Friday, October 30th 2009
The Martin and Audrey Wood Enterprise awards, supported by Science Oxford, aim to recognise excellence in business and innovation for businesses in Oxfordshire and the Thames Valley. In an event on 29th October, awards were made in several categories; Best Information Technology, Best Green Technology, Best Precision Engineering and Instrumentation and Best Medical Devices [...]
Tuesday, August 11th 2009
Oxitec has been awarded a South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) Research and Development grant to develop its technology for the control of the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus.
The Asian tiger mosquito transmits the viral diseases dengue fever and chikungunya. Together with the related mosquito Aedes aegypti, the Asian tiger mosquito has been spread rapidly [...]
Tuesday, May 12th 2009
A Record of Decision has been published on the US Federal Register on the use of genetically engineered Fruit Fly and Pink Bollworm in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Pest Control Programs. The decision reads “After a thorough evaluation of the potential impacts of the alternatives considered [...]
Wednesday, March 25th 2009
The inaugural BBSRC Innovator of the Year title has been awarded to Professor Stephen Jackson from the University of Cambridge. The award, organised by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), honours the UK bioscientist who has been best at turning world-class research into a product, company, service or advice to have an impact [...]
Thursday, February 19th 2009
Following the success of the inaugural ‘Symposium on the Burden of Neglected Diseases (BoND)’ hosted by the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (India), more symposia have taken place around the world.
The 2nd BoND Symposium happened on 1st December 2008 in Brasilia (Brazil), co-convened by Dr João Bosco Siqueira Júnior of the Universidade Federal de Goiás.
The [...]
