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Carbon market bonanza for accountants

in Sox First, on July 10, 2009

... trading a license to print money. Earlier this week, we had reports that the Big Four accounting firms are beefing their expertise and setting up climate desks for their clients which include high ...

Virginia Nanotechnology Park Moves Forward

in Nanotechbuzz, on July 9, 2009

...basic nanotechnology research from 2003 through 2007 with 187. Virginia Tech and nearby nanotech firms captured 61 of them valued at $15 million, more grants than in any other region of the state.&q...

20 Cholesterol Regulating Genes Identified

in The Biotech Weblog, on July 8, 2009

© micahb37 Using RNA interference technology, researchers from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory have identified 20 genes involved in cholesterol metabolism , potentially leading to new treatments for heart disease and other cholesterol-related diseases. Of the 20 genes the scientists...

Install OS X On SD Card

in Wangtam, on June 30, 2009

... HTC Hero Pre-Order At Amazon UK! • Microsoft puts Razorfish up for sale • Telecom firms back standard phone charger in Europe • Fennec Alpha 2 now available for Windows Mobile • Vodafone eye...

Durbin-Grassley, Indian Outsourcing, and the H-1B Visa

in Global Mobility Report, on June 29, 2009

...itizenship for those workers. The Indian outsourcing model takes a different approach. Outsourcing firms typically post visa workers in the U.S. on a short-term basis, in many cases about 18 months. ...

How biotech companies can reduce supply chain risk?

in Supplychainer, on June 25, 2009

... I don't think I have written any post on biotech supply chain management in this blog (at least I don't remember any), but seeing this nice piece in ICIS website became a motivation to w...

Fiber for Nerve Repair Derived from Chitosan and Polyester

in The Biotech Weblog, on June 19, 2009

Researchers have developed a promising new material that can be used to repair severed nerves by combining chitosan , a compound found in the shells of crabs and shrimp, and polycaprolactone , a strong, flexible, biodegradable polyester commonly used in sutures. The hybrid fiber combines the b...

Azotobacter vinelandii Genome Sequence

in The Biotech Weblog, on June 18, 2009

© MASH DnArt Researchers have successfully sequence the genome of Azotobacter vinelandii , a nitrogen fixing bacterium found in soil. The data gathered will help advance research on nitrogen fixation and other biochemical processes, using A. vinelandii as model organism. A. vinelandii has o...

Does Obama's patchwork overhaul go far enough?

in Sox First, on June 18, 2009

...rge institutions that could destroy the financial system. The changes also force financial services firms to carry more capital to guard against losses. They will also have to retain a portion of the ...

Blood Test for Aging Protein p16p16INK4a

in The Biotech Weblog, on June 17, 2009

© Divine in the Daily Previously, researchers haveidentified a key protein, called p16INK4a, that increase in mammalian organs as as cells and tissues age. Recently, they have found out that the protein is also present in human blood and is strongly correlated both with chronological age and wi...

Hard times for logistics and transportation companies...

in Supplychainer, on June 11, 2009

...cts their large logistics chain. - The predicted growth haven't materialized so some logistics firms have ended up with extra resources. So, like many other sectors, these companies have started...

The Twitpocalypse is Near: Will Your Twitter Client Survive?

in Wangtam, on June 10, 2009

...smaller firms • Asustek Vows to Out-Apple Apple • Breaking: Facebook Username Landrush to Start June 13 at Midnight • Bing Off to a Good Start in First Week of Search Activity, According to comS...

50 Beautiful Flash Websites

in Wangtam, on June 9, 2009

...he European Parliament • WWDC 2009 Predictions • Super Chirp • PC firms face China decree • Seesmic To Launch New Desktop Version, iPhone App And Browser Based Client • Scan Your Books And S...

Jasmonic Acid Treatment Cuts Down Pesticide Use

in The Biotech Weblog, on June 9, 2009

© jilly40uk US agricultural company Becker Underwood, in collaboration with Plant Bioscience Limited, now holds worldwide exclusive licence on the use of jasmonic acid as a natural seed treatment to help cut down on pesticide use on some commercially-important agricultural crops. Researchers a...

Supply chain video: Short interview on SC Finance

in Supplychainer, on June 8, 2009

...panies in car business have put working capital reduction in their agenda and gives examples of the firms like KPN (Telecom operator in Netherlands) and Syngenta and their initiatives. ...

OTC Prostate Cancer Test Kit in the Making

in The Biotech Weblog, on June 5, 2009

Researchers are developing a diagnostic test for prostate cancer wherein gold nanoparticles screen for the same cancer-related protein marker that is screened for by the FDA-approved Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) test. Huo and her team at the UCF lab developed the new technique involving go...

Global Rejection of Genetically Engineered Wheat

in The Biotech Weblog, on June 3, 2009

Farmers, consumers and civil society organizations in Australia, Canada and the U.S. released a joint statement confirming their collective commitment to stop commercialization of genetically engineered (GE) wheat . Here's the summary statement: In light of our existing experience with ge...

Supply chain video: Supply chain scorecard

in Supplychainer, on May 31, 2009

... there are less examples of the concepts and models such as SCOR reference model adopted by several firms at once. However, I came across another new one which is becoming mainstream among Electric co...

Eight Genes That Help Predict Patients Response to Melanoma Treatment

in The Biotech Weblog, on May 31, 2009

A group of researchers have identified eight genes that help predict a melanoma patient's response to treatment . Dr. Tawbi and his colleagues examined the tumor tissues of 21 patients with metastatic melanoma, some of whom responded to chemotherapy and some who did not. Once the cases wer...

Adult Bone Marrow Stem Cells Can Repair Heart Tissue

in The Biotech Weblog, on May 29, 2009

© denn Using an animal model, researchers have shown that injecting adult bone marrow stem cells into skeletal muscle can repair cardiac tissue and thus reverse damages due to heart failure by doubling myocytes, or heart cells, and reducing cardiac tissue injury by 60 percent. "Injecting ...

New HIV Microbicide Can Be Produced in Transgenic Plants

in The Biotech Weblog, on May 29, 2009

© Sully Pixel Scientists have developed a new anti-HIV drug as well as a possible means of producing the drug in large quantities using transgenic plants. In the research paper, Ma and colleagues describe how they combined two protein microbicides (b12 monoclonal antibody and cyanovirin-N) in...

P[acman]-Generated Gene Libraries for Drosophila melanogaster

in The Biotech Weblog, on May 25, 2009

Using a tool called P[acman] , group of researchers has established a library of clones covering most of the genome of Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly), an organism widely used in genetics research. P[acman]- developed by Dr. Koen Venken (http://flypush.imgen.bcm.tmc.edu/lab/koenv/index...

National Venture Capital Association: Suggestions and Blind Spots

in TJ's Weblog, on May 25, 2009

...nstead of buying them to speculate on and flip quickly. And a final suggestion was that taxes on VC firms not be raised past the current capital gains framework. Bulger at PE Hub made some interesti...

Britain to lose AAA rating, US is next

in Sox First, on May 23, 2009

...d of course, the perverse irony is that the US is running up a budget deficit to save the financial firms that had been given AAA ratings by those same ratings agencies....

Redder Antioxidant-Richer Lettuce Using LEDs

in The Biotech Weblog, on May 21, 2009

© Leeks 'N' Bounds A team of plant physiologists has developed a method of producing redder- and thus healthier, anti-oxidant-richer - lettuce using ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (LEDs) . To create red leaf lettuce plants enriched with these compounds, Britz purchased low-power LE...

The refi money is still flowing

in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 21, 2009

...ir employees at a record pace. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, mortgage brokerage firms slashed 3,900 employees in January alone. This leaves a smaller number of loan officers to han...

Employee disengagement in a recession

in Sox First, on May 21, 2009

... engagement levels should set alarm bells ringing in boardrooms because there is some evidence that firms with highly engaged workforces tend to outperform stragglers." So with more companies cu...

Cashing in on the disgust with banks

in Sox First, on May 19, 2009

...l be losing market share to such forces as peer-to-peer lending, Islamic finance, boutique advisory firms and retailers setting up their own banks. All of them will be cashing in on the public disgust...

Anti-Inflammatory Constituents of Ginseng Identified

in The Biotech Weblog, on May 16, 2009

© centralasian Scientists have identified immunologically active components in ginseng, an herb used in traditional Chinese and other Asian medicine. Allan Lau led a team of researchers from the University of Hong Kong who identified seven ginseng constituents, ginsenosides , which showed imm...

Golden Rice is an Effective Source of Vitamin A

in The Biotech Weblog, on May 15, 2009

Golden Rice is a genetically modified plant developed to contain more beta-carotene in the grains, seen as a viable method of alleviating vitamin-A deficiency particularly in developing countries. In its current form, Golden Rice contains 35 micrograms of beta-carotene per gram. But how much o...

Financial crisis winners to hurt banks

in Sox First, on May 15, 2009

Who are the big winners coming out of this financial crisis? And how will they threaten to destroy banks? The Economist identifies four big winners that will decimate the banking sector. These include the advisory boutiques which are cashing in on the banks destroying their reputations and da...

Dayton RFID Convergence Center: World’s First Business Incubator for Start Ups

in The RFID Weblog, on May 13, 2009

...Convergence Center is located at the thirty acre Tech Town Business Park and is scouting for RFID firms who would like to bring over their technology experience. It will be offering flexible facilit...

Bioscience Education in America: A State by State Analysis

in The Biotech Weblog, on May 12, 2009

...repared and supported by Battelle. BIO commissioned the report and had the input and support of the Biotechnology Institute. WHEN: Monday, May 18, 2009, 2 p.m. EDT WHERE: BIO 2009 International Co...

SpringSource Buys Hyperic

in Java Entrepreneur, on May 11, 2009

...n popularity in the five years since it was created, and it has won numerous accolades from analyst firms, such as Gartner, which named it a 'company to watch in 2009,'" writes SD Times&...

H1B: Frying pan to fire

in The CIO Weblog, on May 11, 2009

...e losing the war by inadvertently driving talent away from American tech companies and into foreign firms and startups, according to this Investors.com article . The problem is an outgrowth of a lar...

Bacteria with Multiple Antibiotic Resistance in Waste Treatment Plants

in The Biotech Weblog, on May 10, 2009

© DefMo Researchers have discovered increasing populations of bacteria with multiple resistance to antibiotics in waste water treatment plants. They found the so-called superbugs-bacteria resistant to multiple antibiotics-up to 100 yards downstream from the discharge point into the Huron River....

Kapalua Saved. PGA Sighs With Relief

in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 8, 2009

...r broader industry sectors" rather than sticking with the traditional financial and automotive firms. Ya think? The Tour should have been doing this last year but apparently they're not too ...

Lung Cancer Susceptibility Gene Identified

in The Biotech Weblog, on May 2, 2009

Researchers have identified a gene linked to increased lung cancer susceptibility and development . This gene, called RGS17, could result in a genetic predisposition to develop lung cancer particularly in those with a strong family history of the disease. Using a genetically altered mouse mod...

USC Gets $12.5 Million from DOE for Nanotech Energy Research

in Nanotechbuzz, on May 2, 2009

...rs will be established at universities, national laboratories, nonprofit organizations, and private firms across the nation... the new Materials for Energy Systems research center at USC will seek to ...

Walnuts May Help Fight Breast Cancer

in The Biotech Weblog, on April 27, 2009

© tvol In an animal study, consumption of walnuts has been demonstrated to help ward off breast cancer in mice . Researchers led by Elaine Hardman, a cell biologist at Marshall University School of Medicine in Huntington, West Virginia, compared breast cancer incidence in mice eating a di...

Urine Metabolite Identifies Smokers with Higher Lung Cancer Risk

in The Biotech Weblog, on April 27, 2009

© Saudi... Researchers have identified a metabolite in urine called NNAL that might predict risk of Lung cancer among smokers. To evaluate the impact of NNAL, researchers identified 246 current smokers who later developed lung cancer and 245 smokers who did not develop lung cancer during...

New Agricultural Biotechnology Blog

in The Biotech Weblog, on April 20, 2009

... The Council for Biotechnology Information has launched a blog dedicated to agricultural biotechnology news and information for the 2009 BIO International Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, May ...

The Future of Golf is Online

in Eagle Par Birdie, on April 17, 2009

...dumb about that is how global advertisers like Coke, MacDonald's, Ford, GM, worldwide financial firms like UBS, Citi and many others are denied access to a literally global audience. When you com...

Full-sized House using GluBam Technology

in The Biotech Weblog, on April 15, 2009

In Changsha, Hunan Province, China now stands a full-sized California-style home made of bamboo, using the GluBam® technology, tagged by Popular Science in 'Best of What's New in 2008'. Xiao's GluBam® technology utilizes the modern processing procedures to integrate the round, ...

IPOs: don't blame Sarbox

in Sox First, on April 15, 2009

...ournal was raising concerns about the Obama administration's plans to regulate venture capital firms, pointing out that Sarbanes Oxley's compliance costs had stopped start ups from going publ...

Skype's Founders Want Their Company Back

in The VoIP Weblog, on April 10, 2009

...uot;Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, the founders of Skype, have approached several private equity firms and are pooling their own substantial resources to make a bid for the Internet calling service...

Varnish Alternative Derived from Glycerin

in The Biotech Weblog, on April 9, 2009

© Elsie esq. German researchers have developed a varnish alternative in which the majority of petrochemical components have been substituted by vegetable oils and sugars. It has identical properties to the conventional varnishes used today and is hard-wearing, scratch-proof and resistant to c...

Seattle TechExecs CIO Panel Forum

in The CIO Weblog, on April 8, 2009

...d selection of IT executives, whether or not the conversations matched up with what the big analyst firms were talking about; IT/business alignment or the post-IT/business alignment world (depending o...

Banana Briquettes

in The Biotech Weblog, on April 8, 2009

© choyaw99 Researchers have developed a method of converting banana crop waste into briquettes as a source of fuel. First, the banana skins and leaves are mashed to a pulp in a hand-operated domestic meat mincer. This pulp is mixed with sawdust to create a mouldable material - in Rwanda it wo...

G20 and FASB: the banks win again

in Sox First, on April 3, 2009

...he table when the firm starts performing badly so there will be no reward for failure. Furthermore, firms have to "clear, comprehensive and timely information" about their compensation pract...

Google to Invest in Biotechnology

in The Biotech Weblog, on April 2, 2009

...velop, to comanage Google Ventures. The other managing partner, Bill Maris, who has a background in biotechnology and healthcare, will be based at Google's corporate headquarters in Mountain View,...

A Web 2.0 Obituary?

in TJ's Weblog, on April 2, 2009

...nown already: - cloud computing (although recently over hyped, it's long term very viable) - biotech has yet to show a broad range of success stories - mobile will remain tricky as long as ther...

Microbes Convert Carbon Dioxide and Electricity to Methane

in The Biotech Weblog, on March 31, 2009

Researchers have developed microbial electrolysis cells using Archaea species that could use the current to convert carbon dioxide and water to methane without any organic material, bacteria or hydrogen usually found in microbial electrolysis cells. The researchers created a two-chambered cel...

Marker that Predicts Breast Cancer Metastasis

in The Biotech Weblog, on March 28, 2009

Researchers have identified a new marker for breast cancer metastasis called TMEM , for Tumor Microenvironment of Metastasis. These findings could lead to the first test to predict the likelihood of breast cancer metastasis via the bloodstream. The Weill Cornell investigators set out to build o...

Novell Intros SLE 11

in HackITLinux, on March 27, 2009

...dows tools." "On the server side, SLE 11 offers a high-availability extension that lets firms build Linux clusters to maintain business continuity," writes VNUnet's Daniel Robins...

Geithner's push for power and the law of unexpected outcomes

in Sox First, on March 26, 2009

...cretary Timothy Geithner is moving to tighten up the rules for monster hedge funds, private- equity firms and derivatives markets, it's worth looking at what's ahead and whether we should be p...

NASA to provide 100 TB of space images to Microsoft

in Wangtam, on March 26, 2009

...sable the Close button (X) of selected windows. • Firms Seek Profit in Twitter's Chatter • IBM to Cut U.S. Jobs, Expand in India • For Whom the .Tel Tolls • iStopOver Short Term Rentals: R...

Licorice Compound May Prevetn Colon Cancer

in The Biotech Weblog, on March 24, 2009

A compound found in licorice has been demonstrated to help prevent colon cancer in mice trials. The compound works by inhibiting the enzyme 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (11βHSD2), which is highly expressed in the colon. The researchers examined expression of 11βHSD2 in human colo...

Market soars as trade collapses

in Sox First, on March 24, 2009

... 2009. The financial crisis has disrupted the normal functioning of the banking system and deprived firms and individuals of much-needed credit. Falling stock markets and housing prices have also admi...

Executive pay and shareholder greed

in Sox First, on March 23, 2009

... Barack Obama is about to give itself increased oversight of executive pay at banks and Wall Street firms. The new rules, it's said, are likely to tie pay more closely to performance and one would...

Pharma CI Conference & Exhibition 2009

in The Biotech Weblog, on March 18, 2009

... Pharma CI Conference & Exhibition is THE INDUSTRY'S GOLD STANDARD for senior level pharma, biotech, and device professionals seeking the latest news and the rare chance to network with all th...

A.I.G. Lists Firms It Paid With Taxpayer Money

in Wangtam, on March 16, 2009

...• A.I.G. Lists Firms It Paid With Taxpayer Money • Email Marketing with Sendn • FastSoft, Inc. • BlueStripe Software • Web Access Management | On Demand | Symplified • Axxana.com - Taking D...

Bioremediation of Chromium-Contaminated Waste with Acetic Acid

in The Biotech Weblog, on March 13, 2009

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 3765679 Scientists have discovered that the addition of dilute acetic acid or vinegar can help jumpstart bioremediation of chromium-contaminated industrial wastewater . "Our treatment method reconverts the oxidised chromate to a non-soluble state, w...

How Cranberry Prevents Urinary Tract Infections

in The Biotech Weblog, on March 12, 2009

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 5466776 Cranberries and cranberry juice have been documented to help fight urinary tract infections. An earlier study revealed that tannins found in cranberries prevent bacteria from adhering to the lining of the urinary tract . In a laboratory set up, th...

Warning to CFOs: don't trust HR

in Sox First, on March 11, 2009

... All over the world, financial services firms are sacking workers. An International Labor Organisation (ILO) report says there were 325,000 layoffs around the world between August 2007 and 12 Feb...

Prognostic Test for Frontotemporal Dementia

in The Biotech Weblog, on March 10, 2009

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 6952418 A blood test has been developed to predict the risks of frontal lobe dementia (Frontotemporal Dementia, FTD), a form of dementia that occurs most frequently in patients younger than 65. The test is based on previous findings showing that a genetic d...

Gene Therapy for Obesity

in The Biotech Weblog, on March 10, 2009

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 7126655 Scientists may have found a promising new treatment for obesity using gene therapy . They have discovered that a particular gene called BDNF , can result in improved insulin sensitivity , reduced fat mass and weight loss when active in the hypo...

The key themes in the supply chain of tomorrow

in Supplychainer, on March 8, 2009

...ods domestically. "...in the face of lower volumes and fuel cost issues, about 2,000 trucking firms failed in 2007, and almost a thousand more in Q1 2008. That is taking an incredible amount of ...

200,000 Rice Mutants Available for Study

in The Biotech Weblog, on March 6, 2009

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 4796039 Scientists are organizing a repository of genetically modified rice plants in the hope of understanding the function of the approximately 57,000 genes that make up the rice genome. Two hundred thousand rice mutants are now available and have been ...

Biomarkers for Severity of Chikungunya Fever Identified

in The Biotech Weblog, on March 5, 2009

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 7107223 Researchers have identified three specific biomarkers which can provide an accurate indication of the severity of Chikungunya fever (CHIKF), a viral illness that, like dengue fever, is transmitted by mosquitoes. Based on blood samples obtained ...