The National Wooden Pallet and Container Association (NWPCA) announced today that Brent J. McClendon, CAE, executive vice president (EVP) of the International Wood Products Association (IWPA), has been selected as the new president and CEO ...
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Apples can be beneficial for people suffering from inflammatory diseases, according to a new study conducted by scientists at Plant & Food Research, a New Zealand-based science company. For the study, the scientists evaluated the ...
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Debenhams announced it is helping to boost the economy by ramping up its use of British manufacturers. The retailer is calling on UK suppliers to proactively get in touch so that it can bolster its domestic production,in a move that will ...
GNS Science and Resene Paints have teamed up to develop a high-tech roof paint containing nanoparticles that will be more effective than existing coating products at reflecting summer heat and keeping buildings cooler in summer. The joint ...
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UK-based food company United Biscuits has invited year 10 students from Manchester-based Parrs Wood High School to visit its McVitie's factory in Manchester, as a partner in the government-led initiative to encourage young people to take up ...
Chancellor George Osborne's Autum Statement today confirmed that a further 12 smaller cities will receive funding for superfast broadband,after the initial 10 were revealed earlier this year.Brighton and ...
InVitria, the non-therapeutic products division of Ventria Bioscience, has received a two year small business innovation research program (SBIR) grant from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious ...
NIH has awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant worth $640,000 to New England Biolabs (NEB) to support the development of new enzymes useful for epigenetic studies. The grant will allow the company to advance ...
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AvidBiotics has received new Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institute of Allergic and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health to further develop targetable bactericidal proteins to kill ...
Two DOE Grants Awarded for SSL Technology The U.S.Department of Energy Office of Science has awarded two Small Business Innovation Research(SBIR)grants(Phase I Release 3)targeting advances in solid-state lighting(SSL)technology.Applied ...
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Titan Pharmaceuticals has completed preclinical study of its long-term,non-fluctuating dopamine agonist,as a treatment for Parkinson's disease. The preclinical study included in-vitro characterization of implant formulations of two ...
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November 20, 2012 - Toronto’s Ryerson University launched what it calls Canada’s first business incubator and accelerator devoted solely to urban energy. Housed at the Centre for Urban Energy (CUE), the Innovation Centre for ...
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UK security services have begun bridging the gap that has stopped open source software getting security clearance for use in government systems. The initiative has come too late to stop the first big contract wins delivered under the ...
A cyber security research centre focused on biometrics is to be launched at the University of Southampton. It will be one of eight UK universities awarded government funding for cyber security research. Government has prioritised ...
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As the government pushes private companies to release customer data under its Midata initiative,Computer Weekly looks at what this means for the digital economy and who stands to benefit most from this new form of"consumer empowerment". ...
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