Archive for February, 2008

Weyerhaeuser, Chevron look at nonfood source for biofuels (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Weyerhaeuser and Chevron form a joint venture, called Catchlight, to develop biofuels.

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House speaker touts green jobs in NJ visit (phillyburbs.com)

Friday, February 29th, 2008

TRENTON, N.J. - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said if the United States weren’t mired in an enormously costly war in Iraq, far more money would be available for education and clean-energy job training like the program she was in the Garden State to tout on Friday.

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Gilead OKs $500M Share Repurchase Plan (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Biotechnology company Gilead Sciences Inc. said Friday it will buy back $500 million of its stock under an accelerated share repurchase program with Goldman Sachs.

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Kelley Polar Love Songs of the Hanging Gardens (Pitchfork)

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Poor Kelley Polar has one hell of an overdetermined bio: classical training at Juilliard, arrangement work for Metro Area (whose label, Environ, put out Polar’s debut album), and of course that damned cello, which will forever have the name “Arthur Russell” rustling off lazy reviewers’ lips.

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Amgen Shares Dip on Court Decision (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Shares of biotechnology company Amgen Inc. hit a new year low, then recovered to end nearly flat Friday after a federal judge left open the possibility of generic Mircera sales, despite temporarily barring competitor Roche Holding AG from launching a generic version of the anemia drug.

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Gilead Shares Rise on Drug Sales Outlook (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Shares of biotechnology company Gilead Sciences Inc. received a boost Friday from a safety board recommendation suggesting some patients should switch to its HIV treatment Truvada.

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The bio in biodiesel fuel can vary widely (Cape Cod Times)

Friday, February 29th, 2008

WOODS HOLE – Blended biodiesel fuels have become a big business, but consumers should be wary of false advertising, according to a new Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution study.

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Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News reports on advances in miRNA (EurekAlert!)

Friday, February 29th, 2008

“The appeal of miRNA technology lies in its promise and broad applicability across a wide spectrum of biotechnology and medical research,” notes John Sterling, Editor-in-Chief of GEN. “Increasing numbers of studies are focusing on conditions such as cancer, heart disease, and neurological disorders as well as on aging.”

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Huxley, Iowa February 29, 2008 A large majority of farmers believe that triple stack hybrids return a 15-bushel or … (SeedQuest)

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Channel Bio Corp. , the parent company of Crow’s Hybrids, Midwest Seed Genetics and NC+. Seventy-four percent responded that the return was 15-20 bushels or more.

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NMBio Announces the 2008 Board of Directors (5º)   (InfoBolsa)

Friday, February 29th, 2008

29/02/2008 18:15:00 Business Wire Katie Szczepaniak Rice Katie Szczepaniak Rice is an Analyst with Wasatch Venture Fund in Albuquerque, N.M. Wasatch is a venture capital firm headquartered in Salt Lake City specializing in early-stage, information technology and life science investments.

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NMBio Announces the 2008 Board of Directors (wallstreet:online AG)

Friday, February 29th, 2008

The New Mexico Biotechnology & Biomedical Association (NMBio) elected the 2008 Board of Directors

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NMBio Announces the 2008 Board of Directors (Centre Daily Times)

Friday, February 29th, 2008

The New Mexico Biotechnology & Biomedical Association (NMBio) elected the 2008 Board of Directors at the February Annual Meeting. The Board of Directors works with NMBio to provide a forum for information exchange related to life science activities, develop initiatives to enhance small business success, provide education regarding the NM biosciences, help establish collaborations, and publicize …

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Weyerhaeuser, Chevron form biofuels venture (Seattle Times)

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Oil giant Chevron and timber behemoth Weyerhaeuser have created a joint venture called Catchlight Energy to produce biofuels from cellulose and other plant material.

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Green candidate defends coal-fired plant Local crops could be used as fuel: Nightingale (The Simcoe Reformer)

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Federal Green Party candidate Frank Nightingale has come out in favour of keeping the coal-fired generating plant in Nanticoke, pegged by many environmentalists as one of North America’s worst polluters, open.

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Candidate for governor shares stance on issues (Franklin Press)

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Fresh from a reception at the Angel Medical Center, state treasurer and gubernatorial candidate Richard Moore (D) sat down with The Press Friday morning to discuss his position on issues affecting our state’s future.

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