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Author: PRNewswire

Source: Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH

Interest: AdhereTech receives $50,000 grand prize in global diabetes innovation challenge funded by Boehringer Ingelheim NEW YORK, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Developers of a pill bottle that wirelessly transmits data, measures medication and sends patient reminders have emerged as grand prize winners in the Healthcare Innovation World Cup, the international diabetes innovation challenge funded by Boehringer Ingelheim and organized by HITLAB.

Link: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wireless-pill-bottle-wins-healthcare-innovation-world-cup-207711501.html

Author: http://www.genengnews.com/

Source: http://www.genengnews.com/

Interest: Harvard University just got a shot in the arm from one of its alumni: the Blavatnik Family Foundation donated $50 million to Harvard to launch an initiative to expedite the development of basic science discoveries into new therapies for patients and cures for disease. The Blavatnik Biomedical Accelerator aims to identify early-stage technologies that show promise, upgrade their value, and prepare them for licensing and commercial development.

Link: http://www.genengnews.com/gen-news-highlights/harvard-gets-50m-from-bff-toward-life-science-entrepreneurship/81248296/

Author: Charlie

Source: Clean Energy

Interest: Apparently some in North Carolina are not paying attention to the boom in clean energy businesses and jobs that have sprouted up around the state in recent years. When Senate Bill 3 passed in 2007 in a nearly-unanimous bipartisan vote, it established a Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (REPS) requiring the state’s utility companies to provide a portion (12.5% for investor-owned utilities and 10% for municipal utilities and electric coops)

Link: http://blog.cleanenergy.org/2013/04/23/repeal-of-the-reps-will-hurt-north-carolina/

Author: Christopher Martin

Source: www.bloomberg.com

Interest: More than half the U.S. states with laws requiring utilities to buy renewable energy are considering ways to pare back those mandates after a plunge in natural gas prices brought on by technology that boosted supply. Sixteen of the 29 states with renewable portfolio standards are considering legislation that would reduce the need for wind and solar power, according to researchers backed by the U.S. Energy Department.

Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-23/u-s-states-turn-against-renewable-energy-as-gas-plunges.html

Author: ALLAN ROTH

Source: www.cbsnews.com

Interest: (MoneyWatch) You can have it all -- you can save the earth and make money by investing in clean energy. At least that's what I've heard said many times. After all, there is a finite amount of fossil fuels on the planet, and any innovator who can develop the next clean and cheap source of energy is likely to become quite wealthy, as will those who are savvy enough to invest in it. The ultimate win-win, right?

Link: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505123_162-57577530/is-investing-in-clean-energy-a-good-idea/

Author: Debra Fiakas CFA

Source: www.altenergystocks.com

Interest: Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE: Nasdaq) is building a nationwide network of natural gas stations for fleet vehicles. The company supplies compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel for light, medium, and heavy-duty vehicles; and liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel for medium and heavy-duty vehicles. While there is a growing number of fleet owners that have invested in natural gas vehicles, Clean Energy has yet to reach the critical mass needed to reach profitability.

Link: http://www.altenergystocks.com/archives/2013/03/betting_on_alternative_fueling_at_clean_energy_fuels.html

Author: Dr. Stephen A. Smith

Source: cleanenergy.org

Interest: Just over a year ago we made the decision to continue to practice what we preach with the installation and activation of our own solar photovoltaic array at our Knoxville, TN office. As part of a series of energy efficiency improvements to our new office, we knew that installing the solar system was the ideal way to raise awareness of solar power in our community, and save money on our electric bills, all while making use of the clean, abundant energy provided by the sun.

Link: http://blog.cleanenergy.org/2013/03/25/sace-solar-array-shines-in-its-first-year/

Author: Heather Taylor-Miesle

Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

Interest: Senator Carl Levin has announced he will not seek reelection in 2014 and already the succession speculation has begun. Michigan has a deep field of leaders to draw from to run for Levin's seat. Yet whoever steps forward will have to chart their course carefully. Michigan is solidly purple, having voted for Democrats in six of the last ten presidential races, but electing a Republican governor and a Republican legislature.

Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/heather-taylormiesle/michiganders-for-clean-en_b_2927919.html

Author: Center for American Progress

Source: www.earthtechling.com

Interest: The recently released Senate and House budget resolutions for fiscal year 2014 reflect diametrically opposed visions of America’s energy and climate futures. The Senate budget invests in clean energy technologies that reduce carbon pollution responsible for climate change. The House budget, on the other hand, ignores climate change and defunds clean energy technologies.

Link: http://www.earthtechling.com/2013/03/two-different-federal-visions-of-a-clean-energy-future/

Author: Zachary Shahan

Source: www.cleantechnica.com

Interest: Another day, another story about fossil fuel–funded attacks on clean energy. Thanks to venerable organizations like the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) for getting out there and helping to advance society, rather than send it backwards. This repost below is actually from yesterday, but I think it’s still worth a quick read.

Link: http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/20/scientists-to-ohio-senators-continue-clean-energy-standards/

Author: Lisa Song

Source: InsideClimate News

Interest: By 2050, New York State could run entirely on energy produced from wind, water and sunlight. That radical finding, which goes further than any other clean energy plan envisioned for New York, comes from a peer-reviewed study published last week in the journal Energy Policy.

Link: http://insideclimatenews.org/news/20130321/scientist-policymakers-clean-energy-could-fuel-new-york-2050

Author: Patricia Resende

Source: www.bizjournals.com

Interest: Quinsigamond Community College will boost its life science program offerings at the college thanks to a $310,000 grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, the quasi-public agency said Thursday. The grant will enable the Worcester college to pay for equipment and renovations to its lab, according to MLSC. QCC plans to update 2,000 square feet of lab space and equip the space with new technologies that will serve as the school’s lab for biotech and related programs.

Link: http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/bioflash/2013/03/mass-life-sciences-center-pumps.html

Author: Ellen Wald

Source: www.washingtontimes.com

Interest: President Obama recently announced his nomination of Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Ernest J. Moniz to be the next secretary of energy. A professor of physics and engineering systems and the director of MIT’s Laboratory for Energy and the Environment, on first glance, Mr. Moniz seems to signal a shift from outgoing Energy Secretary Steven Chu.

Link: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/mar/14/the-dirty-politics-of-clean-energy-824556098/

Author: Angela Garrone

Source: blog.cleanenergy.org

Interest: Like a gourmet chef stocking his pantry, President Obama is close to having a full second term Cabinet. In his latest round of announcements, President Obama nominated a new Department of Interior Secretary, a new Environmental Protection Agency Administrator and a new Department of Energy Secretary.

Link: http://blog.cleanenergy.org/2013/03/12/latest-obama-cabinet-announcements-bring-mixed-reactions-from-environmental-community/

Author: Bruce Dorminey

Source: www.forbes.com

Interest: The term “nanotechnology” has been bandied about so much over the last few decades that even the researcher who popularized the term is the first to point out that it’s lost its original meaning. Nanotech, or the manipulation of matter on atomic and molecular scales, is currently used to describe micro-scale technology in everything from space technology to biotech.

Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/brucedorminey/2013/02/26/nanotechnologys-civilization-changing-revolutionary-next-phase/

Author: Scott E. Rickert

Source: www.industryweek.com

Interest: Something new happened in January that got me thinking about something old. The new? The Occupational Safety and Health Administration released a new fact sheet, titled Working Safety with Nanomaterials. The old? Nanomaterials. How old? People have been safely putting them to work for millennia -- and nature's been at it since the beginning of time.

Link: http://www.industryweek.com/emerging-technologies/nanotechnologys-4500-year-health-record

Author: Lisa Shuchman

Source: www.law.com

Interest: he United States continues to lead the world in nanotechnology patent applications and grants, and is poised to see a period of exponential growth in the field in the next few years, according to "Intellectual Property in the Next Technology Revolution: How Does the United States Stack Up?", a study by the law firm McDermott Will & Emery.

Link: http://www.law.com/corporatecounsel/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202588923477&US_Leads_in_Nanotechnology_Patents_East_Asia_Making_Gains&slreturn=20130121091631

Author: David Ono

Source: http://abclocal.go.com

Interest: People faced with soaring healthcare costs have looked for help before. Now they've found another possible solution online. Thousands are sharing their stories on websites in what is known as crowdfunding. It's the latest online evolution connecting individuals who are in need, with people who want to do good.

Link: http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/health/your_health&id=8977981

Author: http://www.bizjournals.com

Source: http://www.bizjournals.com

Interest: Dade City commissioners have approved $50,000 to launch Pasco County’s first business incubator. The incubator will be located in the Dade City Business Center and managed by a team led by the Pasco Economic Development Council Inc. Saint Leo University has offered to partner with Pasco EDC and the new business incubator to provide technical assistance to startups.

Link: http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2013/01/23/pasco-county-incubator-steps-toward.html

Author: Nuala Moran

Source: Science|Business

Interest: Six of the world’s most prestigious public drug discovery organisations are joining forces in a bid to improve the conversion rate of basic research into much-needed new therapies

Link: http://bulletin.sciencebusiness.net/news/76010/Leaders-in-academic-tech-transfer-form-new-global-innovation-alliance