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Lucideon Hires Chemist to Join Organic Analysis Team
International materials technology and testing provider, Lucideon, has appointed Dr Jing Jiang as Organic Projects Team Leader. - June 28, 2015 - Lucideon
Trivedi Science™ Increases the Medicinal and Cancer Fighting Properties of Withania Somnifera / Ashwagandha
Trivedi Science™’s latest science publication of The Trivedi Effect®’s impact on the herb Withania somnifera (ashwagandha) is now public. The publication shows that the treated plants have higher medicinal capabilities than the control plants, which is invaluable research for the treatment of cancer, neurodegenerative disorders and stress. - June 26, 2015 - The Trivedi Effect®
Celestron Promotes Ben Hauck to Senior Vice President, North American Sales
Celestron, the world’s #1 telescope brand and a leading optics innovator, is pleased to announce the promotion of Ben Hauck to Senior Vice President, North American Sales. Ben will oversee Celestron’s sales strategy as the company expands into new markets and deepens relationships with... - June 23, 2015 - Celestron
HeadRoom and PECO Bring "Shark Tank" Style Competition to Award Entrepreneur $5,000 Grant
HeadRoom provides premium shared space and business development services in the Philadelphia region. They are sponsoring an Innovator of the Year competition that is powered by PECO. The event will spot light innovations in products, services and processes. An all-star business panel of judges will select the winner who will receive a $5,000 grant from PECO and a one year residency for space and services from HeadRoom. - June 23, 2015 - HeadRoom
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
Pope Francis to Speak Out on Climate Change During 24-Hour Global Climathon
A 24-hour global Climathon is set to coincide with the much anticipated environmental encyclical by Pope Francis on 18 June. The hackathon-style event will bring together citizens across six continents to find local climate change solutions. - June 17, 2015 - Climate-KIC
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
ALPCO Launches New and Improved Website for Customers
ALPCO recently launched a brand new website. The site was designed and developed to offer their customers a new and improved experience when searching for and buying immunoassay products. The website’s key features allow for more intuitive browsing and navigation on any device. ALPCO’s... - June 16, 2015 - ALPCO
USCG/MARAD Validation Study of Ballast Water Compliance Tools Begins
The United States Coast Guard Research Development Center (USCG RDC) and the United States Maritime Administration (MARAD) co-sponsored a validation study of the effectiveness of variable fluorescence-based instruments as compliance tools for ballast water checks. The study began June 1st in Key... - June 13, 2015 - Turner Designs, Inc.
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
National Foundation for Marine Sciences Awards 2015 Seafarer Marine Science Scholarships
The National Foundation for Marine Sciences has announced today that it has awarded the Seafarer Marine Science Scholarships for 2015. The Scholarships have been awarded to graduating high school seniors who will be pursuing careers in marine science and related fields. This year's recipients are... - June 11, 2015 - Custer Institute, Inc.
Wildcat Discovery Technologies Introduces SuperFilm™ Electrolyte Technology
Wildcat's new SuperFilm™ electrolyte solutions enable increased lithium-ion cycle life, coulombic efficiency and thermal stability. - June 08, 2015 - Wildcat Discovery Technologies
Now Available at MoBiTec: Ni-IDA Columns for Fast Purification of His-Tagged Proteins
MoBiTec Ni-IDA Columns containing a superior silica-based IDA resin provide a fast and convenient routine tool for purification of recombinant polyhistidine-tagged proteins by gravity flow. - June 05, 2015 - MoBiTec GmbH
The National Foundation for Marine Sciences Announces Receipt of Grant from Seafarer Exploration Corp.
The National Foundation for Marine Sciences has announced today that it has received a significant grant from the Seafarer Exploration Corp (SFRX), a company focused on archaeologically sensitive exploration, research and recovery of historic shipwrecks. The National Foundation for Marine Sciences... - June 04, 2015 - Custer Institute, Inc.
John Manimas Publishes the Scientific Secret of Life
John Manimas previously published a print edition of "The Primacy of Stewardship," which argues that our sense of proportion is the origin of our concepts of fairness and institutions of justice. With "SOLITU," published online May 26, 2015, the significance of our sense of proportion is expanded further, according to Manimas, by new evidence that pi exactly can be constructed as a straight line. Verification with a scientific calculator takes less than three minutes, Manimas said. - June 01, 2015 - JManimas Publishing
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
Market Research Report on Biotechnology in India
MarketreportsonIndia.com presents the latest report on the “Market Research Report on Biotechnology in India.” The report studies the Bio Pharma, Herbal Drugs, Bioservices and Bioindustrial markets in detail. - May 29, 2015 - Market Reports on India
Lucideon Launches New Website
Lucideon, the international materials technology company, has launched its new website at www.lucideon.com. - May 23, 2015 - Lucideon
3P Learning to Debut the Latest 3D Middle School Science Resource: IntoScience in San Francisco Wednesday, May 20
The team behind the highly successful and effective K-12 math resource, Mathletics, is excited to announce the release of IntoScience for Grades 6, 7 & 8 across 137 schools in the Bay Area on Wednesday May 20. Created specifically for the needs of Middle School science students, IntoScience... - May 19, 2015 - 3P Learning
Dr. Theivasanthi Supplies Graphene at Heavily Slashed Prices
World record holder in nanotechnology, Dr.T.Theivasanthi supplies graphene at Nano-price.This low price will improve its industrial utilization. - May 14, 2015 - Theivasanthi
FTS International CEO Greg Lanham Named a Finalist in EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2015 Southwest Region
FTS International (FTSI) is proud to announce that CEO Greg Lanham has been selected as a finalist in the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2015 in the Southwest region. As the world’s most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs, the program recognizes business leaders who demonstrate... - May 08, 2015 - FTS International
notepad agency Interviews Professor MD Otto E. Roessler Tuebingen, Germany About Dangers at the CERN LHC
Armin Albarracin, notepad.agency, has conducted this interview about the dangers at the CERN LHC with Professor MD Otto E. Roessler. This interview has a total duration of 1 hour 43 minutes and was shot and cut in 4K broadcast quality. - May 03, 2015 - notepad agency
Employee Engagement Declines to Lowest Point in Eight Years
After three years of improvement, employee engagement took a dive, hitting its lowest point in eight years. - May 01, 2015 - Quantum Workplace
MR Solutions Demonstrates Preclinical Multi-Modality Imaging Systems in Toronto
MR Solutions, based in Guildford, UK, will be exhibiting preclinical imaging systems at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine in Toronto. - May 01, 2015 - MR Solutions
Gamry Instrument to Attend the Electrochemical Society Meeting
Gamry will be attending the 227th ECS Meeting in Chicago, IL, USA May 24th - May 28th, 2015. - May 01, 2015 - Gamry Instruments
Lucideon Publishes Revised Guide: Toxic Metal Release from Ceramic and Glass Tableware in Contact with Food
Lucideon, the international provider of materials development, testing and assurance, has published a revised edition of its worldwide regulations and standards guide for the safe use of ceramic and glass tableware in contact with food. - April 30, 2015 - Lucideon
Young Innovators from All Over the World Will Compete at MEF Schools, Istanbul
The countdown started for the 24th International Science Research Project Competition organized by the cooperation of MEF Schools and MEF University, Istanbul, Turkey. 1434 Students from 25 different nations will participate in the contest with 771 distinct science projects between May 5 and May 8, 2015. The qualifying 163 high-school students will compete for the top spot in the finals at MEF University Campus. - April 29, 2015 - MEF Education Institutions
MoBiTec and GORYO Chemical Ink Distribution Agreement to Sell High-End Calcium Indicators and Cancer-Selective Fluorescent Imaging Probes
MoBiTec GmbH, Germany, focused on selling products for life science and fluorescence applications, has entered into a distribution agreement with GORYO, Japan. Together with GORYO, MoBiTec will continue to expand its portfolio of premier brands. - April 29, 2015 - MoBiTec GmbH
iziSurvey Launches iOS App for Offline Data Gathering
iPhone and iPad users around the world can now conduct surveying and data gathering in the field with iziSurvey's latest iOS offline app. This iOS application allows users to administer surveys on their mobile devices with or without an Internet connection. The iziSurvey's iOS offline app provides... - April 28, 2015 - izisurvey LLC
Ayush 2015 Meet Invited Dr. T. Theivasanthi as Chief Guest
AYUSH-2015 – an Inter-collegiate Chemistry Meet organized by Lady Doak College, Madurai invited Dr. T. Theivasanthi as Chief Guest. - April 26, 2015 - Theivasanthi
Esteemed Lifetime Member of America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals, Dr. Gilbert Gordon, Has Been Selected as Bio of the Month, November 2015
Dr. Gilbert Gordon of Oxford, Ohio has been selected as Biography of the Month (November 2015) for his accomplishments and achievements in the field of Analytical Chemistry by America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals. - April 25, 2015 - America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals
National Science Foundation (NSF) Funds the Planteome Project to Develop Common Reference Ontologies and Applications for Plant Biology
The NSF’s Plant Genome Research Program recently awarded funding to The Planteome Project (http://www.planteome.org) to support the development of "Common Reference Ontologies and Applications for Plant Biology" for a three year period. The Planteome Project will develop a set of common data standards and universal reference vocabularies to describe plant biology and plant stresses and standardized plant gene and phenotype annotation workflows. - April 25, 2015 - The Planteome project
F1000Research Publishes Pioneering "Living Article"
Scientist’s published article is the first to be updated live online. - April 25, 2015 - Faculty of 1000
IBFD Senior Principal Jan de Goede Appointed Visiting Professor by Renmin University of China
IBFD is pleased to announce that its Senior Principal of Tax Knowledge Management, Professor Jan de Goede, has been named Visiting Professor by the prestigious Renmin University of China in Beijing. The appointment will be formalized in an academic ceremony to be held during a seminar on recent developments in international tax law at the university on 18 April 2015. - April 18, 2015 - IBFD
Molecular Glasses™ Files Patents on Non-Crystallizable Pi-Conjugated Organic Semiconductors for OLED and Other Organic Electronic Devices and Photonics Applications
The new patent filings cover the preparation of ISOmeric™ molecular glass mixture compositions. The components of isomeric molecular glass mixtures have similar vapor pressure and can be coated by the traditional thermal evaporation process without material fractionation. - April 17, 2015 - Molecular Glasses
Finding More Than 50 New Ways to Approach Inspection
GE Aviation High Accuracy, High Throughput Inspection Technologies Challenge Winner Announced - April 15, 2015 - Capture 3D, Inc.
M-Theory Group Announces Strategic New Chief Information Officer
M-Theory Group names Gabe Cortina as its Chief Information Officer and Chief Operating Officer. Gabe will be preparing their business for growth, scaling operations and developing new products and services. - April 10, 2015 - M-Theory Group
Bioo Scientific Releases ELISA to Increase Sensitivity of Histamine Detection in Fish and Fish Meal
Bioo Scientific’s MaxSignal® Histamine ELISA Test Kit is the most sensitive and rapid ELISA commercially available for the screening of histamine in fish and fish meal. The extraction method associated with this ELISA does not require heating or organic extraction steps, and the assay can be completed in as little as 40 minutes. - April 10, 2015 - Bioo Scientific
Protochips Introduces Aduro 350 In Situ Heating and Electrical System
New Product Offers Innovative Solutions for Electron Microscopy - April 09, 2015 - Protochips, Inc.
Gujarat ITM Universe Invites Dr. Theivasanthi for Expert Talk in Nanotechnology Seminar
Kalasalingam University faculty Dr. Theivasanthi talks at Gujarat seminar about research motivation, nanotechnology, societal impacted innovative research works like graphene, bio-nanomaterial for diabetes, psoriasis & cancer, world’s first superparamagnetic plants materials and anti-virus nanomaterial for EBOLA, Dengue, HIV & H1N1, etc. - April 06, 2015 - Theivasanthi
Brooks Rand Labs and Applied Speciation and Consulting Agree to Merge
Brooks Rand Labs and Applied Speciation and Consulting announced today that their Boards of Directors have approved a definitive agreement for the companies to merge, forming Brooks Applied Labs. The merger will create an expanded analytical testing and research laboratory focused on measuring... - April 05, 2015 - Brooks Rand Labs
Gamry to Present a PlugVolt Webinar: EIS and Battery Analysis
Gamry is pleased to announce an upcoming webinar sponsored by PlugVolt and presented by Chris Beasley. - April 04, 2015 - Gamry Instruments
Affinity Life Sciences Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary
Affinity Life Sciences, Inc. is proud to celebrate 10 successful years and looks forward to continued growth into the next decade and beyond. - April 01, 2015 - Affinity Life Sciences
CytoTest and Uniformed Services University’s Center for Prostate Disease Research Enter Into CRADA to Advance Cancer Diagnosis and Prognosis
CytoTest Inc., the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), and The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. (HJF) announced today that they have signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA). Under the terms of the CRADA,... - March 31, 2015 - CytoTest Inc.
Biomedical Researchers Look to Post-Publication Peer Review to Build Grant Funding Case
Pacific Northwest scientist among first to publish preliminary methodology online to gain peer feedback ahead of NIH R01 grant application. - March 27, 2015 - Faculty of 1000
Colorado Entrepreneur Brad Feld to Headline Industry Day at the FLC National Meeting
Local industry leaders, government representatives and academia are invited to Industry Day at the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC) annual national meeting in Denver, on April 30, where famed venture capitalist Brad Feld will be the keynote speaker. Foundry Group... - March 26, 2015 - Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC)
The Institute for Science and Human Values Presents Dying Without Deity-Perspectives on Death and Dying Symposium
To date there has been little discussion and less research as to how self believers experience the dying process and death. What are some of the problems and discrimination Secular Humanists face during one of life’s most difficult journeys? How does one access support when it is needed? How widespread are these problems and what can be done to alleviate them? Join ISHV's cadre of experienced speakers as the issues and suggested solutions are explored and shared. - March 26, 2015 - Institute for Science and Human Values, Inc
Navigen Announces Phase II NIH SBIR Award for the Advancement of Ebola Virus Therapy
Navigen, Inc., a Utah-based drug discovery and development company, has received an NIH award for $2.9 million to develop its anti-Ebola virus D-peptide. Navigen's compound targets a region of the Ebola virus that is 100% conserved and thus should be effective against all strains of virus. - March 24, 2015 - Navigen, Inc.
EMLab P&K Microbiologists Discover New Fungal Genus Named Curviclavula, Published in Mycological Progress
Microbiologists from EMLab P&K’s Phoenix microbiology laboratory discover new fungal genus from New Mexico. Peer-reviewed article about Curviclavula anemophila gen. sp. nov. is published in Mycological Progress. - March 23, 2015 - EMLab P&K IAQ Laboratory
Gilbert Gordon is Professional of the Year in Analytical Chemistry
Gilbert Gordon, of Oxford, Ohio, has been honored by Strathmore’s Who’s Who as a 2015 Professional of the Year. This honor has been bestowed in recognition of his outstanding achievements in Analytical Chemistry. - March 11, 2015 - Strathmore Who's Who