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2011
>>January
RPI leads Albany Med, Ordway and Wadsworth in stem cell funding
Wadsworth creates lab science master’s program
UAlbany Names Vice President for Research
UAlbany’s NanoCollege lands $5M fed grant
RPI leads region in stem cell funding
RPI lab teaches students lessons in real life
AMRI, Genentech enter licensing agreement
Featured Video: Overview of AMRI’s Integrated Drug Discovery Platform
>>February
RPI sheds light on EVE, school’s new incubator
Albany Med lands first FDA-approved 3-D mammography system
Sematech, UAlbany team on health research
AMRI names VP, general counsel
Regeneron and Bayer Start Phase 3 Trial to Extend Ophthalmology Research & Development Program for VEGF Trap-Eye in Asia
AMRI Announces Consolidation of Global Drug Discovery Platform
Gillibrand seeks to extend research and development tax credit
Albany Med honored for kidney transplants
Albany Med receives $1M from Standish
Conference Set on Children's Genetic Diseases
Research Foundation of State University of New York Launches Find a SUNY Scholar
>>March
AMRI Appoints New Vice President of Aseptic Services
Pharma production at medical campus
Rensselaer research firm lands $300K fed grant
Extra credit for Albany Med cancer care
Federal funds under the gun
Albany Med prize winners announced today
>>April
Albany Med gets Gold Seal of Approval
AngioDynamics Launches the Next Generation DuraMax® Stepped-Tip Chronic Dialysis Catheter
Stem cell researchers win top prize
AngioDynamics, cash-rich, plans for multiple acquisitions this year
Leaders in Stem Cell Research and Discovery to Share America’s Most Distinguished Prize in Medicine
Rensselaer Professor Utilizing New York State Grant To Study Adult Stem Cells
National Grid Awards $250,000 to Taconic for Major Power Capacity Expansion, Energy Efficiency Upgrades
NanoCollege offering dual degree
NIH,NSF impact on Capital Region to be examined
<<May
AMRI Announces Development and Commercial Supply Agreement with Parnell Manufacturing
Rensselaer Professor Xuegang (Jeff) Ban Receives NSF CAREER Award
Report Calls for Investment in NYS Biopharmaceutical Industry
Empire State College, G’Falls Hospital team up
Albany Med expansion to create 1,000 jobs
Albany Med breaks ground on $360M project
Albany Med prize winners receive awards
St. Peter’s, partners detail plans for Saratoga County medical campus
Rensselaer Biomedical Engineering Students Win Prestigious Fellowships
Albany Medical College to award 200 degrees
UAlbany seeks funds to hire biomed researchers
GE Healthcare buys Applied Precision
AMRI teams up with German bio firm
Engineer To Launch Bacteria Into Space Aboard the Final Mission of Space Shuttle Atlantis
Taconic to Offer Cancer Models from the Netherlands Cancer Institute for Use in Cancer Research
Albany Med Recognized for Outstanding Quality in Stroke Care
Regeneron President and CEO Leonard S. Schleifer Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(r)
New Angio CEO to be named in 3 months
University Announces Plan to Build $194 Million Research Facility
Rensselaer Researchers Secure $2.7 Million NIH Grant To Advance "Scarless" Surgery
UAlbany Biologist Finds Malfunctioning Heart Molecule Can Trigger Arrhythmia
Albany Med College creates 2 more endowed chairs with $1.2M gift
Patient Safety: Reducing the Risks of Radiation Exposure From CT Scans and X-Rays
GE, MIT Collaborate on Smart Ultrasound Technology Development
Cancer Research Center Study Reveals Enhanced Role of Vitamin D3 in Fighting Prostate Cancer
AMRI to Receive Milestone Payment from Bristol-Myers Squibb for the Initiation of a Phase II Study
AngioDynamics Reports Oncology/Surgery Division Developments
Academic Minute - Dr. Shaker Mousa, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Science
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July
NYBA Launches Fellows Program to Nurture NY's Early Stage Life Science Companies
IU Confidential Publishes Biotech Investment Report
Albany Med’s $360M construction underway
Regeneron-Sanofi rheumatoid arthritis drug shows promise
<<August
State approves Albany Med, Saratoga Hospital plans for Malta medical park
Albany Medical Center opens Surgeon’s Pavilion
AMRI Appoints New Director of Drug Discovery Services in Singapore
Bioconnex to offer tips on seeking NSF, NIH grants
Cancer Research Center Study Reveals Enhanced Role of Vitamin D3 in Fighting Prostate Cancer
Rensselaer Researchers Secure $2.7 Million NIH Grant To Advance “Scarless" Surgery
AMRI awarded NIH contract worth as much as $43M
AngioDynamics Names Joseph M. DeVivo President and CEO
Albany Med’s Alzheimer’s Center receives $450K in state funds, special designation
Albany Medical College Announces New Programs in Bioethics
<<September
GE Healthcare to invest $1B in cancer-related R&D
Regeneron Announces ZALTRAP® Clinical Presentation at European Multidisciplinary Cancer Congress
Regeneron Ranked by Science Magazine as the #2 Employer in the Global Biopharmaceutical Industry
AngioDynamics Names Alan Panzer SVP, GM of Vascular Division
CardioMag CEO picks successor—once financing is secured
Skidmore conference to focus on undergraduate research
Delcath hires new CFO, promotes predecessor
Rensselaer Professor Steven Cramer Named Fellow of AIChE
Researchers Discover Possible Therapeutic Option for IBD
AMRI Receives FDA Notification on Proposed Corrective Actions
Albany Med professor awarded $3.1M for bioterrorism research
New drug's promise the best under the sun
AAU Announces Major Initiative to Improve Undergraduate STEM Education
Albany Medical Center Helps Create Interactive Nursing Lab at HVCC
Angio moving England operation to Queensbury, adding 8 jobs
CDPHP’s Bennett to address national health conference today in D.C.
Albany Med opens $8.8M medical simulation facility
Construction begins on new GE Global building
Pair Announced as Nobel Winners were 2009 Albany Prize Recipients
AngioDynamics Receives Favorable Summary Judgment Order on Claims Against biolitec
NSF workshop at UAlbany draws scientists from 30 universities
>> November
SUNY, Battelle Announce Empire State STEM Learning Network Partnership
Innovating New Ways To Share and Preserve Scientific Data on Sustainability
RENEWAL OF CRITICAL SMALL BUSINESS RESEARCH PROGRAM ADVANCES
HIXNY reaching ‘a tipping point,’ new CEO says
Albany Med, Saratoga Hospital to break ground on $4M center in Malta
AngioDynamics hires new executives
AMRI Announces Supply Agreement with Revolymer®
200 scientists attending global symposium at UAlbany’s RNA Institute
Small Amounts of Arseni in Water May Cause Spontaneous Miscarriage, Report UAlbany Scientists
RPI Appoints Veteran Government and Technology Policy Director as Assistant VP for Research
American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting
Nobel Prize Laureate To Examine Science, Society, and Space at Rensselaer
>> December
Columbia Memorial receives $2M for electronic health records program