Research Commercialization Academy (BETA 0.01)

Author: Kharli Mandeville

Source: http://www.statepress.com

Interest: Two Biodesign Institute researchers have been awarded more than $5 million in grants to further pursue research into a cutting edge technology to sequence an individual’s genetic information, or genome.

Link: http://www.statepress.com/2011/09/01/asu-scientists-receive-5-mil-for-dna-research/

Author: http://media-newswire.com

Source: http://media-newswire.com

Interest: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded funding for two research projects from the Georgia Institute of Technology that focus on developing advanced post-combustion technologies for capturing carbon dioxide from coal-fired power plants.

Link: http://targetednews.com/disp_story.php?s_id=1059668

Author: Becky Stuart

Source: http://www.pv-magazine.com

Interest: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has made over USD$145 million available to 69 solar projects across the country.

Link: http://www.pv-magazine.com/news/details/archive/2011/september/beitrag/doe-grants-usd145-million-for-development-of-solar-technologies_100004165/

Author: Marni Jameson

Source: http://www.orlandosentinel.com

Interest: An innovative UCF scientist has helped land two NIH grants totaling $5.5 million, the University of Central Florida announced Friday.

Link: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/health/os-ucf-nih-grants-20110902,0,2102771.story

Author: http://www.upi.com/

Source: http://www.upi.com/

Interest: WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Scientists studying Venus say NASA has a bias against the planet when it come to scientific missions and infrequent visits are hindering their research.

Link: http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2011/09/02/Venus-scientists-see-research-bias/UPI-62361315003965/

Author: Kelly Liyakasa

Source: http://westfaironline.com

Interest: Jose Galarza, president and founder of the nascent TechnoVax, a maker of virus-like particle technology (VLP), said the company retained a $3 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant in 2009 and $1 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health in 2005; the money will go toward clinical trials for mass-market vaccines for infectious diseases.

Link: http://westfaironline.com/2011/15882-building-biotech/

Author: http://lubbockonline.com

Source: http://lubbockonline.com

Interest: NIH grants turn discoveries made in the lab into understanding about why diseases occur and how to treat them.

Link: http://lubbockonline.com/editorial-letters/2011-09-03/letter-more-research-needed-address-chronic-kidney-disease#.TmH4wFka5iM

Author: http://www.tmcnet.com

Source: http://www.tmcnet.com

Interest: Virginia Commonwealth University has received two grants totaling $1.75 million from the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Nanoelectronics Research Initiative of the Semiconductor Research Corporation to create energy-efficient computing devices with even more processing power packed in a chip - potentially cutting out the need for battery-run computer circuits in the future.

Link: http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2011/09/02/5748956.htm

Author: http://www.genomeweb.com/

Source: http://www.genomeweb.com/

Interest: NeoProteomics announced on Tuesday it has been awarded a two-year, $300,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop software for commercial applications.

Link: http://www.genomeweb.com/informatics/neoproteomics-receives-300k-sbir-grant-develop-software-personalized-medicine-to

Author: Daniel Stolte, University

Source: http://uanews.org

Interest: A team led by UA professor and inventor M. Bonner Denton received a 2011 R&D 100 Award for a breakthrough in detection technology that could advance monitoring for nuclear activity, environmental damage, forensic testing and more.

Link: http://uanews.org/node/41525

Author: Todd Nelson

Source: http://finance-commerce.com

Interest: Researchers will use a recent $695,000 university grant to demonstrate that their approach to improving solar cell efficiency works, said project leader Stephen Campbell, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the U’s College of Science and Engineering in Minneapolis.

Link: http://finance-commerce.com/2011/08/university-of-minnesota-project-aims-to-cut-solar-energy-costs/

Author: Office of Congressman Chaka Fattah

Source: http://www.sacbee.com

Interest: Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), a lead appropriator for scientific research, announces the award of five grants totaling $1,907,120 from the National Science Foundation directed to Philadelphia's University City district.

Link: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/08/31/3875647/congressman-fattah-announces-over.html

Author: ELLEN MEDER

Source: http://www2.wspa.com

Interest: Grant funding enables major advances that help South Carolinians first.

Link: http://www2.wspa.com/lifestyles/2011/aug/31/usc-researcher-gives-stroke-patients-hope-cures-ar-2347611/

Author: VIMAL PATEL

Source: http://www.theeagle.com

Interest: A Texas A&M-led team recently received a $14.4 million grant to study petroleum fluids that have erupted in the ocean's depths.

Link: http://www.theeagle.com/business/A-amp-amp-M-gets--14-4M-grant-for-BP-spill-research

Author: http://www.marketwatch.com

Source: http://www.marketwatch.com

Interest: The National Comprehensive Cancer Network(R) (NCCN(R)) Oncology Research Program (ORP) recently awarded research grants to investigators following a review of proposals submitted in response to the NCCN Ofatumumab Request for Proposals and the NCCN Pazopanib Request for Proposals. These grants were made possible through general research support of $4 million from GlaxoSmithKline.

Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/researchers-receive-grants-from-nccn-oncology-research-program-funded-through-glaxosmithkline-2011-08-31

Author: http://www.csbsju.edu

Source: http://www.csbsju.edu

Interest: The chemistry department at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University has had a remarkable summer securing two grants totaling $799,632 from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Link: http://www.csbsju.edu/News/NSF-grant-2011.htm

Author: http://www.knssradio.com

Source: http://www.knssradio.com

Interest: WICHITA - Wichita State University's National Institute for Aviation Research has been awarded a $1.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to fund a project involving the National Center of Innovation for Biomaterials in Orthopaedic Research (CIBOR).

Link: http://www.knssradio.com/2011/08/31/wichitakansas/Federal-Grant-Money-for-Wichita-State/10783798

Author: http://www.themoralliberal.com

Source: http://www.themoralliberal.com

Interest: It took nearly three years for the National Institutes of Health, the nation’s medical research agency, to complete an in-depth study that concludes blacks who apply for federal research grants are less likely than whites and Hispanics to receive the awards.

Link: http://www.themoralliberal.com/2011/08/31/u-s-to-boost-diversity-in-medical-research-workforce/

Author: Erin Digitale

Source: http://www.eurekalert.org

Interest: A team at the Stanford University School of Medicine has cataloged, down to the letter, exactly what parts of the genetic code are essential for survival in one bacterial species, Caulobacter crescentus.

Link: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-08/sumc-ns082411.php

Author: Steve Duda

Source: http://www.earthtechling.com

Interest: Arizona State University recently announced that the university will lead a new national Engineering Research Center (ERC) to explore how to harness solar power in ways that are both sustainable and make economic sense.

Link: http://www.earthtechling.com/2011/08/sun-devils-score-solar-power-research-funds/