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(USGS.gov) A spin-off company from University of Minnesota is commercializing a process for generating electricity with geothermal energy from stored carbon dioxide captured at coal-fired power plants. Heat Mining Company LLC, in Rapid City, South Dakota, is based on a technology invented by Minnesota faculty Martin Saar (earth science) and Thomas Kuehn (engineering), . . . → Read More: University Start-Up to Generate Power with Stored CO2  One comment - (Comments are closed)  Intellectual property, New products  carbon capture, cleantech, energy, engineering, entrepreneurs, licensing, physical sciences, university (National Institute on Aging, NIH) The drug manufacturer Sanofi, based in Paris, and the Michael J. Fox Foundation in New York agreed today to conduct a clinical trial of AVE8112, a Sanofi compound, in patients with Parkinson’s disease. AVE8112 is a type of anti-inflammatory drug known as PDE4 inhibitors that have been tested . . . → Read More: Sanofi, Fox Foundation Partner on Parkinson’s Drug Trial 3 comments - (Comments are closed) Joint ventures/collaborations biomedical, clinical trials, Europe, life sciences, pharmaceuticals Alder BioPharmaceuticals Inc. in Bothell, Washington says it closed $38 million in financing today to support clinical studies of its two lead compounds. The series D round, the fourth financing installment after initial start-up, is led by Novo Ventures, the venture capital subsidiary of Danish pharmaceutical maker Novo Nordisk. Alder BioPharmaceuticals has developed an antibody . . . → Read More: Biotech Company Secures $38 Million Series D Funds Comments are closed Finance biomedical, biotechnology, cancer, clinical trials, equity, investment, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, venture capital Woven artificial bee silk (CSIRO) Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the global biotechnology company Lonza have agreed to develop new insect silks for medical and industrial applications. Financial and intellectual property terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Insect silk is a potential component in a range of new . . . → Read More: Australian Science Agency, Biotech Partner on Insect Silks Comments are closed Joint ventures/collaborations, New products Asia, Australia, biotechnology, engineering, Europe, life sciences, materials science, physical sciences (CA.gov) An analysis by researchers in Europe and the U.S. indicate that large-scale biofuel production from forest biomass is unsustainable and will increase greenhouse gas emissions. The findings appear online in the journal Global Change Biology/Bioenergy. The report, an invited analysis by the journal, was led by the Max-Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry in . . . → Read More: Forest Biofuels Unsustainable, Could Boost Greenhouse Gases One comment - (Comments are closed) Business conditions, Regulations biofuels, economics, energy, Europe, life sciences, manufacturing, physical sciences, university Joseph Wu (Stanford University) Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine in California have devised a process for generating artifical heart cells from the skin of patients with a common cardiac condition. Their findings appear today in the journal Science Translational Medicine (paid subscription required). The team led by Joseph Wu, a . . . → Read More: Lab-Made Heart Cells Found Useful for Research, Testing One comment - (Comments are closed) New products biomedical, biotechnology, genomics, heart disease, life sciences, stem cells, university (FEMA.gov) A study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore shows helicopter transport increases the survival rate of trauma victims brought to hospitals compared to ground transport, but the costs are high and better guidelines are needed to determine when to use this resource. The findings are published in this week’s . . . → Read More: Helicopter Medevacs Save Trauma Patient Lives But Are Costly Breakout Labs, a revolving investment fund in San Francisco that aims to support early-stage enterprises developing radical new technologies, announced its first six grants yesterday. The fund is backed by the Thiel Foundation, established by entrepreneur Peter Thiel, a founder of online payments service PayPal and an early investor in Facebook. All of the recipient . . . → Read More: Breakout Labs Makes First Early-Stage Science Company Grants One comment - (Comments are closed) Finance biomedical, biotechnology, engineering, entrepreneurs, grant, investment, life sciences, medical device, physical sciences, physics Pyrococcus furiosus (Adams Lab, University of Georgia) Molecular biologists at University of Georgia in Athens have devised a process for engineering a microorganism to generate enzymes at lower temperatures than in its natural state. Their findings appear today in the online journal mBio published by American Society for Microbiology. The team, led by . . . → Read More: Bioengineered Microbe Developed for Low-Temperature Enzymes Comments are closed New products biotechnology, engineering, genomics, life sciences, manufacturing, university (National Institute of Mental Health) A clinical trial involving researchers from University of California at San Francisco and the biotechnology company Agenus Inc. in Lexington, Massachusetts found a vaccine has extended the lives of patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme, a type of brain cancer. The findings are being presented today at a meeting . . . → Read More: Clinical Trial Shows Brain Cancer Vaccine Extends Lives 2 comments - (Comments are closed) New products, Regulations biomedical, biotechnology, cancer, clinical trials, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, university |
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