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Cutting Waste and Costs in the O.R.

(National Institutes of Health)

A team of researchers from the Johns Hopkins University schools of medicine and public health in Baltimore, Maryland has proposed ways of reducing the environmental footprint of surgeries without compromising patient care. Their recommendations, which also offer potential significant cost savings to hospitals, appear in the February issue of . . . → Read More: Cutting Waste and Costs in the O.R.

Univ. Adapts Commercial Technology in Blood Pressure Method

(Yale School of Medicine/Wikimedia Commons)

Researchers at University of Leicester in the U.K. and Singapore medical device manufacturer HealthSTATS International developed a new method of non-surgically measuring blood pressure near the heart. The team published their findings in this week’s issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (paid subscription required).

. . . → Read More: Univ. Adapts Commercial Technology in Blood Pressure Method

DuPont Expanding Agricultural Research in Delaware

Soybean field (Agricultural Research Service/USDA)

The chemical company DuPont plans to expand its biotech research on soybeans at its Delaware facilities. The $50 million expansion is expected to create 75 new, full-time positions in Delaware by the end of 2015.

The proposed investment will include expanding biotech research facilities at DuPont’s research and . . . → Read More: DuPont Expanding Agricultural Research in Delaware

High-Res Optics Developed for Imaging Under the Skin

(University of Rochester)

An engineering professor at University of Rochester in New York has developed new medical optics that provide diagnostic images under the skin’s surface. Jannick Rolland discussed the technology on Saturday at the 2011 annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, D.C..

Rolland’s technology aims . . . → Read More: High-Res Optics Developed for Imaging Under the Skin

HSBC Takes Climate Change Research to the Bank

(FS.USDA.gov)

The international financial company HSBC, headquartered in London, has become a champion of climate change, and says its business benefits as a result. Part of HSBC’s involvement includes committing its staff as volunteers in large-scale climate research projects, a story told yesterday at the annual meeting of the American Association for the . . . → Read More: HSBC Takes Climate Change Research to the Bank

Finance Friday: 18 February 2011

(Photos8.com)

Here are recent angel and venture finance transactions for science- and engineering-based companies, as reported by Xconomy and elsewhere.

Biomedical/Life Sciences

Rosetta Genomics Ltd. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. MicroRNA-based molecular diagnostics. $6.0 million, equity.

Versartis in Mountain View, California. Protein drugs for endocrine disorders. $21 million in Series B equity financing.

Ivivi Health . . . → Read More: Finance Friday: 18 February 2011

USDA Funding Research on Climate Change, Agr Production

(Agricultural Research Service, USDA)

USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded three grants to study the effects of climate change on agriculture and forest production. NIFA Director Roger Beachy made the announcement today at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, D.C.

A research . . . → Read More: USDA Funding Research on Climate Change, Agr Production

Contract Awarded for Smallpox Countermeasure Drug Candidate

(CDC.gov)

Chimerix Inc., a pharmaceutical company in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, was awarded a contract by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to develop the company’s antiviral drug candidate, CMX001 as a medical countermeasure in the event of a smallpox release. The contract has a total potential value of $81 . . . → Read More: Contract Awarded for Smallpox Countermeasure Drug Candidate

Chemistry Prof. Commercializes Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology

PowerTrekk unit (myFC)

A chemistry professor at Michigan State University in East Lansing developed a process for making inexpensive hydrogen fuel cells to generate cheap electrical power, and helped start a business to bring that technology to market. A company making portable device chargers has now licensed the technology and unveiled its product . . . → Read More: Chemistry Prof. Commercializes Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology

U.K. Universities to Forecast Reactor Lifetimes

(NRC.gov)

Materials scientists and engineers from six universities in the U.K. are taking part in a joint project to forecast the life expectancy of the country’s nuclear power reactors. The research team comes from the University of Leeds, with colleagues from the universities of Manchester, Nottingham, Salford, Sussex, and Huddersfield.

The project runs . . . → Read More: U.K. Universities to Forecast Reactor Lifetimes