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Big Pharma replaces innovation with acquisition
Mike WokaschBig Pharma (including Big Biotech) has executed about 130 mergers or acquisitions in each of the past couple of years. The overwhelming majority of deals designed to fill depleted Big Pharma pipelines with more novel and innovative technologies in later stages (closer to market) than their own R&D had been able to produce.
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BYO: The new trend in media consumption
Mitch WeinraubWhat started as a trickle seems to be turning into steady stream and may soon become a full-fledged flood. The newest Bluetooth speakers (such as the Logitech Z6000 and Moto DECK), Chromecast and the recently hinted (but not officially announced) update to Apple TV all have one thing in common, they allow multiple sources to easily connect and stream content. Basically, anyone can "bring your own" content.
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Microfluidic systems for screening of aptamers
Dr. Afsaneh Motamed-KhorasaniSystematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment (SELEX) is a method to screen the nucleotide ligands from a large library of nucleotide sequences. Aptamers are the nucleotide ligands selected by SELEX method and can be easily and inexpensively produced. Chemical modification and integration into different analytical methods is also easy with aptamers.
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918 Spyder: The future of Porsche
David HurthAt the 2013 Frankfurt International Motor Show, the Porsche 918 Spyder stole the show. You may be thinking, didn’t that car debut three years ago? Yes, it did, but this year’s show unveiled the final production version to the public.
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Specialty processing techniques advancing electronic end-use development
Don RosatoEnd-use electronic application plastic process development is responding to the ongoing need for smaller electronic devices that in turn call for smaller, thinner electrical components. Convergence among computer, consumer electronics and telecom industries continue to blur the lines between information, entertainment and communication.
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RIP Nabucco: What the Southern Corridor gas route decision means for the…
Lucy WallworkNabucco is dead. Long live TAP. The Nabucco pipeline, a highly political piece of gas transportation infrastructure, was designed to carry natural gas from Azerbaijani gas fields and neighboring suppliers to gas-hungry European customers. That was the logistical agenda, at least.
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Shale revolution in doubt — so what?
Stefanie HeerwigNo single day seems to go by without praises of the shale revolution. And no assessment of the oil market seems to work anymore without including the U.S. as a global supplier.
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What Chinese investment in Latin America means for the US energy sector
Lucy WallworkThe rise of China in Latin America's resource-rich nations is already having an impact on U.S. crude imports.
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America’s natural gas dilemma: To export or not to export?
Lucy WallworkThe United States is facing a problem it couldn't have envisioned in its wildest dreams a few years ago as liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals were being hurriedly thrown up along the coast to plug the nation's energy deficit.
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