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Soybean field (Agricultural Research Service/USDA) Researchers from University of California in Santa Barbara found manufactured nanoparticles disposed after manufacturing or customer use can end up in agricultural soil and eventually affect soybean crops. Findings of the team that includes academic, government, and corporate researchers from elsewhere in California, Texas, Iowa, New York, and . . . → Read More: Effects Assessed of Manufactured Nanoparticles on Soybeans  Comments are closed  Regulations  agriculture, chemistry, life sciences, nanotechnology, physical sciences, university (Investor.gov) A survey of executives from larger companies in Europe shows the executives anticipate spending four percent more per year on research and development in the years 2012 to 2014. The report is based on responses from 187 executives conducted in January through April 2012 in companies that spent €56 billion, which makes . . . → Read More: European Businesses Expect 4 Percent Annual R&D Growth One comment - (Comments are closed) Business conditions, Finance biotechnology, chemistry, computer science, Europe, investment, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, physical sciences, software Toni Barstis (St. Mary’s College) Two presentations at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society in Philadelphia highlight new methods for combating counterfeit drugs, particularly in developing countries. Toni Barstis of Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana (pictured right) discussed a paper-strip test for Panadol, a pain killer based on acetaminophen, . . . → Read More: New Methods Developed to Combat Drug Counterfeiting 4 comments - (Comments are closed) New products, Regulations biomedical, chemistry, engineering, life sciences, manufacturing, medical device, patent, pharmaceuticals, physical sciences, university Mo Ehsani holds a section of lightweight pipe. (University of Arizona) A University of Arizona engineering professor designed a new, lightweight underground pipe material, with a company he founded taking the invention, as well as the innovative manufacturing methods, to market. Mo Ehsani, Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering at Arizona (pictured left), will . . . → Read More: University Prof. Develops Lightweight Pipeline Material One comment - (Comments are closed) New products chemistry, economics, engineering, manufacturing, materials science, physical sciences, university Paulo Lozano (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) A research group at Massachusetts Institute of Technology developed propulsion systems for miniature space satellites that can help prevent these research devices becoming harmful space clutter. Aeronautics and astronautics professor Paulo Lozano and colleagues from MIT’s Space Propulsion Lab discussed their work at the recent Joint Propulsion . . . → Read More: Propulsion Systems Created for Micro Space Satellites One comment - (Comments are closed) New products energy, engineering, NASA, physical sciences, physics, space, university Rama Mukkamala (Michigan State University) Retia Medical, a medical device company in East Lansing, Michigan, raised $7 million in series A funds, the first round of financing after initial start-up. The Pritzker/Vlock family office, a private equity company investing in biotech, industrial and medical equipment, and technology businesses led the round. Retia Medical . . . → Read More: Medical Monitor Device Start-Up Raises $7M in Venture Funds 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Finance biomedical, engineering, entrepreneurs, equity, heart disease, investment, life sciences, medical device, university, venture capital FastStitch device (Johns Hopkins University) A team of biomedical engineering students at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore developed a disposable suturing tool for abdominal surgeries, to reduce the risk of complications, such as the accidental puncture of internal organs. The students, mainly undergraduates, filed a patent for their FastStitch device, and started a . . . → Read More: Hopkins Students Invent Suturing Device, Start Company 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Intellectual property, New products biomedical, engineering, entrepreneurs, life sciences, medical device, patent, university (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI) in Seattle and Medicago Inc. in Quebec City, Canada say the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved their request to start a clinical trial of a vaccine for the H5N1 avian flu. The early stage — phase 1 — trial will test the . . . → Read More: FDA Approves Clinical Trial for H5N1 Vaccine 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Regulations biomedical, Canada, clinical trials, DoD, FDA, grant, life sciences, medical device, pharmaceuticals John Younger (University of Michigan) Researchers at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and University of Colorado in Boulder devised a process to simulate the flow of blood in humans and demonstrate the growth of blood stream bacteria, as well as the limited effectiveness of antibiotics. The team of medical researchers, chemical engineer, . . . → Read More: Simulator Shows Blood Stream Bacterial Formation One comment - (Comments are closed) New products, Regulations biomedical, chemistry, engineering, life sciences, medical device, university (SecretService.gov) Breakout Labs, an early-stage revolving fund for life sciences start-ups, revealed three new grant recipients planning to develop solutions with advanced technologies. Breakout Labs is a program of the Thiel Foundation, founded by entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel — co-founder of PayPal and early venture backer of Facebook — in October 2011. . . . → Read More: Breakout Labs Backs Tissue Engineering, Diagnostic Start-Ups One comment - (Comments are closed) Finance biomedical, biotechnology, cancer, engineering, entrepreneurs, grant, investment, life sciences, medical device, nanotechnology, physical sciences, venture capital |
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