The Society for Information Display (SID) announced this week its lineup of keynote presenters slated for Display Week 2010, May 23-28, 2010, at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle. The 48th annual SID International Symposium, Seminar, and Exhibition returns to the Pacific Northwest this year amid growing commercialization and the first stirrings of an [...]
A near 10 percent drop in clean tech investments last year indicated that the U.S. might be losing its place as the world’s top investor and enabler of clean tech innovation.
Last year, U.S. clean tech investments dropped to a five year low, from 72 percent of the worldwide total in 2008 to 62 percent, [...]
Filed under: News on February 26th, 2010 @ 7:54 am
Tagged with: Business, clean energy, economy, government, growth, innovation, markets, networks, News, Technology
In the San Francisco Bay Area’s high-tech hub, the economic downturn caused jobs, patents, and venture capital investment to decline in 2009, according to the “2010 Index of Silicon Valley” study released this month. The survey also shows office vacancy at its highest rate since 1988, as the focus has shifted from software to green [...]
Filed under: News on February 24th, 2010 @ 11:10 am
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According to Barron’s latest rankings, The World’s Most Respected Companies are companies whose shares have been strong performers. In fact, when it comes to calculating asset values, Wall Street is never at a loss. Investors pay up for respect, in part because respected companies tend to hold their value longer.
“Respected companies aren’t going to fall [...]
Filed under: News on February 19th, 2010 @ 8:00 am
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This month, athletes from around the world will be competing for medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games being held in Vancouver, B.C. Canada.
But there is another set of winners from the Games that will be honored: Game partners, sponsors, and organizer VANOC for initiatives that demonstrate positive and measurable social, economic, [...]
Filed under: News on February 16th, 2010 @ 11:19 am
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The necessity for a radical change in Russia’s economic development has become evident in recent years. President Medvedev has responded by formulating principles of economic development and outlining the industrial priorities of the state. However, the success of Russia’s effort to modernize depends on real cooperation between government and society in taking concrete actions that [...]
Filed under: News on February 9th, 2010 @ 2:03 pm
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According to a report released last week by the California Healthcare Institute (CHI) and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), the biomedical industry is one of the most recession-resilient sectors in California’s hard-hit economy and a critical driver of innovation, job growth, and revenue that will help lead the state to economic recovery. However, the reports points to [...]
Filed under: News on February 8th, 2010 @ 9:02 am
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Whether you’re contemplating how to get your fist job, or if you’re already working and you’re thinking about your next career move, you may be considering a job at a start-up company. Start-ups come in all shapes, sizes, and industries. But life in a start-up isn’t for everyone, and before you take the plunge, there [...]
Filed under: News on February 5th, 2010 @ 8:00 am
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Time To Know is an enigmatic Israeli startup that has somehow managed to remain under the radar of Israel’s tight knit startup community. What makes this little-known company so amazing is not just the daunting challenge it has chosen to meet, but that it has quietly ramped up 350 employees and no less than $60 [...]
Filed under: News on February 3rd, 2010 @ 8:00 am
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The UK Innovation Investment Fund is off the ground with the first closing of the £125m Hermes Private Equity Environmental Innovation Fund.
The fund, managed by Hermes Private Equity, will immediately begin investing in low carbon and clean technology funds, and co-investing in companies to provide much-needed venture capital to help these innovative businesses grow. The [...]
Filed under: News on February 1st, 2010 @ 9:02 am
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‘Younger than Moses: Idle Worship’ is an art exhibit featuring 22 artists in New York.
As part of the European Project FP7 research called “Integrated System for Transport Infastructures Surveillance and Monitoring by Electromagnetic Sensing,” a team of researchers had been gathered from the countries of Israel, Italy, France, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland and Romania.