Despite widespread expectations of another increase, global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions stopped growing in 2019, according to IEA data released today. After two years of growth, global emissions were unchanged at 33 gigatonnes in 2019 even as the world economy expanded by 2.9%. This was primarily due to declining emissions from electricity generation in advanced … [Read more...] about Defying expectations of a rise, global carbon dioxide emissions flatlined in 2019
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Defense Production Act: Light Rare-Earth Element Funding Opportunity
Medallion Receives US Department of Defense Related Inquiries Medallion Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: MDL; OTCPK: MLLOF; Frankfurt: MRDN) – “Medallion” or the “Company”), pursuing North American production of rare-earth magnet metals, announced that is has received inquiries from several rare-earth element (REE) refineries interested in receiving specifications and potential volumes … [Read more...] about Defense Production Act: Light Rare-Earth Element Funding Opportunity
Researchers at Ben-Gurion University Introduce Platform for the Design of New Antibiotics
BGN Technologies, the technology transfer company of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, introduces a novel method developed by researchers at Ben-Gurion University for screening and detecting new antibiotics. The ribosome, the protein-manufacturing machinery of all living cells, is one of the main targets of antibiotics. Inhibition of ribosomal activity in bacterial cells … [Read more...] about Researchers at Ben-Gurion University Introduce Platform for the Design of New Antibiotics
Clover Successfully Produced 2019-nCoV Subunit Vaccine Candidate and Detected Cross-Reacting Antibodies from Sera of Multiple Infected Patients
Clover Biopharmaceuticals, a global clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing novel and transformative biologic therapies, announced today that it has successfully produced its trimeric Spike-protein (“S-Trimer”) subunit vaccine candidate for 2019-nCoV via a mammalian cell expression system. In addition, Clover scientists have used the newly obtained S-Trimer … [Read more...] about Clover Successfully Produced 2019-nCoV Subunit Vaccine Candidate and Detected Cross-Reacting Antibodies from Sera of Multiple Infected Patients
Sports Technology Leaps Ahead at OurCrowd Global Investor Summit Israel has 200+ SportsTech companies
OurCrowd, the global venture investing platform and Israel’s most active venture investor, will feature sportstech leaders, investors and entrepreneurs who will discuss the latest trends at the OurCrowd Global Investor Summit in Jerusalem on February 13. Israel has 200+ SportsTech companies “Israel punches above its weight when it comes to sports technology, with over 200 … [Read more...] about Sports Technology Leaps Ahead at OurCrowd Global Investor Summit Israel has 200+ SportsTech companies
$124 Billion Will Be Spent on Smart Cities Initiatives in 2020
A new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Smart Cities Spending Guide shows global spending on smart cities initiatives will total nearly $124 billion this year, an increase of 18.9% over 2019. The top 100 cities investing in smart initiatives in 2019 represented around 29% of global spending, and while growth will be sustained among the … [Read more...] about $124 Billion Will Be Spent on Smart Cities Initiatives in 2020
Novacyt S.A.: Update on Novel Coronavirus Test
Novacyt (EURONEXT GROWTH: ALNOV; AIM: NCYT) ("Novacyt", the "Company" or the “Group”), an international specialist in clinical diagnostics, provides an update following the launch of its research use only (RUO) test for novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which has been developed by its subsidiary Primerdesign as a direct response to the recent outbreak of the respiratory virus in … [Read more...] about Novacyt S.A.: Update on Novel Coronavirus Test
SPIE and Photonics Media Prism Awards Honor Photonics Innovations in Nine Categories
On February 5, at the Prism Awards, an invitation-only event held during the Photonics West Symposium in San Francisco, SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, and Photonics Media honored the best new optics and photonics products on the market. At the 12th annual ceremony showcased a plethora of emerging companies won in each of their respective categories, … [Read more...] about SPIE and Photonics Media Prism Awards Honor Photonics Innovations in Nine Categories
monday.com as a work operating system
Today, monday.com is introducing monday 2.0, a momentous new iteration of its platform, transforming it into a work operating system (work OS) that enables organizations of any size to build custom workflow apps in minutes. In becoming a work OS, monday.com now provides a centralized platform for code-free app creation, process management, and project management. The launch of … [Read more...] about monday.com as a work operating system
FDA Takes Significant Step in Coronavirus Response Efforts, Issues Emergency Use Authorization for the First 2019 Novel Coronavirus Diagnostic
Today, the U.S Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) to enable emergency use of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) 2019-nCoV Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel. To date, this test has been limited to use at CDC laboratories; today’s authorization allows the use of the test at any CDC-qualified lab across the country. “Since … [Read more...] about FDA Takes Significant Step in Coronavirus Response Efforts, Issues Emergency Use Authorization for the First 2019 Novel Coronavirus Diagnostic