It's a long, bumpy road from the lab to the marketplace and universities are increasingly looking with interest at their technology transfer offices as places that can generate funds as well as prestige for the institution. But many roadblocks can still pop up.
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Holden Thorp, chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will assume duties as provost at Washington University this summer. With experience in biotech innovation, his expertise reinforces the university's efforts in interdisciplinary entrepreurial initiatives.
An investment of more than $186 million is pushing CORTEX forward in its ongoing effort to build a full-fledged technology corridor that organizers hope will grow into a community. The concept would feature not just cutting-edge companies but also retail shops, dining establishments and homes.
Backers, such as David Sandel (pictured), hope a proposed media hub would bring new development and spur high tech growth. The idea, a fiber optic, cable-based pathway to the Web would allow users to connect at speeds dozens of times faster than standard residential links.
Everybody knows science can’t cure the common cold but Dr. David Curiel thinks that with a little research, he might have found a way to do something pretty remarkable: use the common cold to cure cancer.
Debbie and Mike O’Neil will be heading off to Hawaii soon to celebrate their 20th anniversary. Or maybe their fifth. The counting gets complicated for February 29 events. The roots of the couple’s odd anniversary can be traced back some two millennia to Julius Caesar. The famous Roman emperor is credited with introducing the extra day to the Western world with the Julian calendar that bears his name.
Washington University's David van Essen is working on a $30-million project that he says is essentially a matter of "the human brain trying to understand the human brain." The project is aimed at creating a wiring diagram for the brain in the
Susan Mackinnon is widely recognized as an international authority on nerve regeneration, nerve transfer and nerve transplant. Her research and surgery turns heads; it also helps fingers and toes wiggle and elbows and knees bend - and so much
In the beginning, there was Gatorade. Well, maybe not at the very beginning, but the sports drink may be the most prominent example of how university research can be turned into a profitable product -- "a blockbuster," in the words of
Ventilation systems failed to remove nicotine from smoke-filled air in restaurants and bars in the area, according to a study by Washington University researchers. University representatives used the study to argue that ventilation systems are
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Meeting in St. Louis next week, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious will have its first opportunity as an assembled group to consider what to do after the Vatican issued a mandate for change this spring. It calls on the conference to reorganize and more strictly observe church teachings.
When a family of four goes to the St. Louis Zoo, they can be forgiven for not knowing it will cost them $60, $72 if they park. If they can't pay, the alternative is to tell the kids they can't do what kids do at the zoo.
Missouri House Speaker Steve Tilley gave reporters less than a half-hour’s notice today when he announced that conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh’s sculptured bust will be formally installed in the Capitol at 1 p.m.
They arrived four years ago as fifth-graders, behind in their work and not used to rigorous classes, but they've advanced rapidly and have a strong academic grounding for high school.
While the governor has commonly vetoed bills from the GOP-controlled legislature since he took office in 2009, this year may provide a test of how much weight his objections hold. That’s because for the first time since he became governor, Republicans hold veto-proof majorities in both chambers.
With congressional probes of the Internal Revenue Service and Benghazi likely to remain in the spotlight, both allies and critics of President Barack Obama are predicting that fallout from those and other revelations could endanger key parts of his second-term agenda.
The Beacon's Mary Delach Leonard and Rob Koenig extensively covered flooding in 2011 in Missouri. Now this coverage is compiled in an iBook. Read the stories.
“We speak in old language in a new witty way with contemporary feel,” Sean Curran said about the OTSL production of "Pirates of Penzance," which is set in the 1870s. Much of the Gilbert and Sullivan satire, however, focuses on still-relevant human foibles, government officials’ ineptitude and opera excesses.
The feeling is openness, with soaring, airy spaces planned for easy and logical circulation and planned to reveal art not only to its best advantage but also appropriately and respectfully. Still, the building is notable more for its architectural reticence than its audacity.
When a Chicago photographer found more than a thousand unidentified slides, he set out to discover the couple behind them -- with a little help from social media.
Donna Korando is the Beacon's arts and features editor. You can contact her at dkorando@stlbeacon.org.
Speaking to reporters at Monsanto, Howard Buffett warned that future generations would foot the bill for irresponsible soil use. He urged leaders to address thorny issues such as malnutrition and environmental destruction.
Twenty winners will split a million dollars and a wide array of professional services after this year's Arch Grants competition. Victors will also see one-on-one business mentoring in their prize package. The diverse group includes everything from biotech concerns to fashion enterprises.
Eleven IT entrepreneurs vied for the attention of more than 70 investors at Capital Innovators' annual Demo Day. This year's crop of hopefuls wooed potential investors with eight-minute presentations on a wide variety of business ideas.
Innovation and entrepreneurial activity are on the rise in St. Louis, especially in bioscience, technology and alternative energy. The Beacon's InnovationSTL section focuses on the people who are part of this wave, what they're doing and how this is shaping our future. To many St. Louisans, this wave is not yet visible. InnovationSTL aims to change that. We welcome you to share your knowledge, learn more about this vibrant trend and discuss its impact.
The Academy of Science-St. Louis hosts tours of EarthDance, an organic farm, and the Monsanto Agronomics and Breeding Facility May 21-22. The workshop is meant to prompt discussion and answer questions about these two competing philosophies of food production.
Speaking to reporters at Monsanto, Howard Buffett warned that future generations would foot the bill for irresponsible soil use. He urged leaders to address thorny issues such as malnutrition and environmental destruction.
Vernon Bowman's challenge to Monsanto Co.'s patent on its Roundup Ready soybean seeds was billed as a David vs. Goliath contest. Goliath won and won big. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that an Indiana soybean farmer had violated Monsanto's patent on its genetically engineered soybean seeds.
Sally Altman is the Beacon's Health and Science editor. You can contact her at saltman@stlbeacon.org.
When the Civil War broke out, Grant rejoined the military. He may not have liked it, but it was what he was good at: fighting. The battle that cemented his reputation began 150 years ago yesterday.
Democracy is our answer to perhaps our most difficult ethical problem: How do we ethically protect the social cooperation that makes our society strong, while respecting the rights of individuals to pursue vastly divergent visions of the good life and deeply conflicting moral and political beliefs?
When the first group of students who entered KIPP Inspire charter school in south St. Louis were ready to be promoted out to area high schools, seeing how they've done was a natural follow-up.
Donna Korando is the Beacon's Voices editor. You can contact her and submit opinion pieces for possible publication at dkorando@stlbeacon.org.