RUTHERFORD, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Cancer Genetics, Inc. (CGIX) (“CGI” or the “Company”), a leader in oncology-focused personalized medicine, will sponsor and host a roundtable discussion at the second annual BioNJ Diagnostics & Personalized Medicine Innovation Summit on Thursday, June 6, 2013 at Sanofis U.S. Continue reading
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NASA Announces Summer Learning Opportunities For U.S. Students
NASA has unveiled plans for its 2013 Summer of Innovation project, which challenges middle school students across the United States to share in the excitement of scientific discovery and space exploration through unique, NASA-related science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) opportunities. Continue reading
TribuneFest: Technology and Innovation in Medicine – Video
TribuneFest: Technology and Innovation in Medicine By: thetexastribune Continue reading
Futurist Gerd Leonhard: MidemNet 2011: Innovation – music industry learns from other industries – Video
Futurist Gerd Leonhard: MidemNet 2011: Innovation – music industry learns from other industries Watch Full Video HD 1080p: http://tinyurl.com/Full-Video-HD-1080p This is the complete video of a 55 minute talk / session during the annual MIDEM music conference in Cannes, see http://tinyurl.com… By: makalooful Continue reading
Second Annual BioNJ Diagnostics & Personalized Medicine Innovation Summit Taking Place at Sanofi
TRENTON, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– BioNJ, the trade association for New Jerseys biotechnology industry, is hosting its biggest and most interactive event of the year for companies involved in diagnostics and personalized medicine on June 6, 2013 at Sanofis US headquarters in Bridgewater, NJ. Expanded this year due to the success of last years inaugural event, the 2013 BioNJ Diagnostics & Personalized Medicine Innovation Summit will bring together leaders from major global biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, diagnostics companies and emerging innovator companies for a full-day, interactive summit meeting Continue reading
Liberty Global Reports First Quarter 2013 Results
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Liberty Global, Inc. Continue reading
NASA awards ULM grant
NASA awarded the University of Louisiana at Monroe's College of Education and Human Development a $22,500 grant to fund academic outreach programs as part of NASA's Summer of Innovation. These programs, which will benefit middle school students in northeast Louisiana, will provide science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) materials to populations traditionally under-represented in those .. Continue reading
X Prize Founder, Best-Selling Author and Futurist Peter Diamandis to Make Canadian Speaking Debut at OCE's Discovery
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – May 1, 2013) – Dr. Peter Diamandis, noted futurist, X Prize founder and New York Times best-selling author will make his first Canadian appearance as the opening-day keynote speaker at OCE’s Discovery conference Continue reading
Space Station Live: International Space Apps Challenge – Video
Space Station Live: International Space Apps Challenge Space Station Live commentator Pat Ryan recently spoke with Nick Skytland, NASA Open Innovation Project Manager, about the International Space Apps Challenge… Continue reading
Life Technologies' Ion Proton™ to Power Stratified Medicine Scotland Innovation Centre
Innovation Centre’s ambitious approach to treatment of disease to dramatically improve patient outcomes whilst reducing overall healthcare costs. GLASGOW , Scotland, April 23, 2013 /CNW/ – Life Technologies Corporation (LIFE) today announces that it is a lead commercial partner along with Aridhia, a bio-medical informatics company, in the Stratified Medicine Scotland Innovation Centre (SMS-IC). The Ion Proton sequencing platform will be the primary tool to drive discovery and genetic analysis as SMS-IC aspires to be a world-class centre of research, innovation and commercialisation in stratified medicine. Continue reading
Private Space Firms Praise NASA's Asteroid-Capture Plan
NASA this week put the official stamp on an initiative to capture a near-Earth asteroid and haul it back to a “stable orbit in the Earth-moon system where astronauts can visit and explore it.” The space agency apportioned $105 million for the mission as part of its fiscal 2014 budget, released on Wednesday. Continue reading
MathScience Innovation Center’s Nanotechnology Fellows Program – Video
MathScience Innovation Center's Nanotechnology Fellows Program Watch this report on the MathScience Innovation Center's Nanotechnology Fellows Program, which is aimed at helping teachers explore nano science through hand… By: ScienceMattersVA Continue reading
Children’s National Medical Center Unveils New Pain Medicine Care Complex
Pediatric Pain Medicine Program Uses Revolutionary Distract, Measure, Treat Approach to Tackle Pain in Children Washington, DC (PRWEB) April 03, 2013 The Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at Childrens National Medical Center has opened a new Pain Medicine Care Complex, which aims to eliminate pain in children by addressing each patients pain from every angle. The Pain Medicine Care Complex combines new treatment approaches with sophisticated data collection via novel gaming technology that fully engage young patients and also objectively measures their treatment progress over time. Through a cost-effective, continuous loop where evidence drives clinical care, and clinical care drives research, Childrens National is advancing pediatric pain medical research to improve the lives of children and reduce health care costs, said Julia Finkel, MD, Lead Principal Investigator of the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation and Vice Chief of the Division of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at Childrens National Continue reading
Economic Action Plan 2013 – Benefits Quebec Aerospace Industry
MONTREAL, March 22, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ – Aro Montral, Quebec’s aerospace cluster, is pleased with the industry-specific measures announced yesterday in Canada’s Economic Action Plan 2013. “The measures announced are a positive response to the recommendations issued in the Aerospace Review report tabled last November Continue reading
Global Survey Underscores Importance of Patient Education and Engagement in Personalised Medicine
DUBLIN, March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Nearly two out of three people in four major European countries have no awareness of personalised medicine – despite the fact that this evolving discipline has vast implications for Europe’s healthcare issues and Europeans’ personal health. These statistics presented today at the European Alliance for Personalised Medicine (EAPM) conference taking place in Dublin, in association with the Irish EU Presidency, were part of the PACE Cancer Perception Index that studied knowledge and attitudes about cancer treatment and care, the healthcare system and patient involvement Continue reading
Mintz Levin Supports Senior Executive Women in Health Care as Sponsor of Women Business Leaders’ 12th Annual Summit
WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Health Law Practice of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. is a sponsor of the Women Business Leaders (WBL) of the U.S. Health Care Industry Foundation and WBLs 12th Annual Summit Continue reading
Britain partners with industry to fund $3 billion aerospace centre
LONDON (Reuters) – The government said on Monday it will join industrial partners to create a 2 billion pound aerospace centre, part of efforts to bolster manufacturers as it struggles to revive a flagging economy. Continue reading
Episode 4: Artificial Intelligence, Autodesk, 3D Printing, and Innovation – Video
Episode 4: Artificial Intelligence, Autodesk, 3D Printing, and Innovation Andaaz talks to several amazing experts on innovation in technology. We visit Boston, MA and speak to Andrew Hessel from Autodesk, Reshma Shetty and Tom Knig.. Continue reading
Attorney Robert L. Lord, Jr. Joins the Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute of Florida Board of Directors
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute of Florida (VGTI Florida), a leading nonprofit immunological research institute, is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert L. Lord, Jr., J.D., B.C.S., F.A.C.H.E., to the Board of Directors. Continue reading
Global Futurist Jack Uldrich to Discuss the Future of Higher Education
Acclaimed global futurist and iconoclastic chief unlearning officer Jack Uldrich has been selected to deliver the opening keynote at the European Association for International Educations annual convention in Istanbul, Turkey. Uldrich will review major industry trends, including advances in open-source education, MOOCs, mobile web communication, interactive e-books, gaming dynamics, augmented-reality, artificial intelligence, crowdsourcing and more. Washington, DC (PRWEB) February 25, 2013 Beyond addressing educational trends, including Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), open-source educational platforms (such as Coursera, EdX and Udacity), mobile web communications, interactive and customizable e-books, gaming dynamics, augmented-reality, artificial intelligence, and crowdsourcing; Uldrich will tackle how these trends are transforming the student-teacher relationship and review the changes educational leaders must make today in order to stay relevant in tomorrows changing world. Continue reading