Press Releases by Category Science & Education
MoBiTec, Germany, Offers Constitutive Gene Expression System for Lactococcus lac …
The Constitutive Gene Expression System for Lactococcus lactis and Other Lactic Acid Bacteria, developed by NIZO food research BV, The Netherlands, is easy-to operate and has advantages for many applications like overexpression of homologous and heterologous genes. With this new system MoBiTec expands its rich portfolio of non-E. coli vectors and expression systems.
Next to the wealth of traditional food applications, Lactococcus lactis is increasingly used for modern biotechnological applications such…
iversity creates Advisory Board
Bernau bei Berlin, 18 December 2013 – To prepare for the successful expansion of its online learning platform, iversity announces the creation of an independent advisory board. The founding members include former iversity CEO, Marcus Riecke, who will be joined by Jörg Dräger, PhD, managing director of the CHE (Centre for Higher Education).
Additional members will be named in the months to come. Among other duties, the board will…
The R&D management conference 2014 in Stuttgart
International R&D Management Conference brings together experts from research and industry
The renowned international R&D Management Conference 2014 offers representatives from science and industry a platform for exchanging views on the latest research results, successful example projects, and visionary ideas in the field of R&D Management. As this year’s host, Fraunhofer IAO is inviting participants to the Maritim Hotel in Stuttgart under the heading of “Management of Applied R&D: Connecting…
When "If … Then" Reasoning Begins: Children's Understanding of Alternative Cours …
The capacity to think about how the present would be if an event in the past had taken a different course is referred to by experts as counterfactual reasoning. A research project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF plans to examine how this kind of thinking develops, and identifies what distinguishes counterfactual reasoning from other types of conditional reasoning. Moreover, it will investigate developmental links between counterfactual reasoning and…
Light quality in offices
The Light: Global study gets underway with online user survey
Light has a fundamental impact on our sense of well-being and performance. In cooperation with Zumtobel, a supplier of lighting solutions, Fraunhofer IAO has launched a global user survey of lighting quality in offices. The objective is to identify the best lighting conditions for a variety of spaces and lighting situations.
As we move through the darker winter months, many people become…
MOOC Project to Design Resilient Schools for the Philippines
New York and Berlin, 4 December 2013 - Online Course to Crowdsource Designs for Schools in Typhoon-struck Region in Collaboration with the Department of Education of the Philippines and Architecture for Humanity to Build the Best Design Proposals
In support of the victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, the Open Online Academy (OOAc.org), founded by Ivan R. Shumkov, PhD, an architect and professor based in New York, and iversity.org, the…
LINQ Conference to Investigate Quality in Open Education and Research
The 3rd International Conference on Learning Innovations and Quality LINQ 2014 will take place in conjunction with the 9th EIF 2014 to shape the 2014 Mega Event for quality and innovation in education and learning. It will bring together experts and practitioners from the public as well as corporate education and training world, such as higher education, VET, schools and other education sectors, to a unique quality conference with the…
Engaging Women in STEM: Perspectives from the United States and Germany
How can policy makers address gender disparity issues in scientific and technical fields? On Dec. 11, expert panelists from the U.S. and Germany will convene at the German Center for Research and Innovation (GCRI) to discuss diversity initiatives in STEM.
NEW YORK (December 3, 2013) – Innovation capability in science and engineering is integral to a society’s economic development. Workforce diversity is among factors which fuel this innovation. Education and science…
Axicon Labels Offer Premium Service for Food Importers
Axicon labels, part of the Axicon Auto ID group, launch a premium service to the food import sector.
Oxford, UK, November 26, 2013 - Axicon labels, part of the Axicon Auto ID group, launch a premium service to the food import sector. Coverall labels are required on many imported products to comply to stringent EU guidelines on nutritional information, additives, Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO'S) as well as allergens and can…
Ecotech Institute’s Clean Jobs Index Shows More Than One Million Clean Energy Jo …
National study, from the third quarter of 2013, also notes an increase in alternative fueling stations and ranks the top states in energy efficiency
Denver, Colo, November 21, 2013 - Ecotech Institute’s Clean Jobs Index, a tool to compare states’ use and development of clean energy, found more than one million job postings in the clean energy sector from July 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013. This shows a 54 percent…
Pharmaceutical Facility Management – New Book Released
The new 2014 second edition of this bestselling book is bigger, better and takes the reader to the next level. Hardbound 424 pages, ISBN: 9788190646796
The new second edition of this bestselling book is bigger, better and takes the reader to the next level and future ready. While the earlier edition was all about smooth and troublefree working of a pharmaceutical facility, the new second edition strives to achieve excellence and…
ICORE Launches Debate on Bridging Open Research and Education at OEB 2013
On 5th December 2013, ICORE, the international Council for Open Research and Education, will lead the discussion during Online Educa Berlin 2013 concerning innovation connecting the fields of open research and open education. Representatives from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the European Commission, and the European Distance and E-Learning Network will join ICORE co-founder Christian M. Stracke to discuss examples of projects, papers, and methods, and…
Warning system for all crisis situations
Research partners put a new public warning system through its paces in a test run
Since 2011, eleven research teams from six European countries have been looking into the fastest and most effective ways of warning the public in the event of a crisis situation. The Alert4All solution is a new public warning system emerging from an EU project of the same name, and numerous representatives from crisis management organizations and…
INTO University Partnerships Announces Continued International Student Growth an …
Oregon State University, University of South Florida and Colorado State University report double-digit international student enrollment growth and strong academic outcomes among international cohorts
San Diego, CA, November 07, 2013 – INTO University Partnerships today announced successes in key areas at its US partner institutions, including international student enrollment growth, strong academic outcomes and high student satisfaction. INTO’s first two US partners, Oregon State University and University of South Florida, have…
TeamSurv endorsed by European Space Agency and ESNC
TeamSurv gains support from the European Space Agency and wins 2nd prize in UK arm of European Satellite Navigation Challenge
TeamSurv, the crowd sourcing project to create better nautical charts, has won support and endorsement from the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC).
TeamSurv has won a call by ESA to enter their Business Incubation Centre (BIC) at Harwell, Oxford. This provides TeamSurv with finance, with business…
Adelphi Awards Garden City High School Students Prize for Leadership
On September 20, 2013, Adelphi University held its annual Prize for Leadership Ceremony at the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center. The 12 high school students selected for the award demonstrated exceptional academic achievement and leadership as club officers, athletes, tutors, volunteers, and performers. The students’ letters of recommendation further attested to their abilities and dedication as both students and citizens. Recipients were granted a $1,000 stipend, six university credits of…
MoBiTec GmbH Provides AquaMutant Random Mutagenesis Reagent Kit for Mutagenesis …
Random mutagenesis is a powerful tool for life science research. AquaMutant can chemically modify nucleobases in vitro and in vivo. By treating biological samples, such as DNA, bacteria, and eukaryotic cells researchers can create mutant libraries. Random mutagenesis is widely used for analyzing wild-type protein function and creating proteins with new or improved functions (e.g., directed protein evolution).
Similar to error-prone PCR-based random mutagenesis, AquaMutant may be used to…
Rainford Solutions wins large order for Vanguard® from CERN
On the day the Nobel prize for physics was awarded to Dr Englert and Higgs for their remarkable work on the ‘God particle’, a theory confirmed by research conducted at CERN, the UK North West based Rainford Solutions celebrated its successful tender win for the supply of its Vanguard® range of outdoor electrical enclosures to be used for further research projects at European particle physics laboratory near Geneva.
‘This tender…
The Informed Scientist: Webcasts of Markers in Cancer - A joint meeting by ASCO, …
- From the 09th of November: New congress online on free medical video portal
- Presentations of Markers in Cancer: A joint meeting by ASCO, EORTC and NCI available soon
Bonn, 4th of November 2013 - The Informed Scientist is the foremost free medical online video-portal. Its aim is to provide worldwide access to the latest research results to as many people as possible. Scientific lectures of top international congresses in the…
Great Minds Think Alike – Or Do They? Unexpected Evolutionary Paths in Thought a …
How have human cognition and communication developed? Join leading U.S. and German experts on Nov. 18 at the German Center for Research and Innovation (GCRI) in New York City for a panel discussion on the evolution of thought and language.
NEW YORK, NY (October 30, 2013) – The emergence of human cognition, language, and speech has been a subject of fascination for hundreds of years. Language enables people to share, cooperate,…
Moving the World by Thought: Dimensions and Perspectives of Brain-Computer Inter …
Brain-computer interface technology is revolutionizing the way individuals interact with their environment. On Nov. 7, 2013, leading neuroscientists from the U.S. and Germany will discuss recent advances in the field of neurotechnology at the German Center for Research and Innovation (GCRI).
NEW YORK (October 29, 2013) – It is an old dream of humankind to communicate and interact with the environment by only using the power of thoughts. Recent advances in…
Dynamics of a River Landscape: The Impact of Water, Land & City on The Viennese …
According to the findings of an interdisciplinary research project of the Austrian Science Fund FWF, the transformation of the Viennese Danube was shaped by natural processes in the river, flooding, transport, human settlements, war and excrement. The project analysed the environmental history, social ecology and hydromorphology of the river over four centuries. The project team reconstructed the transformation from a dynamic river landscape into a regulated channelin detail. To this…
Aculon Announces New Multi-Surface Repellency Treatment
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (October 24, 2013) – Aculon, Inc. is excited to announce the release of their newest repellent nanoscale surface treatment, Aculon E. This new coating utilizes Aculon’s proprietary TMC (transition metal complex) technology to provide a hydrophobic (water repelling) and oleophobic (oil repelling) surface. This revolutionary repellent treatment is extremely easy to apply and bonds with nearly any substrate including metals, plastics, glass, painted surfaces, epoxies…
MASTERS AND MORE fair in Leeds on 07 November 2013
After launching the website masters-and-more. co.uk in the beginning of this year, the MASTERS AND MORE concept will arrive in Leeds with a Masters Study Fair at the Royal Armouries on the 7th November. At the Masters Study Fair Leeds students can receive information on postgraduate degrees in the United Kingdom and all over Europe. Additionally, there will be expert lectures on topics such as finding a Masters degree abroad,…
Mini Drone Made in Germany
Laichingen/Germany, 21st October 2013 - At the Milipol fair, in November 2013, in Paris, the South German manufacturer MIB Electronic will present its newly developed mini drones. The drones are manufactured in Germany and will be presented for the first time to an professional audience.
The high-quality multicopters serve as an observation platform and are controlled wireless from a ground station. Furthermore the system offers the possibility to carry out completely…
50 Ideas for sustainable cities
Fraunhofer’s Morgenstadt: City Insights innovation network has analyzed six pioneering cities
Since May 2012, ten Fraunhofer Institutes and numerous industrial, commercial and municipal partners have been working together to develop concepts for clean, efficient and life-enhancing urban environments. Having analyzed six cities identified as global trendsetters for systemic urban solutions, the Morgenstadt: City Insights innovation network now presents over 100 best practices for sustainable urban development.
Cities are the key to…
iversity launches as Europe’s largest MOOC platform with more than 100,000 stude …
Berlin, 15.10.2013 – iversity.org, the European platform for Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), launches today with over 100,000 students. The launch includes the start of the first six from a total of 24 MOOCs provided by top professors from Europe and the US.
With over 100,000 students on day one, more students are enrolled on iversity.org than at Stanford University, Freie Universität Berlin and the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge…
Strategies for Recruitment, Retention, and Mentoring of Women in STEM: U.S.-Germ …
How can universities better promote gender equity in higher education? On Wednesday, October 16, at the German Center for Research and Innovation, expert panelists will share strategies on how to support women in STEM.
NEW YORK, NY (October 14, 2013) – A thorough understanding of the complexities of recruitment, retention, and mentoring of women in STEM needs to be grounded in empirical research and best practices. How do social scientists,…
Spirit of Hope 2013 Achieves Gala Fundraising Record
The 2013 Spirit of Hope Celebrity Concert & Awards Gala lived up to its name for nearly 500 alumni, friends, and guests who attended on Saturday, September 28. The Grand Ballroom of the Disneyland Hotel served as the elegant backdrop for an evening of inspiration, entertainment, and record-breaking fundraising. The Institutional Advancement Department reported a total of $135,000 committed for the Student Scholarship Fund, the most ever raised through…
Pfeiffer Vacuum receives a major development contract for the ITER fusion reacto …
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• Experiment: power from nuclear fusion
• Major international research project
• Developing new vacuum pumps essential
for the fusion reactor
Asslar, October, 2013. Pfeiffer Vacuum has been awarded a major contract to develop special vacuum pumps for the ITER fusion reactor. With their bid, Pfeiffer Vacuum successfully managed to win out over well-known international competitors because of their extensive experience in the field of vacuum…
Fraunhofer IAO launches "Kopfarbeit Index KAI"
What constitutes attractive work for students and our high-potential employees?
How do the students of today want to work tomorrow? Fraunhofer IAO has been using its “Kopfarbeit-Index KAI®” to find out. Since September, students have been invited to define their ideal working conditions by completing an online questionnaire. By joining the KAI working group, companies can find out exactly what their top performers value most at work, and discover which working…
Feender.com will help students find internship abroad
2013-09-27, Poznań, Poland - Feender.com, a new web portal designed to help students find an internship abroad, is about to launch. It aims at making the process of looking for an internship abroad faster and more accurate. It’s unique feature is how it serves the employers.
When looking for an internship abroad Feender.com users can filter the offers using six criteria: trade, type of recruitment, paid/unpaid internship, country, language and…
The Informed Scientist: Webcasts of 9th International Symposium on Hodgkin's Lym …
- From the 15th of October: New congress online on free medical video portal
- Presentations of the world's largest international congress on Hodgkin's Lymphoma available
Bonn, 6th of October 2013 - The Informed Scientist is the foremost free medical online video-portal. Its aim is to provide worldwide access to the latest research results to as many people as possible. Scientific lectures of top international congresses in the field of life sciences…
Hope International University Opens New Anaheim Campus
Fullerton, CA - Hope International University has moved its online and graduate programs into a new facility in Anaheim. The new 24,000 square foot facility, overlooking Angel Stadium, represents a major investment by HIU in the University’s graduate and online programs.
The new facility includes offices for faculty and staff from the Colleges of Education, Psychology and Counseling, Ministry and Biblical Studies, and Business and Management, as well…
ICORE Meets to Bridge Open Education and Open Research
ICORE members have begun a series of meetings to develop the association’s defining connection between open research and open education, as well as methods of promotion for these fields. All interested organizations and experts are invited to join one of the next open online meetings on Wednesday, 23 October 2013. The first session will start at 8:00 am UTC and the second at 4:00 pm UTC, in order to allow…
German Center for Research and Innovation Releases Third Annual Report
As the German Center for Research and Innovation (GCRI) approaches its fourth anniversary, its mission remains focused on strengthening transatlantic collaboration in science and technology.
NEW YORK (October 1, 2013) – The German Center for Research and Innovation (GCRI) is proud to announce the release of its third Annual Report. Since its launch in 2010, GCRI has created and cultivated a multidisciplinary ecosystem conducive to the cross-fertilization of ideas.…
Berg and Shaping Cloud launch ‘Clegal’ partnership
A Manchester based law firm, Berg, and software development company, Shaping Cloud have joined forces to help educational institutions tackle the technical and legal implications of implementing new technology.
Berg, and Shaping Cloud, both education specialist, will also be hosting a series of law and cloud related seminars later this year, and will offer detailed workshops early in 2014.
The thought leader seminars, which have already received backing from Microsoft, will discuss…
NCFM Study Material Enables Indian Test Takers to “PASS4SURE”
01/10/2013, Mumbai : The most comprehensive practice test bank enabling young Indian professionals to more easily pass the NSE, and NISM, and BSE exams is establishing a larger online presence, according to the creators of the “PASS4SURE” website. The firm has achieved notoriety for the comprehensive assistance it provides, and outstanding passing rate (96%) of individuals who utilize the NCFM study material provided through the site. By providing the online…
Scope achieves yet another milestone in abstraction
Scope e-Knowledge Center (Scope), a leading provider of knowledge services and a Quatrro Global Services company, is proud to announce that it has delivered 4 million abstracts of patents, book chapters, technical articles, standards etc, for various information providers globally.
Scope initiated the abstraction service in 2003 for English language text, with a weekly dispatch capability of 150 abstracts. Within a year, Scope has developed capabilities in translation and abstraction for…
Change in leadership at Fraunhofer IAO
Wilhelm Bauer to succeed Dieter Spath on October 1
Prof. Dr. Dieter Spath, long-standing director of Fraunhofer IAO and of the IAT at the University of Stuttgart, will become chairman of the Management Board for the WITTENSTEIN Group on October 1, 2013. Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Bauer, previously deputy director, will take over as acting director of both institutes. Apl. Prof. Dr. Anette Weisbecker will assume the role of deputy director.
After…
Adelphi Junior Anustha Shrestha Receives GEICO Achievement Award
Last spring, Adelphi Honors College student in the Robert B. Willumstad School of Business Anustha Shrestha ‘15 was awarded the GEICO Achievement Award, a $1,000 reward bestowed to outstanding undergraduate students in the U.S. To qualify for the program, students must be either a sophomore or junior at a four-year accredited school majoring in business, computer science, mathematics, or a related field. They must have at least a 3.0 overall…
Itchy feet? Gain work experience abroad - bab.la launches its internship platfor …
(Hamburg, July 25th, 2013)
bab.la is proud to introduce a new tool for language lovers who want to enjoy a professional experience abroad - our internship platform. (http://en.bab.la/internships/)
As more and more people wish to spend time abroad to sharpen their language skills, discover new cultures or improve their résumés with an international experience, we decided to bridge the gap and help internship-seekers find the right professional opportunity in the right country.
Furthermore,…
Chemical Vapor Deposition CVD made easy
Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum enhances offer for R&D experimentation systems
Chemical Vapor Deposition is widely used in research and development laboratories, especially for the synthesis of carbon nanostructures of graphene, vertically aligned carbon nanotubes or silicon nano wires. Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum now offers a safe, simple, plug & play solution.
“In this minuscule world of atomic-sized layers, fast and reproducible experiments are vital. The CVD Cube of Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum offers just these…
Supported project “cyCESH” for cost-efficient printed OLEDs
The launch of the BMBF supported project cyCESH: cynora GmbH, Novaled AG, and Regensburg University explore new functional materials for printed organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) for lighting applications.
On June 1, 2013, BMBF launched the project cyCESH involving cynora GmbH, Novaled AG, and the University of Regensburg with the group of Prof. Dr. Hartmut Yersin. The project is set to run for a duration of three years with a total…
Rob Duchateau wins DPI Invention Award 2013
Scientific output and polymers knowledge
On 20 June 2013 Rob Duchateau (47), Chief Scientist at SABIC and part-time Associate Professor at the Technical University Eindhoven (the Netherlands), received the DPI Invention Award 2013. Jacques Joosten of the Dutch Polymer Institute handed out the award during the biannual conference of the European Polymer Federation (EPF) in Pisa, Italy, from 16 to 21 June 2013. The award was granted for Duchateau’s scientific output…
From University Innovation to the Marketplace
Discussion on university-industry collaboration, fostering and commercializing innovation in the U.S. and Germany with Orin Herskowitz and Dietmar Harhoff
on June 25, 2013, at the German Center for Research and Innovation
NEW YORK, NY (June 19, 2013) – University research is a key component of a nation’s capacity for innovation. Increasingly, research universities are being seen as sources of innovation that can drive economic development, as opposed to institutions created exclusively for…
PZ 300 AP - z-axis elevator stage - designed for standard and inverted microscop …
The accuracy and speed of probe positioning is a critical and important value for microscopy techniques such as laser scanning microscopy, or other techniques including fluorescent, super resolution, or image processing. In order to provide the user with a tool able to improve these techniques, piezosystem jena provides the new PZ 300 piezoelectric actuator based z-axis elevator stage for microscopes.
The PZ 300 AP piezo stage is made for adapting onto…
Sysmex Medical Scientific Department Presentations at Euromedlab 2013
Norderstedt, Germany, 28 May 2013 - The Sysmex Europe Medical Scientific Department gave four exciting presentations at Euromedlab in Milan last week. They were attended by over 500 people across two sessions. The presentations addressed the latest findings in laboratory diagnostics developed in cooperation with Sysmex’s R&D and Clinical Management Concepts departments in Kobe, Japan. Those attending included prime decision-makers from laboratories across Europe and the world looking to improve…
PANATecs has formed a strategic alliance with HWI ANALYTIK GmbH
May 13, 2013
Since the start of this year, PANATecs GmbH has had a strategic alliance with HWI ANALYTIK GmbH, headquartered in Rülzheim.
PANATecs GmbH is pleased to have HWI ANALYTIK GmbH as a cooperation partner with a complementary portfolio for the field of classical pharmaceutical products with chemically defined and botanical active substances.
HWI ANALYTIK GmbH was founded in 1991 and offers a large product portfolio of pharmaceutical services with its…
IPE Management School Paris Welcomes European New University
Within the permanent extension of the international delivery of its Higher Education, IPE Management School Paris is proud of welcoming the Dutch European New University as accredited partner institute.
The European New University will closely collaborate with IPE Management School Paris especially in the development of new academic courses on Bachelor and Master’s level. First new studies will comprise a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, which will be quickly followed…
