Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Entrepreneurs with products and services related to the life sciences, biotech and medical fields soon will have an opportunity to share and hone their ideas alongside vetted professionals. The Tampa Bay Innovation Center, formerly known as Startec, is partnering with St. Petersburg College Collaborative Labs, BioFlorida, Florida Medical Manufacturers' Consortium and Moffitt Cancer Center to present an IDEA Camp Wednesday, March 21, 2012, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the St. Petersburg College Collaborative Labs in Clearwater. ..
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
A new University of Florida study shows a hybrid plant species may experience rapid genome evolution in predictable patterns, meaning evolution repeats itself in populations of independent origin. ..
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Saturday, January 07, 2012
The heart of the growing Lake Nona development, Medical City is shaping up to be just what its visionaries hoped: one of the nation's leading bioscience clusters.
This year, as three major medical institutions open, the complex will take a giant step in that direction. The University of Florida Research and Academic Center will open in summer, followed by the Orlando Veteran's Affairs Medical Center and Nemours Children's Hospital in the fall. ..
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
With Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn providing the official proclamation that Oct. 23-29 is “Bioscience Week” in Tampa Bay and Gov. Rick Scott announcing via video that it was “Bioscience Week” in the state, the momentum and energy associated with Florida’s burgeoning bioscience industry was very much on display at the 14th Annual BioFlorida Conference. More than 550 investors, scientists and other industry professionals attended the three-day event held Oct. 23-25 at the Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina in Tampa, Fla., setting a record for conference attendance. ..
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Monday, September 12, 2011
The Division of Marine Geology and
Geophysics at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of
Marine & Atmospheric Science has kicked off the fall
semester with the inauguration of sophisticated equipment that
will help scientists study stable isotopes in a new
manner. Stable isotopes are used by biogeochemists to
help establish climate patterns from hundreds of thousands of
years ago, using small organisms found in sediment cores. ..
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Friday, August 12, 2011
In Washington, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the USDA and DOE have awarded 10 grants totaling $12.2 million to spur research
into improving the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of growing biofuel
and bioenergy crops. The USDA and DOE projects are designed to improve
special crops to be grown for biofuels-including selected trees and
grasses-by increasing their yield, quality and ability to adapt to
extreme environments. The research will be conducted on switchgrass,
poplar, Miscanthus and Brachypodium, among other plants. The 10 projects
are located in California, Colorado, Illinois, Florida, Kansas,
Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Virginia.
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Tuesday, August 02, 2011
Students at the University of West Florida are currently in the midst
of researching plants that may contain anti-tumor and anti-diabetic
properties, causes of climate change and a multitiude of other
biological and chemical substances. These findings may in turn
contribute to future revelations about our world and enhance the
region’s and people’s wellbeing.
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Monday, July 18, 2011
At the recent 2011 BIO International Convention – the largest global
event for the biotechnology industry – Florida focused on two of the
most important issues for biotech businesses: the science and the
business climate for the industry. Through speeches, testimonials, media
interviews, panel discussions and one-on-one meetings, Florida
showcased the state’s world-class biotech research and development
efforts and its unbeatable business advantages for life sciences
businesses of any size. ..
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Monday, July 11, 2011
Registration opens today for BioFlorida’s
14th Annual Conference scheduled for Oct. 23-25 at the
Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina in Tampa, Fla. 500 business leaders,
scientists and investors are expected to attend the three day
conference, which is the premier business development, investing and
networking event for those associated with Florida’s burgeoning
bioscience industry. ..
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Wednesday, July 06, 2011
After living incognito for millions of years in a remote area of a
forested mountain range in the Philippines, seven newfound species of
mice owe their recent discovery to DNA evidence and the Florida State
University biologist who deciphered it. ..
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