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Bioo Scientific Launches ELISAs for High-Throughput ApoB Quantitation
Bioo Scientific launched the MaxDiscovery™ Apolipoprotein B (ApoB) ELISA Kit, a two-step ELISA that analyzes the quantity of ApoB in tissues, serum, plasma or cultured cells. - April 26, 2010 - Bioo Scientific
Health Decisions CEO to Explore the Role of Operations in Adaptive Research at Adaptive Designs for Clinical Drug Development, April 29
Michael Rosenberg, founder of adaptive-focused CRO, will discuss how flexible clinical operations support the new FDA Draft Guidance on adaptive design - April 25, 2010 - Health Decisions
Noesys Data Selected to Present Its Corporate Capabilities at TMTI Partnership Symposium
Noesys Data has been selected by The Transformational Medical Technologies Initiative (TMTI) Program Office to present a capability brief to TMTI Performers at the upcoming TMTI Partnership Symposium May 3-4 2010. - April 24, 2010 - Noesys Data
Research & Entrepreneurship Day 2010: Engineering Innovation
R&E Day is a showcase of Stevens advanced technologies, including its array of startup companies and student based research programs. It is also a celebration of the Institutes’ focus on entrepreneurship and success in engineering solutions for the betterment of mankind. R&E Day is intended to foster relationships with industry, investors, and researchers who can cooperate in commercializing these exciting new technologies. - April 23, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
NC Testing Lab Provides Design Help for UL and CE Certification at ATX South Charlotte April 28-29
CertifiGroup helps manufacturers comply with product certification for US / Canada / EU (UL, CSA, CE) with free lab sessions in Cary NC. Visit Booth 1824 at the ATX South in Charlotte April 28-29. - April 20, 2010 - CertifiGroup
Eeonyx Announces the Release of Their Engineered Electronic Textiles for Advanced Composites
Eeonyx Corporation announced the development and availability of specialty engineered electrically conductive fabrics with radar absorbing properties for use in the advanced composites industry. The Eeonyx fabrics are targeted for military, aerospace, and various commercial/industrial markets. The... - April 16, 2010 - Eeonyx Corporation
Health Decisions Expands the Agile Clinical Network with the Addition of African CRO ClinResearch
International research network’s continued growth strengthens its aim to raise standards of efficiency and quality for global clinical trials. - April 15, 2010 - Health Decisions
KineticaRT Designs a System to Monitor the Well-Being of Elderly People and Thus Allow People to Live in Their Own Homes for Longer and Reduce the Cost of Elderly Care
TSB-funded feasibility study will allow KineticaRT to develop a system to monitor the well-being of elderly people via minimally intrusive, low-cost sensors. - April 15, 2010 - KineticaRT Limited
International Stem Cell Association Publishes Landmark Survey of Stem Cell Clinics
Stem cell association releases survey report that compares treatments, procedures and prices of 22 stem cell clinics worldwide. - April 14, 2010 - International Cellular Medicine Society
Dr Klaus Menges, BfArM to Present at Pharma IQ’s Successful eCTD Lifecycle Management
Dr Klaus Menges has confirmed he will be presenting at Pharma IQ’s Successful eCTD Lifecycle Management, 27th-28th April 2010, London. - April 14, 2010 - IQPC
Dr. Chang-Hwan Choi Honored with Prestigious Young Investigator Award
Professor Chang-Hwan Choi of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology was named as a recipient of the 2010 Young Investigator Program (YIP) award by the Office of Naval Research (ONR). YIP invests in academic scientists and engineers who show exceptional promise... - April 09, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Silicon Kinetics Announces Addition of Dr. Rick Brown and Dr. Eric Topol to Its Board of Directors
Two new directors bring extensive knowledge and experience in the life sciences industry and academia to the pioneering life sciences tool company. - April 09, 2010 - Silicon Kinetics, Inc.
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
DSER Releases Strategic Analysis Report to the Space Industry
Conventional wisdom among many space policy experts is that sustainability arises from technology development and job creation. But a strategic analysis group suggests that subtle, unaddressed drivers are equally critical; and without including them in policy, the manned space flight industry will... - April 05, 2010 - DSER
XTractor Premium Expands Its Knowledgebase of Accurate Biomedical Facts for Researchers as It Surpasses 850,000 Mark
XTractor Premium, has surpassed 850,000 relationships, is a new generation of intelligent search engines-A semantic web platform. - April 04, 2010 - Molecular Connections Pvt. Ltd.
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
RegLink Associates Welcomes FDA's First Draft Guidance on Risk Evaluation & Mitigation Submission (REMS)
RegLink Associates' Principal, Ansis Helmanis, welcomes FDA's first draft guidance to help companies better understand what is expected in risk evaluation and mitigation strategy submissions. Obligations to fund and support costly studies can extend beyond the date of exclusivity, giving follow-on competitors an advantage. - April 01, 2010 - RegLink Associates
Who Was I? Past Life Answers Offers Affordable Downloads to Help Discover Past Lives.
Past Life Answers launches its new website providing objective information about the mysteries of reincarnation and past life regression, offering safe and affordable downloadable audio sessions to help customers explore their past lives. - March 27, 2010 - Past Life Answers
First Book to Comparatively Explore Policies Toward Indigenous People’s in Canada and India Released
Indigenous Peoples in Liberal Democratic States is the first comparative study of the interactions between indigenous peoples and political regimes of the Province of British Columbia, Canada and the hill areas of composite Assam, India. - March 22, 2010 - Bauu Institute and Press
Nitrofreeze Cryogenic Deburring and Deflashing Services Expand Capacity
The Cryogenic Institute of New England, Inc. announces the acquisition of a new cryogenic finishing system that will expand capacity for both its Nitrofreeze® Cryogenic Deburring and Deflashing Services. These processes are used by a wide range of customers in diverse industries including... - March 19, 2010 - Cryogenic Institute of New England, Inc.
Center for Watershed Protection, Inc. Appoints William (Bill) Stack as Deputy Director of Programs
The Center for Watershed Protection, Inc., based in Ellicott City, MD, is proud to announce their newest staff member, William (Bill) Stack, who will be the new Deputy Director of Programs. He has worked for over 33 years in the watershed management and restoration field. Bill has been with the Baltimore City Department of Public Works where he retired as Chief of the Surface Water Management Division. - March 18, 2010 - Center for Watershed Protection
Stevens Hosts ACM Conference on Wireless Network Security March 22-24
The Third Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Conference on Wireless Network Security (WiSec ’10) will be held on the campus of Stevens Institute of Technology on March 22 - 24, 2010 and now offers the option of single day registration, allowing attendees greater flexibility and the opportunity to visit specific portions of the conference. For a detailed conference program please visit their overview page - http://www.sigsac.org/wisec/WiSec2010/program.html. - March 18, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Bioo Scientific Launches ELISA to Detect Beta-Lactam Antibiotics in Food
Today Bioo Scientific launched the MaxSignal® Beta-Lactam ELISA Test Kit which detects a broad range of beta-lactam antibiotics in food products. - March 15, 2010 - Bioo Scientific
Perspectives on Ancient Greek Technology
Presented under the auspices of the University Seminars Program of the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation (USA), the Perspectives on Ancient Greek Technology lecture addresses what often seem to be strikingly modern elements of ancient Greek technology. - March 14, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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