University News

Energy Department Selects Three Bioenergy Research Centers for $375 Million in Federal Funding
UCSF Receives $150 Million Pledge for Cancer Center
University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center Receives $50 Million Gift
NIH Awards Nearly $5 Million to Fund Knockout Mouse Repository
Nanotech Briefs Announces the Third Annual Nano 50 Award Winners
University of Nottingham Breaks Ground on Plant Research Center
Lord Robert May Awarded Copley Medal
Thomas S. Robertson Is Named Dean of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School
Issues in Science and Technology: Action Needed to Avert Global Water Crisis

Industry News

BP, ABF and DuPont Unveil $400 Million Investment in UK Biofuels
Boeing to End Parts Production Operations in Tennessee
Raytheon Awarded Rolling Airframe Missile Contracts Valued at Nearly $146 Million
U.S. Navy Awards General Dynamics $29 Million For Post-Shakedown Work on USS Texas
Lockheed Martin Receives $18 Million for Low Cost Reduced-Range GMLRS Practice Rockets
Bell Helicopter Signs New Russian Representative; Wins $10 Million Multi-Ship Order
EDS and China’s Ministry of Commerce Sign Milestone Strategic Cooperation Agreement
Nortel to Appoint New Chief Information Officer
3M Completes Sale of Priority Control and Traffic Detection Businesses to TorQuest Partners Inc.

Venture Capital News

Boston University’s Institute for Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Creates a New Type of Incubator
Texas Emerging Technology Fund Awards $600,000 to Resonant Sensors
BioPartnering Europe (BPE) Calls for Applications to Present
Blade.org Establishes Venture Capital Advisory Board
Yorkville Advisors Opens Israel Office

Commentary

Katie Couric: Seven for ’07: Simple Lessons for a Complicated Time

Upcoming Events

NanoTX’07 to Feature Important Printed Electronics Summit (Oct. 3-4)