Research Commercialization Academy (BETA 0.01)

Author: Lori Valigra

Source: http://www.masshightech.com

Interest: Scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital and the University of Massachusetts Medical Center were granted $1 million cooperative research grants today by the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, the quasi-public agency running the state’s 10-year, $1 billion life sciences initiative.

Link: http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2011/04/25/daily42-MGH-UMass-Medical-researchers-awarded-1M-matching-grants.html

Author: The Holland Sentinel

Source: http://www.hollandsentinel.com

Interest: The Michigan Green Technology Entrepreneur Academy — a new program hosted by Grand Valley State University — has been awarded a $61,000 grant to advance new clean technology ideas.

Link: http://www.hollandsentinel.com/newsnow/x464040029/Grand-Valley-receives-grant-for-entrepreneurship-education

Author: Matt Pilon

Source: http://www.wbjournal.com

Interest: The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center today announced a $500,000-grant to help the University of Massachusetts Medical School and Worcester-based RXi Pharmaceuticals work together to find a new treatment for ALS, a deadly central nervous system disease.

Link: http://www.wbjournal.com/news48924.html

Author: Scott Waldman and Eric Anderson

Source: http://www.timesunion.com

Interest: When the University at Albany lured a top biomedical researcher to its campus last June, he wanted to bring his startup company with him.

Link: http://www.timesunion.com/business/article/Push-on-for-SUNY-deal-1354592.php

Author: Kate Raddatz

Source: http://www.mndaily.com

Interest: A new MRI technique developed by University of Minnesota researchers was acquired by General Electric Co. earlier this month.

Link: http://www.mndaily.com/2011/04/28/ge-acquires-university-mri-technology

Author: FCW Staff

Source: http://washingtontechnology.com

Interest: Engineering plants to replace oil is one of five project areas that will be eligible for support under the $130 million in funding made available by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), the Energy Department said in a statement April 21.

Link: http://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2011/04/22/energy-dept-130-million-advanced-research-projects.aspx

Author: University of California - San Diego

Source: http://esciencenews.com

Interest: The exponentially increasing amount of digital information, along with new challenges in storing valuable data and massive datasets, are changing the architecture of today's newest supercomputers as well as how researchers will use them to accelerate scientific discovery, said Michael Norman, director of the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

Link: http://esciencenews.com/articles/2011/04/22/sdsc.venture.capitalists.data.intensive.supercomputing.here

Author: Erin Voegele

Source: http://www.biodieselmagazine.com

Interest: Every few years it seems that a new “wonder crop” is poised for commercialization as the latest, greatest biodiesel feedstock.

Link: http://www.biodieselmagazine.com/articles/7739/feeding-a-need

Author: Biotechnology Industry Organization

Source: http://news.thomasnet.com

Interest: BIO President and CEO Jim Greenwood released statement regarding the America Invents Act, H.R. 1249, which passed House Committee on the Judiciary.

Link: http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/BIO-opposes-House-Judiciary-Committee-s-patent-reform-bill-595028

Author: Roger McEowen

Source: http://southeastfarmpress.com

Interest: As biotech patents expire and regulatory approvals for overseas markets become uncertain, a significant question exists as to whether farmers will continue to have access to these markets.

Link: http://southeastfarmpress.com/management/what-will-happen-when-biotech-crop-patents-expire

Author: Amy Ritter

Source: http://pharmtech.findpharma.com

Interest: The US patent laws are undergoing their first large revision since the Patent Act of 1952. The America Invents Act, introduced by Senator Leahy (D-VT) on Jan. 25, 2011, was overwhelmingly passed by the US Senate on Mar. 8, 2011. It was then introduced in House of Representatives on Mar. 30, 2011, where it is still awaiting a vote.

Link: http://pharmtech.findpharma.com/pharmtech/News/Congress-Overhauling-US-Patent-Laws/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/717156?contextCategoryId=35097

Author: David Tenenbaum

Source: http://www.news.wisc.edu

Interest: As Wisconsin struggles with unemployment and anemic growth, a group of health-related university spin-offs continues to benefit from UW-Madison's profound depth in biological sciences, medicine and engineering.

Link: http://www.news.wisc.edu/19280

Author: Peter Key

Source: http://www.bizjournals.com

Interest: The University City Science Center said Tuesday it has been awarded a $1 million federal grant for its QED Proof-of-Concept funding program.

Link: http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2011/04/19/university-city-science-center-gets.html

Author: Knowledge@Wharton

Source: http://www.fool.com

Interest: Brand-name VC firms have big funds and are struggling to find companies that can absorb eight-figure investments and generate outsized returns on them.

Link: http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2011/04/19/another-tech-bubble-separating-the-froth-from-the-.aspx

Author: Jason deBruyn

Source: http://www.bizjournals.com

Interest: Duke University scientists will advance biomedical engineering research through a $20 million endowment that includes a $10 million gift from the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation.

Link: http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/blog/2011/04/duke-sets-up-20m-biomedical-endowment.html