Industry Insight

Data center vacancy rates will reach an all-time low in 2010 as available space is absorbed and the credit crunch squeezes new construction projects, according to an analysis by commercial real estate specialist Grubb & Ellis.

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United Therapeutics Corporation announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ADCIRCA™ (tadalafil) tablets for oral administration, with a recommended dose of 40 mg, as the first once-daily phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitor for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

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Agrium Inc. will go ahead with construction of new $36-million "environmentally smart nitrogen" fertilizer plant in Missouri, the Calgary-based fertilizer giant said Thursday.

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Toyota Motor Corp. is revving up production of its hit Prius to meet better-than-expected demand for the latest version of the world's top-selling hybrid, the Japanese automaker said Wednesday.

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Conventional power lines are expensive, unsightly and wasteful-they can lose 14 percent of their energy from the resistance of the copper cables. Superconducting cables have no such problem.

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Hitachi, Ltd. earlier this week announced that in conjunction with Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd. which develops and manufactures lithium-ion batteries for automotive applications, such as hybrid electric vehicles,  it has developed a lithium-ion battery.

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Johnson & Johnson announced late Thursday that it had agreed to buy Cougar Biotechnology for about $1 billion, or $43 a share in cash, in a move aimed at strengthening its position in the cancer drug market.

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In a major deal for the storage sector, NetApp (NTAP) announced after the bell that it will buy Data Domain (DDUP) for $25 a share in cash and stock, or about $1.5 billion.

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In its first major acquisition since its formation from the merger of Saskatchewan Wheat Pool and Agricore United in 2007, Viterra Inc. has acquired ABB Grain of Australia for $1.4 billion, the Regina-based company announced Tuesday.

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All 15 of Michigan's U.S. Senate and House members are asking the federal energy secretary to give the state a sizable share of grants spurring the manufacturing of advanced batteries, electric motors and electronics.

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Kyocera Corporation has announced that it will supply solar modules for the new Toyota Prius solar ventilation system, an optional feature for the hybrid car model
introduced in Japan by Toyota Motor Corporation last week.

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A new type of air-fueled battery being studied could provide up to 10 times the energy storage of designs currently available, and someday be used to power electric cars, mobile phones, and laptops, say researchers.

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Cephalon, Inc. announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cephalon International Holdings, Inc., now has a relevant interest in 50.1 percent of Arana Therapeutics Limited's issued shares and has declared its offer for the company free from all outstanding conditions.

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Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Novartis AG said Wednesday that it will buy the generic injectable cancer drugs business of Austria's EBEWE Pharma for euro925 million ($1.2 billion) in cash.   Read More...

Linda Martìnez, Missouri’s economic development director, met with trade organizations and businesses Tuesday at the International BIO Conference in Atlanta to promote investment in life sciences and the biotech industry in Missouri.

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President Obama announced tough new nationwide rules for automobile emissions and mileage standards on Tuesday, embracing standards that California has sought to enact for years over the objections of the auto industry and the Bush administration.

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German carmaker Daimler AG bought a 10 percent stake in electric car business Tesla Motors Inc.

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The Boeing Co. was awarded a $38 million contract to develop and test a nonlethal airborne demonstrator for the U.S. Air Force, the company said Friday.

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U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today announced at the National Coal Council that $2.4 billion from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
will be used to expand and accelerate the commercial deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology.

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