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A new Bluegrass Angels Launch Grant Fund provides grants to help startups develop a technology or product. bgagrant.com/
Could a genetic test have predicted Robin Williams' suicide? Scientists are seeking a genetic basis of suicide. bit.ly/1o9fSc9
The pioneering MedSignals® cellular-communicating medication adherence system has just been awarded FDA approval. medsignals.com/
How Kentucky BioProcessing ended up growing a possible miracle drug to treat Ebola. bit.ly/1sN77Zv
Experimental drug given to American Ebola patients is produced in Kentucky using tobacco plants. bit.ly/1v702Io
NIH awards $14.7 million to a group led by Owensboro Cancer Research to create a vaccine using tobacco plants. bit.ly/1pVZjBF
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Global demand for cancer immunotherapy will grow to nearly $9 billion in 2022, soaring by an annual average of 23.8%. bit.ly/VYMuzc
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Let's hope Kentucky farmers can benefit from a new cash crop. ow.ly/xws0K
Kentucky research featured in a USA Today article! usat.ly/1hrro6a
University of Kentucky researchers are making a difference. bit.ly/1roS6QX
Nice collaboration between two Kentucky biotech companies. bit.ly/1prulG3
Scientists from UK and the Appalachian Translational Research Network will study lung cancer and pediatric obesity. bit.ly/TBY95X
New research from the University of Louisville. bit.ly/1gcAinc
Federal single audit threshold raised from $500,000 to $750,000, likely including SBIR grants. Ask your accountant. bit.ly/1eUI1WH
US Energy Dept offers $10 million in funding for advanced biofuels and bioproducts made from non-food-based biomass. 1.usa.gov/1eQKLi6
Susan Harkema of the KY Spinal Cord Injury Research Center found electrical stimulation enables voluntary activity. bit.ly/1m2ymPC
The 2014 farm bill provides $881 million for ethanol biofuels and investment in infrastructure. bit.ly/1da5ceH
This can't be good. Giant virus, awakened from 30,000-year slumber in Siberian permafrost, is still Infectious. bit.ly/1fB0Mwl
