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David Williams, one of the world’s leading experts on human vision, has been named a member of the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of his distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. The honor is one of the highest given to a scientist in
BIOWORLD TODAY, 21 April 2014 By Marie Powers, Staff Writer In Greek mythology, Telephus was a son of Heracles who received a wound in battle that would not heal until he returned to the Greek warrior, Achilles, who had inflicted the injury. He was healed
Today, University of Rochester President Joel Seligman announced two extraordinary gifts from The Wegman Family Charitable Foundation (WFCF): a $10 million lead gift to the University’s Institute for Data Science and a $7 million gift to support Golisano Children’s Hospital. Together with previous gifts to
Two UR studies have been taped by Science magazine as among last year’s most important scientific breakthroughs. Naked mole rats – animals that may hold the key to new cancer treatments – were named Vertebrate of the Year, while research that shows that the brain
A new study shows that, when properly manipulated, a population of support cells found in the brain called astrocytes could provide a new and promising approach to treat Parkinson’s disease. These findings, which were made using an animal model of the disease, demonstrate that a
Palo Alto, CA – March 6, 2014 — iCardiac Technologies, Inc., a leading global provider of cardiac safety assessment services, today announced a partnership transaction with Norwest Venture Partners (NVP), a global, multi-stage investment firm with $3.7 billion in capital under management. iCardiac will leverage the
More than 150 entrepreneurs and venture capitalists from throughout New York State gathered at Brighton’s ARTISANworks Tuesday evening to network and to hear some Rochester success stories. Organized by the Upstate Venture Association of New York (UVANY), the event featured an introductory presentation on “The
Everyone is talking about Dr. Nedergaard’s discovery. We can’t blame them. This has huge potential. But don’t take our word for it . . . . io9: http://bit.ly/1gOM5U3 Science Magazine: http://bit.ly/1hU0D8N NIH News Update: http://1.usa.gov/1kuEP5b Neuroscience News: http://bit.ly/MKUAWP NBC: http://nbcnews.to/1bXANQb BBC: http://bbc.in/1dXojTM NPR: http://n.pr/1ddsU37 NY
Stephen Dewhurst – 11 January 2014 “However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.” – Winston Churchill Every organization needs a clearly articulated mission, a vision of where it wants to go, and a plan of how it will achieve that vision.
Sunday Review Goodnight. Sleep Clean. By Maria Konnikova Jan. 11, 2014 SLEEP seems like a perfectly fine waste of time. Why would our bodies evolve to spend close to one-third of our lives completely out of it, when we could instead be doing something useful
NEW ORLEANS & ROCHESTER, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MiniVax, Inc. (New Orleans, LA) and the University of Rochester (Rochester, NY) announce that they have entered into an exclusive option agreement with agreed licensing terms to develop a monoclonal antibody for the treatment of Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP). The antibody
Companies interested in entering should have a scalable business concept with high growth potential. Companies must be early-stage, as defined at the time of application by having less than $250,000 of outside cash investment and less than $500,000 in cumulative revenue (excluding research grants). The
Bennett J. Loudon, Staff Writer, Democrat & Chronicle The business community has a new resource to get help from experienced experts. The series, hosted by Alex Zapesochny, is an outgrowth of the efforts of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Working Group of the Finger Lakes Regional
By Jennifer Roach 20 November 2013 The University’s Office of Technology Transfer has rebranded itself as UR Ventures with a new look, a new structure, and a renewed focus on technology development and commercialization. UR Ventures will provide the University’s technology transfer functions with an
ROCForward: November 2013 The University of Rochester Innovation Advisory Network gathered during Meliora Weekend in October for a conversation with Senior Vice President of Research Rob Clark and Associate Vice President for Innovation and Technology Commercialization Scott Catlin. Caitlin updated the group on the reorganization
by Stephen Dewhurst Over the weekend, I read a series of newspaper articles about the high price of college and the emergence of new, profit-seeking universities that offer degree programs at low cost. As a professor at a major research university, and the father of