Incubators and R&D

This is an information-based economy in the United States now. The job growth that is replacing the textile and shoe jobs and so forth that have been lost overseas are all in the Idexx, Jackson Labs type of growth areas."

"The great thing about this strategy is that the cancer cell does all the hard work,"

“This is going to be another fantastic tradeshow and
inventor’s contest,” said Berst. “Farmers, ranchers,
exhibitors, attendees – everyone will have an
opportunity to see the newest, latest and greatest
innovations that are up and coming or already in the
marketplace today at the tradeshow.”

"It is being heralded by the international press as a scientific achievement to rival the human genome sequencing," Thomas said. "For the immediate effect on human disease research, it could well be more important."

Eighteen technology programs have been awarded Centers of Excellence funding to continue their work. The Utah Board of Business and Economic Development approved funding levels Friday. Michael Keene, state science adviser and director of the…

"Innovation is the lifeblood of the economy,"

Crime-solving bugs Insects are silent witnesses that have helped solve crimes, a forensic entomologist said recently at Montana State University. In one case, detectives found a grasshopper near a body and noticed it was missing…

The project also could give North Dakota an advantage for future technology ventures, said Cory Finneman, state Department of Commerce spokesman.

The Accelerator, an incubator at South Lake Union directed by biotech legend Leroy Hood, some prominent venture capitalists and a real-estate developer, has placed its first bets on two startups after a year of sorting through more than 120 business plans.

"What you’re embarking on is a long-term struggle," said Dan Berglund, executive director of the State Science and Technology Institute of Columbus. "Undertake only those things you can do well. Focus on excellence. … Given limited resources, you want to focus, because if you are going to do something, do it well."