http://www.campusrxbio.com/ en cc77lives@yahoo.com Copyright 2010 2010-02-22T20:22:29-05:00 http://www.campusrxbio.com/site/biotech_wheat_research_moving_forward_but_will_farmers_grow_it/ http://www.campusrxbio.com/site/biotech_wheat_research_moving_forward_but_will_farmers_grow_it/#When:19:22:29Z The wheat industry is moving ahead with biotech wheat ressearch, although not all wheat producers agree that it will benefit farmers. The wheat industry is moving ahead with biotech wheat ressearch, although not all wheat producers agree that it will benefit farmers. Rebecca Bratten, who has worked 12 years as director of policy for the U.S. Wheat Associates, told producers gathered for the 57th annual National Hard Spring Wheat Show in Williston, N.D., that the commercialization of biotech wheat was not an “if it will happen” event, but a “when it will happen” event. “Our board has directed us to go ahead and commit to the research and commercialization of biotech wheat,” Bratten said. “The question is when it will happen and we don’t know that yet.”Read Full Article News, North Dakota 2010-02-22T19:22:29-05:00 http://www.campusrxbio.com/site/scholarships_for_green_job_training_at_ventura_college/ http://www.campusrxbio.com/site/scholarships_for_green_job_training_at_ventura_college/#When:19:09:26Z If students want to earn a few greenbacks when they graduate, Ventura College thinks they need to learn about the green economy first. If students want to earn a few greenbacks when they graduate, Ventura College thinks they need to learn about the green economy first. As part of an initiative to better train students for “green jobs,” the college is offering a scholarship program for students who incorporate green technologies in their studies. “Just having the green jobs is one thing, but having qualified applicants for those jobs is another thing,” said Norbert Tan, director of the Ventura College Foundation. “We are hoping to prepare a campus of potential employees for these green jobs.”Read Full Article California, News 2010-02-22T19:09:26-05:00 http://www.campusrxbio.com/site/biotechnology_group_objects_to_us_stance_on_gene_patents1/ http://www.campusrxbio.com/site/biotechnology_group_objects_to_us_stance_on_gene_patents1/#When:19:21:28Z The Biotechnology Industry Organization, the lobbying group for U.S. biotechnology companies, released a letter to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius objecting to provisions of a proposed policy on the patenting of human genes. The Biotechnology Industry Organization, the lobbying group for U.S. biotechnology companies, released a letter to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius objecting to provisions of a proposed policy on the patenting of human genes. The group urged Sebelius to reject the recommendations developed by a committee advising her on the issue that calls for restricting the ability of companies and scientists to patent human genes and exclusively market tests that find them or measure their activity.Read Full Article National, News 2010-02-21T19:21:28-05:00 http://www.campusrxbio.com/site/lee_county_hopes_biotech_bet_will_pay_off/ http://www.campusrxbio.com/site/lee_county_hopes_biotech_bet_will_pay_off/#When:19:06:57Z Lee County plunged millions of dollars deep into the expensive and ultra-competitive life-science industry last week. Lee County plunged millions of dollars deep into the expensive and ultra-competitive life-science industry last week. Local officials hope to make Southwest Florida the next biotech hub. That’s a long shot, says a national expert who studies strategies for governments to attract similar tech businesses. A state accountability report shows massive state investments in life-science industries show promise, but have not yet paid off. Commissioners on Tuesday shelled out $10 million to Algenol Biofuels Inc. for a new laboratory, headquarters and algae farm to convert the plants to ethanol. Algenol’s contract requires it add at least 120 jobs.Read Full Article Florida, News 2010-02-21T19:06:57-05:00 http://www.campusrxbio.com/site/biotech_bigs_spend_for_pol/ http://www.campusrxbio.com/site/biotech_bigs_spend_for_pol/#When:19:19:58Z The state’s top biotechnology lobbying group held a fund-raiser yesterday for Rep. Michael Rodrigues, a Westport Democrat who tried to block a state law that requires drug firms and medical device makers to disclose payments to doctors for endorsing their products. The state’s top biotechnology lobbying group held a fund-raiser yesterday for Rep. Michael Rodrigues, a Westport Democrat who tried to block a state law that requires drug firms and medical device makers to disclose payments to doctors for endorsing their products. “He stood strongly in support of our position against disclosing vital information regarding health-care professionals and their interaction with our member companies,” Massachusetts Biotechnology Council President Robert Coughlin wrote in the fund-raiser’s e-mailed invitation. “To refer to Michael as a champion of the life sciences industry, is certainly an understatement,” wrote Coughlin, a former state representative from Dedham.Read Full Article Massachusetts, News 2010-02-20T19:19:58-05:00 http://www.campusrxbio.com/site/bio_welcomes_obama_proposal_to_achieve_advanced_biofuels_targets_final_rule/ http://www.campusrxbio.com/site/bio_welcomes_obama_proposal_to_achieve_advanced_biofuels_targets_final_rule/#When:19:16:42Z The Obama administration’s new biofuels initiative is a much-needed step in federal coordination that can help pioneer companies secure the investment needed to build large-scale advanced biofuels production facilities. Rapid implementation of final Renewable Fuel Standard rules will create the market space for advanced biofuels; but more work is needed to accommodate further innovation and scale-up of new technologies. The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today thanked the Obama administration for renewing its commitment to support increased production and use of all biofuels, including advanced biofuels that can help create thousands of new green jobs, increase energy security and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Obama administration’s new biofuels initiative is a much-needed step in federal coordination that can help pioneer companies secure the investment needed to build large-scale advanced biofuels production facilities. Rapid implementation of final Renewable Fuel Standard rules will create the market space for advanced biofuels; but more work is needed to accommodate further innovation and scale-up of new technologies. The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today thanked the Obama administration for renewing its commitment to support increased production and use of all biofuels, including advanced biofuels that can help create thousands of new green jobs, increase energy security and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Jim Greenwood, BIO president and CEO, stated, “The Obama administration clearly recognizes that large-scale production of advanced biofuels can be a driver of green job creation, energy security and greenhouse gas reductions. This new initiative will send a message to the industry and potential investors that the federal government is strongly committed to achieving advanced biofuels production and use targets. BIO has previously called for better federal coordination of programs to help integrate the complete biofuel supply chain, from crop production to fuel production and marketing. This coordination will help stimulate the private investment needed to build new biorefineries. On behalf of our member companies we thank the Obama administration for its leadership on this issue.Read Full Article News, Washington DC 2010-02-19T19:16:42-05:00 http://www.campusrxbio.com/site/labcorp_bringing_346_jobs_to_greensboro/ http://www.campusrxbio.com/site/labcorp_bringing_346_jobs_to_greensboro/#When:19:03:29Z LabCorp will bring 346 jobs to Greensboro and invest $4 million in Guilford County during the next three years, Gov. Bev Perdue announced Thursday at the company’s Burlington headquarters. LabCorp will bring 346 jobs to Greensboro and invest $4 million in Guilford County during the next three years, Gov. Bev Perdue announced Thursday at the company’s Burlington headquarters. The jobs will be in a new billing operations office in 72,000 square feet of leased office space in Meadowview Crossing, located on Pinecroft Rd., according to The Greensboro Partnership. About 50 positions from LabCorp’s Burlington billing office will be transferred to the Greensboro location, the company said. Calling it a “glimmer of hope,” Perdue said the jobs are a sign that economic recovery is beginning.Read Full Article News, North Carolina 2010-02-19T19:03:29-05:00 http://www.campusrxbio.com/site/why_biomedical_jobs_are_recession_resilient/ http://www.campusrxbio.com/site/why_biomedical_jobs_are_recession_resilient/#When:18:53:18Z Biomedical employment has held remarkably steady in San Diego and throughout California, even though other parts of our economy saw steep declines and the highest unemployment levels since the Great Depression. That was the top-line finding of the 2010 California Biomedical Industry Report, just released by the California Healthcare Institute (CHI) and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Biomedical employment has held remarkably steady in San Diego and throughout California, even though other parts of our economy saw steep declines and the highest unemployment levels since the Great Depression. That was the top-line finding of the 2010 California Biomedical Industry Report, just released by the California Healthcare Institute (CHI) and PricewaterhouseCoopers. San Diego saw the strongest employment growth among the state’s main biomedical clusters. Despite the recession, biomedical jobs here grew 2.5 percent—from 23,545 in March 2008 to 24,123 in March 2009—expanding faster than in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles or Orange County. Statewide, the biomedical industry puts nearly 274,000 Californians to work in jobs that pay an average of nearly $75,000.Read Full Article National, News 2010-02-19T18:53:18-05:00 http://www.campusrxbio.com/site/cu_applies_for_federal_grants_to_help_finish_biotechnology_hub/ http://www.campusrxbio.com/site/cu_applies_for_federal_grants_to_help_finish_biotechnology_hub/#When:19:15:33Z The University of Colorado has applied for multi-million dollar federal grants to help finish the construction of its biotechnology building since the cash-strapped state is rejecting the school’s funding requests. The University of Colorado has applied for multi-million dollar federal grants to help finish the construction of its biotechnology building since the cash-strapped state is rejecting the school’s funding requests. CU’s Boulder campus split the building’s construction into two projects so that it could move forward on construction, without depending on state funding. The first phase of the building will be 257,000 square feet, and CU expects it to be finished in fall 2011. The school has plans for a 54,000-square-foot addition, which hinges on funding. Instead of waiting for an economic turn-around at the state level—which could leave construction on the final wing of the building stalled for an indefinite period of time—CU is looking for money elsewhere.Read Full Article Colorado , News 2010-02-18T19:15:33-05:00 http://www.campusrxbio.com/site/virginia_subcommittee_oks_funding_for_ignite_institute/ http://www.campusrxbio.com/site/virginia_subcommittee_oks_funding_for_ignite_institute/#When:18:43:59Z A subcommittee of the Virginia House of Delegates last week recommended approval by the full Appropriations Committee of the bill awarding $22 million in state funds to the Ignite Institute, which is establishing a research center in Fairfax County focusing on translation of personalized medicine discoveries.  A subcommittee of the Virginia House of Delegates last week recommended approval by the full Appropriations Committee of the bill awarding $22 million in state funds to the Ignite Institute, which is establishing a research center in Fairfax County focusing on translation of personalized medicine discoveries. The Subcommittee on Economic Development, Agriculture and Natural Resources passed the recommendation unanimously, 8-0. The funding would be awarded in annual $5.5 million installments between the 2012 and 2015 fiscal years under House Bill 677, the Specialized Biotechnology Research Performance Grant Program introduced by Del. Joe May (R-Leesburg).Read Full Article News, Virginia 2010-02-18T18:43:59-05:00