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Merck Invests in RNA Startup to Target Cancer.

Pharmaceutical giant Merck has announced a $200 million licensing agreement with Moderna Therapeutics, a startup based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that is developing therapies based on RNA. Merck wants to combine its expertise in cancer immunotherapy with Moderna’s personalized cancer vaccines so that the two treatments together can more effectively target cancer.

Maria Fernanda di Giacobbe gana el Basque Culinary World Prize.

Maria Fernanda Di Giacobbe ha sido elegido hoy como la ganadora del Basque Culinary World Prize, un premio para chefs con iniciativas transformadoras promovido por Basque Culinary Center y el Gobierno Vasco, en el marco de la estrategia Euskadi-Basque Country.

De forma excepcional, su trabajo refleja la evolución alcanzada por la gastronomía luego de que una generación de chefs comprendiera que podía multiplicar la dimensión de su profesión y, muy especialmente, que podía contribuir con la sociedad más allá de la cocina.

Walt Disney Co. reveals 9 new startups in the Disney Accelerator spanning robotics, cinematic VR and AI.

The Walt Disney Co. is kicking off the third session of its corporate accelerator this week, and revealed 9 new companies admitted to the program. A full list follows at the end of this post.

The companies are developing everything from cinematic virtual reality and holographic content, to robots with human-like facial expressions.

Because alumni of the Disney Accelerator have scored big partnerships with the media and entertainment juggernaut in the past, it is seen as one of the more desirable corporate accelerators out there.

ONDOAN ejecuta las instalaciones de la Central de Biomasa para Laboral Kutxa.

ONDOAN ha ejecutado las instalaciones necesarias para la construcción de una central térmica centralizada, empleando como combustible biomasa, destinada al abastecimiento de la sede central de Laboral Kutxa en Arrasate, que incluye los denominados edificios LK1, LK2 y LK3. En una segunda fase se abastecerán las instalaciones ocupadas por Lagunaro e Ikerlan.

3Scan raises $14 million for a robotic microscope that could accelerate drug discovery.

Robots and software aren’t just changing manual labor in warehouses or kitchens. They’re also transforming medical research.

A San Francisco startup called 3Scan Inc. raised $14 million in venture funding to automate tissue analysis for scientists involved in drug discovery with its proprietary robotic microscope and computer vision systems.

According to the company’s co-founder and Chief Operating Officer Megan Klimen, 3Scan can eliminate some drudgery for drug researchers who have been stuck using manual processes for tissue analysis.

Atomically Thin Circuits Made From Graphene and Molybdenite.

Atomically thin transistors and circuits made of graphene and molybdenum disulfide (molybdenite) can now be chemically assembled on a large scale, researchers say. Previous attempts to build circutis from 2-D materials involved placing materials precisely instead of growing them where they’re needed.

Home Is Where The Startups Are: 84 Companies That Will Transform Your Domestic Life.

Investors are pouring money into startups that are changing consumers’ home lives. While some startups are providing services that help with household chores, others are trying to transform your home itself by making it smarter. We used CB Insights data to identify 84 funded private companies that are making households more efficient and convenient.

Startups in the service category include:

En marcha la 2ª edición del Programa Experto M4FUTURE.

El Dpto. de Innovación de MONDRAGON lanza la segunda convocatoria del programa formativo, dirigido principalmente a Directores Técnicos y de I+D de MONDRAGON, que permita conocer en detalle el modelo de innovación corporativo M4FUTURE, así como los anexos y guías disponibles.

El programa, que se denomina “Programa Experto M4FUTURE”, tendrá un enfoque teórico-práctico y se desarrollará entre los meses de septiembre de este año y enerno-febrero del año que viene. (Ver condiciones y costes de este programa en fichero adjunto).

“M4FUTURE Aditu Programa” 2.edizioa abian da!

MONDRAGONen Berrikuntza departamentuak egokitzat jota,  nagusiki  MONDRAGONen zuzendari teknikoei eta I+Gko zuzendariei zuzendutako prestakuntza programaren beste edizio bat abiatuko da. Programak ahalbidetzen du M4FUTURE berrikuntza eredu korporatiboa, baita eskuragarri dauden eranskinak eta gidak ere,  zehatz-mehatz ezagutzea

M4FUTURE Aditu Programa” deituriko programa honek ikuspegi teoriko praktikoa izango du, eta aurtengo iraila eta datorren urteko urtarrila eta otsaila arteko hileetan egingo da. (Ikusi baldintzak eta kostuak honekin batera doakizun fitxategian)

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