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BOSTON, Jan. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northern Light's (www.northernlight.com) "meaning extraction" facility for automatically analyzing concepts within research literature is the enabling technology behind a newly published journal paper that assesses 30 years of research into information technology (IT) innovation adoption by enterprises. The article, entitled "IT Innovation Adoption by Enterprises: Knowledge Discovery through Text Analytics", is being published in the January...

BENTON HARBOR, Mich., Dec. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) has been named to the 2012-2013 Ocean Tomo 300® Patent Index for the seventh consecutive year. The equity index is the first based on the value of corporate intellectual property. It is priced and published by NYSE Euronext. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20040202/DETU004LOGO ) The index is objectively based on the value of a company's intellectual property, especially patents, which...

The National Academy of Inventors has named 98 innovators to NAI Charter Fellow status, representing 54 prestigious research universities and non-profit research institutes. TAMPA, Fla. (PRWEB) December 19, 2012 The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named 98 innovators to NAI Charter Fellow status, representing 54 prestigious research universities and non-profit research institutes. Together, the new Fellows hold more than 3,200 U.S. patents. Included in the Charter class are...

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Simpler( )Consulting, L.P., a leading global management consulting firm, today announced the release of a new book, Winning by Design. The book, co-authored by Vice President of Research and Development, Oncology Systems at Elekta Rob Westrick and Simpler Vice President Chris Cooper, provides an in-depth look at the Simpler Design System(TM) (SDS) and how it can be used to improve quality, reduce cost and expedite lead time during the new...

CHICAGO, Dec. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The areas where life sciences companies locate their facilities, commonly called industry clusters, are shifting worldwide as these companies respond to rising demand for new drugs in Asia and Latin America, significant patent expirations and the need for increased R&D productivity and innovation. According to Jones Lang LaSalle's second annual Global Life Sciences Cluster Report, which will be broadly distributed in January 2013, life...

ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cold Mix Manufacturing (CMM) of Flushing, NY has been awarded the renowned NOVA Award from the Construction Innovation Forum (CIF) for its environmentally friendly road repair product GreenPatch®. This prestigious award honors revolutionary programs and advancements to all areas of the construction industry worldwide. Photo: http://www.greenpatch.com/novapic.htm CMM President Dario Amicucci and Sales Manager Michael Milano were present...

R&D raises the competitiveness of the Singapore economy and drives productivity and growthSingapore, Dec 14, 2012 - (ACN Newswire) - Singapore's gross expenditure on R&D (GERD)[1] recorded a new high of S$7.4 billion in 2011, according to the National Survey of R&D, 2011, produced by the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). It was a 14.8% growth from S$6.5 billion in 2010.The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of GERD from 2002 to 2011 was...

Carfrogger.de marks the occasion of launching Germany’s first online platform and configurator for customised car wraps with an international design contest. Berlin/Munich, Germany (PRWEB) December 13, 2012 Carfrogger is an online platform that enables creative customers to individualise their vehicles according to their needs and tastes by the means of an online configurator. Car wrapping design means not only being able to select the colour of your choice but also to embellish with...

NEW ALBANY, Ohio, Dec. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: CVGI), a leading supplier of fully integrated system solutions for the global commercial vehicle market, today announced it was officially notified that the Company and Jerry Armstrong, President, North & South America, Interior Trim and Seating for CVG, were named a semi-finalist in the Executive-of-the-Year category for the 2012 TechColumbus Innovation Awards. The TechColumbus Innovation...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Dec. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center has created a new operating division to translate its academic and clinical research and discoveries into marketable products and services that will benefit patients. The new enterprise, Wake Forest Innovations, is being led by Chief Innovation Officer Eric Tomlinson, DSc, and Ph.D, who is also President of the Piedmont Triad Research Park. (Logo:...