Tri-Cities Tech Business Update

March 2009 Issue

• *IsoRay signs distribution agreement
  IsoRay Inc., based in Richland, Wash., has entered an agreement with BrachySciences- a division of Biocompatibles International-to distribute IsoRay's Proxcelan Cesium-131 brachytherapy seeds. more...
• J-U-B Engineers develops innovative anaerobic digester
  Kennewick, Wash.-based J-U-B Engineers, Inc., has received funding to build a full-scale commercial demonstration of their patented anaerobic digester designed to treat dairy manure or other confined animal feeding operation waste streams. more...
• JAD Environmental secures NEPA Contract
  Dade Moeller & Associates of Richland, Wash., is part of the JAD Environmental Team that was selected by the U.S. more...
• *Ladenburg Thalmann engaged by AIT for $15 million financing
  Medical device manufacturer Advanced Imaging Technologies, a Richland, Wash., company, is partnering with a leading New York-based investment bank to secure financing for production of the company's ARIA Breast Imaging System. more...
• *Infinia and PNNL featured in Washington state development article
  In the December/January issue of AreaDevelopment Online, Kennewick, Wash.-based Infinia Corporation and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Wash., were cited as leaders in the Washington State's commitment to clean technologies that support the green economy and green collar jobs. more...
• Shelby Supercars unveils plans for high performance electric vehicle
  Shelby Supercars, based in West Richland, Wash., has retained investment banking firm Sheffield International to raise capital for an initiative to develop a high-performance all-electric vehicle. more...
• Northwest Entrepreneur Network selects new executive director
  The Northwest Entrepreneur Network board has selected Rebecca Lovell as the organization's executive director. more...

• Phil Singerman to speak
  MARCH 5. REGISTER BY MARCH 2. Phil Singerman, the senior vice-president of B&D Consulting, will be the next speaker in the Tri-Cities Research District Speaker Series. more...

• Washington Technology Center commercialization grants available
  The Washington Technology Center is accepting proposals for its next round of research grants aimed at transitioning great ideas out of the laboratory and into the marketplace. more...
• Development grand funding offered
  The National Renewable Energy Laboratory, a U.S. Department of Energy facility in Golden, Colo., will issue a Solicitation for Letters of Interest to small businesses for the development of prototype photovoltaic modules and pilot production. more...
• Nominations open for Small Business Awards
  The Mid-Columbia Small Business Awards Committee, coordinated by the Three Rivers Alliance of Chambers, is accepting nominations to recognize small businesses in Benton and Franklin Counties for exceptional customer service, outstanding commitment to employees, and superior community relations. more...
• Washington Technology Center launches a news forum
  The Washington Technology Center has launched a news forum covering innovation and technology in Washington. more...
• Resources online
  1) The article "State of economy a good time for a startup" was published in the Tri-City Herald on February 1. more...

• Invest Northwest 2009
  MARCH 17-18. Invest Northwest 2009 will be held in Seattle, Wash. The investment conference brings together public and private life science companies with institutional investors, analysts, investment bankers, fund managers, venture capitalists, angel investors, and prospective corporate partners. more...
• Speaker series features cancer treatment
  MARCH 20. Suzanne Lindsey from the biotech startup Recodagen will be the March speaker in the Spokane Science, Technology & Business Discovery series. more...
• Small Business Cost Proposal & Government Accounting Workshop
  MARCH 31 (Seattle) and APRIL 1 (Vancouver). The Washington Technology Center is hosting Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer workshops, featuring Jim Greenwood of the Greenwood Consulting Group, well-known SBIR and STTR consultants. more...

• American Society for Quality meeting
  APRIL 1. REGISTER BY MARCH 26. The Columbia Basin Chapter of the American Society for Quality's April meeting will feature the presentation "Of Silos, Swim Lanes and Stovepipes" by Mike Schwenk, Vice President of Battelle and Director of Technology Deployment and Outreach at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Wash. more...
• Washington Innovation Summit 2009
  APRIL 9. REGISTER BY MARCH 6 FOR EARLY BIRD RATE. Washington Innovation Summit 2009 will bring together more than 400 innovators and thought leaders in sustainability and technology who are driving industry development in sustainable energy, innovative materials & manufacturing, urban sustainability, and healthy ecosystems. more...

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Tri-Cities Tech Business Update is published by the Economic Development Office at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Each month, we send you an e-mail message, giving you the link of news, tips, awards, upcoming events, and other information about local technology-based businesses and organizations that support them. With business and community partners, our goal is to build and diversify the Tri-Cities economy—adding skilled jobs in primary-sector industries that bring in outside dollars. Currently, more than 1,100 tech-related businesses, investors, and economic development stakeholders subscribe to the newsletter, mostly in the Mid-Columbia area and the rest of the Pacific Northwest. This newsletter (RL-P00-009) supports PNSO's vision for the future of the Hanford Site and surrounding area through the creation of research opportunities, new industries, and new business clusters.