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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Safe Communications, Inc. (OTCPINK: SGTB) announced today the signing of final licensing agreement with FullChance of China. The license calls for a launch of Safe's virtual world, Kuboo.com in China. The license calls for Safe to supply the technology while the China partners will provide the funding and technical expertise to develop, register and market Kuboo for the Chinese market. The original agreement, signed in October 2012,...
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The 13(th) Annual Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA), the peer-awarded highest honors in video game development, have revealed the recipients of the remaining two of its Special Awards - the Pioneer Award, given to developers for creating breakthrough video game genres or concepts, and the Ambassador Award, given to those who have helped the game industry advance to a better place. The Pioneer Award will be given to Steve Russell for his...
MOSCOW and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MIT Technology Review, an independent media company founded at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, becomes a Knowledge Producer for the Open Innovations Forum, the premier summit for technology, investment and entrepreneurship in Russia. MIT Technology Review produces publications read by a global community of nearly five million business leaders, innovators, developers, tech entrepreneurs, academics and government...
Joint Research Initiative Centers on Design as a Catalyst for Improving Health of Communities; Builds on AIA "Decade of Design" CGI Commitment NEW YORK, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- To address the urgent need for solutions to ongoing urban challenges, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Center for Advanced Urbanism today announced a new research collaboration focused on how design can improve the health of urban...
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts and AMSTERDAM, February 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- uniQure has been identified in the field of biomedicine as one of 2013's 50 Disruptive Companies [http://www2.technologyreview.com/tr50/2012 ], MIT Technology Review [http://www.technologyreview.com ]'s annual list of the world's most innovative technology companies. The honorees are nominated by MIT Technology Review's editors [http://www.technologyreview.com/about/team/#Editorial ], who look for...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, MIT Technology Review releases its 2013 list of 50 Disruptive Companies (formerly the TR50). Over the last 12 months, in their multiple tech fields, the honorees have taken risks to unsettle an existing marketplace or create a new market entirely. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/DC95022LOGO) Jason Pontin, publisher and editor in chief, states, "The pace at which technology changes is astounding....
SAN FRANCISCO, February 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- 11 Inaugural winners receive US$3 million each for Groundbreaking Achievements in Life Science Research Art Levinson, Sergey Brin, Anne Wojcicki, Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan and Yuri Milner announced today the launch of the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences ("Breakthrough Prize"), recognizing excellence in research aimed at curing intractable diseases and extending human life....
National Academy of Inventors 2(nd) Annual Conference is Feb. 21-22 in Tampa, Fla. TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Academy of Inventors will hold its 2nd annual conference in Tampa at the Embassy Suites Hotel in the University of South Florida Research Park, Feb. 21-22, 2013. The conference is open to members and non-members. A detailed agenda is available at http://nai.usf.edu/conference/. (Logo:...
TEL AVIV, Israel, February 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Israel Brain Technologies [http://www.israelbrain.org ] (IBT) is seeking applicants for its $1,000,000 Global B.R.A.I.N. Prize [http://www.israelbrain.org/global-braintech-prize/competition-overview ] competition. Applications will be accepted until March 15, 2013. The Global B.R.A.I.N (Breakthrough Research And Innovation in Neurotechnology) Prize is an international R&D award to be granted to an individual, group...
CLEVELAND, Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MIT and University of Maryland will convene a national conversation on Feb. 8 about how an innovative business model can help anchor institutions in urban cities to drive economic development and build sustainable community wealth. The panel discussion will be held on Feb. 8 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (EST). Access to live-streaming video: http://bit.ly/Wt6nuB Twitter: #anchorpower A panel of presenters will release a new MIT-University of...
