USA and Partners in Health. “Through our past... - February 13, 2010 - SeQual Technologies, Inc.
'Shell' I Pay for Dinner | ZSL London Zoo's Pensioner Tortoise Knows How to Treat a Lady
Dirk the Galápagos tortoise, who weighs in at an impressive 31 stone, is proving that age means nothing when it comes to romancing in the run up to Valentine's Day. - February 13, 2010 - ZSL London Zoo
NewsOK Weatherwatch iPhone Application Launches in Time for Okalahoma Severe Weather Storms
New iPhone Application, NewsOK weatherwatch, Provides Vital Weather Information. - February 12, 2010 - Weather Decision Technologies
GVI Looks for the Difference Worldwide
The number of individuals across the world who dedicate their time to volunteer is immeasurable. Many of these individuals do so because they want to make a difference. - February 12, 2010 - Global Vision International (GVI)
Experience Rainforest Life at ZSL London Zoo
London’s only living rainforest experience launches Easter 2010. - February 11, 2010 - ZSL London Zoo
Silicon Kinetics Announces New Biosensor Chips with Wide Palette of Surface Chemistries
The world's first 3D biosensor surface for label-free biomolecular interaction analysis now offers surface chemistries for: carboxyl, streptavidin, benzaldehyde, NTA-Ni for His-tagged proteins, Protein A and Protein G for coupling antibodies. - February 08, 2010 - Silicon Kinetics, Inc.
Bioo Scientific Facilitates Rapid Screening of Gluten, Egg Powder and Poultry for Melamine
Bioo Scientific’s MaxSignal® Melamine Enzymatic Assay has validated sample prep procedures for the rapid screening of whole egg powder, poultry meat, wheat gluten, pig feed and chicken feed for melamine contamination. - February 08, 2010 - Bioo Scientific
International Medical Association Publishes Guidelines for Tracking Safety of Adult Stem Cell Procedures
International medical association publishes landmark best practices guidelines that define the methodology for tracking patient safety and outcomes after stem cell treatments. - February 05, 2010 - International Cellular Medicine Society
Health Decisions Exceeds Goals for Universal Flu Vaccine Study
CRO completed startup and enrollment of Phase II study in less than three months. - February 05, 2010 - Health Decisions
Jumbo Run for Conservation | ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
Elephant keepers go the extra mile for animal conservation. Elephant keepers from ZSL Whipsnade Zoo are embarking on a mammoth run to help raise money for animal conservation. - February 04, 2010 - ZSL London Zoo
Noesys Data Adds Seasoned Industry Veteran to Bolster Sales
Noesys Data announced today that Thomas Bennett, a 15 year veteran in physiological data collection and analysis market, has joined its team to deliver its unique solutions to the scientific research community. - February 03, 2010 - Noesys Data
Biomarker Discovery Grant Deadline Extended
RayBiotech, Inc., today announced that they are extending the deadline for submitting applications for its Biomarker Discovery Pilot Grant program. RayBiotech will now accept applications for the pilot grants through February 22nd, 2010. “The last-minute surge in interest in the grant program has been overwhelming,” said Brett Burkholder, Director of Marketing & Business Development for RayBiotech, Inc. - February 02, 2010 - RayBiotech, Inc
i4cp Awards FedEx Express with Its 2010 Productivity Pioneer Award
FedEx’s Employee Loyalty Index Cited as an Innovative, Pioneering Program in the Field of Workforce Productivity - February 02, 2010 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)
See Further with Science at the British Museum
A series of talks on science starts at the British Museum tomorrow. The talks, on topics varying from Chinese bronze casting to the Lewis Chess Pieces, will run from March through until July and are part of the Capital Science programme in celebration of the Royal Society’s 350th... - February 02, 2010 - Royal Society
HT PARP in Vivo Pharmacodynamic Assay II
Trevigen announces a validated assay, with higher sensitivity and pre-coated antibody plates to measure the effectiveness of PARP inhibitors in cell and tissue lysates for anticancer drug screening. - February 02, 2010 - Trevigen, Inc.
Role of YAP in Cancer Revealed Using EGFR Phosphorylation Array
A study, published in the December 2009 issue of Nature Cell Biology, identified amphiregulin (AREG) as the key effector molecule in YAP-mediated proliferation of breast epithelial cells. Since AREG is a a diffusible, secreted factor, it represents a new potential drug target for cancer. Two antibody arrays from RayBiotech were instrumental in this discovery; one is a unique array detecting phosphorylation of EGFR family receptors at multiple sites. - January 29, 2010 - RayBiotech, Inc
Gordon Brown Could Create Britain’s Great Barrier Reef; Reported by ZSL London Zoo
10,000 people already backing coral campaign. One of the world’s largest coral atolls, which belongs to Britain, could soon become the biggest marine protected area on Earth. - January 29, 2010 - ZSL London Zoo
AdTel International Offers Free Emergency Toyota Recall Relief Service to All Toyota Franchised Dealerships
AdTel International, parent company of TRI, is offering an Emergency Toyota Recall Relief Service to All Toyota Franchised Dealerships. The offer is to assist Toyota Dealerships their customers. - January 28, 2010 - Advocate USA LLC
20 Years and Counting: Leadership Development Once Again the Most Critical Issue Facing Organizations in 2010
New i4cp Study Also Finds Talent Management, Performance Management and Innovation Among Top Challenges Facing High-Performance Organizations. - January 28, 2010 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)
To Usability Labs, and Beyond! New Book Explores Online User Experience Studies
Usability experts and authors Bill Albert, Tom Tullis and Donna Tedesco have launched the first guide for conducting large-scale user experience research using the Internet. Beyond the Usability Lab: Conducting Large-scale Online User Experience takes practitioners out of the ordinary... - January 28, 2010 - User Experience Alliance
Employment Insurance (EI) System Reform Examined in New Report to Protect High Earnings Losses Suffered by Displaced High-Seniority Workers
High-seniority workers are found to be more adversely affected by job displacement than low-seniority workers. Long-tenure displaced workers – those who have been with the same employer for many years – experience disproportionately high losses particularly since many are re-employed at significantly lower wages than they received in their pre-displacement positions. EI reform, and Wage Insurance examined. - January 27, 2010 - Canadian Labour Market and Skills Researcher Network (CLSRN)
Health Decisions CEO Authors First Complete Guide to Adaptive Clinical Research
Wiley Publishers Releases “The Agile Approach to Adaptive Research: Optimizing Efficiency in Clinical Development,” by Michael Rosenberg, MD, MPH. - January 25, 2010 - Health Decisions
Bioo Scientific Launches Barcoded Adapters for Sample Multiplexing in Next Generation Sequencing
Bioo Scientific launched AIR™ Barcoded Adapters which allow sample multiplexing in miRNA Next-Generation Sequencing reactions, thus decreasing costs by increasing the number of samples that can be run at the same time. - January 25, 2010 - Bioo Scientific