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Innovations in Coating Technology

Recent Patents on Drug Delivery & Formulation, 2008
Despite representing one of the oldest pharmaceutical techniques, coating of dosage forms is still frequently used in pharmaceutical manufacturing. The aims of coating range from simply masking the taste or odour of drugs to the sophisticated controlling of site and rate of drug release.
Salar-Behzadi, Sharareh, Tögel, Stefan, Viernstein, Helmut   +2 more
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Innovations in CRISPR technology

Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 2018
CRISPR-Cas9 is a versatile tool for genome engineering that has revolutionized biotechnology and is poised to impact medicine. Recent advances in the identification of unique CRISPR systems, as well as the re-engineering of the Cas9 protein for expanded function, has enabled the diversification of the CRISPR genome engineering toolbox.
Alexandra K, Brooks, Thomas, Gaj
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Innovations in phacoemulsification technology

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology, 2007
A working knowledge of the principles guiding recent technologic upgrades in phacoemulsification units will help the surgeon to maximize clinical benefits from the latest machines.Reduced thermal energy combined with more efficient emulsification resulting from microfractionation of ultrasound energy, and improved chamber stability from automatic ...
Shah, Pulin A., Yoo, Sonia
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Technological Innovation in a College

Journal of Cases on Information Technology, 2008
The purpose of this case study was to understand the issues and factors involved in the implementation of a technological innovation in an institution of higher education. The business office of a four-year college attempted to replace a by-hand paper requisition entry process with an online process without the assistance of the information technology ...
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Isolation and technological innovation

Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2014
Despite its importance as a formative influence in evolutionary biology, the notion of isolation has received relatively little attention in evolutionary economics and its application to technological innovation. This paper makes the case that isolation, in many guises, is a pervasive and permanent feature of the economic landscape and that its ...
Peter Hall, Robert Wylie
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Technological innovation and interdependence

Technology in Society, 1985
Faced with accelerating change in their technological environment, managers of large, comple firms must ensure that relevant new technologies are developed and utilized for the rejuvenation of existing and the creation of new businesses. Responsibility for managing this process has rested traditionally with existing research and development units ...
Yves Doz, Reinhard Angelmar, C.K. Prahalad   +2 more
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Diffusion of technology innovation

Advances in Nursing Science, 1990
Within the context of nursing informatics as a field that addresses the use of information technology by nurses as they care for patients, carry out administrative tasks in health facilities, and educate others in the discipline, this article presents the theoretic perspectives of the adoption and implementation of such technologies.
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Crowdfunding Technology Innovation

Computer, 2013
Sites like Kickstarter fill an important funding role, supporting small, low-risk projects that would otherwise struggle to get the attention of venture capitalists or angel investors.
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Technological Innovation as Social Innovation

Science, Technology, & Human Values, 2008
This article describes and analyzes the process of institutionalizing studies on science, technology, and society (STS) in Cuba, and the social and academic circumstances in which these studies are implemented there. The authors give a brief account of how science and technology have evolved in Cuba over the last four decades.
Jorge Núñez Jover, José Antonio López Cerezo   +1 more
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Technological Innovation and Acquisitions

Management Science, 2009
I examine whether technological innovation is a motivating factor in firms' acquisition decisions and how an acquisition (or an acquisition withdrawal) affects technological innovation in subsequent years. I find that firms engaging in acquisition activities are less innovative and have often experienced declines in technological innovation during the
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