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Grant to Fund Electric Power Market Optimization Research

(Brookhaven National Lab)

Iowa State University in Ames says three of its engineering faculty will receive $1.7 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to study new ways of scheduling and pricing electric power. ISU is the lead institution in a $3 million project involving Sandia National Laboratories, University of California at Davis, . . . → Read More: Grant to Fund Electric Power Market Optimization Research

Clinical Trial to Test Electronic Tinnitus Treatment

(VA.gov)

A clinical trial in the U.K. will test a miniature electronic device that aims to reset neurological patterns causing tinnitus, a debilitating hearing disorder. The Acoustic CR Neuroodulation device to be tested was developed by Adaptive Neuromodulation GmbH in Cologne, Germany.

Tinnitus is a condition characterized by a constant sound pattern in . . . → Read More: Clinical Trial to Test Electronic Tinnitus Treatment

U.S. Patent Awarded for Airborne Pathogen Diagnostic Device

E coli bacteria magnified (USDA Agricultural Research Service/Wikimedia Commons)

PositiveID Corporation in Delray Beach, Florida says it has received a patent on a key element of its technology to test for airborne bacteria and viruses and deliver results within 30 minutes. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarded patent no. 8,133,451 for the . . . → Read More: U.S. Patent Awarded for Airborne Pathogen Diagnostic Device

Unilever Launches Open Innovation Initiative

The consumer goods manufacturer Unilever unveiled today its open innovation program seeking ideas for new products and technologies from the public at large. The initiative is managed by the online intellectual property marketplace yet2.com.

Unilever’s program is structured around a set of issues or problems for which it seeks collaborators to find solutions. The opening . . . → Read More: Unilever Launches Open Innovation Initiative

Agilent to Develop Salmonella, Fish Species Tests for FDA

Salmonella typhimurium, in red, invading cultured human cells. (Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIAID, NIH)

Agilent Technologies Inc. in Santa Clara, California, a developer of instrumentation for chemical and life science analysis, unveiled its agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to develop new tests for the agency’s regulation of food. One set of . . . → Read More: Agilent to Develop Salmonella, Fish Species Tests for FDA

Air Pollutants Found Near Hydraulic Fracturing Gas Wells

Marcellus shale gas well in West Virginia (dep.wv.gov)

Research conducted at the University of Colorado School of Public Health in Denver indicates the natural gas drilling practice known as hydraulic fracturing or fracking may be causing the release of toxic chemicals in the air near drilling sites. The findings of Lisa McKenzie, a . . . → Read More: Air Pollutants Found Near Hydraulic Fracturing Gas Wells

European Autism Research Consortium Launched

(National Institute of Drug Abuse)

An international coalition of pharmaceutical companies, universities, and advocacy organizations aims to discover new drugs to battle autism spectrum disorder, a collection of conditions affecting social interaction and communication. The project known as European Autism Interventions: A Multicentre Study for Developing New Medications (EU-AIMS) is considered the largest . . . → Read More: European Autism Research Consortium Launched

Osteoporosis Drug Developer Secures $28M in Series B Round

(NIH)

Tarsa Therapeutics Inc., a Philadelphia-based developer of drugs to treat osteoporosis, has completed $28 million in new series B financing, the second round of funding after initial start-up. The financing package, announced on Friday, is led by a new investor in the company, Foresite Capital.

The funding is expected to support the . . . → Read More: Osteoporosis Drug Developer Secures $28M in Series B Round

Start-Up Licenses Univ. of Colorado 3-D Imaging Technology

Microtubule structure of rat kangaroo epithelial cells imaged with 3-D Double Helix super-resolution microscopy. (G. Grover, K. DeLuca, J. DeLuca and R. Piestun)

University of Colorado in Boulder has licensed an advanced imaging technology developed in its engineering labs to a start-up company founded by the technology’s inventor. Double Helix LLC, also of . . . → Read More: Start-Up Licenses Univ. of Colorado 3-D Imaging Technology

Pennsylvania Awards Five University Commercialization Grants

Philadelphia skyline

Pennsylvania’s Department of Community and Economic Development approved $3.15 million for five grants to support research and development in nanotechnology and advanced materials. The grants were made through the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority’s University Research Commercialization Program that aims to build stronger synergies between university-based research and technology transfer.

The . . . → Read More: Pennsylvania Awards Five University Commercialization Grants