Friday, October 29, 2010

The Marka Group in the news...

Sci-Tech Today -- Gates Foundation Funds Wacky, Promising Innovations

The Seattle Times -- Gates experimental grants start to show promise

The Tri-City Herald -- Gates experimental grants

Imre examines the inner workings of large laser cutter on a recent trip.

THE MARKA GROUP included in Gates Foundation Grant!

Foundation Expands Investments in Innovative Global Health Science

Grand Challenges Explorations projects winning new grants include using gold to combat drug resistance and barriers of light to prevent malaria.

SEATTLE--The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced the next stage of Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative that encourages bold and unconventional ideas for global health. Nine outstanding Grand Challenges Explorations grantees have received new funding of up to $1 million each to support continued research on their innovative work. Grants include projects that aim to create new cellular profiling techniques to improve vaccine effectiveness, use gold nanocrystals to combat drug resistance, and confuse mosquitoes with infrared light to reduce malaria transmission....

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