Tri-Cities Tech Business Update

February 2010 Issue

• IsoRay announces new use of Cesium-131
  IsoRay, Inc., based in Richland, Wash., announced that for the first time, Cesium-131 brachytherapy seeds have been implanted for the treatment of colon cancer. 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...
• Dade Moeller physicist appointed to Nuclear Engineering Board
  The Missouri University of Science and Technology has selected Ali Simpkins to serve as a member of its Nuclear Engineering Development Board. more...
• New location for Zero Gravity
  The Zero Gravity Builders Studio has expanded its operations to a 14,000 square foot facility in Richland, Wash. more...
• Procurement technical assistance services available
  A Department of Defense-funded Native Procurement Technical Assistance Center is providing services in Richland, Wash. more...
• New R&D vice-president at IsoRay
  William Cavanagh has joined Richland, Wash.-based IsoRay, Inc. as the company's vice-president of research and development. more...

• Life Science Development Fund grant funding
  The Life Sciences Discovery Fund will provide grant funding through four grant competitions in 2010. more...
• Apply for Research and Technology Development grants
  The Washington Technology Center is accepting applications for its next round of research grants aimed at transitioning great ideas out of the laboratory and into the marketplace. more...
• Environmental technology funding opportunities
  The Department of Defense is accepting pre-proposals for funding under its Environmental Security Technology Certification Program for environmental technology demonstrations aimed at addressing the agency's top priority challenges. more...
• Environmental research and development proposals requested
  The Department of Defense is accepting environmental research and development proposals for funding under the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program. more...
• Postdoctoral Fellowship program
  The American Society for Engineering Education has launched a new program in conjunction with the National Science Foundation aimed at expanding industrial research opportunities for companies and postdoctoral engineers conducting scientific research. more...
• Resources online
  1) The presentation "Finding Venture Financing in a Down Market" was presented at the Three Rivers Entrepreneur Network meeting in January. more...

• Harvesting Clean Energy 2010
  FEBRUARY 7-9. The 10th annual Harvesting Clean Energy Conference will be held at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick, Wash., in February. more...
• Information session on Research & Technology Development Program
  FEBRUARY 9. The Washington Technology Center is holding a series of free sessions throughout the state to provide information on its Research & Technology Development grants program. more...
• Entrepreneurial Awards luncheon
  FEBRUARY 16. The Richland Rotary and Tri-Cities Development Council will hold the annual Entrepreneurial Awards luncheon on February 16 at the Red Lion in Richland, Wash. more...
• SIGN executive to speak
  MARCH 2. The Columbia Basin Chapter of the American Society for Quality's March meeting will feature the chief executive officer of the Richland, Wash.-based Surgical Implant Generation Network. more...
• Global Venture Challenge conference
  MARCH 24-26. The 4th Annual Global Venture Challenge will be held in March in Oak Ridge, Tenn. The event brings together teams of graduate students from around the world to compete for prizes by addressing the world's future needs in energy and security. more...
• Life Science Innovation Northwest Conference
  MARCH 16-17. The Washington Biotechnology and Biomedical Association will hold the first Life Science Innovation Northwest Conference in Seattle in March. more...
• Washington's Innovation Summit 2010
  APRIL 9. REGISTER BY MARCH 5 FOR DISCOUNTED RATE. The Washington Technology Center will hold Washington's Innovation Summit 2010 in April in Tacoma, Wash. more...

• PNNL to receive Recovery Act funds for biofuels research
  The Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will receive about $14.2 million for its role in two biofuels research consortia announced by Energy Secretary Steven Chu. more...
• PNNL recognized for technology transfer
  The Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has been recognized for partnering with outside companies to either develop new or improve existing technologies or processes. more...
• PNNL fills first two distinguished post-doc fellowship slots
  The Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has selected the first-ever recipients of the Pacific Northwest Distinguished Post-Doctoral Fellowship. more...
• Former PNNL employee named one of state's top 25 innovators
  A former employee at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory was named to a list of the state's "Top 25 Innovators" by Seattle Business magazine. 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.