Archive for November, 2007

Petrobras is invested in U.S. (Houston Chronicle)

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Ask Alberto Guimaraes about his vision for Brazil’s state-run oil company Petrobras in the United States, and he has a list ready: More oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico, more U.S. refining capacity, a bigger role in the domestic biofuels market and possibly even Petrobras-branded gas stations. It may be just a matter of time before Guimaraes, head of Petrobras’ U.S. arm in Houston, …

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N.H. high court rules against Bio Energy (Concord Monitor)

Friday, November 30th, 2007

The state Supreme Court yesterday ruled against Bio Energy, upholding the state’s revocation of its solid waste permit and affirming that company officials had acted in a “false or misleading manner.”

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CLC bio releases new database solution for researchers (PharmaBiz)

Friday, November 30th, 2007

CLC bio, the world’s leading bioinformatics solution provider, released CLC Bioinformatics Database to enable research organizations, from small university departments and clinical labs to large biotech and pharmaceutical companies, to maximize their potential, through increased productivity.

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Nailers Fall In Trenton (WBOY)

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Three, first period goals allowed the Trenton Devils to hold onto a 3-1 win over the Wheeling Nailers Friday night at the Sovereign Bank Arena.

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Green movement ‘visionary’ is coming to KC (The Kansas City Star)

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Majora Carter was recently recognized as one of the 25 most influential African-Americans of 2007, along with U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and the “Jena Six.”

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Viva blue turning green (yorkregion.com)

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Regional news

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Job Seekers See Green During Holiday (FOX 40 Binghamton)

Friday, November 30th, 2007

The holiday rush does not only mean dollar signs for stores. For those in search of jobs, they are also seeing green among the tones of red. The National Retail Federation says almost 600-thousand people will find work this season, some hoping to stay on after the temporary hiring spike has ended. Local temp agencies agree with the findings. Anna Duonolo the Manpower Branch Manager says, “When a …

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Lawrence announces ten new tenure-track faculty (The Lawrentian)

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Last spring Lawrence announced the 10 new tenure-track faculty members. It is exciting to finally learn about those professors who are on their way to becoming permanent members of our community.

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Extreme Boost In Business for Fairmont (The Charleston State Journal)

Friday, November 30th, 2007

With the Extreme Make Over Home Edition crew in town, businesses are benefiting.

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NIH Draft Report Does Not Adequately Analyze Risks Of Biocontainment Laboratory Proposed In Boston (Medical News Today)

Friday, November 30th, 2007

A National Institutes of Health draft assessment of the risks associated with a proposed biocontainment laboratory at Boston University is “not sound and credible,” according to a National Research Council report requested by the state of Massachusetts. [click link for full article]

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Company has visions of a brighter future (The Japan Times)

Friday, November 30th, 2007

“Let’s start with jatropha,” says German businessman Hans Henning-Judek, close to his office in Yokohama’s Bashimichi. “I call it a miracle plant.” “Let’s start with jatropha,” says German… Read more . . .

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Amgen Reports Disappointing Aranesp Data (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Biotechnology company Amgen Inc. Friday said interim results of a late-stage study of anemia drug Aranesp as a breast cancer treatment failed to show a significant difference between patients using the drug and those in control groups.

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The Next Chinese Outsourcing Wave: Drug Development (Investor’s Business Daily via Yahoo! Finance)

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Jason Jin is champing at the bit.

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The Next Chinese Outsourcing Wave: Drug Development (Investor’s Business Daily via Yahoo! News)

Friday, November 30th, 2007

The founder of the U.S. arm of ShanghaiBio, a Chinese biopharma research company, is busy helping his company prepare for its initial public offering in the U.S. That should happen next year.

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Immunogen CEO Exercises Options (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Friday, November 30th, 2007

The chief executive of Immunogen Inc., a biotechnology company, exercised options 40,800 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Thursday.

Original post by Lyle