Scientists launch another commercial research venture.
Story by Paul Darst
The State Journal
Charleston, WV
June 7, 2007
HUNTINGTON -- In May, two scientists at the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University launched a new company dedicated to manufacturing alginate, a product with a multi-billion-dollar worldwide market.
Progenesis Technologies LLC will focus on new methods for producing alginate with the hopes of generating money for the company, university and the region, said Dr. Richard Niles, one of the founders and senior associate dean for research and graduate education.
"Alginate is made by seaweed, but yields are down because of warmer waters," said Niles, who founded Progenesis with Dr. Hongwei Yu. "We can produce (alginate) 24 hours a day, seven days a week. ... There are 20 steps to getting it out of seaweed. There are far fewer with our method."
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Thursday, June 7, 2007
WVU awarded nearly $2 million in 2007 WVEPSCoR Research Challenge Grants
This news release was issued June 6, 2007, by WVU News and Information Services.
West Virginia University has been awarded nearly $2 million in grants this year for research initiatives from the West Virginia Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (WVEPSCoR).
University faculty members Julio F. Davalos, Arun Ross and Ever Barbero, all from the College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, and Maura McLaughlin from the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, were recent recipients of 2007 Research Challenge Grants (RCG).
The awards will provide seed money for new research endeavors at WVU. Grants can be renewed for up to five years, providing researchers demonstrate they are making progress each year. Each grant is worth $1-2 million over the five-year period.
“The four RCG awards provide significant opportunities for clusters of faculty at WVU to develop programs of excellence in science and technology that will be better positioned to compete for federal agency funding,” said Curt Peterson, WVU associate vice president for research and economic development. “The awards will help to further develop their intellectual property and innovative research into emerging new business opportunities important to economic development in West Virginia.
“In addition, it is anticipated that some of these grants will provide a springboard for the research clusters to compete for national research centers supported by a federal agency over a sustained period of time,” he noted. “Thus, these awards are contributing to the growth of the research enterprise at WVU that is expected to increase prosperity in the state.”
For the rest of the news release, including photographs of the principal investigators and information about their specific projects, click here.
West Virginia University has been awarded nearly $2 million in grants this year for research initiatives from the West Virginia Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (WVEPSCoR).
University faculty members Julio F. Davalos, Arun Ross and Ever Barbero, all from the College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, and Maura McLaughlin from the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, were recent recipients of 2007 Research Challenge Grants (RCG).
The awards will provide seed money for new research endeavors at WVU. Grants can be renewed for up to five years, providing researchers demonstrate they are making progress each year. Each grant is worth $1-2 million over the five-year period.
“The four RCG awards provide significant opportunities for clusters of faculty at WVU to develop programs of excellence in science and technology that will be better positioned to compete for federal agency funding,” said Curt Peterson, WVU associate vice president for research and economic development. “The awards will help to further develop their intellectual property and innovative research into emerging new business opportunities important to economic development in West Virginia.
“In addition, it is anticipated that some of these grants will provide a springboard for the research clusters to compete for national research centers supported by a federal agency over a sustained period of time,” he noted. “Thus, these awards are contributing to the growth of the research enterprise at WVU that is expected to increase prosperity in the state.”
For the rest of the news release, including photographs of the principal investigators and information about their specific projects, click here.
Nanotechnology in July 2007 Consumer Reports
The July 2007 issue of Consumer Reports magazine features a report, "Nanotechnology: Untold Promise, Unknown Risk."
Click here to read the full series of articles.
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