MOJAVE, Calif., March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –XCOR Aerospace today announced a first in aviation and space history, the firing of a full piston pump-powered rocket engine. This breakthrough is the foundation for fully reusable spacecraft that can fly multiple times per day, every day. Continue reading
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Liquipel Demonstrates the Latest in Liquid Protection Nanotechnology at SXSW
AUSTIN, TX–(Marketwire – Mar 13, 2013) – SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST (SXSW) — Liquipel, LLC, makers of the award-winning Watersafe nanotechnology that protects your electronics from accidental water damage, will be at the Empire Garage and Control Room during South by Southwest. They will be showcasing their newly debuted Liquipel 2.0 nanocoating technology for mobile phones, headphones, microphones and more. Liquipel will demonstrate the Liquipel 2.0 technology, which represents the latest in nanocoating science, technology and manufacturing process with marked improvements on durability, corrosion resistance and water protection from its predecessor. Continue reading
PASSUR® Aerospace Announces Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Contracts for PASSUR Collaborative Platform
STAMFORD, Conn., Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –PASSUR Aerospace, Inc. Continue reading
Steven J. Kafka joins Foundation Medicine as chief business officer
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Foundation Medicine Inc., a Cambridge biotechnology company using genomics data and DNA sequencing to help doctors pinpoint treatments for cancer patients, announced the appointment Wednesday of Steven J. Continue reading
Butler University Selects Castlight Health to Deliver Health Care Transparency to its Workforce
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Castlight Health, the leader in Health Care Transparency for employers, today announced that Butler University is implementing Castlights health care management suite. With Castlight, Butler will be able to offer its employees and their dependents better insight into the cost and quality of health care procedures and providers, allowing them to make more effective health care decisions. Fostering a happy, healthy workforce is a key priority for Butler, and we realized that increased health care transparency was the next logical step in helping support that goal, said Bruce Arick, chief financial officer, Butler University. Continue reading
“Large number” sign UM medical school petition
A large number of faculty at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have signed a petition complaining about the schools leadership, the head of the faculty senate said in an email Monday. Richard Williamson, a law professor who is chair of the senate, sent the email to faculty assuring them anonymity if they signed and saying that the deadline for submitting copies of the petition is Friday, in order to make a final report in a timely manner. Williamsons email was the first official confirmation about the size of the protest Continue reading
First Regen Med Investor Day Takes Place April 17, 2013 in New York City
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –The Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM) today announced its first Regen Med Investor Day will take place on April 17, 2013. Co-hosted by leading financial firms Burrill & Company, Piper Jaffray and Maxim Group, this one-day meeting will provide institutional, strategic and venture investors’ unique insight into the investment hypothesis for regenerative medicine-based therapeutics and tools Continue reading
The Alliance for Regenerative Medicine Elects Geoff MacKay as Next Chair, Welcomes New Officers and Executive Committee
WASHINGTON, DC–(Marketwire – Nov 15, 2012) – The Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM), the international organization representing the regenerative medicine community, announces the election of Geoff MacKay, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Organogenesis Inc., as its next chair and Keith Murphy, Chairman and CEO of Organovo, as Vice-Chair. Ed Field, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Cytomedix, and Martin McGlynn, President and CEO of StemCells, Inc Continue reading
Liberty Power Enters Ohio Electric Market
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. Continue reading
NASA Opens Media Accreditation, Announces Events for Shuttle Atlantis' Final Move
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Media accreditation is open for activities surrounding space shuttle Atlantis’ move to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida for permanent public display. Continue reading
Liberty Mutual Insurance Mobile Application Lets Employers Help New Mothers Easily Activate Disability Benefits
BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Liberty Mutual Insurance Group Benefits, the first group life and disability carrier to launch a mobile application to help employees conveniently manage multiple benefits using mobile devices, has extended the functionality of its MyLibertyMobile application to make life easier for new moms. MyLibertyMobiles Report a Birth now offers a quick, convenient way for new mothers to activate their disability benefits using a smartphone or tablet following the birth of a child, allowing them to concentrate on the new priority in their life. Continue reading
Popular Migraine Medicine Quickly Absorbed When Delivered With Novel Breath Powered OptiNose Bi-Directional™ Nasal …
YARDLEY, Pa., Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — OptiNose US Inc. today announced results of a study testing delivery of the migraine medicine sumatriptan with a novel device using OptiNose breath powered Bi-Directional nasal technology. Continue reading
Nuvilex's Subsidiary, Austrianova Singapore, to Provide Confirmatory Findings From Additional Pancreatic Cancer Trial …
SILVER SPRING, Md., Sept. 27, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nuvilex, Inc. (NVLX), an international biotechnology provider of cell and gene therapy solutions, announced today that Austrianova Singapore Pte Ltd (ASPL) will reveal confirmatory findings from a second phase 2 pancreatic cancer clinical trial that used the encapsulated cytochrome P450 expressing cells followed by chemotherapy to treat pancreatic cancer at the International Society for Cell and Gene Therapy (ISCGT) meeting next week. Continue reading
New Marshall Space Flight Center Director Introduces Himself, Vision For Marshall
Posted on: 5:09 pm, September 26, 2012, by David Kumbroch, updated on: 05:49pm, September 26, 2012 REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (WHNT) The Marshall Space Flight Center finds itself under new leadership again Continue reading
Hy-Power Nano Inc. names Dr. Hadi Mahabadi as Chief Operating Officer
Former Xerox executive pioneered nanotechnology innovation and commercialization BRAMPTON, ON, Aug. 9, 2012 /CNW/ – Hy-Power Nano Inc Continue reading
Park Electrochemical Corp. Announces Appointment of Steve Pittari as Vice President-Aerospace
MELVILLE, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Park Electrochemical Corp. (NYSE-PKE) announced the appointment of Steve Pittari as Vice President-Aerospace of the Company. In this new position, Mr Continue reading
Alaska Aerospace board to mull replacement of CEO
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A top official with the Alaska Aerospace Corp. says a special meeting will be held to discuss replacement of the corporation’s departing CEO Dale Nash Continue reading
Freedom Communications Announces Close of Sale of Texas Publishing Assets
IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Freedom Communications announced today that the sale of the print and online publishing assets of its Texas properties, The Brownsville Herald, El Nuevo Heraldo, The Harlingen Valley Morning Star, The Monitor in McAllen, The Odessa American and The Mid Valley Town Crier in Weslaco, to AIM Media Texas, LLC has closed. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. In conjunction with the transaction, AIM previously announced that all Freedom employees at these publications will continue in their respective jobs and positions with the new company Continue reading
CPUC Approves SDG&E's East County (ECO) Substation Project
SAN DIEGO, June 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today approved San Diego Gas & Electric’s (SDG&E) East County (ECO) Substation Project, a development that involves two electric substations along SDG&E’s Southwest Powerlink transmission line that will help boost electric reliability in the region and accommodate the delivery of wind, solar and geothermal power to utility customers. In total, theapproximately $435 million venture will include a new 58-acre,500/230/138 kV substation in Jacumba, Calif., and the reconstruction and modernization of an existing fifty year old substation in the town of Boulevard, Calif.The two electric substations will be interconnected by a 14-mile 138-Kilovolt transmission line.Construction is expected to begin later this year. “The backbone of our electric system is the transmission grid and adding the ECO substation will substantively improve reliability for east county San Diego residents and facilitate the delivery of more clean, renewable energy to our customers throughout the region,” said Michael R Continue reading
SalutarisMD Announces Positive Case Report of a New Investigational Wet AMD Therapy at ARVO
DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Positive results from a trial of episcleral brachytherapy to treat Wet Age-related Macular Degeneration (Wet AMD) were presented today at the ARVO Drug and Gene Delivery to the Back of the Eye Conference. The case reported was drawn from a Phase 1 study to assess the safety of this new investigational therapy for the leading cause of vision loss and blindness. Continue reading