Biotech

Can the Crowd Be More Patient

Fred Wilson | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Venture Capitalists, Tech Startups, Biotech, Venture Capital, Mobile, Crowdfunding Capital, Crowdfunding, Small Business News

I can feel the crowdfunding movement coming. And I think it will be impactful and helpful in many way. And I hope that its impact will be most felt in the sectors that have been starved for capital, not the sectors that are awash in capital.

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Company Puts Mushrooms Where They're Least Expected

AP | MICHAEL HILL | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Packaging Material, Mushrooms, Video, Ecovative Design New York, Mycelium, Fungus Packaging, Green Technology, Green-Living, Mushroom Packaging, Biotech, Ap, Green News

GREEN ISLAND, N.Y. (AP) — Turns out that mushrooms — great in soups and salads — also make decent packaging material. Mushrooms a...

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Is Washington, D.C. the Next Great American Entreprenerial Goldmine?

Mark Drapeau | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Biotech, Dc Entrepreneurs, Dc Startups, Tech Startups Dc, Tech Startups, The Next Web, New Tech Meetup, DC News

First it was Silicon Valley of course, and then Silicon Alley (New York City), and then Silicon Beach (Santa Monica, C.A. area). What could possibly be next?

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High Price of Monopoly: Why American Farmers Must Buy From Just One Seed Company

John W. Boyd Jr. | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Seeds, Iowa, Farming, Black Farmers, National Black Farmers Association, Seed Companies, Monsanto, Farmers, Monsanto Farmers, Biotechnology, Agriculture, Monopoly, Antitrust, Biotech, Monsanto Seeds, Bv-Politics, Green News

Monsanto's monopoly limits farmers' choices and threatens our livelihoods. But America's antitrust laws were enacted to protect us from this very situation. These laws are premised on the belief that competitive markets produce the best products, and they need to be enforced.

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The World Technology Awards

Bill_Robinson | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Biotech, World Technology Network, Nanotechnology, United Nations, It, Ray Kurzweil, Green Energy, Wtn, Technology News

I go to a lot of tech conferences and trade shows. It's a necessary evil for me. I don't enjoy it much, in fact they give me a screeching headache ...

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Art and Science Collide at IBM's THINK Exhibit

Max Lugavere | Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: New York, Ibm, New York City, Lincoln Center, Nyc Events, Biotech, Technology, Awesome, The Future, Branded Content, Advertising, Marketing, Branded Entertainment, Max Lugavere, Emma Watson, Smarter Ideas, Technology News

As if the development and implications of Watson weren't enough to win our affections for IBM, their new THINK exhibit at Lincoln Center may do the trick.

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The IQ of America's Entrepreneurs

Alexia Parks | Posted 10.25.2011

Read More: Techstars, Areday, Backpacker, Green, Twitter, Iq, Innovation, Biotech, Facebook, Kickstarter., Aspen, Chemical, Youtube, Sustainability, Iphone, Boulder, Entrepreneurship, 3-D, Entrepreneur, Digitalglobe, Wingstand, Opx, Gnip, Backjoy, Denver News

In the world of today's entrepreneurs, the term IQ doesn't refer to how intelligent one is. Instead, it refers to the Innovation Quotient of companies...

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Patent Reform That Will Save Lives

William D. Delahunt | Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: Pharmaceutical Industry, Biotech, Hatch-Waxman Act, The Medicines Company, Patent Reform, Patents, Politics News

The importance of the biotech and pharmaceutical industries to our economy is indisputable. Even more important than the dollars and cents, are the life-saving medicines these companies are developing.

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Foundations, Insiders and IPOs: Back Door Influence and Abuse

Vivian Norris | Posted 07.06.2011

Read More: Ipos, Research Subsidies, Hedge Funds, Non-Profits, Medical School, Capital Gains, Political Influence, Biotech, Tax Evasion, Giving, Offshore, Wealth Gap, Foundations, Business News

The wasteful, immoral use of "nonprofit" foundations as ways to funnel monies, evade taxes and influence politics not just at home but abroad, needs to be investigated.

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Boardroom Diversity Means Better Business

Lucy P. Marcus | Posted 07.04.2011

Read More: Affirmative Action, Biotech, Business, Corporate Sustainability, Women in Business, Gender Equality, Life Sciences, Women Directors, Clean Tech, Business and Diversity, Business and Women, Boardroom Diversity, Business Diversity, Business Women, Business News

In the life sciences and beyond, diversity makes business sense and social sense, and every one of us has an interest in making sure that diversity is put on the agenda.

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Will Organized Labor Rally For Science... and Jobs

James M. Gentile | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Time, Nasa, Legatum Prosperity Index, Alternative Energy, Funding of Science, Research Corporation for Science Advancement, Solar Research, High-Tech, Ipad 2, Deficit Reduction, Science, Job Growth, Biotech, Fareed Zakaria, Green Energy, Barack Obama, Scientific Research, Science and Technology, Public Employees' Compensation, H.R. 1, The Economist, Scientific Innovation, Apple, Research and Development, Organized Labor, U.S. House of Representatives, Department of Energy, Private Sector Jobs, Scientists, Politics News

Science is not a special interest; it's a national interest. And it's time for organized labor -- as well as the business community -- to rally behind it.

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Extending Rare Disease Awareness Beyond Just One Day

John J. Castellani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Biotech, Research, Personal Health, Pharmaceuticals, Rare Diseases, Rare Disease Day, Home News

We don't yet have the answers. But we hope that awareness of rare diseases extends beyond a single day, drawing attention not just to the diseases, but to the challenges.

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Green News Report: February 1, 2011 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Floods, Co2, David Koch, Pesticides, House of Representatives, Natural Disasters, Australia, Epa, Agriculture, Cars, Regulation, Green News Report, Biotech, Pollution, Pipeline, Rising Sea Level, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Greenhouse Gases, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Usda, Global Warming Deniers, Global Warming, Bp, Interior Department, Carbon Emissions, Environmentalists, Exxon Mobil, Environmentalism, Subsidies, Toxic Chemicals, Koch Brothers, BRAD BLOG, Charles Koch, Snow, Green News, Oil, Koch Industries, Food, Sustainability, Glenn Beck, BP Oil Spill, Extreme Weather, Green News

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: The unrea...

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Stonyfield CEO: Our Coalition Didn't Cave To Monsanto On GE Alfalfa

Gary Hirshberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Organic Consumers ASsociation, Biotechnology, Organic Food, GM Crops, Usda Alfalfa, Stonyfield, Organic Valley, Biotech, GM Food, Whole Foods, Usda Monsanto, Monsanto, Ronnie Cummins, Food News

Baseless attacks within the organic community do not serve the organic cause. Instead of fighting with each other, we need to fight Monsanto and the forces that are ignoring Americans who support organic and want the right to choose.

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Dear Secretary Vilsack: Please Reconsider the Fate of Our Milk

Robyn O'Brien | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food Allergies, Vilsack, Alfalfa, Centers for Disease Control, Health, Milk, Food, Genetically Modified Food, Soybeans, Biotech, Gmo, Allergies, Nutrition, Home News

With utmost sincerity, I urge you to delay the approval of genetically engineered alfalfa. I believe this alfalfa will directly impact our children's milk supply, given that it is used as livestock feed for dairy cows.

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Green News Report: January 27, 2011 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Donuts, Co2, House of Representatives, Fracking, Australia, Gasland, Epa, Agriculture, Coal, Offshore Drilling, Rising Sea Level, Mountaintop Removal, Greenhouse Gases, Climate Change Denial, Cancer, Usda, Coal Mining, Solar Power, State of the Union, Global Warming, Clean Energy Jobs, Wisconsin, California, White House Oil Spill Commission, Biofuels, Carbon Emissions, Environmentalists, Environmentalism, Toxic Chemicals, Pennsylvania, Colombia, Sustainability, Food, Natural Gas, BP Oil Spill, Upper Big Branch Mine, China, Pesticides, Cap and Trade, Climate Skeptics, Regulation, Biotech, Green News Report, The Oscars, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Drought, Big Oil, Colony Collapse Disorder, Fossil Fuels, Sotu, Gop, Climate Change, Air Pollution, Global Warming Deniers, Newt Gingrich, Bp, Interior Department, Bees, Texas, Subsidies, Tceq, Energy Efficiency, BRAD BLOG, Sarah Palin, Green News, Oil, Fox News, Hydraulic Fracturing, Extreme Weather, Green News

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: From the ...

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Green News Report: January 25, 2011 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bp, Bees, Oil, Natural Gas, Wind Power, Co2, Cap and Trade, Pesticides, House of Representatives, Fracking, Australia, Gasland, Epa, Agriculture, Regulation, The Oscars, Green News Report, Biotech, Coal, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Pipeline, Offshore Drilling, Drought, Rising Sea Level, Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Mountaintop Removal, Fossil Fuels, Colony Collapse Disorder, Big Oil, Greenhouse Gases, California Air Resources Board, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Usda, Global Warming Deniers, Coal Mining, Global Warming, Interior Department, California, White House Oil Spill Commission, Biofuels, Carbon Emissions, Environmentalists, Environmentalism, Texas, Subsidies, Toxic Chemicals, Superfund, Energy Efficiency, Fuel Cells, BRAD BLOG, Keystone XL Pipeline, Green News, Sustainability, Food, Fox News, Hydraulic Fracturing, BP Oil Spill, Extreme Weather, Upper Big Branch Mine, China, Green News

IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Getting "Gas"-y at the Oscars; Freakin' Frackin'; Natural disasters are expensive; Catastrophic flooding, drought around the world.

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Green News Report: January 20, 2011 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Co2, House of Representatives, Fracking, Australia, Hu Jintao, Agriculture, Epa, Pregnancy, Managed Retreat, Coal, Colorado, Offshore Drilling, Parking, Marcellus Shale, Rising Sea Level, Mountaintop Removal, Greenhouse Gases, Climate Change Denial, Usda, Coal Mining, Global Warming, Bpa, California, Biofuels, Carbon Emissions, Environmentalists, Environmentalism, Toxic Chemicals, Algae, Food, Sustainability, Natural Gas, BP Oil Spill, Upper Big Branch Mine, China, Pesticides, Ddt, Regulation, Green News Report, Biotech, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Drought, Apple Computers, Big Oil, Fossil Fuels, Colony Collapse Disorder, Gop, Climate Change, Global Warming Deniers, Bp, Interior Department, Massey Energy, Bees, European Union, Subsidies, Evergreen Solar, Energy Efficiency, BRAD BLOG, Colorado River, Carbon Trading, Green News, Oil, Fox News, Hydraulic Fracturing, Extreme Weather, Green News

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Fox "News...

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A Perfect Storm: Global Shifts in Venture Capital and Science Funding

Lucy P. Marcus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, UK, Entrepreneurship, Public Policy, Research, United Kingdom, Science, United States, Biotech, Intellectual Property, China, Vc, Business, Engineering, Cleantech, Government, Innovation, Politics, China Energy, Group of Seven Economies, G-7, Business News, Startups, Clean Technology, India, Economic Growth, Life Sciences, US, Venture Capital, Economy, Corporate, Green News

Partly a consequence of the global financial crisis, unprecedented change in venture capital and the science sector is on the cards. And it has additional consequences too.

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USDA Recommends "Coexistence" with Monsanto: We Say Hell No!

Ronnie Cummins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Coexistence, Genetically Modified Food, Gmos, Biotech, Truth in Labeling, Organic, Monsanto, Food News

TAKE ACTION: Stop GMO Contamination of Organic! http://capwiz.com/grassrootsnetroots/issues/alert/?alertid=14469696 "If you put a label on geneticall...

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WikiLeaks: US Should Retaliate Against EU for Genetically Modified Resistance

Jeffrey Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wikileaks, Mon 810, Ambassador Stapleton, US Suggests Retaliation Against EU, GMOs in Europe, Biotech, Grenelle, GMO France, GMO Labeling, Gmos, Gm, GM Food, Genetically Engineered, Genetically Engineered Food, Craig-Stapleton, Gmo, Genetic Engineering, World News

WikiLeaked cables released over the weekend revealed more about the US' role as a global bully, trying to thrust unpopular genetically modified (GM) crops onto cautious governments and their citizens.

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Salmon Stranger Than Sci-Fi

Robyn O'Brien | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Salmon, Genetically Engineered Foods, Biotech, Obesity, Monsanto, Bill Gates, Allergykids, Genetically Modified Food, Food's Operating System, Gmo, Omega 3, Health Care, Precautionary Principal, Allergies, Gmos, Food News

Now I'm not sure about you, but these headlines about our food supply are getting pretty tough to stomach. I can't help but yearn for simpler times.

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Judge Revokes USDA Approval Of Genetically Modified Sugar Beets, Orders Review

AP | MICHAEL LIEDTKE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Court, Sierra Club, Center for Food Safety, Environmental Impact Statement, Roundup, Sugar Beets, Agriculture, Organic Seed Alliance, Genetically Modified Food, Biotech, Usda, Monsanto, Gmo, Food News

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge has revoked the government's approval of genetically altered sugar beets until regulators complete a more thorou...

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Monsanto's Permit to Poison Us

Ronnie Cummins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Monsanto, Kucinich, Fda, Obama, Biotech, Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know Act, Truth in Labeling, Margaret Hamburg, Bush-Quayle, Food News

Dan Quayle couldn't spell potato, but he made sure they'd be genetically engineered. Here's how Monsanto got their permit to poison us: On May 26, 19...

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Monsanto Wins Supreme Court Case: Genetically Modified Alfalfa Ban Lifted

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, California, Roundup, Agriculture, Biotech, Gm Alfalfa, Monsanto, Genetically Modified Alfalfa, Cross Pollination, John Paul Stevens, Ban, Alfalfa, Farmers, Genetically Modified Food, Usda, Oregon, Video, Green News

WASHINGTON (AP)-- The Supreme Court on Monday lifted a nationwide ban on the planting of genetically engineered alfalfa seeds, despite claims they mig...

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