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NIST Technology Transfer 2016 Report

Earlier this month, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, known as NIST, published the 2016 Annual Report on Technology Transfer. The report gives a detailed overview of technology transfer activities of the DOC's three bureaus with research...

Raise Awareness for Rare Diseases Research | R&D

 Spread the Word to Increase Rare Disease Awareness and Research On Rare Disease Day, more than 27 countries will promote this day to increase awareness for rare diseases. Across the world, this will be a day dedicated to raising awareness for different rare...

Advancing the FDA’s Oversight of Drug Compounding

Last month, FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb released a statement regarding the implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act (DQSA) and section 503B of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. One of the limitations of these acts was in regards to the drug...

Furniture Tip-over Prevention Testing

With the potential for serious injuries and death, furniture tip-over prevention testing is a major concern for manufacturers and distributors of furniture products such as dressers, cribs, cabinets, and tables. According to a report made by the U.S. Consumer...

Furniture TIp-over Prevention Testing

Laboratory Microbe References and Definitions

Laboratory Microbe References and Definitions refer to the collection of standard terminology and definitions used in microbiology research and practice. Microbes, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa, are ubiquitous in the environment and play important...

Influenza Research and Testing

According to influenza research done by the US Center for Disease Control (US CDC), the flu vaccine is only 59% effective this year. The press release states that this is comparable to previous years' vaccine effectiveness. With the seriousness of influenza from...

EWG’s Dirty Dozen

Every year since 2004, the Environmental Working Group (EWG), a not for profit environmental organization, releases a report detailing the 12 dirtiest fruits and vegetables, dirtiest meaning most pesticide contaminated. The pesticides include any chemical used to...

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