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Research Triangle Institute Reports
Hampton Roads Research Partnership Technology Commercialization Assessment. Phase 2: Identifying Opportunities -- March 2002. more
BioScience Cluster Steering Committee Meets
Hosted by the City of Hampton, the inaugural meeting of the BioScience Cluster Steering Committee kicked off on May 29th. Seventeen members attended the two-hour event, including representatives from three Hampton Roads bioscience companies, three universities, the City of Hampton Economic Development Department, cluster economic development consultant the Virginia Biotechnology Association (VaBio), the Virginia Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) and the Hampton Roads Research Partnership (HRRP). Cluster Leader Dr. William Wasilenko of Eastern Virginia Medical School chaired the meeting.
Bill Wasilenko introduced the cluster concept to the membership, then led a follow-on discussion as to what roles the cluster and steering committee, respectively, should play in the coming months. The general consensus among participants was that all responsible parties should focus on raising capital, workforce development, intellectual property management and creating new wet lab space.
Bob Rea of Angle Technology Corp. provided a preliminary summary of the Hampton Roads bioscience economic activity survey he is conducting. VaBio’s Mark Herzog discussed the luncheon series that VaBio is sponsoring across the state, and suggested that Hampton Roads might be an ideal site for one this summer. Mark also discussed Mid-Atlantic Bio, a biotechnology conference and venture capital event sponsored by the Maryland, Washington, D.C. and Virginia biotech communities to be held later this year in Northern Virginia. Mark encouraged participation by Hampton Roads, and Bill Wasilenko suggested the cluster provide an exhibit for the event.
Finally, Terry Woodworth of CIT described the CIT Gap Bio and Life Science Fund which provides funding for new ventures in the stage between self-financing and angel-capital financing. All in attendance enthusiastically applauded the idea of a BioScienceCluster and the steering-committee concept. Bill Wasilenko suggested the next cluster meeting would occur in a few months.
Challenging Conventional Scientific Thinking
Researchers from the College of William and Mary’s Center for Conservation Biology and The Nature Conservancy have observed the record-setting migration of a shorebird from feeding grounds on the Delmarva Peninsula to breeding grounds on the McKenzie River near the Alaska-Canada border. The bird’s six-day flight is challenging conventional scientific thinking about long-distance migration routes.
To read more, go to http://www.wm.edu/news/index.php?id=8962
Tired Iron: The Monitoring of Structural Health
Buildings buckle. Bridges collapse. Airplane wings crack. Ships break in two.
All are examples of “tired iron,” the result of accumulated stresses and strains that can cause seemingly solid structures and components to suddenly fail.
How can available technology be enlisted to detect and prevent such disasters from occurring? What about new equipment? Can emerging technologies diagnose corrosion and structural fatigue? What kind of sensors and sensor systems are needed?
That’s what attendees will discover during the forum “Tired Iron: the Monitoring of Structural Health.” The event will be held on May 22 at the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) in Hampton, Virginia. Featured speakers include representatives from NASA, Northrop Grumman, Luna Innovations and the College of William & Mary who will discuss advances in materials-fatigue analysis and mitigation.
Also scheduled is an NIA update on current activities and a brief presentation from local firm Applied EM Inc.
What: Tired Iron: The Monitoring of Structural Health
Where: National Institute of Aerospace
100 Exploration Way
Hampton, VA 23666
757.325.6700
When: May 22, 2008
Time: 8:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.
A Next-Generation Medical Imager
Jefferson Laboratory scientists are helping to adapt applied nuclear physics research to create a next-generation medical imager capable of spotting tumors half the size of the smallest now detectable with current devices.
To read a full account of their efforts, go to http://www.jlab.org/news/articles/2008/MedicalImager.html
Wireless Technologies
On March 12, the National Center for Applied Sensor Science and Technology and the Center for Gaming and Simulation, both at Norfolk State University, joined with the Hampton Roads Research Partnership to conduct a workshop on wireless technologies for professionals from both academia and industry.
The workshop provided a whole-day refresher session to help attendees orient research and development to match market needs and future trends. Participants were briefed about emerging technologies, innovations and potential breakthroughs.
Two afternoon hands-on sessions afforded participants practical experience in wireless security and radio-frequency identification, or RFID. Keynote speakers addressed the impact of wireless advancements on current industrial standards.
To learn more about NSU’s Center for Gaming and Simulation, click on this link and navigate to page 7 once the PDF file opens:
http://www.nsu.edu/researchatnsu/pdf/NSUResearchMagazineSpring2008.pdf
Fifth Annual Research Expo
Describing Corporate Connections, Virginian-Pilot staff reporter Jennifer Jiggetts wrote that:
"The fifth annual research expo …for the first time offered a corporate networking session designed to bring entrepreneurs … together with university researchers to discuss potential partnerships.
Panel discussions focused on modeling and simulation, a concept that has grown in Hampton Roads. A report issued earlier this year indicated that the sector in 2007 contributed nearly $365 million and 4,420 jobs to the area."
For the complete story, click this link:
http://hamptonroads.com/2008/04/research-rise-expo-links-business-academia
Research Triangle Institute Reports
Hampton Roads Research Partnership Technology Commercialization Assessment. Phase 2: Identifying Opportunities -- March 2002. more
Corporate Connections Event
Helping individual proprietors and small-to-medium businesses identify the path to technology success will be the focus of an April 9 business roundtable. more
HRRP Selected For New EDA University Center
Through a grant to Norfolk State University, the Economic Development Administration (EDA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce has established the Hampton Roads Research Partnership-University Center. (HRRP--UC)
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