Headlines/Developments
11.18.09 Geeks Night Out Thursday, Nov. 19
Geeks Night Out, a networking opportunity for individuals in high-tech fields, will meet Nov. 19 at 5 p.m. at Soundbar (208 S. Limestone). Events include drink specials and an interactive game of Clue. Participants will follow clues throughout downtown and finish at Soundbar at 8 p.m. There will be great prizes for the winners, as well as drink special and networking opportunities! To RSVP, contact Kimberly Solsbury.
11.03.09 AllTranz Awarded $4 Million Research Grant by NIH and NIDA AllTranz has been awarded a $4 million research grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to advance the company’s transdermal tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) patch for the treatment of marijuana dependence and withdrawal. read more »
11.03.09 Tolera Therapeutics Files IND Application for TOL101 Tolera Therapeutics Inc., which holds a license with UK for a monoclonal antibody, has filed an Investigational New Drug (IND) application with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its lead candidate, TOL101, for prophylaxis of acute rejection of solid organ transplantation. read more »
10.30.09 Governor Beshear Unveils Plans for New Eastern State Hospital at Coldstream Research Campus Governor Steve Beshear has unveiled plans and artist renderings of a new Eastern State Hospital facility, to be built on a site at the University of Kentucky’s (UK) Coldstream Research Campus in Lexington. Construction on the project is scheduled to begin in July 2010. read more »
10.27.09 Start-Up Slam Offers Low-Cost Assistance in Forming a Company The Start-Up Slam will be held in Lexington on November 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event offers free networking and speakers and low-cost company startup assistance. read more »
10.26.09 UK’s New Clinician Innovation Company Hires CEO Therix Medical has hired Lexington native Jim Clifton, a 23-year veteran in new business development, to lead the company that will turn UK clinician’s ideas into useful diagnostics and devices to improve patient care. read more »
10.20.09 BBDP Offers Project Management Training November 16-17 The Bluegrass Business Development Partnership will offer project managment training on Nov. 16 - 17 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30. read more »
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