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Lights out at U energy conference. Irony police notified.

Just as Lawrence Kazmerski, a top official at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, was about to give the keynote address at the University of Minnesota's annual E3 conference at the RiverCentre in St. Paul, the lights went out, bathing the audience in darkness and a deep sense of irony. More…

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Meanwhile, in Wisconsin....

As you read this blog entry, angel investors and start-ups are flocking to Madison, Wisconsin for the annual Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium and the Mid West Health Care Venture forum. More…

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U research gets stimulus boost

The University of Minnesota said it received about $35 million in federal stimulus money to fund research projects at its Academic Health Center. More…

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Cool Clean lands U.S. Air Force gig

Cool Clean Technologies Inc. of Eagan will help the U.S. Air Force develop clean fuels derived from algae oil. More…

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Medical device forecast: Cloudy with a 70 percent chance of uncertainty

What's up with the medical device industry these days? More…

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BioCee Inc. wins big DOE grant

Biocee Inc., a Minneapolis-based start-up licensing technology from the University of Minnesota, has won a share of a $2.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to promote next generation energy technology. More…

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Medical device forecast: Cloudy with a 70 percent chance of uncertainty

What is going on with the medical device industry these days? More…

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Tekne Awards announced

The complete listing of 2009 Tekne Awards categories and recipients includes: More…

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No more backdoor drafts

FINALLY! The answer to the most vexing medical dilemma of our time. No, not cancer. Not AIDS. I'm talking about those God awful hospital gowns that leave the backside a little...uh, exposed. More…

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Another MN company leaves for Wisconsin

RJA Dispersions LLC, a custom manufacturer of nano-particle and pigment dispersions for major original equipment manufacturing accounts worldwide, will relocate its operations to Hudson, Wis. from Maplewood, Minn., effective Nov. 1. More…

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