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WEB PATENT NEWS–January, 2003
News about patents, licensing and seed capital sources for inventors and innovating organizations. by Robert M. Hunter, Registered Patent Agent CONTENTS I. WE SHALL OVERCOME – OBVIOUSNESS REJECTIONS, THAT IS – Learn how to convince…
National Research Council (NRC) Finds Public-Private Partnerships Crucial for Tech Development
Public-private partnerships involving cooperative research and development activities among industry, universities and government laboratories can play a key role in speeding new technology from the concept stage to the marketplace, argues a new report conducted…
14 Hot Startups-This year’s list includes five health-care companies, one biogenetics firm, and absolutely zero dot-coms. How does your model stack up?
The companies we came up with hail from across the country and tackle diverse problems, but they all suggest that while the economy may be stumbling, the state of entrepreneurship is healthy indeed.
Seattle-based Frazier Healthcare Ventures plans to open office in Bay Area
"They may be ahead of the curve on that," he said. "The (Silicon) Valley is dominated and associated with (information technology) investing."
Honeywell beefing up-adding jobs in Spokane
Company expects to add about 60 jobs locally this year in consolidation move The additional hires will equate to roughly a 10 percent staffing increase here for Honeywell, which—with the equivalent of about 600 full-time…
Research sheds new light on defense mechanisms of deadly Group A bacteria
Call them the Delta Force of the blood stream. Polymorphonuclear leukocytes, a kind of cell in the human immune system, exist for one purpose: to find and destroy invading bacteria and fungi, said Frank DeLeo,…
Micron tightens its belt through attrition-CEO: Company will hire when economy rebounds
Micron Technology is operating leaner than ever, using attrition to thin its ranks and avoid layoffs, company executives acknowledged in recent days. Julie Howard The Idaho Statesman The company lost 3,000 employees — or 15…
“TechIdaho 2003,” report on the status of Idaho´s high-technology industry.
Welcome to “TechIdaho 2003,” The Idaho Statesman´s first annual report on the status of our state´s high-technology industry. http://www.idahostatesman.com/business/hightech/story.asp?ID=29966 —Mike Maharry Idaho Statesman For years, those involved in economic development have wished that Idaho had…
Sizing up angels and exiting businesses gracefully
The MIT Enterprise Forum of Pittsburgh sponsored a special educational seminar designed to encourage and facilitate angel investment in the Pittsburgh region. Session topics included evaluating investment prospects, pitching companies to prospective investors and anticipating…
More incentives sought for business in WA
In Washington — unlike in Idaho and 46 other states — the state constitution prohibits giving state money to private ventures. Economic development officials, particularly in border cities like Spokane and Vancouver, say that hamstrings their efforts to attract new businesses or retain those that are expanding.